"Forensics and forensic expertise: science, study, practice".
XXI International Congress on Forensic Science under the Honorary Patronage of Chief Superintendent of Police Marek Boroń
18-20 September 2025.
University College of Professional Education
Pomeranian University
Polish Criminalistics Society
Lithuanian Criminalistics Society
European Solidarity Centre
Forensic Science Centre of Lithuania
Location of the conference
European Solidarity Centre
pI. Solidarności 1, 80-863 Gdańsk
The mission of the European Solidarity Centre is to promote and actively work towards the ideals of the Solidarity movement - democracy, an open and inclusive society, culture, and dialogue as common, universal values. The aim of the institution is also to cultivate in the memory of Poles and Europeans the experience of Solidarity as a peaceful European revolution, so that in the community of European democracies Solidarity will be an important part of the founding myth of Europe, and at the same time be a source of inspiration and hope for those who do not live in open and democratic societies.
Bruno Holyst
Guest of honour
Brunon Hołyst is an esteemed full professor, habilitated doctor, and honorary doctor of the University of Białystok (2011) and Nasarawa State University in Keffi (Nigeria, 2023). The University of Keffi awarded him the title of honorary professor and established the Institute of European Studies in his name. He is also a consultant for the University College of Professional Education in Wroclaw.
He specialises in criminology, criminology and victimology. He holds professorships at the Warsaw University of Applied Sciences and the University of Siedlce, as well as the title of honorary professor at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn. He is the initiator and founder of the Polish Criminalistics Society, the Honorary President of the Polish Society of Mental Hygiene, and the President of the Polish Society of Suicidology. He is a member of numerous international scientific committees and has lectured as a visiting professor in various countries, discussing topics related to suicidology, victimology, and criminology.
He is the author of over 1,250 publications, including 80 books and academic textbooks, which have been published in the USA, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, China, Germany, Ukraine, Russia, and Nigeria.
Thematic blocks of the conference
- Human Rights in the Context of Crime Prevention
- Academic Institutions, Law Enforcement, Media, and Non-Governmental Organizations and Their Role in the Crime Prevention Process
- The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations to the Development of Criminalistics
- The Role of Politics, Theory, and Philosophy of Criminalistics in Combating Crime
- Forensic Expertise – A Bridging Discipline between Criminalistics and Other Auxiliary Disciplines
- Contemporary Technologies and Artificial Intelligence in Criminalistics and Forensic Expertise
- Specifics of Investigative Activities in Combating Transnational Crime
- Examination and Investigation of the Crime Scene and Other Investigative Activities: Issues, Trends, and Perspectives
- Complementarity of the Criminal Process, Criminalistics, and Forensic Medicine in Combating Crimes Against Life and Health
Members of the organising committee
- Prof. Henryk Malewski
- Prof. Mieczysław Goc
- Dr Bartosz Błaszczak
- Dr Jakub Kufel
- Dr Arkadiusz Smagacz
- Dr Irena Malinowska
- Dr Judyta Bielanowska
- Ms Urszula Góra-Bartha
- Ms Aleksandra Siewert
Conditions of participation
- sending the application form to: kongres@wskz.pl by 15 March 2025.,
- acceptance of the application by the organising committee confirmed by e-mail,
- payment of the congress fee of PLN 560 (passive or active participation); an additional PLN 300 if the participant declares a wish to publish an article and to send the text for publication (as declared) to: kongres@wskz.pl by 30 April 2025.
Payment details
Please state the name of the participant and/or author and the purpose of the transfer: registration fee for the 21st Congress.
Please make payments to the following bank account numbers, which are held by the College of Vocational Training:
PLN: 64 1090 2457 0000 0001 6041 7349
EUR: 76 1090 2457 0000 0001 6041 7327 (SANTANDER BANK POLSKA S.A., SWIFT CODE: WBKPPLPP)
- at the latest by 30 April 2025.
The Congress Fee includes: active or passive participation in the 21st International Congress, certificate of participation, publication of the scientific text (as declared), coffee and lunch breaks, gala dinner, visit to the Permanent Exhibition of the European Solidarity Centre in Gdansk, optional excursion.
Requirements for articles
The article should not exceed 1 publication sheet (40,000 characters). Texts submitted for publication will be assessed by two reviewers. After positive reviews, they will be published in separate monographs. The title of the article should be followed by precise information about the author (author's name, academic title, name and address of the institution represented, position, e-mail address).
Conference registration
Download the form, fill in the necessary data (in a text editor or print the form and enter the information manually), send the completed .doc file or a scan/photo of the printed form to kongres@wskz.pl