The Library Meeting held at the Faculty of International and Political Studies of the Jagiellonian University on 27 April was devoted to a discussion of mnemonic warriors, the difficult legacies of the non-democratic systems of the twentieth century, and the politicisation of memory.

The Director of the Institute of European Studies at Jagiellonian University, Prof. Kinga Gajda, together with the Institute’s secondary school liaison coordinator, Prof. Tadeusz Kopyś, attended the formal end-of-year ceremony for final-year students and the farewell event for graduates of the Tadeusz Kościuszko Fourth Upper Secondary School in Kraków.

On 22 April, our Institute hosted an event entitled “Memory, Hope and the Birth of a New Order”, devoted to the structural transformation of the international system in the twenty-first century. The event was organised by the International Youth Think Tank in cooperation with WELEAD Trust, with the support of the German Africa Foundation and the Institute of European Studies, as well as two student societies: the Jagiellonian University European Studies Student Society and the African and Middle Eastern Student Society.

On Tuesday, 21 April 2026, Prof. Saygun Gökarıksel came home to his old Alma Mater at the Institute of European Studies of the Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie to talk about his recent book Moral Autopsy. Truths, Secrets, and the Judicial Afterlives of Communist Secret Service Archives (Cambridge University Press, 2025).

Join us for the celebration of Europe Day! This year’s programme kicks off on 7 May with a lecture by former Prime Minister of Slovakia, Prof. Iveta Radičová. The following day, we invite you to enjoy a diverse programme of activities, including an Oxford-style debate organised by student societies of the Institute of European Studies, student podcast presentations, a football match, the announcement of the photography competition results, as well as a barbecue picnic and a game of pétanque.