Medical University of Bialystok

Dear Students, PhD Students, Employees and Friends of the Medical University of Białystok,

We invite everyone to a bike ride through the center of Białystok on May 22, 2026 (Friday). 🚴‍♀️

The ride is "peaceful" in nature :). We will ride to promote a healthy lifestyle... our community, and, of course, Medykalia Student Culture Festival 2026. 💥

This year, our Peloton will be led by members of SCR Radiosupeł. This year we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of this organization.

The Peloton will pass through the following streets:
Start: Branicki Palace Courtyard, Dr. Lussy Square, John Paul II Square, Legionowo Street, Kaczorowskiego Street, Washington Street, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Street, Świętojańska Street, Adama Mickiewicza Street, dr. Lussy Square, Branicki Palace Courtyard.

Route length: approximately 6 km.

Medical attire or other clothing typical of our community is welcome.

Meet in the Branicki Palace Courtyard at 10:30 AM.

We start at 11:00 AM.

Rector's Hours from 10:00 AM

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We encourage all groups of the academic community to participate in this event.

Remember to bring your bike and a good mood!!!

https://www.umb.edu.pl/en/main_news/33714,VII_Bike_Ride_Medykalia_Journey_for_Health_on_May_22-_2026

Dear Students,
Following the signing of an agreement with Bethink, we are pleased to offer you the opportunity to take part in a free pilot scheme for the medcourses.com portal.
You will find detailed information below:
Medcourses combines all-in-one medical study materials with unlimited support from practicing doctors, who are ready to answer your every question.
The platform allows you to study in English (or Polish), seamlessly adapts to both subject-based and organ-system curricula, and fully covers the content outlines and question banks for USMLE Step 1 and Step 2.
Pilot Details
Dates: May 20 – July 19, 2026
Enrollment deadline: 19 May 2026, 22:00 CET
Courses included in the pilot program: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Neurology, Geriatrics and the USMLE Step 2 Neurology Qbank.
Real doctor tutoring: Throughout the pilot, you will have full access to our medical team, who will continuously answer your questions as you study on the platform.
🎁 Participation Reward!
Log at least 20 hours of active study time on the platform during the pilot, complete our final feedback survey, and we’ll gift you 3 months of free access to Medcourses (AI-tutoring plan), valid through the end of 2026 (redeemable starting October 1st, 2026)
Registration: To join the program, please fill out the short registration form and provide the necessary consents by 19 May 2026, 22:00 CET.
👉 https://forms.gle/zTTDqsZiPVMBca287
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Medcourses team at [email protected] or call us at +48 722 003 306 from 9am-4pm CEST.

🌍 Sign up for the + Intercultural Workshops and develop the skills essential in today’s global academic and professional environment.

This May, join us for workshops focused on intercultural communication and effective collaboration in diverse teams.

📅 Schedule:
• 12 May, 8:30 am–2:30 pm — workshops in English for students
• 13 May, 8:30 am–2:30 pm — workshops in Polish for teaching staff

📍 Room 218, Collegium Primum
☕ Coffee breaks will be provided
📜 Each participant will receive a certificate of attendance

The programme includes:
• an integrated understanding of intercultural competence
• the iceberg model of culture
• acculturation strategies

The workshops will be led by experienced intercultural communication trainers Anna Skocz and Jolanta Sobesiuk.
https://tiny.pl/8n6w1p0vq

On the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science,
I would like to extend my warmest regards and appreciation
to all women involved in research at the Medical University of Bialystok
for their crucial role in the advancement of science,
and for their extraordinary creativity, determination, and courage.

Yours sincerely,
Rector
Marcin Moniuszko

👩‍🎓Wiktoria Ptak, a medical student from English Division, received the Special Award in the "Helping with Passion" category in the prestigious Interstudent 2026 plebiscite, organized by the Perspektywy Education Foundation.
The awards ceremony took place on January 29, 2026, during the annual Study in Poland conference, this year held in Cracow. This is the 19th edition of the event, which brings together the academic community around the topic of internationalization of Polish higher education institutions.

Congratulations 👏👏

More info: https://www.umb.edu.pl/en/main_news/32905,Interstudent_2026_Award_for_a_MUB_student_during_the_Study_in_Poland_conference!

👨‍⚕️ In 2025, kidneys were transplanted into 41 patients at the University Clinical Hospital in Białystok, and 17 multi-organ transplants were performed. These impressive results were summarized on January 26, 2026 during the celebration of National Transplant Day, marking the 60th anniversary of the first kidney transplant in Poland.

👨‍⚕️"In 2025, our clinic transplanted 41 kidneys, breaking a streak that began during the pandemic, when we saw a truly dramatic decline in transplants performed," said dr hab. Jerzy Głowiński, head of the Vascular Surgery and Transplantation Clinic at the University Clinical Hospital, during today's press conference. "Now, the number of transplants is gradually increasing significantly here and across the country. What we, as transplant physicians, would like is greater awareness that kidneys don't have to come from deceased donors, but can also come from living donors"

👨‍⚕️Awareness of this phenomenon is significantly higher worldwide than in Poland, ranging from 20% to even 50% in European countries. Families or loved ones decide to donate a kidney to a loved one. In Poland, however, family transplants have consistently accounted for only 5% to 6% of transplants performed over the past 20-30 years.

A record-breaking year in 2025 at the MUB Museum and Branicki Palace. 👏
🏆56,000 people visited the facility! This makes the university museum one of the most frequently visited places in Podlasie.

On Friday (January 23, 2026), the museum summarized the past year during a press briefing. This year was a record-breaking one by any measure: 56,000 visitors. This is almost 25 percent more than in the equally successful year of 2024.

"This is where the heart of the city and the region beats..." says MUB Rector Professor Marcin Moniuszko about the Branicki Palace.

🎓 UMB once again in the THE 2026 global ranking! 🌍
The Medical University of Białystok (MUB) has been included in the prestigious Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026 🏆
🔹 801–1000th place globally in the Medical and Health category
🔹 7th place in Poland
🔬 MUB Strengths:
✨ Research Quality: high quality of research and high citation impact
🏭 Industry: effective collaboration with industry and knowledge transfer
📊 The THE ranking is based on 18 indicators and is one of the three most important academic rankings in the world (along with QS and the Shanghai List).
🌐 1,230 universities from 102 countries were rated in the Medical and Health category.
👏 Congratulations to the entire MUB community!

At the threshold of the New Year ✨
may the most important things shine through:
hope 🤍, joy 😊, and closeness 🤝
We wish you the New Year 2026 🎆
filled with good thoughts 💭
and courage 💪