World indoor record-holder Gudaf Tsegay ran the second-fastest indoor 1500m of all time clocking 3:53.92 to improve her own meeting record at the ORLEN Copernicus Cup the penultimate Gold level meeting of this season’s World Athletics Indoor Tour Rebounding after her 3000m defeat at the World Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Lievin on Thursday Ethiopia’s Tsegay was back on top in Torun and she was clearly delighted with a performance that missed her own world record of 3:53.09 set in Lievin in 2021 by just 0.83 The two-time world champion now owns the three fastest women’s indoor 1500m times in history having also run 3:54.77 – the previous meeting record – in Torun in 2022 The next fastest performance on the world all-time list is her compatriot Genzebe Dibaba’s former world record of 3:55.17 set in Karlsruhe in 2014 Tsegay – who explained after the race how she had suffered flu in the lead up to the competition in Lievin – was on form in Torun and she looked comfortable as she followed the pacemaker through 400m in 1:02.1 followed by her 19-year-old compatriot Birke Haylom who finished one place behind Tsegay in the Lievin 3000m in a world U20 indoor record But Haylom couldn’t hold on as Tsegay picked up the pace the 28-year-old reaching 1200m in 3:07.9 and surging away to storm over the finish line in 3:53.92 was a distant runner-up in 3:59.82 and Worknesh Mesele completed an Ethiopian top three in 4:02.19 With little over a month until the World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25 and with wild card entries up for grabs in the 11 scoring disciplines on this year’s World Indoor Tour athletes were keen to bank some precious points and make their mark Britain’s Elliot Giles was another athlete looking to rebound after his performance in Lievin and after finishing 10th in the mile there he ran a well-judged race to win the 1500m in Torun who set a world U20 indoor 3000m in Lievin had tracked the pacemaker and took control once Adam Czerwiński stepped aside But Giles was waiting to kick and he left his attack for the final bend striding past Mehary to clinch the win - 3:35.43 to 3:35.70 Sweden’s Samuel Pihlstrom was third in 3:36.06 Meeting records also fell in the women’s 400m and shot put Henriette Jaeger had the run of her life to win the first of the 400m finals the 21-year-old dipping under 51 seconds for the first time indoors with a Norwegian indoor record of 50.44 She was a dominant winner ahead of Czechia’s world U20 champion Lurdes Gloria Manuel (51.15) and raised her hands to her face in shock after seeing the time in which she had stopped the clock Poland’s Justyna Swiety-Ersetic won the other final in 51.36 The women’s shot put offered a rematch between the top three at the World Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Karlsruhe and this time two-time world champion Chase Jackson turned the tables on world indoor champion Sarah Mitton who won in Karlsruhe with a North American indoor record of 20.68m and two-time European champion Jessica Schilder Jackson’s opening throw in Torun remained her best and with that 20.24m put the 30-year-old added 3cm to the US indoor record she equalled when securing silver at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade Schilder also surpassed 20 metres with 20.01m to secure the runner-up spot The men’s long jump was also a clash of major medallists and Italy’s world indoor silver medallist Mattia Furlani saved his best until last to secure his first ever win over world and Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou in style the men’s World Athletics Rising Star for 2024 improved on the world lead of 8.23m he shared with Sweden’s Thobias Montler soaring 8.37m to break a meeting record that had also been held by Montler Furlani’s winning mark bettered his own Italian indoor record and was just a single centimetre off his outright best achieved at the European Championships in Rome last year The 20-year-old had already led the competition with his 8.21m leap in the third round and he eventually won by 34cm over Tentoglou and Montler World silver medallist Ernest Obiena of the Philippines won the pole vault with a season’s best of 5.80m ahead of home favourite Piotr Lisek with 5.70m while the men’s shot put was won by world leader Leonardo Fabbri as he topped an Italian 1-2 ahead of Zane Weir Italy’s world indoor bronze medallist Zaynab Dosso ran the second-fastest women’s 60m of the year so far winning a sprint showdown against 2022 world indoor champion Mujinga Kambundji and world indoor silver medallist Ewa Swoboda in 7.05 Kambundji and Swoboda had earlier clocked 7.19 to lead their heat but Dosso was the dominant force in the final and won by 0.02 ahead of Kambundji Jamaica’s world leader Ackera Nugent dipped to victory in the 60m hurdles final holding off Ditaji Kambundji by just 0.01 – 7.79 to 7.80 Nugent earlier clocked 7.93 to finish third in the heat but improved to the fourth-fastest time of her career to win the final Ditaji Kambundji’s performance was a PB while Nadine Visser finished third in 7.82 USA’s Louis Rollins won the men’s 60m hurdles final in 7.59 while the 800m races were topped by Ethiopia’s world indoor champion Tsige Duguma in 2:00.04 and Italy’s Catalin Tecuceanu in 1:46.97 Paulina Ligarska topped a Polish 1-2 in the pentathlon scoring 4500 to win ahead of Adrianna Sulek-Schubert with 4458 Results This work, Polish-run dining facility fuels American warfighters in Torun, by Bryan Araujo, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Competition will once again be fierce at the Orlen Copernicus Cup in Torun on Sunday (16) in what will be the penultimate Gold level meeting on the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Tour Wild card entries for next month’s World Indoor Championships in Nanjing are on the line in the 11 scoring disciplines on this year’s tour and it’s still all to play for in most of those World indoor silver medallist Ewa Swoboda carries the hopes and expectations of the home crowd into the women’s 60m but she’ll be up against tour leader Patrizia van der Weken the in-form sprinter from Luxembourg who defeated Swoboda in