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.

Holy Saturday Trip around Opole

Holy Saturday Trip around Opole

It is Easter time for Roman Catholics and other Christian denominations. Starting as early as last Thursday, the religious and traditional celebrations begun. The main holiday is on Sunday, when it is believed that Jesus Christ resurrected. Some Poles celebrate it...

A Trip to Zdzieszowice

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

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...

Play the Game

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

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

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...

Talk to a Scholar

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

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...