Błażej – Academic Centre of Polish Language and Culture at the University of Gdańsk

Promotion of Polish language – start of the third edition of the programme

Błażej — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 12:57:27 +0000

The National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) has decided on the third edition of the Polish Language Promotion Programme. Sixteen projects will receive NAWA funding to promote the Polish language and culture abroad. Among the funded initiatives, there is a proposal prepared by the Academic Centre for Polish Language and Culture in collaboration with the Centre for Sustainable Development. The aim of the project “Narratives about Sustainable Development – Polish Perspective” is to promote the Polish language and culture by strengthening the prestige of the Polish language and culture in the world as a country supporting the implementation of the United Nations sustainable development goals. The planned activities, which will be carried out in cooperation with Trinity College at the University of Dublin, consist in the preparation and conduct of a series of workshops (online and on-site), participation in PC Drama, peer tutoring of Trinity College and UG students, publication and organisation of the conference “Polish Culture for Sustainable Development”.

The Centre for Sustainable Development in collaboration with the Department of Russian & Slavonic Studies at Trinity College Dublin has designed project activities related to the SDG goals. The Academic Centre for Polish Language and Culture, in collaboration with the Miniatura Theatre in Gdańsk, will prepare a series of workshops on the Polish literature of the SDGs and performative readings of literary texts for students, the Polish community in Dublin and Polish secondary school students. The popularisation of thinking about the SDGs in a cultural context is intended to build the prestige of Poland and Polish culture abroad. The works of Polish Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk will play an important role in the project. We hope that cooperation with TCD will contribute to the promotion of Polish language studies in Ireland,’ says Dr Irena Chawrilska, the project coordinator.

Autumn offer. Courses starting in October 2021.

Błażej — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:59:01 +0000

We encourage you to take a look at the wide range of courses on offer, starting as early as October 2021.

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Graduation ceremony for students from Harbin at the University of Gdańsk

Błażej — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:00:58 +0000

On 25.06.2021, students from Harbin ceremoniously completed their bachelor’s degree studies in Poland. Diploma supplements were presented to the graduates by the Vice-Rector for Innovation and Cooperation with the Socio-Economic Environment at the University of Gdańsk, Prof. Dr Krzysztof Bielawski, and the Vice-Dean for Student Affairs at the Faculty of Philology, UG, Dr Grzegorz Kotłowski.

Students and teachers thanked each other for the time spent together and the meeting on the educational path.

Students from Harbin also presented an artistic programme, singing in Chinese and Polish.

Excursion to the Hel Peninsula

Błażej — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 12:02:43 +0000

Students from China in the 2020/2021 academic year did not have the same opportunities to explore Poland as their predecessors who studied at the University of Gdańsk in previous years. However, in June, after a full year of online studies and complete isolation, they were finally able to visit the part of the country where they had lived for the past two years. The journey from Gdańsk to Hel took place on the ship Onyx. After a cruise of over two hours, we arrived in the already bustling Hel. There we rented bicycles and started our journey around the peninsula. The weather was good, but after a year’s immobility everyone was clearly out of shape. We visited Hel, Jurata and Jastarnia. However, we had to give up our ambitious plans to reach Władysławowo, because we ran out of time and strength. We returned to Gdańsk from Jastarnia by train, just in time to escape the rain. We hope that the students from Harbin will have fond memories of their trip to the end of Poland.

The organisers of the trip were Dr Jolanta Laskowska and Dr Irena Chawrilska