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Exhibition: Between/Inter by Basia Sokołowska
Between/Inter by Basia Sokołowska is the title of an exhibition prepared as part of the Vintage Photo Festival at the Nicolaus Copernicus University Museum (M. Rapacki Square), the opening of which will take place on October 10, 2025, at 3:00 PM.
The exhibition will feature 30 photographs by Basia Sokołowska from four series: Interior/Apartment (1993), Beyond Surface (1994), Ars Moriendi (1998), and Tissues/Adaptation (2005). The works draw on the tradition of still life and explore the duality of the world of dreams and reality, crossing internal barriers and maturing, transience, the cyclical nature of life and death, and adaptation on many levels and in many contexts. They reveal the transformations taking place in the artist's life and psyche, the multi-layered nature of the world around her. Veiled and mysterious, they evoke curiosity and anxiety, resonating. They engage emotionally and physically. They create a mood, are honest, and open to interpretation. The artist uses collage techniques, creates spatial photographic compositions, highlights detail, color, and texture, and stages them.
All works in the exhibition are a gift from Basia Sokołowska to the University Museum in Toruń. The exhibition will be on view until February 13, 2026.
What do we wish for?
‘What do we wish for?’ is the title of a Christmas exhibition prepared by the Department of Graphic Design at Nicolaus Copernicus University, which will be on display in front of the Collegium Maximum building. The official opening of the poster exhibition is scheduled for 19 November at 11:30 a.m. at the University Museum in Toruń.
Students and lecturers from the Department of Graphic Design have prepared a series of posters that refer to one of the most characteristic Christmas traditions - making wishes. The entire exhibition is a collection of different voices, and each work is like a mirror, reflecting what we really want for ourselves. It reminds us that sometimes the best wishes are those that begin with ourselves.
The new exhibition continues the idea of the previous exhibition entitled ‘Everyone has their own Toruń’, which was very well received by the residents of Toruń and tourists. The works will be on display at Rapacki Square until 2 February 2026.
In the photo: Poster by Amelia Wilms, a student at the Department of Graphic Design at Nicolaus Copernicus University – one of the works that will appear in the exhibition ‘What do we wish for?’.
Donations collection for animals
Until 15 December, all departments of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń are collecting donations for the Toruń Homeless Animal Shelter. Items can be left in specially prepared boxes located at the main entrances to the buildings.
The collection has been going on since 1 December. The boxes are primarily for dog and cat food, toys, textiles and litter, in particular:
- for cats: dry and wet food for adult cats (e.g. Smilla, Animonda Carny, Dolina Noteci, Rafi, Purina, Sheba, Gourmet, Felix, Whiskas, Maxi Natural, Activ Pet Premium, Perfect Fit, Wiejska Zagroda) and kittens (Smilla Kitten, Animonda Carny Kitten, Dolina Noteci Junior, Feringa), veterinary food, sanitary pads, litter (preferably bentonite, but also wood, corn and silicone), paper shavings (waste paper for litter trays), treats and toys;
- for dogs: dry and wet food for adult dogs (e.g. Smilla, Animonda Carny, Dolina Noteci, Rafi, Purina, Brit M, Wiejska Zagroda, Maxi Natural, Activ Pet Premium, Perfect Fit) and puppies (wet: Dolina Noteci Junior, Rafi Junior; dry: Royal Canin Puppy, Brit Care Puppy), veterinary food, sanitary pads, treats and toys.
The shelter will also appreciate bedspreads, towels, pillows and featherless duvets.
The collection is organised by the Toruń branch of the International Veterinary Students' Association (IVSA TORUŃ).
'Palimpsest of Memory' - exhibition
The Faculty of Fine Arts invites you to a solo exhibition by Szymon Pruciak, an interdisciplinary artist and lecturer at the American University of Cyprus. The opening of ‘Palimpsest of Memory’ will take place on 11 December at 12:00 noon at Gallery 9.39 (Szosa Bydgoska 50/56).
