11 NOVEMBER – NATIONAL HOLIDAY – the message of Mr. Consul Janusz Szalinski

After 123 of uninterrupted years in which the Polish territories were under various foreign occupations, (Austria-Hungary, Prussia, Russia), 11 November 1918 brought not only the end of the first world war but also the reappearance of Poland on the map of Europe. Poland's Independence Day is known as Narodowe Święto Niepodległości (The national holiday of Independence) sau… pe scurt Independence Day (Independence day) and is closely related to Brigadier General Józef Piłsudski, founder of the Polish Legion. Still at 11 November two candles were lit – one in the Temple of Divine Providence, and the other – on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. These candles symbolize where the regaining of independence came from.

The historic candle, offered to the Polish bishops by the Holy Father in 1867, when Poland was not on the map, with the desire to burn in free Poland, it means the strength of our tradition, based on the Christian faith and the strength of the Plonese culture anchored in traditions, carried over generations, passed on to children and grandchildren.

Even if it happened gradually, we owe the process of regaining freedom to ourselves. Not only a coincidence of events and historical circumstances, of a miracle or care of providence, but our courage, our tenacity and deep faith made Poland back on the Map of Europe and declare our independence.

The peace and well-being we are experiencing now is primarily due to human sacrifices, of an unknown soldier, whose body has never been identified or found and which must be preserved in individual and collective memory.

Patriotism is not just a vision of how Poland should be in the future, about its development, about historical memory, but it is a strong feeling of each individual directed to the honor of the sacrificed heroes, let our thoughts and hearts be guided towards our soldiers who, then as now, guard the security of our homeland. The traditions, faith, our culture was built even when the Poles were punished, imprisoned or killed for it.  Nothing destroyed us. We were not destroyed by wars, partitions did not destroy us, we were not destroyed by the times when Poland was not on the map.

We must always defend the motherland. Not with a gun in hand, but we must guard its borders, especially now , in the situation given by the war in Ukraine, guarding the security of Poland and the security of Europe respectively. Let's fulfill our commitments by showing that we are a serious nation that understands what freedom means, but he also understands what it means to be strong.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY POLAND!

"THE FUTURE WE WANT"

On 21-30 October 2022, at Busteni, within the Erasmus+ Program, the project "The future we want" was carried out, in which they participated 32 of persons representing organizations in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain, Serbia and Lithuania.

One of the items on the project agenda was learning how to carry out a street campaign on environmental issues.

Astel,  in 28 oct. young Zsuzanna Gryczka participated in Brașov from Poland with the topic "Our ecological footprint and the amount of wasted water".

 Also within the project, products were prepared that could be found on supermarket shelves "Travel around the world". Then followed the "Last Supper" regarding the consequences of food waste.

The action was successful, gathering around us approx. 200 of people.

The project achieved its objective because it tested the knowledge of the participants, they shared experiences from their lives, they socialized, they were happy, they exchanged opinions and impressions.

The next part of the project will take place in Poland, la Milówka, in April 2023. At the end of this project we will return with new information.

Anna Nabrdalik,

President of the Association for Children and Youth "Uskrzydlamy"

On 21-30 October 2022, at Busteni, within the Erasmus+ Program, the project "The future we want" was carried out, in which they participated 32 of persons representing organizations in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain, Serbia and Lithuania.

One of the items on the project agenda was learning how to carry out a street campaign on environmental issues.

Astel,  in 28 oct. young Zsuzanna Gryczka participated in Brașov from Poland with the topic "Our ecological footprint and the amount of wasted water".

 Also within the project, products were prepared that could be found on supermarket shelves "Travel around the world". Then followed the "Last Supper" regarding the consequences of food waste.

The action was successful, gathering around us approx. 200 of people.

The project achieved its objective because it tested the knowledge of the participants, they shared experiences from their lives, they socialized, they were happy, they exchanged opinions and impressions.

The next part of the project will take place in Poland, la Milówka, in April 2023. At the end of this project we will return with new information.

