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30 Years Together – Exhibition
From September 15, the University Library will host an exhibition entitled “30 Years Together - The NCU Alumni Association Through the Lens,” prepared to mark the anniversary of the Association's activities. The exhibition will be open until October 1.
The exhibition will consist of 30 boards with historical photographs (including those from alumni reunions, trips, lectures, and club meetings) presenting the most important activities of the organization that has been connecting generations of NCU alumni for three decades.
The works will be presented on the ground floor of the University Library building. The exhibition is curated by Anna Klugowska and authored by Alina Dauksza-Wiśniewska and Olga Narbutt.
Fifth edition of STEM-CPD Summer School
The Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń will host the fifth edition of the STEM-CPD Summer School, which will take place on September 15-19. The main organizer is ECTN (European Chemistry Thematic Network).
The school aims to develop the teaching skills of academic teachers in STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and to create an international community of practitioners who, as certified CPD Ambassadors, will carry out professional development activities at their home universities.
The intensive summer school programme enables groups to develop activities related to the professional development of lecturers at their universities and to raise their teaching skills to an international level, thereby improving the quality of STEM education at their institutions. Upon successful completion of this year's edition of the school, participants will receive certificates and will have the opportunity to join the international community of CPD ambassadors.
The fifth edition of the STEM-CPD Summer School is organized by the ECTN Eurolecturer Academy working group in cooperation with the Faculty of Chemistry of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń.
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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.
Conference in Würzburg
The Polish Historical Mission invites you to an international academic conference entitled "The family is the natural and fundamental unit of society and has the right to protection from society and the state. The family in Central Europe across territorial, national, religious, and social boundaries (until 1989)", which will be held on September 22-23 at the University of Würzburg. Admission is free.
The family, especially the nuclear family consisting of parents and children, is often seen as the foundation of society. It is the basic social unit in which values, norms, and cultural traditions are passed on. Legal protection of the family to ensure its stability and security is deeply rooted in many countries. The right to start a family and its protection by the state are recognised as fundamental human rights, enshrined in national constitutions and international agreements, such as the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The main objective of the conference is to present the history of families that, through their creation and existence, transcended territorial, national, religious, or social boundaries. Such families often did not fit into the contemporary ideas of the 'ideal' family and had to face particular challenges. They could consist of members of different nationalities, such as Polish-German families that were formed during and after World War II, or suddenly found themselves in a different country (for example, in Silesia) after the border changes after 1945.
Studying the history of families that crossed borders provides insight into the diversity and complexity of human communities. It shows how families in the past coped with challenges and what strategies they developed to survive in different social and political contexts. The research aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of the historical development of family structures in the Polish and German cultural areas and to emphasise the importance of tolerance for diversity in contemporary Polish and German society.
The conference is organised under the patronage of Minister of State Ulrike Scharf (Bavarian Ministry of Family, Labour, and Social Affairs) and Consul General Rafał Wolski (Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Munich).
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Free workshops with Collegium Medicum
NCU Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz invites you to the laboratories of the Faculty of Pharmacy, where the 7th edition of Practical Workshops for secondary school students will be held from September 22 to 26. Registration is required.
The organizers have prepared 21 workshops that will introduce students to the topics of pharmacy, laboratory diagnostics, and cosmetology. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how a modern medical laboratory works, see how selected medicinal substances are analyzed, and try their hand at creating their own cosmetics.
The workshops will be held in the laboratories of the Faculty of Pharmacy at the NCU Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz. Registration is open until September 19, 2025.
For more information and contact details for those coordinating workshop registration, please visit: https://www.wf.cm.umk.pl/kandydat/warsztaty-praktyczne-dla-licealistow/
First Polish Congress of Logic
The Polish Society for Logic and Philosophy of Science is organizing the Polish Congress of Logic. The event will take place on September 22-26, 2025, at the Institute of Philosophy of Nicolaus Copernicus University.
The aim of the congress is to present key research for the development of contemporary logic, with particular emphasis on the contribution of Polish logicians. The Polish Society for Logic and Philosophy of Science (PTLiFN), the second oldest logic society in the world (after the Association for Symbolic Logic in the USA), is the main inspirer of the first edition of the Polish Congress of Logic.
This event refers to the ethos of Polish logicians associated in particular with the Lviv-Warsaw School and the Polish Mathematical School, and at the same time aims to bring together people currently involved in logic in Poland and around the world, and to exchange information on scientific results and professional experiences.
