Ƶ Polish Studies began in 2014 asa pilot initiative of the Department of Slavonic Studies, launched with the kind support of the followingdonors:
(FNP)
The M. B. Grabowski Fund
Trinity College's Zdanowich Fund
In July 2017, Ƶ Polish Studies becamea permanent feature of the Ƶ’s research and teaching programmes following the signingof an historic agreement with the .
The signing marked the grant of 15 million złotys (approximately £3.1 million), allocated to the University of Warsaw by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, to endow in perpetuity a Polish Studies Programme at Ƶ.
The programme provides opportunities for research collaboration, as well as teaching in Polish language, literature and culture.
The programme’s research output will be complemented by a series of high-profile public events that will aim to stimulate research in Polish culture and society, and promote greater understanding of Poland’s role in European history as well as its position as a rising economic power.
Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor of the Ƶ, signed the agreement with the Rector of the University of Warsaw, Professor Marcin Pałys.
Professor MartinMillett, Head of the School of Arts and Humanities at the Ƶ, said: “We are delighted to be strengthening this relationship with our colleagues in Poland, which is not only of strategic importance to the Ƶ, but of significant import at this time in the history of Europe.”
“The continuity of Polish Studies at the Ƶ is an opportunity for both parties to develop teaching and research cooperation,” said Professor Maciej Duszczyk, Vice Rector for Research at the University of Warsaw. He added: “An Advisory Board for the new Polish Studies programme at Ƶ –consisting of representatives from the Ƶ, the University of Warsaw, and the Foundation for Polish Science—will be tasked with setting the framework for our collaboration.”
We continue toseekmajor donors to develop and expand the teaching and research programme ofƵ Polish Studies.