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Student Exchange programmes: Erasmus +, CEEPUS, MOST

Student Exchange programmes: Erasmus +, CEEPUS, MOST

Mobility programmes are a great opportunity to learn a language, explore other cultures, build international contacts, and enhance your CV. Take advantage of these opportunities!

Course timetable for the Winter Semester 2026/27

Course timetable for the Winter Semester 2026/27

Here you will find the times and locations for individual courses in the winter semester.

International students office: room 539, 5th floor

International students office: room 539, 5th floor

Office hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00-14:00

International Programmes Taught in English

International Programmes Taught in English

The Institute of European Studies at the Jagiellonian University offers a BA in European Studies, MA in European Studies, a study abroad programme for undergraduates, as well as several MA degree programmes coordinated in a consortium with partner universities.

USOSweb - registrar system

USOSweb - registrar system

You will find here your courses’ schedule, information on office hours for staff, register for courses or exams, and check your marks.

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A meeting with Vladimír Bilčík: 'Stagnation or Acceleration? EU Enlargement of Montenegro and Serbia' | 27.10.26

A meeting with Vladimír Bilčík: 'Stagnation or Acceleration? EU Enlargement of Montenegro and Serbia' | 27.10.26

Join us for a meeting with Vladimír Bilčík, Senior Fellow at GLOBSEC and former Member of the European Parliament, on 27 October at 15:45 in Room 015. The event will provide an opportunity to discuss the issue of European Union enlargement, with particular attention to the Western Balkans, especially Montenegro and Serbia. The discussion will also address the political situation in Serbia in the immediate aftermath of the parliamentary elections held on 25 October.

Call for Applications: Winter School “Borders, Memory and Belonging in Europe” | 11–16.12.26

Call for Applications: Winter School “Borders, Memory and Belonging in Europe” | 11–16.12.26

Applications are now open for the Winter School “Borders, Memory and Belonging in Europe”, organised as part of the BORDERSCAPE project and taking place from 11 to 16 December 2026.
Location: Bertinoro (Province of Forlì-Cesena), Italy
Application deadline: 6 November 2026

Open Lecture: Polish Diaspora Policy from Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives | 3.11.26

Open Lecture: Polish Diaspora Policy from Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives | 3.11.26

We are pleased to invite you to a lecture by Dr Rafał Raczyński (University of Gdańsk, Emigration Museum in Gdynia) entitled: “Polish Diaspora Policy from Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives: Between State Interests and the Needs of the Diaspora.” The lecture will take place on Tuesday, 3 November, at 13.15 in Room 543, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Jagiellonian University.
Please note that the lecture will be delivered in Polish.

International Romani Language Day | 5.11.26

International Romani Language Day | 5.11.26

The Centre for the History and Culture of Roma and the Institute of European Studies are pleased to invite you to the celebrations marking International Romani Language Day, which will take place on 5 November 2026 at 12:00 noon at the Institute of European Studies, Jagiellonian University, 4 Reymonta Street, Room 103 (first floor).

Victimization in Historical Memory and Memory Politics in Central and Eastern Europe: Contested Legacies, Identity and Politics | 19-20.10.26

Victimization in Historical Memory and Memory Politics in Central and Eastern Europe: Contested Legacies, Identity and Politics | 19-20.10.26

Join us on 19-20 October 2026 for the Student and Doctoral Scientific Conference "Victimization in Historical Memory and Memory Politics in Central and Eastern Europe: Contested Legacies, Identity and Politics", organised by the Academic Student Societies of the Institute of European Studies at the Jagiellonian University.

The Iron Curtain: Memory, Borders and Political Transformations in Contemporary Europe | 19-20.10.26

The Iron Curtain: Memory, Borders and Political Transformations in Contemporary Europe | 19-20.10.26

Join us for the International Student and Doctoral Conference "The Iron Curtain: Memory, Borders and Political Transformations in Contemporary Europe", which will take place on 19-20 October 2026 at the Faculty of Internetional and Political Studies of the Jagiellonian University and online.

