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Effective Altruism
University of Warsaw

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EA UW discussion groups and courses

Let us know what interests you, with no commitment to take part. Once we have a suitable group and moderators, we will arrange dates together. We cannot yet guarantee that a group will start soon.

Materials are in English. Discussions are in Polish; if a participant does not speak Polish, we will switch to English.

Would you prefer to join a programme outside UW?

You can apply directly to the Effective Altruism Foundation’s Polish programme or CEA’s English-language courses, without waiting for a UW group. Dates and admission are set by each organiser; every application is separate.

Apply to the Foundation (in Polish)CEA introductory course (in English)

About the Foundation’s programme · CEA in-depth course (in English)

BlueDot Impact also offers English-language courses in AI safety, AI governance and biosecurity. Apply separately, directly with the organiser.

Courses

You can choose more than one.

Introductory programme — five meetings

Five discussions on helping effectively: global health, animal welfare and risks to our future. Read short texts, then discuss them in a small group. We will arrange dates and format after collecting interest.

  1. What does it mean to help effectively?
  2. Differences in impact
  3. Impartiality, animals, and difficult ideas
  4. Longtermism and existential risks
  5. Your path to impact

Full syllabus – Google Docs Course page (for participants) After the program

  • Start by expressing interest, without choosing dates.
  • When a group is ready, we will send a separate form with available dates.
  • About 1–2 h of reading before each session, 1.5 h of discussion at it.
  • At least 4 of 5 sessions – the program works as a whole.

Expressing interest does not reserve a place. You can also ask about the introductory program run by Effective Altruism Poland.

Groups have 6–8 participants.

Open the full Intro course page

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The SKN Effective Altruism UW team uses your details to contact you and organise your selected courses. Access is restricted to the team handling applications. We keep this new submission until you withdraw consent, or delete it earlier when it is no longer needed for this purpose. This does not extend the retention period of earlier submissions.

We do not forward your submission to the Effective Altruism Foundation, CEA, BlueDot or Biosecurity Poland, or automatically subscribe you to a newsletter. Applications on other organisers’ websites are separate and follow their privacy policies.

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