Staff members of the Institute of European Studies — Prof. Jan Brzozowski, Prof. Kinga Gajda, and Prof. Paweł Kubicki — represented the IES at the Local Government Forum in Zakopane, the largest and most important local government event in Poland this autumn. The Forum provides a platform for leaders from local government, academia, business, public administration, and politics, as well as the media and non-governmental organizations, to meet and exchange ideas.

From 29 November to 4 December 2025, our Institute hosted — at the invitation of Prof. Jolanta Ambrosewicz-Jacobs — a group of students and lecturers from Katholische Stiftungshochschule München taking part in the project “What Does Education After Auschwitz Mean Today?”

On 28 November, a screening of a Ukrainian film anthology created by students from Dmytro Tomaszpolskyi’s directing workshop at the Ivan Karpenko-Kary National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television in Kyiv was held at our Faculty.

Are you a student or a young researcher? Less than 30 years old? Write a short essey in English answering the question "What can we do to ensure a brighter future for participatory democracy?". Winning authors will be invited to participate in the ActEU final conference, taking place in Brussels on 5 February 2026. Deadline - 16 December 2025.

We invite Master’s students to an online meeting dedicated to the educational opportunities offered by the College of Europe – one of the most important European institutions preparing future staff for the European Union. The event will take place on 9 December 2025 at 5:30 p.m. on the Zoom platform. Participation requires prior registration. The meeting will be held in Polish.