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As part of the Excellence Initiative – Research University (IDUB) programme, we warmly invite you to an open lecture by Dr Guillermo Sánchez Ungidos from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, entitled Keep it cute, manito. Poetry and cultural identity in Spanish and Latin urban music. The lecture will take place on Tuesday, 21 October 2025, at 5:30 p.m., at the Institute of Romance Studies, University of Wrocław (pl. Nankiera 4, room 4.8).

Report from the working meeting of Arqus alliance members as part of Package 9

The Department of Old Dutch Literature of the Chair of Dutch Studies at the University of Wrocław, under the direction of Professor Stefan Kiedroń, cordially invites you to a lecture by dr hab. Jan Waszink (Leiden University, the Netherlands / Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences). The lecture, entitled “Hugo Grotius: Father of International Law (400 Years of De jure belli ac pacis, 1625)”, will take place on 23 October 2025 at 5:00 p.m. in the Cultural Salon of the Library of the University of Wrocław (ul. Fryderyk Joliot-Curie 12, 50-383 Wrocław). The event is held within the framework of the “Visiting Professors” programme of the Initiative for Excellence – Research University (IDUB).

From 19 to 22 October, the Centre for the Study of the Ancient World will host Dr Georgios Mouratidis, Deputy Director of the British School at Athens. His visit, at the invitation of dr Joanna Wegner, is sponsored under the “Visiting Professors” scheme of the Initiative for Excellence – Research University (IDUB) programme.

On 21 October at 12 noon, the Faculty of Chemistry invites you to a lecture by Prof. Peter Vandenabeele.

On 15 October 2025 at 1:30 p.m., the William Stern Award Ceremony will take place in the Assembly Hall of the Institute of Psychology of the University of Wrocław.

Are you starting your studies at the University of Wrocław? Before you head to your lectures, take a moment to get to know the place that will become the heart of your academic journey – the Library of the University of Wrocław. Here you’ll find a space for studying, inspiration, relaxation, and discovering knowledge in all its forms.

The aim of the competition ‘The best of the best – in search of teaching excellence’, organised as part of the Initiative of Excellence – Research University programme, is to improve the quality of education and promote best practices in teaching at the University of Wrocław. We now know the winners of the third edition of the competition.

Scientists from the Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Wrocław authored another article in the highly-ranked scientific journal Nature Communications!

On Monday, 20 October at 4:00 p.m., the SKNR WroSlawianie from the Institute of Slavic Studies, together with the co-organisers – the Centre for Culture and Arts, the UWr International Office and the UWr Office for Student and Doctoral Activities – invite you to the 6th edition of the “Melodies of Three Generations” concert.

Adam Mickiewicz Secondary School No. III in Wrocław and the University of Wrocław are beginning an official cooperation, which will open new possibilities for students’ development. It is yet another proof that science and education go hand in hand in our city, and that the academic potential of the university connects with the passion and ambition of youth.

In October, the Institute of Romance Studies will host Prof. Renaud Bret-Vitoz from Sorbonne Université (France) as part of the Excellence Initiative – Research University (IDUB) programme. Prof. Bret-Vitoz is a distinguished specialist in 18th-century French literature and theatre. During his visit, he will give two open lectures focusing on Enlightenment drama, particularly the works of Voltaire and the theatrical context of the 18th century.