Ostrava recently World indoor bronze medallist Zaynab Dosso could also challenge for the victory while 2022 world indoor champion Mujinga Kambundji and rising Australian talent Torrie Lewis cannot be discounted The women’s shot put provided one of the highlights of the recent World Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Karlsruhe and the top three from that competition will renew their rivalry in Torun who won in Karlsruhe with a North American indoor record of 20.68m – the longest indoor throw in the world since 2013 – will clash with two-time world champion Chase Jackson two-time European champion Jessica Schilder and 2022 world indoor champion Auriol Dongmo world indoor champion Tsige Duguma has an opportunity to join the South African at the top of the tour standings if she wins the 800m in Torun Millrose Games winner Shafiqua Maloney and Ethiopia’s Habitam Alemu should provide tough opposition World and Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou is yet to win a long jump competition this year so the Greek athlete will be looking to put that right in Torun But he’ll be up against the two athletes who have consistently been his nearest rivals in recent times: Sweden’s three-time European indoor silver medallist Thobias Montler and Italy’s world indoor silver medallist Mattia Furlani A victory in the men’s 60m hurdles could give Dylan Beard the overall lead in the tour standings ahead of world and Olympic champion Grant Holloway who isn’t racing in Torun Polish record-holder Jakub Szymanski will be on home soil and will be aiming to make amends for a slightly below-par outing in Lievin on Thursday Two-time world champion Gudaf Tsegay will also be out for redemption after her recent outing in Lievin but she’ll be up against the woman who beat her there This time they’ll be racing over 1500m with the likes of Birke Haylom and Japan’s Nozomi Tanaka also in the field Fresh from her world-leading run in the 60m hurdles Lievin Jamaica’s Ackera Nugent will be aiming to continue her momentum in Torun She’ll take on world indoor record-holder Devynne Charlton A few days after setting a world U20 indoor 3000m in Lievin Ethiopia’s Biniam Mehary will drop down in distance to the 1500m where he’ll face Sweden’s Samuel Pihlstrom and Britain’s Elliot Giles world indoor silver medallist Andreas Kramer opens his season and takes on a field that includes Italy’s European bronze medallist Catalin Tecuceanu Olympic 400m bronze medallist Natalia Bukowiecka didn’t finish her last race in Ostrava earlier this month but she’ll get her season back on track in Torun Norway’s Henriette Jaeger and Britain’s Laviai Nielsen both of whom broke 50 seconds outdoors for the first time last year where Leonardo Fabbri emerged victorious with a world-leading 21.95m ahead of compatriot Italian Zane Weir the Italian duo will go head-to-head again on Sunday world silver medallist Ernest Obiena takes on China’s Huang Bokai in the men’s pole vault while Adrianna Sulek-Schubert and Jana Koscak will clash in the women’s pentathlon The information on this page is intended for journalists If you click NO you will come back to Mynewsdesk.com Orkla announced that a subsidiary of Orkla Food Ingredients entered into an agreement to acquire Eurohansa Toruń a Polish producer of fruit fillings and preparations Eurohansa Toruń will be consolidated into the financial statements of Orkla Food Ingredients as of 1 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Terms of Use apply to all use of our services You can withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing or deleting your account EU funding has made possible the modernisation renovation and extension of the Ludwik Rydygier provincial integrated hospital in Toruń seat of government of Poland’s Kujawsko-Pomorskie region The first phase of the project involves the construction of a centralised complex to house departments currently located at four different sites the inhabitants of Toruń will wait less time for treatment and exams They will access quality health services in a single modern hospital complex This is a great project that shows what Cohesion Policy is about: improving the lives of the people The four sections of the hospital to be relocated are the psychiatric hospital the diagnostic imaging department and the invasive cardiology laboratory There are plans to build a helipad to serve the complex 883 beds will be transferred from existing sites to the centralised facility which will have a total capacity of 1 054 beds and contain 59 specialist clinics The launch of the second phase is subject to availability of the necessary financing With its main building situated in the north-west of Toruń the Ludwik Rydygier hospital is the city’s largest public hospital it consists of the specialist hospital for children and adults (which houses the Kujawsko-Pomorskie region’s only breast milk bank) the hospital for observation and infectious diseases and the regional ambulance station the hospital is spread over six sites in various parts of the city It treats more than 95 000 patients a year at its 41 departments which include the clinics of the Collegium Medicum of Nicolaus Copernicus University The Collegium Medicum clinics cover maxillofacial (jaw and face) surgery nephrology (treatment of kidney conditions) obstetrics (care during pregnancy and childbirth) gynaecological oncology (treatment of cancers of women's reproductive organs) and adolescent and geriatric psychiatry The dispersal of the departments has given rise to a need for greater centralisation creation of a modern public healthcare unit is necessary given that the current facilities no longer meet requirements neither in terms of capacity nor regarding technical condition and quality Day surgery – where patients are admitted and discharged on the same day – is not possible at the hospital which also lacks an integrated diagnostic and intervention centre Patients thus have to travel to other places for many types of specialist examination or treatment Centralisation of services within a fully equipped facility providing comprehensive care will allow for the introduction of day surgery and