The Polish Congress of Logic is being held as part of the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. Many experts from academic centers on all continents have announced their participation in the event.
The event is organized by:
- Polish Society for Logic and Philosophy of Science
- Department of Logic, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
- Department of Logic and Cognitive Science, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
- Department of Logic, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
In the podcast “Focus on Campus,” an original program by UMK spokesperson Dr. Patryk Tomaszewski, you can listen to a conversation with Dr. Tomasz Jarmużek, professor at UMK, current president of PTLiFN, and originator of the Congress. During the broadcast, Prof. Jarmużek talks, among other things, about the upcoming Polish Congress of Logic and the intellectual traditions to which contemporary logic in Poland refers.
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Metamorphoses of the military orders - conference
On Wednesday, 24 September, the 23rd conference in the series ‘Ordines Militares. Colloquia Torunensia Historica’, co-organised by the Faculty of Historical Sciences of Nicolaus Copernicus University, will begin in Vienna.
The theme of the conference, ‘Military Orders in the Face of Loss and New Beginnings – The 'Rediscovery' and Metamorphoses of the Military Orders from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era,’ refers to the 500th anniversary of the Treaty of Krakow (8 April 1525) and the dissolution of the Prussian branch of the Teutonic Order (Teutonic Knights) in 2025. This marked the beginning of far-reaching changes, both in the structures of the organisation and in the self-perception of its members. It can be described as the gradual ‘rediscovery’ of the Order in new circumstances, new political conditions and in the face of new expectations of the secular and ecclesiastical circles of the time. The emerging tendency to limit the Order's activities to the areas of the Reich and the various metamorphoses that the monastic corporation underwent from the 16th to the 18th century ultimately led to the transfer of the corporation's headquarters to Vienna in the early 19th century. The organisers of the conference also wish to refer to this fact by moving the proceedings from Toruń to Vienna, which is exceptional in the more than 40-year history of the conference series.
During the two-day conference (25–26 September), 17 papers will be presented on various aspects of the functioning of military orders in times of change. The conference will be attended by speakers from 12 countries, as well as numerous discussants from various parts of Europe.
On the eve of the conference, 24 September, the 12th Forum for Young Researchers of Military Orders, organised by dr hab. Katharina Kemmer (Forschungsstelle Deutscher Orden, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg) and dr Piotr Kołodziejczak (Institute of History and Archival Science, Faculty of Historical Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University), will be held.
The conference is organised by dr hab. Krzysztof Kwiatkowski, NCU Prof. (Institute of History and Archival Sciences, Faculty of History, Nicolaus Copernicus University), Professor Jürgen Sarnowsky (Historisches Seminar, Universität Hamburg) and Professor Helmut Flachenecker (Institut für Geschichte/Forschungsstelle Deutscher Orden, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg). The project is co-financed from the state budget, allocated by the Minister of Education and Science as part of the ‘Excellent Science II’ programme.
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Dialogue with Knapp in the Fine Arts Section
The Faculty of Fine Arts invites you to the opening of the exhibition ‘Dialogue with Knapp’ by dr hab. Aleksandra Sojak-Borodo, NCU Prof., which will take place on 1 October 2025 at 3 p.m. in the Fine Arts Section of the University Library in Toruń.
At the exhibition ‘Dialogue with Knapp,’ Aleksandra Sojak-Borodo will present a series of works that are an artistic dialogue with the works of Stefan Knapp. The exhibition consists of drawings, puzzles and spatial forms, some of which allow for interaction with viewers. The series was born out of the artist's fascination with Knapp and is a conscious dialogue with works she has studied and analysed. It is also a confrontation with personal memories of when, as a little girl, she marvelled at the colourful composition on the façade of the Nicolaus Copernicus University Auditorium, which contrasted with the grey reality of communist Poland.
The opening of the exhibition is planned after the ceremonial inauguration of the 2025/2026 academic year.
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More about the Fine Arts Section and previous exhibitions
80th anniversary of the Faculty of Chemistry
The Faculty of Chemistry at Nicolaus Copernicus University invites the university community to celebrate its 80th anniversary.
The program will include lectures, an exhibition of commemorative photographs, and a chemistry show performed by the Student Chemistry Research Club.
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/
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).