News

16.01.2024

22. Visegrad Summer School – we know the dates!

Dzień zakończenia 21. LSW - uczestnicy wraz z koordynatorkami programu. 22. Visegrad Summer School will take place from July 1 to 10 this year. This year, we continue the series of Schools focusing on forecasting the future, with the central theme being the Future of Media.

We encourage you to save the dates on your calendar and remind you that the recruitment will start at the beginning of March!

The Visegrad Summer School is a 10-day educational and cultural program designed for young professionals and aspiring future leaders, cultural managers, young entrepreneurs and startup creators, students, scientists, and researchers from the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and other countries in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the Western Balkans.

Due to its international, macro-regional, and regional dimension, the project aims to promote a positive image of the region on an international scale and to promote the intellectual and cultural heritage of Czech, Polish, Slovak, and Hungarian societies. The 21st School initiated a series of editions focusing on forecasting and designing solutions and events for the future. The thematic focus of the 21st edition was human rights and their presence in the contemporary world. Sessions within the project were led by international experts, including intellectuals, scientists, politicians, cultural figures, journalists, artists, as well as representatives of administration, business, and non-governmental organizations. As part of each edition of the Visegrad Summer School, weekend trips around Krakow and Małopolska are organized. The opportunity to explore places that are not typically known to tourists is a valuable experience and allows for the diversification of the program.

The Visegrad Summer School is organized with the assistance of long-standing and reliable partners: the International Visegrad Fund, the Embassy of the Czech Republic, the Embassy of Hungary, the Embassy of the Slovak Republic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, the Vaclav Havel Library (Prague), the Bratislava Policy Institute (Bratislava), the Cracovia Expressz Foundation – Hungarian Center in Krakow (Budapest), the National Association of Regional Development Agencies (Kiev), People in Focus (Albania), the Małopolskie Voivodeship, and the City of Krakow.

Culture in exile. Solidarity Days at Villa Decius

Culture in exile. Solidarity Days at Villa Decius

18.05.2023
On June 3-4, 2023, the second edition of the “Culture in Exile. Days of Solidarity at Villa Decius” will take place. It is our response to the difficult situation of the democratic opposition in Belarus and the deepening crisis of democratic values and civil liberties in that country. Bearing in mind the figures and efforts of Polish artists in exile, we invite Belarusians – victims of political oppression, who were forced to emigrate from their homeland to find a new place to live and work.
Visegrad Summer School - thank you for all the applications!

Visegrad Summer School – thank you for all the applications!

26.04.2023
Thank you for all the applications we have received. We are pleased that over the years, the Visegrad Summer School has attracted interest, and that already in July, the next generation of participants will join the community gathered around the project.
Meet the 2024 recipients of Poland's Sérgio Vieira de Mello Award.

Meet the 2024 recipients of Poland’s Sérgio Vieira de Mello Award.

13.11.2024
Marcelline Budza from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Pakistani NGO Asma Jahangir Legal Aid Cell, and Svitlana Lukiyanchuk (in memoriam) from Ukraine – this year’s recipients of the prestigious Sérgio Vieira de Mello Award, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
SUMO project – let's start!

SUMO project – let’s start!

22.03.2024
We are starting the SUMO: Scaling-up Multiculturally-oriented Organizations project, which is part of the Building Bridges – Civic Capital in Local Communities program, operated by the Jerzy Regulski Foundation in Support of Local Democracy (FSLD)
By using this site, you agree to the use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time, and learn more about cookies