Dear students,
Today we observe the International Mother Language Day, which is celebrated worldwide in order to stress the importance of preserving all the languages as a vital part of cultural heritage. The date commemorates the death of five students who were shot by the police in 1952 under Pakistan government, during a demonstration for recognizing Bengali as a national language of East Pakistan.
Although we do not approve of overusing your mother language in the multinational environment of the university, today might be the best way to talk about your language and perhaps teach some of it to your friends from other countries.
A Trip to Zdzieszowice
Dear students, The group of the Art Projects in Public Space course has decided to visit the nearby town of Zdzieszowice together and has planned the trip for this Saturday. We are meeting at 8.45 a.m. at the main train station in Opole. The plan is to take a walk...
Coming Soon: Easter Break
Dear students, Soon in Poland we will be observing Easter. Apart from being a Christian celebration, the family festivity is a tradition in Poland and a large part of it has little to do with religion. Along with Christmas, it's one of the two most important holidays...
Practical and Academic English Summer School at the University of Opole 2017
Dear students, This July the University of Opole is organizing an English Language Summer School. The intensive 3 week course is meant not only to develop knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary of the English language, but also to incite the students to use spoken...
Play the Game
Very often, once grown up, we forget how cool it is to play games. Last week, prof. Susan Yelich Biniecki, a visiting scholar from US, reminded the Intercultural Communication students that games can be very useful revealing a lot about life, justice, our cultures and...
Meet David Malcolm
A meeting with Professor David Malcolm, who is a writer, translator and university teacher, will be held on March 30, 2017, at 10:00 am in Collegium Maius, room 206.
Sunday Warning
As we have already reported (e.g. here: https://hello.uni.opole.pl/blog/2017/03/07/womens-day-wish-respect/ ), there have been some political difficulties with right wingers in Poland recently. But the policy of our government and their legislation is not the one and...
27th Winter Song Contest – Janis Joplin’s Songs
The finals of the 27th Winter Song Contest will be held on March 16, 2017.
Talk to a Scholar
Dear students, We have our pleasure to invite you to the open lecture and discussion with prof. Susan Yelich Biniecki, visiting Erasmus+ scholar hosted by our university, namely, the Institute of Pedagogical Sciences. The lecture is entitled Microaggressions and...
Anniversary Celebration
Attention! Friday classes have been cancelled, so that we all could celebrate the 23th anniversary of the University of Opole. The university was created on March 10, 1994, however, an embryo of its foundation may be observed in the existence of the previous...
For the Women’s Day – we wish for respect
As you probably know, on March 8 it’s the International Women’s Day. This year it’s also a day of an International Protest against the restriction of women’s rights. There are demonstrations across the country in dozens of cities and towns. Women and girls living in...