On 21 April 2026, Prof. Kinga Gajda, Director of the Institute of European Studies, represented our Institute at the conference entitled “The Cultural Heritage of Roma Communities in Poland and Its Protection”. The event was organised by the Senate Committee on Culture and Media of the Republic of Poland, in cooperation with the Association of Roma in Poland and an Institute of European Studies stakeholder, the Roma History and Culture Centre in Oświęcim.

On 21 April, as part of the #TED4UJ_ISE series, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr Jerzy Plewa, an expert from Team EUROPE DIRECT, who met with our students to discuss the evolution of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy in the context of contemporary geopolitical, environmental and climate challenges.

On 16–17 April 2026, the international conference Joint MA in International Relations: Europe from the Visegrad Perspective entitled “Is Visegrad Europe Really Doomed?” took place in Pilsen. The programme is coordinated by Dr Grzegorz Pożarlik from Jagiellonian University. Hosted by the University of West Bohemia, the event brought together experts, academics and students from the Visegrad Group countries and across Europe.

The conference “Re-interpreting Heritage in the Light of Faro”, held in Faro (Portugal) from 16 to 19 April 2026, brought together experts from across Europe to discuss contemporary approaches to the interpretation of cultural heritage inspired by the principles of the Faro Convention.

Friday, 8 May 2026 has been designated as a day free from teaching activities for students across all programmes at the Institute of European Studies (under the Director’s discretionary hours). This decision is linked to the celebration of 🇪🇺 Europe Day - a long‑standing tradition of our Institute - which this year also forms part of the 25th anniversary of the Faculty. Students are warmly encouraged to take part in the events.