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In the following months a high number of Adam Mickiewicz University students is going to begin their studies at the partner universities as part of the Erasmus+ programme. Moving to another European country owing to the scholarship makes it compulsory to fulfil many formal obligations. For the young people, however, it is also an "exam" in language, intercultural and organizational skills. To support facing the challenges the activists from the Local Section of Erasmus Students Network UAM Poznań are doing their best to give practical guidelines and organise meetings about the student mobility.

During the academic year, the walls of Poznań's universities host not only students and lecturers, but also prominent figures from the worlds of science, economy, politics, and art. Thanks to the initiative of the City of Poznań, more than 260 open lectures by top-class specialists have been delivered in the city over the last 10 years. Poznań was visited by Prof. Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, a well-known American psychologist, Prof. Robert Cialdini and Prof. Ben L. Feringa, Nobel Prize winner in chemistry.

IT experts from all over the world, lectures on current trends, debates, networking meetings, and the opportunity to give one's own speech. All this is waiting for the participants of the World Computer Congress. The WCC will be held in Poznań from the 17th to 21st September. Registration is already open.

Eight AMU faculties are involved in hosting another edition of Polish-Israeli PhD workshops for 72 PhD candidates from Israel, including: Historical Studies, Political Science and Journalism, Social Sciences, Educational Studies, English, Modern Languages, Law and Administration as well as Mathematics and Computer Science.

Yesterday before midnight Polish Sejm (lower chamber of Polish parliament) adopted, with more than 80 amendments, the Law on Higher Education and Science (Ustawa 2.0 - so-called Constitution for Science) and its introductory regulations. 233 deputies voted for the new law, 195 were against it and 1 abstained from voting. The next step in the legislative process will be voting on the act in the Senat and submitting the project for signature by the President.

Concerts,spectacles, exhibitions, festivals, conventions, events...

Check out the alternative guide to Poznań, revealed by musician Daga Gregorowicz (Dagadana) released today by The Guardian. 

From 9th July to 12th July 2018, the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism UAM will host an international group of educators during the media literacy course "News Literacy Summer Institute in Poznań".  The subject of its curriculum cover challenges caused by the consequences of the digital revolution in the media.

Agnieszka Rojewska, a graduate of master's studies and later a doctoral candidate at the Poznań University of Economics and Business, won the World Barista Championships. The championship was held in Amsterdam. Agnieszka Rojewska is the first woman in the history to win the champion's title.

Absorbed in everyday duties, living in Europe, we often forget that the modern world is not homogeneous. We do not realize how deep the precipice is, which looks unimaginable behind the Brandt line. To the south of it lies Madagascar, where 80% of the population lives for 1 dollar a day. On the Red Island, which we associate with lemurs, almost one out of two siblings suffers from chronic malnutrition, many have anemia, and the infant mortality rate is one of the highest in the world. When mother has no food, the baby is fed with diluted condensed milk or overcooked corn. In this light, the everyday problems we are struggling with can be called trivial.