2014 marks the 650th anniversary of the foundation of Jagiellonian University. The festivities will last throughout the entire academic year and culminate in May. Honorary doctors, heads of higher education institutions, world famous scholars and other distinguished guests will come from all over the world to participate in the celebration.
In 2014 the Jagiellonian University will celebrate its Great 650th Jubilee. Visitors from all over the world will come to Kraków on this occasion.
The festivities will last throughout the year and will culminate on 8–12 May. The programme of the celebrations will be very diverse and extensive.
Its academic part will comprise a series of conferences, conventions and symposia. The cultural part will consist of musical concerts in the Słowacki Theatre, an outdoor concert for students in the area of the Żaczek club and a multitude of exhibitions.
The most important part of the cultural events will be a musical-historical spectacle on the Market Square. The main author of the spectacle is a person of great renown, however the name has not yet been revealed.
On 12 May 2014, exactly 650 years will have passed since the foundation of the Jagiellonian University. The Polish Senate has unanimously declared this year to be the year of the JU Great Jubilee. The senators expressed their hope that it will be a celebration for the entire Polish academia.
The Senate’s resolution reminds that the University has played important role in the Polish academia, greatly contributing to the development of science and education throughout the region. The Jagiellonian Library and Jagiellonian University Museum possess rich collections of invaluable items closely tied to the history of Poland.
The Senate has emphasised the University’s ceaseless effort to fulfil the duties imposed on it by its founder, King Casimir the Great, who decreed that the University should be open to anyone who wishes to gain knowledge, regardless of their place of origin.
Senator Bogdan Pęk has claimed that investing in research has the highest rate of profit. He also said that not investing enough funds in research can lead to a negative outcome. He proposed that this should again become the primary focus of attention.
All 57 senators present at the session voted for the resolution.
On 12 May 2014, exactly 650 years will have passed since the foundation of the Jagiellonian University. The Polish Senate has unanimously declared this year to be the year of the JU Great Jubilee. The senators expressed their hope that it will be a celebration for the entire Polish academia.
The Senate’s resolution reminds that the University has played important role in the Polish academia, greatly contributing to the development of science and education throughout the region. The Jagiellonian Library and Jagiellonian University Museum possess rich collections of invaluable items closely tied to the history of Poland.
The Senate has emphasised the University’s ceaseless effort to fulfil the duties imposed on it by its founder, King Casimir the Great, who decreed that the University should be open to anyone who wishes to gain knowledge, regardless of their place of origin.
Senator Bogdan Pęk has claimed that investing in research has the highest rate of profit. He also said that not investing enough funds in research can lead to a negative outcome. He proposed that this should again become the primary focus of attention.
All 57 senators present at the session voted for the resolution.
On 5 September 2014, a delegation from the University of Kufa in Iraq visited the JU. They were interested in signing an agreement concerning joint research in the fields of medicine, pharmacy and health sciences.
The delegation was led by Mohammed Saeed Abdul Zahra, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and Ziyad Raoof, Representative of Kurdistan Regional Government in Poland. The Jagiellonian University was represented by Prof. Piotr Laidler, Vice-Rector for Medical College, Prof. Beata Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Rector's Proxy for Education and International Cooperation at the Medical College, Prof. Jerzy Wordliczek, Rector's Proxy for Clinical Affairs at the Medical College, Prof. Tomasz Brzozowski, Faculty of Medicine Vice-Dean for Scientific Researches and International Cooperation, and Prof. Alicja Budak, Faculty of Pharmacy Vice-Dean for Medical Analytics.
Photographs by Jerzy Sawicz
