Support from a teaching assistant

As part of the support offered to students and PhD students with disabilities, the university provides access to a teaching assistant free of charge.

The scope of support provided by the teaching assistant includes:

• assistance with note-taking (where justified);
• assistance with communication during classes and consultations with lecturers and the supervisor, and when completing formalities at the Student Services Office, the Rector’s Office and the Library;
• providing ad hoc assistance with tasks which a student or PhD student with a disability is unable to perform independently during classes as part of their studies at the UV;
• other types of support necessary for the student to function independently in academic life, which covers activities related exclusively to the teaching process.
• Teaching assistants may also attend classes held online.

To apply for the support of a teaching assistant, you must:

1. Complete the application form for an adaptation card, indicating that you require the support of a teaching assistant (if this adaptation has not previously been granted);
2. Complete the application for a teaching assistant, including the information clause and consent to the processing of personal data;
3. Submit the documents together with a current disability certificate:
   • in person to the Office for People with Disabilities (2nd floor, room 233);
   • send scans (PDF) by email to: bon@vizja.pl;
   • send by post to the university’s address: VIZJA University, Okopowa 59 Street, 01-043 Warsaw (marked ‘BON’).