the establishment of a rehabilitation department and optimise the functioning of existing departments This will significantly increase the quality and speed of treatment particularly in cases where lives are at risk Total investment for the project “Modernisation renovation and extension of the Provincial Integrated Hospital L with the EU’s European Regional Development Fund contributing EUR 52 727 943 through the “Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship” Operational Programme for the 2014-2020 programming period The investment falls under the priority “Improving access to health services” Zarząd Województwa obsługiwany przez Urząd Marszałkowski and Adam Kola,  Vice-Rector for Research of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń called on Executive Vice President TAMAKI Hisashi director of the Institute for Promoting International Partnerships.From Kobe University the meeting was attended by participants including MIZUHATA Minoru executive director of the Europe & Africa Division at the Institute for Promoting International Partnerships and professor at the Graduate School of Engineering associate professor of the Institute for Promoting International Partnerships associate professor at the Graduate School of Intercultural Studies.During the meeting after a greeting from Tamaki welcoming the delegation brief overviews were given by representatives from both universities which were followed by discussions on the expectations for collaboration in diverse fields information was exchanged on the summer school at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń collaboration with the help of university networks in Europe and Kobe University’s Kobe Global Challenge Program This visit is expected to further deepen exchanges between the two universities ページの先頭へ NEWSLETTER SIGN UP One of the greatest contemporary filmmakers will come to Toruń and participate in the 32nd edition of the EnergaCAMERIMAGE Festival The five-time Oscar winner will showcase his latest production – the TV series Disclaimer The creator of masterpieces such as Roma and Gravity is coming to Poland not only as a directing master who pays extraordinary attention to the visual aspect of his films but also as a creator who has successfully ventured into the world of television series is a production blending elements of a thriller and psychological drama The series is based on the bestselling novel of the same title by Renée Knight Cuarón addresses the theme of modern media and their impact on society It is an important voice in the discussion about truth The main character of the series is Catherine Ravenscroft (Cate Blanchett) a renowned journalist who built her reputation by exposing the wrongdoings and sins of others When she comes into possession of a novel by an unknown author she is horrified to discover that she is the central character in a story that reveals her darkest secrets As Catherine tries to uncover the true identity of the author she must confront her past before it destroys her life and relationships with her husband Robert (Sacha Baron Cohen) and son Nicholas (Kodi Smit-McPhee) The cast of the series also includes Lesley Manville Cuarón will take part in a meeting with the audience His visit to Toruń will be a unique opportunity to learn about the behind-the-scenes work on the series as well as to discuss the future of cinema and the evolution of the visual language of film Alfonso Cuarón is a unique figure in the world of cinema including for Best Director for Gravity (2013) and Roma (2018) he combines artistic sensitivity with an innovative approach to film technology he also gained international popularity with films such as Y Tu Mamá También (2001) and Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) which he not only directed but also took responsibility for its visual composition This personal story about growing up in Mexico won three Oscars and also garnered the Golden Lion in Venice and the Bronze Frog at EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2018 proves that Cuarón excels in the world of television series as well EnergaCAMERIMAGE is the most important film event in the world dedicated to the art of cinematographers it brings together filmmakers and film enthusiasts from all over the world in Toruń to celebrate cinema and admire the most significant achievements in the art of filmmaking The festival features not only film screenings but also panel discussions Media Statement from British Film Commission In response to the announcement on Sunday 4th May that the US plans to impose a 100% tariff on all.. At this year’s Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) 55th National Awards held at the spectacular Forum Theatre Melbourne "The lens chosen by the director of photography plays an important role for the look of the visual effects." Stay tuned for a world where you as a visual.. Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns Last year’s WWK FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut winner Mikkel Michelsen heads back to the OneSolar Arena on a high after inspiring Torun to a 58-32 victory away to Rybnik in the PGE Ekstraliga on Tuesday Michelsen dropped just one point to an opponent from five rides scoring 13 paid 14 points as he warms up for Saturday’s Speedway GP opener in Germany – at the venue where he picked up his first-ever SGP win in May 2024 He was brilliantly backed up by Speedway GP second substitute Patryk Dudek and former world No.3 Emil Sayfutdinov Czech rider Jan Kvech collected six paid seven points Double Aussie champion Rohan Tungate was Rybnik’s leading scorer on 10 paid 11 points For full details of the result, scorers and the latest PGE Ekstraliga table, CLICK HERE ZMARZLIK SWAPS SPEEDWAY GP BIKE FOR EWC MACHINE EKSTRALIGA | VACULIK LEADS GORZOW TO DERBY DELIGHT ZMARZLIK LANDS MAXIMUM POINTS IN LANDSHUT AFTER SPEEDWAY GP & SPRINT DOUBLE I wanted that moment right there."Swedish sensation reacts after setting a new pole vault world record at the World Athletics Indoor Tour in Torun By Andrew BinnerMondo Duplantis set a new pole vault world record of 6.17m in Torun European champion in 2018 and still