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Participation of Welcome Point Staff in the Senate Committee on International Cooperation Meeting
On March 5, 2025, a meeting of the Senate Committee on International Cooperation was held. At the invitation of the Vice-Rector for Research, Prof. Mariusz Milanowski, Katarzyna Dyrka and Marzena Pobojewska from Welcome Point participated in the session, delivering a presentation titled “Welcome Point – Supporting the International Community at WUT.” The unit operates within the Center for International Cooperation, exclusively serving the international community at WUT, and has been funded since its inception by the IDUB program.
Photo: Kamila Zająkała
The event provided an excellent opportunity to summarize nearly two years of Welcome Point's activities. Our colleagues presented to the Senat committee members the main client groups, the unit’s scope of activities, statistics, best practices, key successes, and challenges faced by Welcome Point. They also outlined plans for the coming months and years. Additionally, they discussed the role of the intranet (WUT’s internal communication platform) as a valuable source of information for WUT staff involved in hiring international faculty, as well as initiatives supporting foreign employees at WUT in collaboration with Welcome Point, such as residence legalization training and the English-Friendly 2 project (funded by the IDUB program).
The Welcome Point team also highlighted initiatives aimed at international students and doctoral candidates at WUT, including informational meetings on residence legalization, registration procedures (Meldunek), and obtaining a PESEL number.
Photo: Kamila Zająkała
Following the presentation, a discussion took place, with particular focus on the challenges of legalizing the stay of WUT’s international community at the Mazovian Voivodeship Office in Warsaw. This remains one of the most significant administrative hurdles for Welcome Point’s clients due to language barriers and prolonged processing times. Given these difficulties and the planned changes to Polish legislation, including amendments to the Act on Foreigners as part of the Polish government's Migration Strategy for 2025-2030: “Regain Control, Ensure Security,” this issue remains a priority. It should continue to be addressed in future meetings of the Senate Committee on International Cooperation.