In 1878, British photographer John Thomson captured Cyprus through a colonial lens, giving the island a picturesque and ‘semi-oriental’ character. The ‘Palimpsest of Memory’ project revisits these photographs, using artificial intelligence to explore how machines inherit and reproduce this way of seeing. Generative artificial intelligence recreates Thomson's scenes from within, imagining perspectives that correspond to the imperial camera. The resulting images are realised using historical 19th-century photographic methods, combining digital speculation with the earliest chemistry of photography.
The project draws on Walter Benjamin's reflections on mechanical reproduction and analyses them for the algorithmic age, in which images are created from data rather than light. In dialogue with Edward Said, Donna Haraway and Karen Barad, the work treats vision as a shared, entangled act of man and machine. It encourages viewers to re-examine how technologies of vision shape history — and to imagine a future in which the very act of looking becomes an ethical practice.
The exhibition will be open until the end of January 2026.
Szymon Pruciak is a visual artist and lecturer at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the American University of Cyprus. He works with photography, film and video, using both historical photographic techniques and new media. His works have been presented at dozens of group and solo exhibitions in Europe, the Americas and Asia. Some of his works are also part of the French National Collection.
School on Space Quantum Technology
The FAMO consortium, together with MoSaiQC and QuRIOUS, invites master's students and young researchers at the beginning of their scientific careers to a three-day School on Space Quantum Technology, which will take place on December 15-17. Registration is open until December 5, 2025.
This year's meetings will focus on quantum communication, computing, and sensors in space. The detailed program and topics of the presentations can be found on the website.
Participation in the school is free of charge, but participants must cover their travel and accommodation costs.
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Spend your Christmas with a Polish family
With international students in mind, who will spend the Christmas season in Poland away from their families, the NCU International Point and the Centre for Medical Education in English at NCU Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz are organizing the initiative “Invite an IP or ED student for Christmas."
The initiative gives NCU students, staff members, and their families the opportunity to invite an international student to spend part of the holiday period together — during Christmas Eve, a festive meal, or any other form of meeting. The project promotes intercultural relations, mutual understanding, and breaking down stereotypes, while also allowing hosts to present Polish customs and hospitality. It is possible that some of these holiday encounters will grow into long-lasting friendships.
The University authorities, the NCU Copernican Integration Centre, and the English Division of the NCU Collegium Medicum encourage the academic community to take part in the initiative.
Who are IP and ED students?
- IP student – an international student studying at the Toruń campus of UMK (IP – International Point).
- ED student – a student studying in English at the NCU Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz (ED – English Division).
Contact:
- Toruń – koi@umk.pl
- Bydgoszcz – studiesinenglish@cm.umk.pl
Applications for participation in the initiative can be submitted until 15 December. Over the following two days, students and host families will be matched, and on 17 December all applicants will receive a response.
Registration forms:
- Host form: https://forms.gle/sL19ifceDmqKLiaz9
- Guest form: https://forms.gle/1yujWwrpZop2bnFz7
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Mystery Friend #4 - Mystery Quiz Show
The Amicus Foundation UNC invites you to a meeting in the "Mystery Friend" series, which will take place on January 15 at 5:00 p.m. at the Copernican Integration Centre. The theme of the event will be "Mystery Quiz Show".
"Mystery Friend" is a series of monthly integration meetings full of surprises. Each meeting is a new challenge and a chance to develop in an atmosphere of intercultural exchange and social education. It will provide you with great fun and unforgettable experiences, while teaching you how to cooperate and integrate in a multicultural environment. Their goal is to integrate the entire academic community - students from abroad are welcome.
Join a team quiz where knowledge, cleverness, and teamwork all matter. Mysterious riddles and unexpected clues await, adding a thrilling twist to the competition.
Admission to the event is free, and all necessary materials will be provided on site. Due to the limited number of places, registration is required. You can submit your application using the form available on the Amicus Foundation website.
The project is part of the YUFE 2030 initiative.