only 20 years old this has been the perfect start to Olympic year for Duplantis who is now the hot favourite to take gold at Tokyo 2020 "It's something that I wanted since I was three years old but it's a good way to start it." A post shared by Mondo Duplantis (@mondo_duplantis) on Feb 8 The competition was something of an exhibition for Duplantis with no other athlete going higher than 5.52m Duplantis just brushed off the bar with his first effort but felt sure he would clear it before the night was out I just need two more attempts at this and I got it' I was pretty confident that I had it." he feathered the bar again but this time it stayed in place to secure him his place in the history books although Duplantis now has the absolute world record with indoor marks given the same status as outdoor vaults in 2000 the 20-year-old's achievement came in just his second outing of the season And the way he cleared the bar suggests there could be more to come Duplantis is the son of ex-pole vaulter Greg Duplantis and Swedish heptathlete Helena Hedlund chose to represent his mother's homeland ahead of the 2015 World Youth Championships in Colombia where he took gold He made his mark in the senior ranks by taking gold at the 2018 European Championships with a clearance of 6.05m to go number five on the all-time list he had to settle for silver at the Doha World Championships after an epic duel with reigning champion Sam Hendricks But Duplantis' record-breaking exploits make him the man to beat in Tokyo later this year he's content to bathe in the glory of the moment One reason behind Duplantis' improvement this season is his change in physical composition "Training's been going really well he is still filling out his frame with his upper body clearly bulkier than it was in Doha The world record holder is scheduled to compete again in Glasgow next Saturday (15 February) All eyes will be on Duplantis to see if he can go even higher Young swede draws comparisons with legend of the sport as Sergey Bubka congratulates the 17-year-old on a junior world best in Texas (“Credin Poland”) through its subsidiary Credin Polska Development sp has signed an agreement to acquire the Eurohansa brand name and all assets and operations relating to the Toruń site (together “Eurohansa Toruń”) from the current owner Eurohansa owns two independently operated sites in the cities of Toruń and Pulawy in Poland Credin Poland will acquire all assets and operations of the Toruń site while ownership of the Pulawy site will remain unchanged Eurohansa Toruń has 89 employees and specialises in producing fruit fillings and preparations for industrial customers in the dairy The company has experienced robust growth in recent years and generated revenues of PLN ~60 million (NOK ~150 million) in 2023 It is a part of Credin Group and a subsidiary of Orkla Food Ingredients (“OFI”) Credin Poland has developed a solid position in the Polish market primarily through own production of bakery ingredients The acquisition of Eurohansa Toruń will strengthen Credin Poland’s capabilities within fruit fillings and preparations “Eurohansa Toruń has over the years established themselves as a leading production platform of fruit fillings with strong product competence This acquisition will complement our existing production of dry products and thus strengthen the offering towards our customers,” says Credin Poland CEO “I am very happy that Credin Poland is set to become the new owner of Eurohansa Toruń Their ambition of investing further in the business has assured me that this is the best future home for the almost 100 employees working at our Toruń site,” says Eurohansa CEO The parties have agreed to keep the purchase price confidential Completion of the transaction is subject to certain conditions such as approval from relevant competition authorities and the transaction is expected to be completed in early 2025 About OFIOFI supplies ingredients to a broad range of customers in the bakery and has a leading position in Europe and a platform for growth in the USA Important sales channels include industrial manufacturers that chiefly manufacture and supply products to the grocery channel for example through artisanal bakeries and ice cream kiosks The biggest product categories are bread and cake improvers and mixes ice cream ingredients and margarine and butter blends About Credin PolandCredin Poland is part of Credin Group which have multiple production plants across Europe Credin has been operating in the Polish market since 1995 Since their foundation almost 30 years ago Credin Poland has developed expertise in crafting innovative concepts ranging from bread concentrates and baking agents to custard powders and cake mixes Credin Poland operates from a production facility in Sobótka with a team of 140 employees Please note that our Terms of Use apply to all use of our services. 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'I don't want to support [or] put money in Baldwin's pocket or the producers' pocket," Souza says A source close to the production who wasn't authorized to speak publicly says the film's original producers will not gain financially from the movie; As part of a wrongful death settlement but the source confirms that Hutchins and son Andros will get profits from the film cinematographer Bianca Cline donated her pay to charity "It was excruciatingly painful – emotionally – every day because I wanted to do work that was worthy of Halyna," says Cline She says she regularly speaks with Hutchins' mother "She just always reminds me of how excited [Halyna] was to do a Western," Cline says "She thought it was going to be a really great film We have to get as many people as we can to see the film.'" I wanted to do work that was worthy of Halyna Solovey wrote that while she had hoped to go to the festival to watch her daughter's film on screen that was ripped from me when Alec Baldwin discharged his gun and killed my daughter Alec Baldwin continues to increase my pain with his refusal to apologize to me and his refusal to take responsibility for her death he seeks to unjustly profit from his killing of my daughter That is the reason why I