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Pokolenia Gonią Lenia 2025
The University Sports Centre encourages participation in free sports activities organised throughout Poland under the slogan ‘Pokolenia Gonią Lenia’. People aged 20-60 can take part in the programme.
‘Pokolenia Gonią Lenia’ is a multidisciplinary programme of the Academic Sports Association, which aims to encourage Poles to be physically active. Free sports classes in various disciplines are organised in different cities across Poland, giving local residents the opportunity to train under the supervision of professional instructors.
The University Sports Centre invites you to free rowing ergometer training sessions, which start on 15 September and last until 11 December. Classes are held every Monday and Thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. In addition, the USC free classes also include a sauna. From 22 September to 30 October, the sauna will be available twice a week, every Monday (5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.) and Thursday (5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.), and from 3 November to 8 December only on Mondays.
Due to the limited number of spots (maximum 9 people per group), registration is required. To register, please send an email to pokolenia2025@wp.pl with the following information:
- first and last name
- age
- type of classes selected
- selected dates on which you wish to participate in classes
- contact telephone number
After sending the message, please wait for an email confirmation. The class schedule can be added to Google Calendar.
Folk Dance & Silent Disco - Welcome Party in KOI
On Friday, October 3, Copernican Integration Centre (KOI) invites the entire academic community to a welcome dance party. Participants will have a choice of three music channels, and two DJs, MIC-A & Fransua, will ensure a good time. Everyone is welcome, regardless of age or dancing skills.
The event is free—please show your student or employee ID at the entrance. NCU employees who do not have IDs can pick up free tickets at International Point KOI, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Regional food for autumn
At the Nasze Lokalne online store, you can place orders for fresh, regional specialities straight from producers in Kujawsko-Pomorskie Province at any time. Purchases made by 6 October (6:00 a.m.) will be available for collection on 9 October at designated points in Toruń or delivered by DPD FOOD on 9 or 10 October.
Nasze Lokalne is an example of the implementation of the idea of short food supply chains, i.e. deliveries directly from farmers or local producers. Orders can be placed at any time, and deliveries are made twice a month. The Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń is a partner in the project.
The shop's offer includes cheese, cold cuts, fish, fruit and vegetable preserves, and homemade baked goods. Orders placed by 6 October will be ready for collection on 9 October at one of three locations in Toruń and Przysiek:
- Marshal's Office, pl. Teatralny 2, cafeteria (2:30–4:00 p.m.);
- Marshal's Office, ul. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 73, room 16 (2:30–4:30 p.m.);
- NCU Auditorium, ul. Gagarina 11 (3:00–4:00 p.m.);
- Naszelokalne.pl distribution centre in Przysiek, ul. Parkowa 1b (10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.).
There is also an option for delivery to a specified address in Toruń. Those who select this option can expect their package on 9 October between 15:00 and 20:00. Delivery to the specified address is free for orders over PLN 300. Delivery via DPD FOOD is also available. Those who choose this option can expect their package on 9 or 10 October.
Renewable Energy Development Congress
Registration for the third edition of the Renewable Energy Development Congress KREO25 is open until September 30. All those interested in the interdisciplinary aspects of Poland's energy transition are invited to participate. The conference will be held on October 7-8 at the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of Nicolaus Copernicus University.
This year's conference will be the third edition of meetings on the development of the energy sector. Its aim is both to develop model solutions for this area of the economy and to exchange knowledge and experiences between professionals from various disciplines. The congress is not limited to business and economic components, but also takes into account the fundamental importance of scientific theories. As the organisers emphasise, economic development in the third decade of the 21st century requires increasingly intensive cooperation between scientific institutions and entrepreneurs.
The conference will address topics related to the creation of new ideas and the future of the energy sector. The first day will feature panel discussions with politicians, local government officials, and representatives of science and business. The second day of the congress will take the form of a scientific conference.
More information and the event program can be found on the KREO25 website.
