The Institute of European Studies of the Jagiellonian University proudly announces The Europe Day 2026 Photography Competition “I’ve Got My Eye on Europe”. Students of all levels and in all programmes at the Institute of European Studies of Jagiellonian University are eligible to participate in the competition.
Photos should be submitted by 6 May 2026.

Join us for the seminar to discuss the newly published volume: The Mnemonic Warriors of the European Far Right. Memory Politics, Laws, Narratives, edited by Dr hab. Joanna Sondel-Cedarmas, Prof. UJ, and Dr Grzegorz Pożarlik. The event will take place on Monday, 27 April, at 15.00 in the WSMiP Library. [The meeting will be held in Polish]

Join us for a meeting with representatives of the Department of Strategy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who will present the key aspects of the Strategy for Poland’s Foreign Policy for 2026–2030, with particular emphasis on relations with the United States. There will also be a Q&A session.
The meeting will take place on Friday, 24 April at 9.45 in room 037, at the Faculty of International and Political Studies of the Jagiellonian University. [The meeting will be held in Polish.]

We are pleased to invite you to a guest lecture to be delivered by Namatai Kwekweza, an African leader, social entrepreneur and human rights advocate.
The lecture will take place on Wednesday, 22 April at 13:15, in Room 022. The event is co-organised by the European Studies Student Research Group and the African and Middle Eastern Student Research Group.

Join us for a meeting with Prof. Saygun Gökarıksel, focusing on his book Moral Autopsy: Truths, Secrets, and the Judicial Afterlives of Communist Secret Service Archives (Cambridge University Press, 2025). The meeting will take place on 21 April (Tuesday), at 13.15, in Room 543. The event is co-organised by the Nomos Centre and the Institute of European Studies.

Join un for the third event in the TED4UJ_ISE series that will take place on Tuesday, 21 April 2026, at 13:15, in Room 407. The TED4UJ_ISE series is organised in cooperation with the Representation of the European Commission in Poland – Political Section. At this event, we will be joined by Dr Jerzy Plewa to discuss the evolution of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in response to contemporary geopolitical, environmental and climate-related challenges.

We warmly encourage you to apply for the European Commission’s paid, five‑month traineeship programme. The traineeship will begin on 1 October 2026 and run until the end of February 2027. To be eligible, applicants must have completed a higher education degree (equivalent to at least a Bachelor’s level).

Are you looking to pursue a career path that can make a genuine difference to Europe’s future? What professional opportunities does the European Union offer? Why is a paid traineeship an excellent place to start? And why are Polish graduates particularly needed in the EU institutions today? Join us on 30 March at 10:00 in Lecture Theatre 038 for a session organised as part of the EU Careers Roadshow – a series of events designed to encourage young people in Poland to apply for EU traineeships and, in time, to build careers as officials within the EU institutions. [The event will be held in Polish.]

At the end of April, an information meeting will be held for students interested in applying for the summer semester 2026/27 in the supplementary recruitment.
Attached you will find guidelines for the procedure to prepare for your Erasmus+ mobility, containing all the necessary and detailed information regarding the steps to follow – from the moment the mobility is awarded until the completion and settlement of your mobility.

The second event in the TED4UJ_ISE series, organised in cooperation with the Political Section of the European Commission Representation in Poland, will take place on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, at 13:15 in Room 512 at the Faculty of International and Political Studies, Jagiellonian University. The upcoming session will focus on lobbying in the European Union, with insights provided by Dr hab. Małgorzata Molęda‑Zdziech, Professor at SGH. All are warmly invited to attend. [The meeting will be held in Polish.]