refuse to attend the festival for the promotion of Rust especially when there is still no justice for my daughter." who represents Hutchins' family in Ukraine father and sister don't wish to promote Rust [Halyna's father] Anatolii and [her sister] Svetlana will not agree with this plan to exploit Halyna's death," she wrote in a statement "Alec Baldwin completed the Rust movie for the benefit of Halyna Hutchins' family and her legacy he has not and will not profit from the film and he has zero financial interest in the film or any proceeds the film may earn or that he completed the film for reasons unrelated to his desire to support Hutchins' family the actor's legal team argued that others on set were responsible for letting a live round into the gun a representative for Rust Movie Productions also took issue with the idea that the premiere would benefit the film's producers financially "Gloria Allred's misrepresentation of both the Camerimage festival and any profit motivation is disappointing The decision to complete Rust was made with the full support of Halyna's family," she wrote in a statement "The Camerimage festival celebrates the artistry of cinematographers; it is not a festival for buyers None of the producers of Rust stand to benefit financially from the film The suggestion that those involved in completing Halyna Hutchins' film were motivated by profit is disrespectful to those who worked tirelessly to honor her legacy." Hutchins had dreamed of showing her work at this annual festival that honors international cinematographers But, in recent weeks, the festival has faced backlash for a separate issue — an op-ed in Cinematography World magazine by the founder and CEO Marek Zydowicz He wrote that the push for feature films and TV series directed by and shot by female cinematographers could lower standards Women in Cinematography and others from around the world have blasted his remarks as sexist Zydowicz has since apologized for what he called "a misunderstanding," and the festival's main jury issued a statement pledging "meaningful discussions" about inclusion organizers aimed to honor Hutchins at the Rust premiere "[Baldwin's presence] never came up during our discussions about the screening of Rust This event is primarily a tribute to Halyna and that is our main focus," Zydowicz said in a statement to NPR really in bad taste," says cinematographer Emilia Mendieta Cordova echoing others who posted their disgust on social media in the weeks prior "There are better ways of honoring that legacy by showcasing the work that she did and not the work that killed her." There are better ways of honoring that legacy by showcasing the work that she did and not the work that killed her Cordova was Hutchins' friend and a classmate at the American Film Institute She helped plan Hutchins' funeral and read aloud a victim impact statement during the involuntary manslaughter trial for armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed "There's a section of people who will go see it because of that morbid curiosity of like this is what killed Halyna Hutchins,'" she says but he hopes audiences will give Rust a chance He and cinematographer Bianca Cline both spoke at the premiere Wednesday the human cost and the tragedy of it overshadows everything and is so much more important than any movie," he tells NPR "I just wonder if people will sort of see past that and engage with it as a film or if it will be a thing where people can't ever separate the movie from what happened during its filming." Become an NPR sponsor the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń hosted a meeting of the YUFE Student Forum – an advisory body representing students from universities within the Young Universities for the Future of Europe alliance The event took place at the Faculty of Chemistry and brought together delegates from all partner universities The main goal of the meeting was to discuss YUFE's key areas of activity and plan future actions that students can get involved in The agenda also included discussions on language offerings as well as topics related to equality Vice-Rector for International Cooperation and Executive Director of YUFE at NCU Opening remarks were also given by the Forum Chairs – Sani Vesala (University of Eastern Finland) Jaqueline Prado-Prado (Sorbonne Nouvelle University) who emphasized the importance of in-person meetings for fostering engagement and dialogue among students Each university is represented in the Forum by three students This group plays a key role within the alliance in shaping the vision and activities of the consortium At the management level as well – the Forum's president serves as a co-chair of the YUFE Strategic Board Copyright © 2020 - 2025 Nicolaus Copernicus University Universitas Copernicana Thoruniensis In Futuro II - modernization of the Nicolaus Copernicus University as part of the Integrated University Programme Operational Programme Knowledge Education Development POWR.03.05.00-00-Z306/18 co-financed by the European Social Fund for 2014-2020 Polish shooting star Wiktor Przyjemski was elated to overcome “a very stressful time” and hold his nerve to seal the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship at the DeWalt FIM SGP2 of Poland – Torun on Friday Przyjemski finished second in the final event of the three-round series claiming the SGP2 gold medal when he took victory in semi-final one – putting the title beyond the reach of Ukrainian rival Nazar Parnitskyi The fast-starting Parnitskyi joined Przyjemski in the final with victory in semi-final two as he secured the SGP2 silver medal, before Norwegian star Mathias Pollestad raced to an unforgettable victory in the DeWalt FIM SGP2 of Poland – Torun final, bagging the SGP2 bronze medal in the process The final was restarted twice after Sweden’s Philip Hellstrom-Bangs collided with Przyjemski and was disqualified in the first run of the race before Parnitskyi picked up drive and fell in the second rerun Przyjemski comfortably claimed the gold medal on 56 points with Parnitskyi on 46 in second and Pollestad just three behind on 43 in third edging out Denmark’s 16-year-old sensation Mikkel Andersen (39) in fourth spot and Hellstrom-Bangs (36) in fifth for the last place on the podium The night belonged to pre-event favourite Przyjemski, who won the opening round in Malilla, Sweden on June 14 and finished second to Parnitskyi at round two in Latvian capital Riga on September 6. needing a place in the final to be certain of the gold medal he admits it was far from an easy night.  