On 18 March, the student research societies operating within the Institute of European Studies at the Jagiellonian University had the pleasure of hosting representatives of the Centre for Roma History and Culture during an event entitled “A Difficult Past and Contemporary Challenges of the Roma Minority in Europe.” Our guests were Mr Władysław Kwiatkowski, Ms Natalia Janusik and Mr Marek Isztok.

We are pleased to announce that the Institute of European Studies has gained a new stakeholder – the Foundation for the International Youth Meeting Centre in Oświęcim. This partnership opens up new opportunities for the Institute, including the development of joint educational and research projects, the organisation of workshops, seminars and international meetings, the strengthening of initiatives promoting intercultural dialogue and historical remembrance, as well as greater student engagement in international activities.

On 12 March 2026, Professor Tadeusz Kopyś delivered a session for students of the General Secondary School in Zakliczyn. The class focused on the post‑1989 history of the Balkan states, with particular attention given to the challenging path of Bosnia and Herzegovina towards membership of the European Union.

During the conference “Cross-Border Functional Areas: Development Through Knowledge”, a cooperation agreement was signed between our Institute and the Carpathian Euroregion Association. Established in 1993 in Debrecen, the Carpathian Euroregion is the largest euroregion in Europe and was created to strengthen cross-border collaboration across the Carpathian area.

The Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica – a cultural institution dedicated to the history of the German Nazi concentration camp Gross-Rosen and to commemorating the victims of the Holocaust – has entered into cooperation agreement of the Institute of European Studies.