The University of Warsaw will support Polish Studies at Cambridge
The University of Warsaw will support the University of Cambridge in the development of the Polish Studies program at Cambridge. Last Friday the universities signed an agreement on this matter.
Cambridge Polish Studies was launched in 2014. The program was an initiative of the Foundation for Polish Science and launched with the financial support of institutions that included the Foundation and the Department of Slavonic Studies at the University of Cambridge. These institutions provided funding in the amount of £340 thousand, which ensures the functioning of the centre until 2018. In January 2017, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education granted a special subsidy of PLN 15 million to support Cambridge Polish Studies.
On Friday, the agreement between the universities was signed by Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and Prof. Marcin Pałys - Rector of the University of Warsaw. It will allow for the development of the curriculum of Polish language and Polish literature and culture at the University of Cambridge, and to strengthen scientific cooperation between the University of Warsaw and the University of Cambridge.
"The continuation of the Polish Studies at the University of Cambridge is an opportunity for both sides to develop cooperation in teaching and research" - said Vice-Rector of the University of Warsaw, Dr. Maciej Duszczyk, quoted in the release sent to PAP. "Specifying the form of this cooperation will be one of the tasks of the Advisory Board, which will be composed of the representatives of the University of Cambridge, the University of Warsaw and the Foundation for Polish Science" - he added.
Plans include conducting Polish studies in the fields of humanities and social sciences and joint Polish-British scientific projects. Cambridge Polish Studies will also promote Polish culture and science in the UK and work towards a better understanding of Poland's role in European history and in present-day Europe.
Head of the School of Arts and Humanities Prof. Martin Millett, also quoted in the press release, emphasised the strategic importance of strengthening relations with colleagues from Poland for for the University Cambridge, but also for the moment in Europe's history.
The new program will build on the success of the four-year pilot program of Cambridge Polish Studies headed by Dr. Stanley Bill, lecturer in Polish literature and culture. In 2016, the program was named the best in the University Subject Tables ranking.
An official ceremony with the representatives of both universities is planned in autumn to highlight the importance of cooperation between the universities.
Source: http://scienceinpoland.pap.pl
02.08.2017
Other articles in this section
Ciri, Wolin or Boruta are the proposed names for the "Polish planet"
Ciri, Wolin or Boruta could be the name of the planet discovered by Polish astronomers led by Prof. A. Niedzielski. You can vote for the name of the planet and its star until the end of October, choosing between previously submitted 7 Polish proposals.
Polish universities in the lead of the scientific publications gender diversity ranking
The Medical University of Lublin leads, and the University of Gdańsk and the Poznań University of Medical Sciences are in the top 10 of the ranking of the share of female authorships of scientific publications at universities around the world, according to Nature Communications.
Seven medals for Polish inventors at the invention exhibition in Moscow
Polish engineers and scientists brought six gold medals and one silver medal from the 22nd Moscow International Inventions and Innovative Technology Salon ARCHIMEDES 2019.
"Dragon glass" in the territories of present-day Poland was already known over 20 thousand years ago
Obsidian, popularized as "dragon glass" in Game of Thrones, was believed to have miraculous properties. This shiny rock in the form of volcanic glass always attracted interest. In the lands of present-day Poland, it appeared as early as 20,000 years ago.
The largest known mammal-like reptile lived in Silesia
The largest mammal-like reptile known to date, Lisiowicia bojani, lived in Silesia about 210 million years ago, Polish researchers report in the publication in "Science". In terms of weight and dimensions, it was close to elephants.