He said: “I am going to celebrate tonight – that’s for sure I knew that I had to do it and that was very stressful for me “I am very excited because the gold medal I have around my neck right now is the most important thing It was very difficult when we started in the winter – I got injured so I couldn’t prepare for the season as I wanted to But I am the SGP2 world champion and that’s what is most important at the moment.”  Now Przyjemski hopes to build on a stellar season in 2025.  He said: “This season has been very good for me and I feel like I am doing some good work for my club I am in the PGE Ekstraliga final with my teammates right now “The gold medal in SGP2 is a big achievement Pollestad’s Torun triumph was the biggest individual success on the world stage by a Norwegian-born rider since Rune Holta won the 2010 FIM Scandinavian Speedway GP at Swedish track Malilla on his way to fourth place in that year’s FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship – while representing Poland Having brought the Norwegian flag well and truly back into the FIM Speedway spotlight Pollestad was delighted to deliver a night to remember after semi-final exits in rounds one and two He said: “I feel very good because I struggled a little bit in the first SGP2 meeting in Malilla I didn’t have my own bike and raced on borrowed equipment.  someone told me that if I got a good result in Torun I just had to do everything I could to make my fans at home proud The last meeting I did here in the Under-24 Ekstraliga for Stal Gorzow was pretty good I focused on every heat and made good starts I had to try to set up the bike for the starts and I had some good mechanics who really put in the work and helped me a lot Pollestad is by far Norwegian speedway’s brightest prospect and hopes to keep starring for his country on the world stage.  He said: “I hope that we can have a Norwegian rider who is on top I will try my best in the winter to be better.” Meanwhile Great Britain’s Robert Lambert and Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren lead the race for silver.  Polish icon Bartosz Zmarzlik celebrated his fifth Speedway GP World Championship in style with his third win of the season at the DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun on Saturday Zmarzlik lifted the Speedway GP World Championship trophy with Great Britain hero Robert Lambert taking second place in the standings just seeing off a last-ditch challenge from Sweden’s Fredrik Lindgren who claimed his third Speedway GP bronze medal Zmarzlik sealed the sport’s biggest prize for the third straight season at the Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on September 14 sending him into the final round with no pressure on his shoulders But the Lublin and Lejonen star refused to ease off the throttle seeing off Denmark’s Leon Madsen in second Great Britain star Dan Bewley in third place and Lindgren in fourth place to take victory on the night With Lambert exiting before the semi-finals with seven championship points Lindgren had the chance to snatch silver with first or second place in the final But Zmarzlik blocked his Lublin teammate’s run coming off turn two handing Lambert second in the standings as he became Britain’s third Speedway GP World Championship medallist – joining triple Speedway GP world champion Tai Woffinden and 2000 Speedway GP world champion Mark Loram in an exclusive SGP-era club Shooting star Wiktor Przyjemski held his nerve to become Poland’s 18th FIM Speedway Under-21 world champion with an ice-cool performance at the DeWalt FIM SGP2 of Poland – Torun on Friday Przyjemski sealed the SGP2 gold medal with a ride to spare winning semi-final one to put the title beyond Ukrainian rival Nazar Parnitskyi who claimed the silver medal in the championship while Norway’s Mathias Pollestad bagged bronze with victory on the night Gorzow racer Mathias Pollestad saw off Przyjemski to win a twice-restarted final which saw Parnitskyi placed third after crashing out – moments after Philip Hellstrom-Bangs fell in the first run of the race Secure your seat for the ultimate test of team riding in Torun! Tickets for the 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations from September 30-October 4 are on sale HERE now The FIM SON visits Torun’s Marian Rose Motoarena for the first time as the competition ends its five-year absence from Poland The hosts are seeded straight through to the Final on Saturday October 4 and will face the top three countries from the two Semi-Finals on Tuesday The Poles will be bidding to end their wait for gold as Bartosz Zmarzlik bids to become the first rider in the sport’s history to complete the modern-day triple crown of Speedway GP FIM Speedway World Cup and FIM SON world titles Great Britain won their second FIM SON world title in three years in Manchester last year seeing off 2022 winners Australia in an epic Grand Final at the National Speedway Stadium The Brits could be spearheaded by Torun-based racer Robert Lambert and Dan Bewley with the likes of former Torun stars Jack Holder and Jason Doyle plus former FIM Torun Speedway GP winner Max Fricke and Brady Kurtz among the names fighting to represent Australia The likes of Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren and Danish racers Mikkel Michelsen and Anders Thomsen will also hope to be in action for their countries Poland’s Under-21s will also bid for an historic 12th straight world title in FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 on Friday Denmark and Latvia in their quest to win what would be their 18th gold medal in 21 years of the FIM Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship Tickets for each of the FIM SON Semi-Finals and FIM SON2 are priced from 50 PLN for adults and 25 PLN for under-18s with FIM SON Final tickets priced from 239 PLN for adults and 89 PLN for under-18s Fans can also purchase a combined ticket for the FIM SON Final and SON2 priced from 269 PLN for adults and 99 PLN for under-18s FIM SON tickets can be purchased online HERE now Wiktor Przyjemski hopes a partisan Polish crowd can roar him to victory as he bids to become the nation’s 18th FIM Speedway Under-21 world champion at the DeWalt FIM SGP2 of Poland – Torun on Friday History-maker Nazar Parnitskyi topped the podium in the Latvian capital and is eight points behind in second place on 30 as he bids to achieve the biggest title triumph by a Ukrainian rider is also bidding to secure a medal in his debut season of 500cc competition while Poland’s Bartosz Banbor and Norway’s Mathias Pollestad are chasing in fifth and sixth place respectively on 23 apiece.  