Open lecture: Media Freedom and Constitutional Resilience: the Role of Public Broadcasting in Preventing Democratic Backsliding | 15.10.2026

Open lecture: Media Freedom and Constitutional Resilience: the Role of Public Broadcasting in Preventing Democratic Backsliding | 15.10.2026

Join us for the lecture of Prof. Donatas Murauskas (University of Vilnius) entitled 'Media Freedom and Constitutional Resilience: the Role of Public Broadcasting in Preventing Democratic Backsliding' on 15 October 2026, 15.00, room 301.

“It’s in Your Genes” Campaign | 8 October 2026

“It’s in Your Genes” Campaign | 8 October 2026

We warmly invite you to take part in the “It’s in Your Genes” campaign, organised by the Institute of European Studies at Jagiellonian University in partnership with the DKMS Foundation. As part of the campaign, you will have the opportunity to register as a potential stem cell donor. By joining the register, you could one day be identified as a match for a patient with blood cancer and have the chance to help save their life.

Open lecture: Why do we (still) need critical security studies? | 8.10.2026

Open lecture: Why do we (still) need critical security studies? | 8.10.2026

We invite you to a public lecture entitled “Why do we (still) need critical security studies?”, organised as part of the FDL Visiting Professor Scheme. The lecture will be delivered by Dr Marco Krüger from the International Centre for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities at the University of Tübingen, Germany. The lecture will take place on 8 October, from 12:15 to 13:45, in Room 543 of the WSMiP building on Reymonta Street.

Academic Year Opening Lecture at the Institute of European Studies

Academic Year Opening Lecture at the Institute of European Studies

Join us for the Academic Year Opening Lecture at the Institute of European Studies, Jagiellonian University, entitled "External and Internal Challenges to the EU's Global Role in Times of Geopolitical Turmoil". The lecture will be delivered by Professor Karolina Pomorska (Leiden University) and will take place at our Faculty on Tuesday, 6 October, at 13:15 in room 015.

Holocaust Memory in the Age of AI: Bias, Denial and Extremism | 5.10.2026

Holocaust Memory in the Age of AI: Bias, Denial and Extremism | 5.10.2026

As AI systems are adopted across society, they increasingly serve as a source of knowledge and memory — including about the Holocaust. Because they are trained on vast amounts of user-generated content and other unvetted sources, they can reproduce biases and misinformation.

PROSPER Conference Keynote Lecture | Dr Kinga Redłowska | 1.10.2026

PROSPER Conference Keynote Lecture | Dr Kinga Redłowska | 1.10.2026

Join us for the keynote lecture by Dr Kinga Redłowska of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), 'The New Financial Order: Alternative Systems, Geopolitical Rivalry and Europe’s Security', opening the Jean Monnet PROSPER Research Network Conference. The lecture will take place on 1 October (Thursday) at 15:30 in Room 037, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Jagiellonian University.

Jean Monnet PROSPER Network Academic Conference | 1-2.10.2026

Jean Monnet PROSPER Network Academic Conference | 1-2.10.2026

On 1-2 October 2026, the Faculty of the International and Political Studies of the Jagiellonian University will host the Jean Monnet PROSPER Network Academic Conference, entitled 'Europe under Pressure: Security, Governance and Geopolitics in a Time of Global Turmoil'. The conference will bring together scholars and practitioners to analyse the interaction between security, governance and geopolitics across the European Union and its neighbourhood.

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Institute of European Studies and Data Nation Sign Cooperation Agreement

Institute of European Studies and Data Nation Sign Cooperation Agreement

The Institute of European Studies at the Jagiellonian University has signed a cooperation agreement with Data Nation, an organisation developing tools for monitoring and analysing the performance of large language models (LLMs). The partnership will involve the use of the LLM Monitoring platform in the Institute’s research and teaching activities.

PROSPER Jean Monnet Network Conference

PROSPER Jean Monnet Network Conference

On 1-2 October, the Institute of European Studies at the Jagiellonian University hosted the eighth conference organised as part of the PROSPER Jean Monnet Network project. Entitled “Europe Under Pressure: Security, Governance and Geopolitics in a Time of Global Turmoil”, the event focused on examining the European Union’s capacity to respond to contemporary challenges.