Anna Nabrdalik, President of the Association for Children and Youth "Uskrzydlamy"

Scholarship for humanists

The Institut De Republica launches the second edition of the scholarship program for young humanists. Financial support, a series of semester meetings and a summer school trip await participants. Submit your project – only until 20 November!

The Joseph Conrad Fellowship is a comprehensive scholarship program. It includes several elements:

-implementation by the participants of their own scientific and artistic projects;
monthly financial support in the amount of 1.200 gross PLN;
-a series of lectures and seminars with the participation of the most important Polish and foreign representatives of the world, culture and science

-summer school, in which participants will work on their projects in groups, on the workshop,led by tutors;
-the revised publication of the text prepared within the Program in the scientific publishing house of the Institut De Republica.

We invite all students and authors (to 35 years) interested in the humanities broadly understood. The main theme of the academic year 2022/2023 will be: THE 19TH CENTURY AND THE MODERN POLISH FORM.

In addition to regular financial support, participants will have the opportunity to attend closed lectures and seminars, during which they will learn about and then critique the ideas and phenomena that shape the paradigm shifts of the Polish form.

During the two semesters, the following thematic areas will be explored:

THE BODY OF DISMOZED POLAND. About the abyss of divisions and the ways that Polish culture used to get out of it. We will seek answers to the following questions: Constitution of 3 may have opened one such path? The national riots were an expression of abysmal awareness? Romantic literature was self-discovery? And what does that mean?: Demolished Poland? We have a vague idea of ​​what the Polish spirit is – but what is the polish body? How to communicate with it, how it is controlled and protected?

CITY AND RURAL GHOSTS. About two heroes of the 19th century: the city and the village, or rather – the images we created of them. The city as a space of history – a landscape of onrushing technology, a scene of social life, an architectural model of modernity. In turn, rural environment, rediscovered by popular history, it is a space where the real and the fantastic mix more than ever. What the Polish village really is, who lives it and who tells about it?

THE POLISH SOUL LABORATORY. How the new Polish form was invented. How they became Paris, Rome and other European cities were laboratories where émigré artists experimented with the Polish soul? Why did they want to escape and what to save? What a future they dreamed of? What was modernity in such a perspective: trauma or therapy?

Specters and ghosts of modernity. So about what modernity has replaced. What elements did modernization fail to control?, what areas of human experience he failed to name and say? We will go in search of ghosts and ghosts that have been hidden by the project of modernity, about which he was silent, and when he discovered them – reacted to them with fear or violence.

In the new year, we return to the era in which Joseph Conrad was born and lived. This remarkable writer is for us, above all, one of the first witnesses and chroniclers of the modern world. Furthermore – We see Conrad as the inventor of a language capable of describing this new world. The task of the Joseph Conrad Fellowship is to follow the same path – to learn new languages, narratives and categories of description, to test them and thus better understand the reality around us.

We encourage all interested parties to readREGULATIONS scholarship program, and those who decide to participate, to complete and send APPLICATION FORM

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The Republic Institute was established pursuant to Regulation no. 12 of the Prime Minister of 16 February 2021. Its main purpose is to promote and popularize Polish science in the field of humanities and social sciences, to create mechanisms and social capital to organize around the idea of ​​the state and the unlocking of the potential of Polish science in these fields.

In cooperation with universities in Poland and around the world, state administration units and research units, The Institut De Republica organizes scientific conferences and seminars which are to provide a platform for the exchange of views on the results of the scientific research papers presented there. The task of the Institute is, also, to popularize the most interesting achievements of Polish scientists in the form of publications and multimedia.

Finally, The Institut De Republica is to become a modern base of experts, of promotion and publication for the underappreciated in Poland and abroad, and so important to the correct understanding of our history, of social phenomena and the fields of our science.

Contact:
Alina Piekarz
Institute of the Republic
+48 609 605 083
media@iderepublica.pl
www.iderepublica.pl

POLISH NATIONAL EDUCATION DAY

On the occasion of National Education Day, site-ul www.dyktanda.pl invite everyone, especially teachers and students, to a special dictation with prizes!