Fourth-placed Sebastian Szostak, who has 25, sits out due to injury with American star Slater Lightcap making his SGP2 debut in his place While a nation will expect as Przyjemski takes to the shale on Friday he hopes to harness the Polish power and ride a wave of home support to victory at the Marian Rose Motoarena.  He said: “Obviously we have a lot of Polish World Under-21 champions “We have the final round in Torun and that’s not my favourite track do my best and hopefully I can win the title It is great for me that the final round will be staged in Torun I think I will get some support from the Polish fans Hopefully I will make everybody happy.”  Andersen has the opportunity to make it an unforgettable SGP2 debut series – just two years on from winning SGP3 – the FIM Speedway Youth World Championship in Wroclaw in 2022 The son of 1997 FIM British Speedway GP winner Brian Andersen is thriving in the SGP2 spotlight as he bids to cement a place on the podium He said: “I am happy with what I have done this year I have improved a lot by riding with all the top boys “I was just glad that I got into the series It’s a bit of an opportunity for me to show my talent Andersen is one of the SGP2 riders being tipped to one day graduate into the FIM Speedway Grand Prix series But with the 16-year-old eligible to race in SGP2 for another five seasons yet he insisted: “I am not thinking too far ahead at the moment I always want to keep both feet on the ground and take it a bit steady That’s the plan with my family and team around me Tickets for the DeWalt FIM SGP2 of Poland – Torun on Friday and Saturday’s DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun are still available online. Secure your spot at the Marian Rose Motoarena and book HERE now DeWALT FIM SGP2 OF POLAND – TORUN STARTING LINE-UP (in FIM ranking order with rider numbers): Slater Lightcap (United States – substitute for 355 Dan Thompson (Great Britain – substitute for 545 Oskar Paluch (Poland – first track reserve) Krzysztof Lewandowski (Poland – second track reserve)  Discovery’s enhanced streaming service is branded HBO Max discovery+ is the streaming service in Austria The Mystery Friend series is enriched by another initiative to bring the local and university communities closer together Cups of Talks meetings in the convention of multicultural language cafés are now also open to the citizens of Toruń Both projects are aimed at people interested in intercultural exchange the development of language skills and social competences Cups of Talks is a series of meetings exploring topics related to cultural diversity Previous editions of the talks have covered topics such as Christmas and New Year customs around the world and how to cope with exam stress the local community has also had the chance to participate in another form of integration for the past few months - the Mystery Friend series (YUFE Friend Programme) Each event is a new mystery challenge and an opportunity to grow - Participation in Mystery Friend is not only fun but also an opportunity for intercultural and intergenerational exchange The main aim of the project is to build a community of students and residents in which everyone can develop their talents acquire new skills and work together to reduce social barriers," says Karolina Kowalska of the Amicus Foundation coordinator of the Mystery Friend programme Among other things, we have seen birdhouse building, dumpling making, portrait painting and a quiz show. During the next meeting on 10 April, participants will make their own candles at the Copernican Integration Centre (address:  ul. Olszewskiego 16). The meeting will start at 5 pm.  Registration is mandatory.  Calendar of upcoming events in the Mystery Friend series   Both projects are implemented as part of YUFE 2030 You can find out more about both programmes by listening to an episode of the podcast "Us and YUFE" by the Information Architects Student Research Group and new VIP boxes – these are some of the elements of Toruń’s Motoarena that will undergo changes and some for the following year – 2026 an additional level of the main stand is to be built at the speedway stadium where boxes for the wealthiest fans will be located the modernization plan for Motoarena also includes the replacement of part of the barriers Changes will also affect the spaces allocated for media during PGE Ekstraliga matches and the communication routes in the stadium stands More information on the Gazeta Pomorska website HERE Polish icon Bartosz Zmarzlik admits Torun will “always have a place in my heart” after leaving the iconic Marian Rose Motoarena with his fifth Speedway GP World Championship gold medal on Saturday Despite sealing his third straight Speedway GP world title at the Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on September 14 moving within one of New Zealand great Ivan Mauger and Swedish legend Tony Rickardsson's record haul of six He collected his fourth DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun triumph – a record-extending 26th Speedway GP victory – beating Denmark’s Leon Madsen in second place and Great Britain’s Dan Bewley in third There were celebrations for Great Britain racer Robert Lambert who overcame a late challenge from Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren to win the Speedway GP