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For another consecutive year, the University of Wrocław has climbed the ranks in one of the most prestigious university rankings, the QS World University Rankings 2026, published on 19 June. The university is placed in the 801–850 group among the best higher education institutions worldwide. In the previous edition of the ranking, it was positioned within the 851–900 band. Among Polish universities, we are ranked fifth, while among classical universities we hold fourth place. In the Lower Silesian region, we are the highest-ranked institution.

On 20 June 2025 at 18:00, a unique online meeting will take place with Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, Svetlana Alexievich. This is a rare opportunity to hear the voice of one of the most outstanding contemporary Belarusian writers – an author who has given voice to an entire generation and created powerful documentary epics about the human soul during times of war, disaster, the collapse of systems, and profound social change. Her books, dedicated to topics such as Chernobyl, the war in Afghanistan, the fall of the USSR, and the trauma of Soviet and post-Soviet existence, centre above all on the human being – their emotions, fears, hopes, and memory.

The Stanisław Vincenz Legacy Research Workshop invites you to an open seminar inspired by the thought and work of the author of the Na wysokiej połoninie (eng. On the high mountain pastures) cycle – focused on friendship, dialogue, and intercultural community. The event will take place on Tuesday, 24 June at 5:00 p.m. at the Institute of Polish Studies (ul. Plac Nankiera 15b, room 125, Tadeusz Mikulski Lecture Hall).

148 speakers from over 30 universities in Europe, Asia and North America participated in the BEYOND LANGUAGE 2025 conference this year. Eight days – five European cities (Warsaw, Bucharest, Lviv, Wrocław, Poznań) – a multitude of unique spots on the world’s intellectual map! Transdisciplinary exploration of thoughts and perspectives. Three continents – 111 papers – 48 hours of presentations, debates, and academic sessions. For a while, each of the cities on the BEYOND LANGUAGE map became an intellectual epicentre, a large-scale microcosm.

On 6-7 June 2025, the second edition of the International BioLOCK Conference took place at the Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Wrocław.

The Coimbra Group (Coimbra Group Universities) has just announced that it “has increased its membership to 42. On Friday, 13 June 2025, the General Assembly approved the applications of the University of Leeds (United Kingdom), Newcastle University (United Kingdom), and the University of Wrocław (Poland). These are institutions with an established international reputation,” reads the official statement.

An international online conference entitled “From Theory to Application. Wrocław Meetings on Computational and Experimental Sciences” will be held at the University of Wrocław from 24 to 26 June 2025. This will be the first edition of the event, organised by the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Wrocław. The conference will be interdisciplinary in nature and will focus on topics in theoretical and experimental chemistry, biochemistry, and physics — particularly in the context of practical applications.

This May marked the 80th anniversary of the capitulation of Festung Breslau and the end of the Second World War – and yet, the war still refuses to fade from memory.

The Faculty of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Wrocław will have the honour of hosting two eminent scholars at the end of June as part of the Visiting Professors programme, implemented by the Initiative for Excellence – Research University (IDUB). Both professors will give open lectures, to which the entire academic community and all those interested in science are cordially invited.

Poland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union is drawing to a close. One of the final and significant events of this presidency was the European University Alliances Forum, held on 12–13 June at the Library of the University of Wrocław. The University of Wrocław hosted the Forum on behalf of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.