The event will take place in the traditional waype 14 October 2022. It will be played 100% online, so you will need a computer with internet access to participate. Also, it is essential to be able to use headphones or speakers, as this will be dictation by ear. Just like a school lesson!

The dictation will be available for solving between classes 18:00 and 19:00. Register, what is the content of the dictation, it will be able to be paused and unwound independently, so everyone will be able to adjust the pace according to their abilities.

We encourage you to read the event details and sign up for the National Education Day Dictation. Just click on "Enter the contest ” on the next page:https://dyktanda.pl/dyktanda/dyktando-na-dzien-edukacji-narodowej-2022?audio=1

It is worth trying to get a good result, because the organizers have prepared prizes! Good luck!

VISIT TO BRASOV OF THE POLISH AMBASSADOR

VTuesday, 20 September, the Brasov local authorities received the visit of H.E. for Maciej Lang, the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland in Romania who was accompanied by the head of the Consular Section, consul Jarosław Szkirpan and the honorary consul of the Republic of Poland in Brasov, Mr. Janusz Wiesław Szaliński. The topics of discussion were: the twinning of the municipality of Brasov with the city of Krakow, the second largest in Poland, economic collaboration and the interest of the LOT airline to operate at the future airport from Ghimbav.

The event started at Brașov City Hall, where the Polish diplomat and the mayor of Brasov, Allen Coliban, they determined that, in the next period, the relationship between the two municipalities will focus on the organization of joint cultural events and activities, following that then the process of formalizing the twinning will be accelerated. It was highlighted that the two cities share the part of tourist interest, that of valuing the heritage, but also multiculturalism and that they can collaborate on the investment side, in fields such as the automotive industry, IT and green energy, but also from the point of view of education and workforce training, both at the university level, as well as that of dual education.

photo: https://www.administratie.ro/infratirea-cu-cracovia-si-venirea-lot-la-brasov-discutate-de-ambasadorul-polonez-cu-autoritatile-locale-brasovene/

At the headquarters of the Brașov County Prefecture, extraordinary guests together with Mihai Cătălin Văsii, with the president of the County Council – Adrian Ioan Vestea, they addressed topics such as: the situation generated by the Russian invasion in Ukraine and the common challenges that Romania and Poland have to face in this context; the possibilities of cooperation, especially economic, between Brașov County and Poland, knowing the potential in this regard.

This was followed by a visit to Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport,where Alexandru Anghel, the director of the AIBG Autonomous Directorate, provided the technical-economic details of the most important investment objective of Brasov county, there being interest in a collaboration with the airline LOT.

The day ended with the visit of the diplomats to the headquarters of the Polish Consulate in Brașov.

The transfer of authority of the Polish military of the 10th and 11th rotations.

On Friday, 12 August 2022, in the square of the Battalion meeting 26 infantry took place
a solemn call to mark the surrender between the 10th and 11th shift a
PKW Romania. Major Przemysław Beczek handed over command to Major Adam
Gombiński.
Soldiers from the 10th and 11th rotations of the PMC stood side by side, alongside allies, in a solemn appeal. The ceremony could not miss the guests who honored with their presence the handing over of the command of the next shift.
Among the most important guests were representatives of Polish diplomacy: Ambassador of Poland in Romania – Maciej Lang, The military attaché at the Polish Embassy in Romania – Col. Jerzy Jankowski and Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Brasov – Dl. Janusz Szaliński.
The ceremony was also attended by the commander of the Southeast Multinational Division, Major Gen. – Dorian Toma, The commander of the Southeast Multinational Brigade Brig. – Constantin Nicolaescu and the Commanders of the divisions directly subordinated to the Multinational Brigade. Also, senior national officers of the Multinational Brigade and, of course, representatives of local civil authorities and services were present.
After the most important part of the ceremony – handing over the state flag with the emblem of the Republic of Poland on the pole, as a symbol of the constant presence of Polish forces – the signing of the transfer/acceptance protocols followed.
Major Commander Przemysław Beczek thanked the soldiers for the exemplary performance of their mandated tasks. Major Barrels
handed out commemorative medals to the 10th rotation of the Polish military contingent in Romania and thanked the soldiers for their special merits, giving: gorge, coins and other small gifts from representatives of Polish diplomacy in Romania and individual commanders of the allied forces .

