On 21 May 2026, another meeting in the Europe over Tea series took place, this time focusing on the Netherlands. The event was organised by the European Studies Students’ Association at the Jagiellonian University and held online.

On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, we had the great pleasure of hosting Prof. José Briceño-Ruiz from the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CIALC) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) as a visiting professor the Erasmus Mundus MA in Euroculture programme.

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new collaboration between the Institute of European Studies and the Czech company BESKYDHOST, based in Ostravice in the Czech Republic. BESKYDHOST specialises in regional promotion as well as innovative solutions that support communication and cross-border cooperation in the Beskid region.

On 19 May, we had the pleasure of hosting Ambassador Jan Truszczyński at our Institute – a distinguished diplomat, former Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the European Union, and one of the architects of Poland’s integration with the European Union. Serving as the Government Plenipotentiary for Accession Negotiations, he led, on behalf of the Polish government, the negotiations on Poland’s EU membership.

During the Europe Day celebrations, we were delighted to present a new podcast series created by first-year undergraduate students on the European Studies programme as part of their Academic English course. The episodes explore a range of topics, including symbols, art, traditions and visions of Europe. If you enjoy what you hear, please consider leaving a like and sharing the series with others.