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The next international Open Access Week will take place from 21 to 27 October 2024. To mark the occasion, the Wrocław University Library has prepared events to promote Open Science, including a contest and meetings with representatives of leading publishers that the University of Wrocław subscribes to.

On behalf of the Doctoral Student Self-Government of the University of Wrocław, we are pleased to announce an important achievement. As you may remember, for the past two years we have been trying to launch a sports card program for doctoral students. We are happy to announce that this program has started this month, and enrollment has been extended especially for you until 20 October!

On 24-25 October 2024, the Institute of Political Science at the University of Wrocław will host the next edition of the HORIZONT MARS conference series. This time under the title: Środowisko kosmiczne i naturalne środowisko Ziemi. Ochrona, zrównoważony rozwój,  bezpieczeństwo i współzależność.

15 października 2024 r. podpisano umowę na odbudowę palmiarni w Ogrodzie Botanicznym Wydziału Nauk Biologicznych UWr. Ze strony UWr umowę podpisał Rektor UWr prof. Robert Olkiewicz, ze strony inwestora pan Tomasz Lorkowski, prezes firmy Berger Bau.

As part of the second edition of the Solidarity with Ukraine programme funded by NAWA and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the University of Wrocław will host representatives of universities from Kyiv, Lviv and Chernivtsi, this time on study visits intended for administrative staff, which will take place from 14 to 18 October.

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to a South Korean writer, Han Kang. Dr Hae Sung Lee from the Korean team at the Institute of Classical, Mediterranean and Oriental Studies believes this is a sign that Korea is transforming from a cultural power into a truly culturally rich nation. Here is the full commentary from the university’s Korean Studies scholar:

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The Department of Occupational Health and Safety and Fire Protection at the University of Wrocław, in cooperation with the Rescue Centre, has prepared a series of instructional videos on first aid.

Nature Masterclasses invites anyone interested in publishing research articles in the academic journal Nature to a webinar entitled ‘Strengthening Your Reviews: In Conversation with Nature Portfolio Editors’. The event will take place remotely on two dates.

The University of Wrocław is the only public university in the region that trains future male and female teachers for both pre-school and early childhood education, as well as for grades 4 of primary school through to the final year of secondary school.