Andrzej DUDA: NATO members must raise their defense spending to 3 percent of GDP
Andrzej DUDA

Andrzej DUDA

NATO members must raise their defense spending to 3 percent of GDP

In the first half of 2025, Poland will hold the presidency of the European Union. Our overarching priority will be: more of the United States in Europe, which means more active U.S. presence across the military, economic and political domains. Just as there is no strong NATO without Europe, there is no strong Europe without the United States and NATO.

Martyna GRĄDZKA-REJAK: Not just the Ulmas
Martyna GRĄDZKA-REJAK

Martyna GRĄDZKA-REJAK

Not just the Ulmas

The Institute of National Remembrance has been conducting extensive archival research since 2009 for the project ‘Register of Facts of Repression against Polish Citizens for Aiding Jews in Occupied Polish Territory’

Karol NAWROCKI: Whoever is not with them is a fascist
Karol NAWROCKI

Karol NAWROCKI

Whoever is not with them is a fascist

The authorities of the Russian Federation consistently distort historical facts to justify their current aggressive policy. Poland is central to this mystification.

Josie DIXON: Rediscovering Yaniewicz – a journey back in time
Josie DIXON

Josie DIXON

Rediscovering Yaniewicz – a journey back in time

Felix Yaniewicz (1762-1848) was a Polish-Lithuanian violinist and composer who settled in Britain after a cosmopolitan career which took him to Vienna, Italy and Paris.  Last year he was the subject of an exhibition celebrating his role in founding the first Edinburgh music festival in 1815.  To mark the Chopin Institute’s release of the first in a series of new recordings of Yaniewicz’s violin concertos, Yaniewicz’s descendant Josie Dixon tells the story of how the project to celebrate his musical legacy in Britain came about.

Mateusz SZPYTMA: Poland is more important than the party
Mateusz SZPYTMA

Mateusz SZPYTMA

Poland is more important than the party

Wincenty Witos was a statesman capable of taking responsibility for the fate of the state in the most difficult of times, but also capable of resigning from office when the interests of the Republic demanded it.

Ewelina PODGAJNA: The political thought of Wincenty Witos
Ewelina PODGAJNA

Ewelina PODGAJNA

The political thought of Wincenty Witos

’Wincenty Witos was one of the most important persons in the great process of transforming a peasant attached to the partitioning monarchs into a Pole and a conscious citizen. Without this process, the 'miracle of rebirth’ would have been much more modest and flawed,’ writes Professor Ewelina PODGAJNA.

Marek DIETL: An investment in knowledge pays the best interest
Marek DIETL

Marek DIETL

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest

The aphorism attributed to Benjamin Franklin may be almost three centuries old, but it has lost none of its relevance and has become even more apt with the passage of time. In a world of rapidly changing financial markets, coupled with global geopolitical and economic challenges, those who have access to valuable and verified information will inevitably have an advantage.

Karol NAWROCKI: With history into modernity
Karol NAWROCKI

Karol NAWROCKI

With history into modernity

If the free world abandons an active politics of remembrance, it will give way to those who have learned nothing from the experience of 20th-century totalitarianisms.

Prof. Paweł ŚNIATAŁA: Why is it worth to study in Poland?
Prof. Paweł ŚNIATAŁA

Prof. Paweł ŚNIATAŁA

Why is it worth to study in Poland?

Poland is becoming increasingly popular among international students as a remarkable option for pursuing education at a European and global level due to its relatively low costs for both studying and living.

Prof. Jerzy LIS: Most Polish universities, including the AGH University of Krakow, have excellent scientific facilitie
Prof. Jerzy LIS

Prof. Jerzy LIS

Most Polish universities, including the AGH University of Krakow, have excellent scientific facilitie

International students prioritise universities with a high level of education and strong rankings in CWUR, QS and ARWU. Affordable tuition fees and relatively low costs of living also appear important. Most Polish universities, including the AGH University of Krakow, have excellent scientific facilities and internationally accomplished professors. Students and their parents value the safety of studying in Poland, especially in cities such as Krakow, which is known for its welcoming and diverse environment. The transparent and relatively easy, even intuitive, recruitment process for foreign candidates plays an important role as well.

Dawid KOSTECKI: Ready, Study. Go! Poland
Dawid KOSTECKI

Dawid KOSTECKI

Ready, Study. Go! Poland

oday, Poland is a magnet for students and academics from all over the world. And not just because of one of Europe’s oldest universities in the beautiful city of Krakow, established back in 1364.

Prof. Anna JURKOWSKA-ZEIDLER: Polish universities have high scientific capital
Prof. Anna JURKOWSKA-ZEIDLER

Prof. Anna JURKOWSKA-ZEIDLER

Polish universities have high scientific capital

Polish universities have high scientific capital and, as all the data show, are very popular with both international students and researchers. They come from all over the world, attracted by the relatively low cost of studying and living in our country.

Andrzej W. KACZOROWSKI: Birth of the Agricultural Catholic Fellowship
Andrzej W. KACZOROWSKI

Andrzej W. KACZOROWSKI

Birth of the Agricultural Catholic Fellowship

From the beginning, authorities viewed the Church and the individual farming it supported – and which was dismantling the communist system – as the two main anti-establishment forces.

Karol NAWROCKI: Poland as a stabilising force
Karol NAWROCKI

Karol NAWROCKI

Poland as a stabilising force

The history of the 20th century is clear – the greatest atrocities were committed in Europe when Poland was not on the map.

Prof. Dana GOOLEY: The Great Improviser 
Prof. Dana GOOLEY

Prof. Dana GOOLEY

The Great Improviser 

Fryderyk Chopin’s true fatherland is the dream world of poetry – writes Prof. Dana GOOLEY.

Aleksander LASKOWSKI: Krzysztof Penderecki. Sacrum and avant-garde
Aleksander LASKOWSKI

Aleksander LASKOWSKI

Krzysztof Penderecki. Sacrum and avant-garde

By creating sacral works and presenting them in communist Poland, Krzysztof Penderecki became actively involved in the social and political movements that resulted in the overthrow of communism