Institute of European Studies at the Jagiellonian University Establishes Cooperation with Another Partner in Hungary

Institute of European Studies at the Jagiellonian University Establishes Cooperation with Another Partner in Hungary

The Institute of European Studies at the Jagiellonian University has signed a cooperation agreement with the Polonia Nova Public Benefit Cultural Association (Polonia Nova Közhasznú Kulturális Egyesület) in Budapest. For many years, the Association has been actively promoting the Polish language, culture and traditions in Hungary, fostering integration within the Polish community and strengthening Polish-Hungarian cultural and educational ties.

TerraAtomica: Exploring the Afterlives of Nuclear Landscapes in Europe

TerraAtomica: Exploring the Afterlives of Nuclear Landscapes in Europe

On 29 September 2026, the inaugural meeting of the Management Committee of the COST Action CA25116 TerraAtomica took place in Brussels. Representatives from several dozen European countries met to establish the project's strategic priorities and begin developing a new international research network.

ISE UJ Runs for Jaś

ISE UJ Runs for Jaś

Staff and students of the Institute of European Studies at the Jagiellonian University took part in a relay organised as part of the “Run for a Good Cause” initiative led by the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at Jagiellonian University. The event aimed to support fundraising for the treatment, rehabilitation and specialist therapies of Jaś Pogoda, the nine-year-old son of a Jagiellonian University staff member.

Prof. Karolina Pomorska’s Inaugural Lecture Opens the New Academic Year at the Institute of European Studies

Prof. Karolina Pomorska’s Inaugural Lecture Opens the New Academic Year at the Institute of European Studies

Prof. Karolina Pomorska (University of Leiden & University of Cambridge) delivered an Inaugural Lecture entitled ‘External and Internal Challenges to EU's global role in times of geopolitical turmoil’ to open the academic year at the Institute of European Studies on 6 October 2026.

25th Anniversary Jubilee of the Jan Nowak-Jeziorański College of Eastern Europe

25th Anniversary Jubilee of the Jan Nowak-Jeziorański College of Eastern Europe

Prof. Kinga Anna Gajda, Director of the Institute of the European Studies, took part in the celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the Jan Nowak-Jeziorański College of Eastern Europe - one of the important stakeholders of our Institute. The College's many years of activity in support of international dialogue, cooperation with the societies of Central and Eastern Europe, and the promotion of democratic values remains closely aligned with the IES's mission.

5th National Congress of European Studies 2026 | Poznań

5th National Congress of European Studies 2026 | Poznań

Academics from the Institute of European Studies at Jagiellonian University took an active part in the 5th National Congress of European Studies, Europe at a Time of Transformation, held in Poznań. Representatives of the Institute from across a range of European studies research areas presented findings from their latest research projects and contributed to discussions on some of the most pressing challenges facing Europe today.

Representatives of Poland’s leading academic institutions visit the Poznań Science and Technology Park

Representatives of Poland’s leading academic institutions visit the Poznań Science and Technology Park

The Poznań Science and Technology Park hosted a meeting with representatives of Poland’s leading universities to discuss the transformation of Eastern Wielkopolska and the role of the academic community in developing solutions to address the challenges facing the region.

Paulina Pilipiuk awarded the title of Kraków Ambassador of Multiculturalism

Paulina Pilipiuk awarded the title of Kraków Ambassador of Multiculturalism

We are delighted to announce that Paulina Pilipiuk, an anthropologist, cultural manager, and expert in integration and intercultural dialogue associated with our Institute, has been awarded the title of Kraków Ambassador of Multiculturalism.

Institute of European Studies joins The Jena Declaration

Institute of European Studies joins The Jena Declaration

The Institute of European Studies at Jagiellonian University has joined the international initiative The Jena Declaration (TJD) as a supporting member. TJD brings together researchers, academic institutions, civil society organisations and partners from around the world who are committed to promoting sustainable development through dialogue between culture, science and society.

Poland Business Run 2026

Poland Business Run 2026

Staff from the Institute of European Studies at the Jagiellonian University once again combined sporting activity with support for a worthy cause by taking part in the 15th edition of the Poland Business Run charity relay.