Delegation from the University of Warsaw in Guinea
Between December 10-14, 2024 a vist to Guinea took place. A delegation from the University of Warsaw included representatives of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, vice-dean dr. Marta Wida-Behiesse and the head of the Chair of African Languages and Cultures, prof. Beata Wójtowicz, the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations (prof. Zbigniew Lasocik and vice-dean Dr. Tomasz Mering) and the Faculty of Geology (vice-dean Dr. Radosław Mieszkowski). The delegation aimed to establish cooperation with Guinean universities, namely: with the University of Sonfonia-Conakry, with which a Memorandum of Understanding was signed.
Cooperation between the University of Warsaw and the Korean University
University of Warsaw and Gangneung–Wonju National University signed an agreement for inter-university cooperation. Both institutions will develop mutual relations in areas such as education, research, and cultural offerings. The cooperation agreement between UW and GWNU was signed on December 10th. Both universities expressed their willingness to engage in academic exchanges and educational and research initiatives. The Korean university was represented by President Dr. Park Deokyoung and the University of Warsaw was represented by Rector Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak. The ceremony was also attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Assoc. Prof. Agata Bareja-Starzyńska, Ph.D. Habil.
We are pleased to inform you that the National Science Centre has published the list of proposals qualified for funding under the PRELUDIUM 23 competition, which includes our doctoral student, Ms. Tenzin Tsenyi. Project title: The Tibetan Guide (gnas yig): A Study of the Literary Genre on Selected Examples. On behalf of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, we extend our heartfelt congratulations!
We are pleased to inform you that Dr. habil. Thupten Kunga Chashab from the Department of Turkic Studies and Inner AsianPeoples has been honored with the scientific award of the Polish Academy of Sciences in the field of Oriental Studies. On behalf of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, we extend our heartfelt congratulations!
Polish people read Korean Nobel Prize winner’s prose thanks to Koreanists from the Faculty of Oriental Studies
This year’s Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to South Korean writer Han Kang, recognized for her “intense poetic prose that grapples with historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”
The novel “The Vegetarian” brought her international fame; the Polish translation, done by Dr. Justyna Najbar-Miller and Dr. Choi Jeong In from the University of Warsaw, was released in 2014 by Kwiaty Orientu publishing house and reissued in 2021 by W.A.B.
The 13th International Oriental Studies Conference Studies on Asia and Africa: Old Subjects, New Approaches? November 14–16, 2024
The keynote lecture was delivered by Prof. Mark Elliott, Vice-Chancellor of Harvard University.
Prof. Elliott is an authority on the last four centuries of Chinese history, particularly the Qing period (1636–1911). An expert in Manchu studies, he is known as a pioneering figure in the ‘New Qing History’, which emphasises the imprint of Inner Asian traditions upon China’s last imperial state. Mark Elliott is the Mark Schwartz Professor of Chinese and Inner Asian History in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilisations and the Department of History at Harvard University, where he also serves as Vice Provost of International Affairs.
Meeting with Professor Mukhit-Ardager Sydyknazarov
The Centre for Azerbaijani Studies and the Department of Turkic Studies and Inner Asian Peoples of the Faculty of Oriental Studies invite all students to an unusual opportunity to meet Professor Mukhit-Ardager Sydyknazarov, a famous Kazakh researcher, author of the exhibition “The Continuity of Kazakhstan’s Statehood in the Stream of History. The Kazakh state on the maps of Europe and America in the 15th-19th centuries”. During the meeting, the author will talk about his 17-year research on the historical continuity of Kazakhstan’s statehood and his work on collecting maps and documents in the largest archives of Europe, the USA and the Middle East.
Date: 13 November 2024 Time: 11:30, Location: Room 240, 69 Hoża Street
African Studies Seminar The technological face of Africa – who glances at it and who sees it
Lecture “Shin hanga. Tradition and Present” in the Seminar on Art and Artistic Traditions of Asia and Africa
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