On March 25, 2022, the General Meeting of the British Alumni Society (BAS), which is the partner of the Alumni Association, was held in Warsaw.
During the General Meeting, elections to the BAS Management Board for the next term were held.
The Management Board of the Alumni Association was represented by Jan Gasparski, who congratulated the new BAS authorities on the election and stressed the importance of partnership between our associations.
On March 22, an extraordinary meeting “Alumni for Ukraine” was held. During it, we talked about our experiences of the last days and weeks related to the war situation in Ukraine and the wave of refugees in Poland.
The announcement of the Board of the Polish Alumni Association
Once again in history, the Russian government, guided solely by the law of the stronger, is aiming to change the borders of neighboring countries by force. In the face of the war in Ukraine, the Board of the Polish Alumni Association unequivocally takes the side of the attacked Ukrainians. We, the Alumni of programs sponsored by the American government, represent a community that pursues the goal of bringing closer together the peoples of Poland and of the United States, of deepening interpersonal relations, and of promoting the virtues of democratic societies. We are opposed to any form of violence and conflict between nations.
In this hour of trial, we stand shoulder to shoulder with the Ukrainians, united under the proud banner of Freedom!
Повідомлення правління Польської Aсоціації Алюмні
Вкотре в історії влада Росії намагається примусово змінити кордони сусідніх держав, керуючись виключно правом сильнішого. В умовах війни в Україні Правління Асоціації Алюмні однозначно стає на бік атакованих Українців. Ми, стипендіати та стипендіатки американських урядових програм, творимо спільноту, яка має на меті зблизити народи Польщі та Сполучених Штатів, поглибити міжособистісні стосунки та пропагувати чесноти демократичних суспільств. Ми проти будь-якої форми насильства та конфлікту між націями.
У цю годину випробування ми стоїмо пліч-о-пліч з Українцями, об’єднані під гордим прапором Свободи!
January 2022 was held under the banner of “Alumnus Carnival”. “Alumnus Carnival” is a series of provincial meetings of Alumni over coffee & tea & beer & wine (of choice). For the first time in a very long time, we wanted to meet in real life, i.e. in a cafe / pub / restaurant, to get to know each other better. Read More
I wish all the best on the birthday to all members of the Polish Alumni Association, the Board, the Steering Committee, the Audit Committee and myself!
It has been 15 years since the Polish Alumni Association was established. On January 17, 2007, a resolution establishing him was signed. This resolution was signed by 16 people. After 15 years, our “Alumnus family” has grown a lot and currently counts 880 people.
Let’s invite more participants of the US State Department programs to our “Alumnus Family”, so we could celebrate our next birthday together.
Rafal Pieprzyk
President
Polish Alumni Association and Institute of Law Studies of Polish Academy of Sciences invites to the seminar:
Crime of genocide – reflections by prof. David F. Forte
Facebook: https://fb.watch/aykMFanWEy/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/YQq_T8TGpGw
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6874371341395521537/
In November 23 this year a dozen of members of the Alumni Association had the opportunity to visit the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw. During the visit, they got to know the main exhibition “What we could not shout out to the world” devoted to the Ringelblum Archive, learn about the activities of the conspiratorial group Oneg Szabat and the collection of documents that testify to the extermination of Polish Jews. Read More
The conference „Smart City for residents and the environment” was held in Krakow on October 21. The conference was organized by Dr. Wojciech Blecharczyk, member of our Association.
The conference, which begins the series and subsequent seminars and workshops, aims to present the level of advancement of local governments in implementing the principles of sustainable development, the Smart City concept, Smart Villages, the circular economy and urban resilience. As part of the cycle, innovative solutions improving the quality of life of residents will be presented. During the deliberations, presentations and discussions, the results of scientists’ research, many years of experience of practitioners and local government officials as well as the opinions of specialists, municipal agencies and social organizations were presented.
We are continuing the series of discussions about the future of Poland and Poles under the joint title “Talking about the future”. Scientists, specialists, social leaders and practitioners from the Alumni Association will talk about various spheres of modern life that are changing as a result of the coronavirus epidemic and the social, political and economic changes of recent months. Together, we will consider the future of education, science, economy, business, the third sector, culture, international affairs, security, self-governance, society of the 21st century and others.
We meet once a month at 6 PM, organizing a LIVE on the Association’s fanpage on Facebook. This is where we created a dedicated streaming channel: www.facebook.com/StowarzyszenieAlumni/
In September 17, 18, and 19 Alumni met in Pyzdry, Greater Poland, to spend a long weekend rich in attractions. These days, we were granted hospitality by the Nature Education Center in the town of Ląd on the Warta River. Read More