UL: Cultural events

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The Library of the University of Wrocław invites you to a unique exhibition, summarizing the implementation of the ministerial project titled “Polonika XVI–XVIII-wieczne ze zbiorów Biblioteki Uniwersyteckiej we Wrocławiu – opracowanie, digitalizacja i upublicznienie w sieci”. (eng. “Polonika of the 16th-18th centuries from the collection of the University Library in Wrocław – processing, digitization and making it public online”).

Does a person need a mystery? What is Christmas all about and how do we find its meaning in times of excess? On the occasion of Christmas, we speak with dr Paweł Wróblewski – philosopher of religion, researcher of early Christian culture, who directs the activities of the UWr Institute of Philosophy and Centre for Prognostic Research on Religious Changes.

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:
The fourth edition of the Melodies of Three Generations concert, which took place on 6 October at the Oratorium Marianum, is behind us. The event was organised by the Institute of Slavic Studies, the Centre for Culture and the Arts in Wrocław – a cultural institution of the Lower Silesian Provincial Government, the UWr Centre […]

On 1 October, the Environmental Inauguration of the Academic Year 2024/2025, i.e. the inauguration of all public universities in Wrocław, was held in the Aula Leopoldina of tje University of Wrocław. The inaugural speech was delivered by the Rector of the University of Wrocław, prof. dr hab. Robert Olkiewicz, Chairman of the Collegium of Rectors of Wrocław and Opole Universities.

Enrolment for the fourth semester of the World Cinema Academy began on 9 September. It will be devoted to the cinema of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. In thirteen lectures, we will look at a selection of the most important, interesting and innovative cinematographies of the period – we will get to know the films of South Korea, Greece, Hong Kong, Germany, Poland, Iran and the Latin American countries.

Willy Brandt Centre for German and European Studies invites you to events in May: meeting centered around the book “Bitwy o przeszłość. Nauka, polityka, media, edukacja” with the author, prof. Jan M. Piskorski and the lecture by dr. Ansbert Baumann „Gastarbeiterfußball. Fußball und Migrationen in Deutschland”.

On May 24th, the opening of the photo exhibition titled “Little Essen: A Polish-German Place of (Non-)Memory” by Prof. Krzysztof Ruchniewicz will take place at the Ravensbrück Memorial Site. The pretext for organizing the exhibition is the meeting of the Polish-German Textbook Commission, established under the auspices of the UNESCO commissions in Poland and Germany in 1972. The organizers of the exhibition are: the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media, the Georg Eckert Institute, the Willy Brandt Center for German and European Studies at the University of Wrocław, the University of Wrocław itself, and DAAD.
Why do we write today about Saturday’s concert of Piotr Rubik’s band at Wrocław’s Centennial Hall? Well, in the event, which will be held on 23 March under the title „Niech mówią, że to nie jest miłość”, we will see many familiar faces at the University of Wrocław. During the concert we will hear, among […]