2025-06-23 by Karolina Grad Lecturers 0 comments

1000 years of travelling together - Poland and Europe yesterday, today and tomorrow.

On 23-24 June 2025, a national scientific conference will be held in Wrocław, Poland, entitled 'The Future of the European Union'. "1,000 years of Poland in Europe - review of experiences and visions for the future".. The event will take place on the campus of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Wrocław on Koszarowa Street. The organisers of the event are: Higher School of Vocational Training, the Institute of European Studies at the University of Wrocław, the Institute of International and Security Studies and the association "Projekt Akademia". The conference provides an important space for interdisciplinary reflection on Poland's place in Europe - past, present and future.

The year 2025 in historical and political perspective

This is a special time for Poland - both due to the renewed presidency of the Council of the European Union and important anniversaries of symbolic and historical dimension. These include Celebration of the first meeting between the leaders of Poland and Germany and the establishment of the Bishopric of Wrocław. These events of a thousand years ago initiated the processes that shaped Poland's European identity. The conference organisers aim to undertaking a multi-faceted analysis of Poland's relations with Europe - in economic, social, legal, cultural and international terms.

Conference topics, registration and publication opportunities - everything you need to know

We invite you to participate in panel discussions and to submit scientific papers. Proposals may include:

economic issues and innovation;
the relationship of educational institutions with the socio-economic environment;
the formation of civil society;
balance sheet of the NGO sector in Poland;
the development of self-government in Poland and the region;
foreign policy and international relations (regionally and globally);
integration processes of Poland and Central and Eastern Europe in the EU and NATO structures;
evolution of legal systems in Europe;
national and international security;
socio-cultural changes and contemporary challenges to civilisation.

The invitation is extended to researchers representing humanities, social sciences, economics, law and other disciplineswhich fit in with the conference theme.

The cost of active participation in the conference is 650 PLN and includes, inter alia, the publication of a post-conference article in a multi-author monograph published by a MNiSW-listed publisher.

Selected articles will be published at no extra charge in peer-reviewed journals: "European Review", "Geopolitical Review" and "History and Politics". (70 points on the list of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education). Participants can also take advantage of special hotel discounts and free tickets to the museums of the University of Wrocław. Deadline for submission of papers expires on 31 May 2025, and registration takes place via form.

For further details, please contact: konferencja@projektakademia.org.

Patronage and organisational support

The conference is supported by patrons and sponsors:

Minister for European Union Affairs (Polish EU Presidency 2025).
Minister for Development and Technology.
Lower Silesian Governor Anna Zabska.
Mayor of Wroclaw Jacek Sutryk.
Marshall of the Lower Silesian Voivodship Paweł Gancarz.
Archbishop Józef Kupny, Metropolitan of Wrocław.
German Consul General in Wrocław.
Consul General of Hungary in Krakow.
Honorary Consul of India in Wrocław.
Rector of the University of Wrocław.
Institute of National Remembrance - Branch in Wrocław.
Ossoliński National Institute.
The "Digital Poland" Association.
Team Europe Direct Poland network.
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański College of Eastern Europe.
Polish Society for European Studies.
Polish Informatics Society.
Polish Geopolitical Society.
Lower Silesian Federation of Non-Governmental Organisations.
Centre for Security Studies and Education UWr.
Hegemonic Change in International Relations Research Team.
ArchaeGraph Scientific Publishing.

Conference Scientific Committee:

Prof. Dr Zbigniew Czachór (UAM);
Prof. Dr. Aldona Wiktorska-Święcka (UWr);
Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Szewior (UW);
Prof. Dr. Piotr Mickiewicz (UG);
Prof. Magdalena Dembinska, PhD (Université de Montréal);
Prof. Dr. Radosław D. Zenderowski (UKSW);
Dr Marta Witkowska, Prof. UW;
Dr Teresa Grabińska, Professor AWL;
Dr hab. Małgorzata Kamola-Cieślik, Prof. US;
Dr Tomasz Browarek, Prof. UMCS;
Dr Andrzej Bonusiak, Prof. UR;
Dr Jan Maciejewski, Prof. UWr;
Marek Górka, Ph.D., Professor at PK;
Dr Tomasz R. Dębowski, Prof. UWr;
Dr Kamil Zajączkowski (CE UW);
Dr Piotr Grabowiec (UWr);
Msgr Dr Maciej Malyga (Archdiocese of Wrocław).

The College of Vocational Training in Wrocław is represented by:

Dr Bartosz Blaszczak - Managing Director of the School of Vocational Training;
Dr Irena Malinowska - Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences;
Dr Marek Bodziany - Vice-Dean for Development and Cooperation, Faculty of Social Sciences;
Dr Aneta Kazanecka - Vice Dean for Student Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences;
Dr Justyna Jasinska-Rudzka - Vice-Dean for Educational Quality, Faculty of Social Sciences.