The Solemn Call ended with speeches of praise and thanks and a joint parade of the Polish and Romanian subunits.



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EDUCATIONAL OFFER

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We are pleased to inform you that the Faculty of Food Technology of the Krakow University of Agriculture has already launched a recruitment process for Students., who are interested in studying at our University.

Through our wide educational offer, which is presented in the attached leaflet, We would like to invite students from all over the world. We offer second cycle studies (master's degree) in Food Engineering and first cycle studies (engineer degree) in Food Processing, safety and quality. Both studies will be taught in English, and courses will start at 1 October 2022.

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AUTOGRAPHY CONTEST, THIRD EDITION "Master of Spealig"

Participants will test their knowledge by solving dictations online at Dyktanda.pl.

The competition in this edition will be as follows: the contest will last 5 days , from Monday 13 June to Friday 17 June; every day they will be 2 dictated by the contest to be solved; the correctness of the answers and the time of solving will be evaluated; the points from each dictation will be added to the ranking, which will indicate the winners; you can earn guidance packages on the Tutors.live online language learning and learning portal (https://tutors.live/pl).
To enter the contest, simply enter the competition in your category. of age:

CLASS 1-3
CLASS 4-6
CLASS 7-8
high school
adults.
Participation in the contest is free! Each participant expects a guaranteed prize, and the best will be rewarded with online tutoring packages that will be used on Tutors.live.

Contest access site: https://dyktanda.pl/lista-konkursow

Commemoration ceremony of the monument "TO THE CAMPAIGN ALTAR OF POLISH REFUGEES FROM 1940"

Tuesday, 17 th of May 2022, TRIBUTE TO A HERO, represented by Mr.. Janusz SZALINSKI – Honorary consul, organized the inauguration ceremony of the forest altar located in Timișu-de -Sus, Brașov county.

The altar was built in 1940 of Polish Army soldiers who have taken refuge in Romania since the year 1939.

In the fall 1999 The Christian Youth Association of Romania became the owner of the camp it had owned before 1944 (ACT - YMCA founded in 1919 at the initiative of Queen Maria of Romania). During repair work,  an altar and a stepped pavement were discovered in the forest. The buttresses were adorned with shards of white plates, and on one of them was an inscription with red shards: MAY 1940. That's how it was in this camp, between 1939 and 1940 were hosted 600 of Poles who had built a Catholic altar in the deciduous forest

In the renovation of this monument, The efforts of Consul Janusz Szaliński were important. Some of the works were carried out by soldiers stationed in Romania within the Polish Military Contingent PKW Craiova, starting with the 6th rotations and continuing with the current one – a 10-a, and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Bucharest contributing financially to the realization of the project.

The ceremony was attended by representative companies of the Polish and Romanian Armies, also, The brass orchestra of the Romanian Air Force Academy in Brașov.

Therewith, Honorary Consul Janusz Szaliński was awarded the Silver Medal of the Polish Army for outstanding contributions to popularizing the history and traditions of the Polish Army internationally.

The event was attended by E.S.. d-him Maciej Lang, the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Romania , Consul of Poland in Bucharest – Dl Jaroslaw Skirpan etc. They were present , also: Honorary Consul of the French Republic in Brașov – Ion Ciolacu, Vice President of the Brașov County Council – Zoltan Szenner, Brașov Garrison Commander "Sarmisegetusa", – Col. Marian Dragomir, Commander of the Air Force Academy "Henri Coanda" Brasov, Commander Conf. univ. dr. Marius Șerbeszki.

In his speech, Consul Janusz Szalinski honored and honored the Polish soldiers – the heroes of 1940, condemned the war, its consequences and referred to the repetition of history by the invasion of Ukraine.

The ceremony ended with a religious service, followed by the military honors of the two armies.