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Open doors at the Faculty of Fine Arts
The Faculty of Fine Arts at Nicolaus Copernicus University invites you to an open house on October 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
With 8 majors, 18 departments, and 4 buildings, this four-hour tour of the Faculty of Fine Arts will satisfy the curiosity of anyone who would like to learn more about studying art. The faculty community welcomes all interested parties and will be happy to answer any questions you may have. In various buildings, rooms, and studios, you will be able to see last year's projects from the classes:
- interior design – 50/56 Szosa Bydgoska Street
- graphic design – 30/32 Sienkiewicza Street
- art history – ul. Sienkiewicza 30/32
- conservation and restoration of works of art – ul. Sienkiewicza 30/32
- art criticism – ul. Sienkiewicza 30/32
- painting – ul. Sienkiewicza 30/32
- cultural heritage protection – 30/32 Sienkiewicza Street
- media art and visual education – 121 Mickiewicza Street/4 Sienkiewicza Street/50/52 Szosa Bydgoska Street
The event is open to anyone interested (individually) or organized groups. Admission is free, but group leaders should contact the organizers in advance by email or phone: piotrczyzby@umk.pl, 601 045 -91.
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Behind the curtain of resocialisation – conference
The Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences at Nicolaus Copernicus University is organising another edition of the nationwide scientific conference ‘Behind the curtain of resocialisation – controversies, challenges, perspectives’. The meeting of experts will take place on 17 October.
The growing dynamics of adult and juvenile crime, the increase in social pathologies and the emergence of new forms of them, including behind prison walls, pose challenges for contemporary resocialisation. For a long time, there has been growing scepticism about the implementation of the idea of resocialisation as subjective activities aimed at changing the behaviour of lawbreakers. The ineffectiveness of these measures applies in particular to broadly understood institutional resocialisation concentrated in correctional and penal institutions. It should be emphasised that solutions suggesting the priority of isolation and punishment over resocialisation and therapeutic measures are not only burdened with a false vision of the effectiveness of social deterrence, but also dangerously suggest the idea of abandoning solutions focused on improvement and readaptation.
The 9th edition of the conference 'Behind the curtain of resocialisation- controversies, challenges, perspectives' is intended by the organisers as an invitation to reflect and discuss various aspects of resocialisation and prevention activities, controversies and challenges that are subject to discourse due to changing social threats, analyses of original empirical research and reflections on the complexity of the human mind.
Following the example of previous conferences, it will be a platform for the exchange of experiences, thanks to which participants will jointly seek innovative and effective methods of social resocialisation, correctional and therapeutic interventions, both in conditions of isolation and in a broadly understood open environment.
More information about the conference can be found at https://za-kurtyna-resocjalizacji.umk.pl/pages/home/
YUFE International Café
Join us for a cup of hot coffee and an even hotter debate on how our cultural differences affect communication. The hybrid event planned for 23 October will start with the lecture ‘Say What?! Understanding Communication through Culture, which will be followed by workshops raising awareness of differences in the perception of language.
To try theory in practice, we’ll run simultaneous sessions in different YUFE countries and online. Participation in the event is free of charge. Registration is required:
- If you would like to participate in the online event, please register here: https://virtualcampus.yufe.eu/p/course/fK6ZYNxPBK4MiRqs
- If you would like to participate in the meeting at the Copernican Integration Centre, register here: https://virtualcampus.yufe.eu/p/course/IsObWRH9bVjnzt3O
YUFE International Café is a new joint initiative where students, university staff, and citizens come together to share cultural experiences and practices. It’s a space to connect, learn from each other, and discover how diverse perspectives shape the way we see the world.
Doping in sports – conference
On 28 November, the Nicolaus Copernicus University Sports Centre will host a nationwide scientific conference devoted to the issue of doping as a phenomenon extending beyond professional sport. The event is organised by the Nicolaus Copernicus University Sports Research Centre, the Polish Sports Law Association and the Academic Sports Association of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Province.
Three main discussion panels are planned during the conference. The first one, during which problems and challenges will be presented, will focus on doping as a medical and public health issue. The next one will discuss the socio-cultural determinants of the use of performance-enhancing substances in mass society. The third discussion will focus on education and prevention in the fight against doping.
Applications to participate can be submitted using the application form until 15 October 2025. Detailed topics to be discussed at the conference can be found on the website of the University Centre for Sports Research. Information on the acceptance of papers will be sent out on 20 October. The conference fee is PLN 200 and includes lunch, coffee breaks and conference materials. Speakers will have the opportunity to publish in a post-conference monograph, in a volume of the monographic series ‘Sport: language, society, culture’ or in journals cooperating with the University Centre for Sports Research at Nicolaus Copernicus University (20/40 points from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education).