Poland’s over 400 universities will tell Irish students why it is worthwhile considering moving to Poland for the next 5-6 years during an Open Day event at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.
Poland has the largest number of higher education institutions in Europe and many of them are happy to enroll Irish, British and any other foreign students for their over 300 programmes taught through English. It is an impressive chunk of Poland’s 5 000 higher level courses.
Educational emigration becomes a fact: the first Irish student to study medicine in Bydgoszcz, Poland is one of many who choose 5-6-year migration. Taking into account Poland’s 650 years of higher education tradition and increasingly well-known high standards of teaching, programmes like medicine, nursing or physiotherapy see a huge interest from foreign students. Nearly 36 thousands of them (number growing at 17 per cent year on year) add to the general student population bringing Poland to the fourth place in Europe (after the UK, Germany and France) in the number of people attending third level colleges (almost 2 million).
“With diplomas recognized Europe-wide and in most world’s countries and the costs of living at a fraction of what a student would have to spend in other European cities (EUR 250 per month on average) Poland seems a perfect choice” confirms Artur Banaszkiewicz from the Polish Embassy in Dublin. “If an Irish teacher who visited Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz was hugely impressed with infrastructure “not seen in Ireland” and if she wants to talk about the experience during an Open Day at the Polish Embassy, we must be doing at least good.”
Information on studying in Poland provided by Ministry of Science and Higher Education as well as brochures, materials and advice on visiting Poland will be provided by the Polish National Tourist Office.
Open Day: Saturday, 29th November, 11am
Embassy of the Republic of Poland – Residence – 12 Ailesbury Road, Dublin 4
11:00 Welcome – Piotr Rakowski, Charge d’Affaires
11:10 Poland: A Great Place to Be – Polish National Tourist Organisation
11:20 Polish Universities: Where the Future Begins – Ministry of Science and Higher Education
11:40 Case study: Collegium Medicum’s Medical Programmes: Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy
11:50 Irish View on Studying in Poland – Irish Teacher’s Account of a Visit to Bydgoszcz
12:00 First Hand Experience from a Collegium Medicum Student
12:10 Career Coaching – Support in Making the Right
Leadership and comminity activism training event for young people 16-23:
DAY 1: Focus on principles
· Youth work principles: why youth work?
· Who you are and what motivates you?
· Identity
· Group identity
· Roles/ Values/ Themes
DAY 2: Focus on practice
· Self-organising: how to? Where to go?
· Activism: The various ways of taking action
· Creative space to explore activism
Interested? Questions? Ask:
Amel Yacef
Intercultural Youth Work, Project Manager
Canal Communities Regional Youth Service, Bluebell Youth & Community Centre, Bluebell Road, Dublin 12
Tel: 01 4738439
Polish National Independence Day was celebrated by Forum Polonia through a panel discussion “A patriot emigrant or emigrant patriot?”.
The discussion took place in on 12th November, was hosted by SIPTU, Liberty Hall, Eden Quay and moderated by Joanna Napierała.
According to Polish Central Statistics Office (GUS) 2 mln Poles has temporarily been abroad. Ireland (after UK and Germany) is one of the most frequently chosen emigration destinations. The aim of the discussion was to reflect on the role of the country of origin for new Irish citizens. Artists, representatives of various organisations and CHarge d’Affaires a.i. from the Embassy of the Republic of Poland took part in the panel. Polish National Tourist Organisation displayed its materials on Poland and travelling.
Interested in volunteering but don’t know where to start? Come to the Dublin City Volunteer Recruitment Fair on Tuesday the 21st October in Carmelite Community Centre, 56 Aungier Street, Dublin 2 from 4pm to 8pm. Dublin based non-profit organisations from different sectors of the charity world will be providing information about what they do and the volunteer opportunities they have available for you. There is such a vast variety of volunteering opportunities in Dublin, the Volunteer Fair is a great opportunity to find out what’s out there and how you might be able to make a difference. This event is FREE and open to all!
If you care about any of the following causes, come along to explore your options for volunteering and find out how you can get involved: youth, older people, intellectual disabilities, migrant integration, education, crime victims support, health and many more!
For more information please contact 01 4737482 or email info@volunteerdublincity.ie.
The Volunteer Fair is organised by Dublin City Volunteer Centre, which promotes volunteering locally and provides a placement service matching available volunteers with meaningful volunteering opportunities. Website: www.volunteerdublincity.ie
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
Why we are here: 35 years of the Irish Polish Society
(27th September 2014, UCD Humanities Institute)
This year the Irish Polish Society is celebrating the 35th anniversary of its founding. Why do Poles feel at
home in Ireland ? This conference includes a range of papers that explore the reasons for which the Polish
Diaspora integrates so well into Irish society.
W tym roku Towarzystwo Irlandzko –Polskie obchodzi 35- tą rocznicę założenia. Dlaczego Polacy czują się w
Irlandii jak w domu? Celem konferencji jest próba odpowiedzi na pytanie, dlaczego Polacy tak dobrze
integrują się z irlandzkim społeczeństwem.
10:00-12:00 Session 1 Polish Education in Ireland
10:20 Opening speech: Mr Longin Komołowski (former deputy PM of Poland)
10:30 Greetings from Prof. Wawrzyniec Konarski (UJ) presented by Patrick Quigley (IPS)
Panel: Chaired by Dr Bożena Cierlik (UCC)
10:40 Dr John Kearns (ITIA) – Poles in Ireland 2004-2014: Translation Perspectives
11:00 Niamh Nestor (UCD) – Polish in Irish schools: Educational reform and the importance of
complementary schooling in Ireland
11:20 Witold Iżycki (SPK) – Ten years of the Polish School of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in
Dublin (SPK)
11:40 Dr Bożena Cierlik (UCC) – Polish students in the Irish higher education system
12:00 Q&A: Dr Bożena Cierlik (UCC)
12: 30 -13:00 Coffee break
13:00-15:00 Session 2 35 years of the Irish Polish Society
13:00 Keynote speech: Dr Jacqueline Hayden (TCD)
Panel: Chaired by Dr Jacqueline Hayden (TCD)
13:10 Dr Gabriel Doherty (UCC) – Irish-Polish relations, from independence to the advent of Communism
13:40 Hanna Dowling (IPS) – Poles in Ireland, their contribution to Irish life and the beginnings of the IPS
14:10 Edyta Jankowska (IPS) – Irish Polish Society: recent activities and future trajectories
14:40 Q & A: Dr Jacqueline Hayden (TCD)
15:00 Conference close
Organising and Scientific Committee: E. Jankowska, P. Quigley, H. Dowling, J. Piechota, K. Kiedrowski,
Dr J. Hayden, Dr B. Cierlik, Prof. W. Konarski, N. Nestor, Dr G. Doherty.
Chair of the IPS Conference: Dr J. Płachecki
Registration and distribution of conference materials: Krzysztof Kiedrowski (IPS)