World Championship silver medal becoming only the third British medallist of the Speedway GP era since 1995 – joining triple Speedway GP world champion Tai Woffinden and 2000 Speedway GP world champion Mark Loram in a very elite club Lindgren collected the bronze medal - his fourth Speedway GP podium finish since 2018 – after finishing fourth in the round with a breathtaking charge to the final, which saw him total 141 points – just three short of Lambert on 144. who finished a huge 35 points clear at the top of the table on 179 and collected his fifth Speedway GP gold medal at Torun’s iconic Marian Rose Motoarena – adding to his 2019 Historic nights in Torun never get old for Zmarzlik He said: “This is a very special place for me because always when I come here I think this place will be in my heart always I won the title two weeks ago and before the meeting I am here to do my job and of course I want to win like always but it was a little bit easier for the head I do everything I can to have this feeling.”  With just three race points to his name after three heats Zmarzlik’s season finale was not going to plan But five points from his last two heats fired him into the semi-finals on eight before he followed the all-action Bewley home in a dramatic semi-final two Zmarzlik took the chequered flag when it mattered most in the final but he admitted: “It was not an easy meeting for me “I was working with the team all the time to find a better setup and then I won My race with Leon and all of the other riders in the final was so beautiful for the fans Everyone gave us some amazing racing.”  Speedway GP World Championship silver medallist Lambert was elated to seal the silver medal – despite exiting the DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun with seven points as he fell short of the semi-finals He admitted: “I don’t really feel like I got the job done at all after the performance that I put in But with my consistency throughout the season I am super proud and happy to be sitting here with a silver around my neck “Even though I had a lead going into this round Big respect to Freddie for his performance He had age and experience on his side and pulled out something to really take it down to the wire “Big respect to him and big congratulations to Bartek for such an amazing season I am striving to be in his shoes one day.”  Bronze medallist Lindgren continues to be one of Speedway GP’s frontrunners and was gutted to come up just short in his search for silver I was riding the wall of death a couple of times I came up a bit short in the final unfortunately but that’s the way the cookie crumbles sometimes.” Lindgren still dreams of a Speedway GP world title win and I am going to do the best I can next season and prepare as best I can over the winter I’ll talk with my team and see if we can make some improvements We will see if I can make it happen one day or not.”  Lambert and Lindgren are joined in qualifying automatically for the 2025 series by fourth-placed Bewley Slovakia’s Martin Vaculik in fifth and Australia’s Jack Holder in sixth spot Latvian ace Andzejs Lebedevs won the Speedway European Championship on September 21 to join them in next season’s line-up Four more places will be up for grabs at the FIM SGP Challenge in Pardubice, Czech Republic next Saturday with the final four spots going to four permanent wild cards selected by the SGP Commission following the Challenge This concludes the 2024 FIM Speedway season. But racing resumes in 2025 with the FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut on May 3. For full details of the 2025 calendar, CLICK HERE. treasure hunts and mug decorating - all with a touch of mystery The Amicus Universitatis Nicolai Copernici Foundation and Nicolaus Copernicus University invite the UMK community and the citizens of Toruń to an integration workshop under the theme "Mystery Friend" The next meeting will take place on April 10 at the Copernican Integration Center "Mystery Friend" is a series of monthly integration meetings Each meeting is a new challenge and a chance to grow in an atmosphere of intercultural exchange and social education The aim of the project is to integrate the entire academic community and citizens of Toruń Several events have already taken place under the slogan "Mystery Friend" including workshops on painting mystery portraits cooking together and creating bird feeders and birdhouses The next class, titled "Mystery Candles", is scheduled for April 10 at 5 pm at the Copernican Integration Center. Participants will create unique candles with mysterious scents and then present them at a joint exhibition. Due to a limited number of places, registration is mandatory "Mystery Scavenger Hunt" - this is the theme of the meeting, which will be held on May 22 at 5:00 p.m. It will be an outdoor game on the university campus, during which participants will solve puzzles and follow clues to find hidden treasures and gadgets. This is an opportunity to explore the university campus in an unusual way and make new friends. Enrollment is accepted through the application form The last meeting of this academic year is "Mystery Mugs." A key element in the decoration of the mugs will be a touch of mystery - each mug will come with a secret hint about the style of its decoration. At the end, participants will work together to guess the concepts hidden behind the decorations. The workshop will be held on June 5 at 5:00 pm at the Copernican Integration Center, registration is required Participation in the events is free of charge. Questions about the workshop can be directed to karolina@fundacja.umk.pl This initiative is carried out as part of the YUFE 2030 project More information which the Nicolaus Copernicus University celebrates on 19 February - the anniversary of the birth of its patron - will be the culmination of the University's 80th anniversary celebrations The main celebrations in the NCU Main Hall Aula will be marked by the conferment of the honoris causa doctorate to Prof Oded Galor and will be preceded by a series of accompanying events This year's University Day celebrations will be particularly festive Let us recall that in 2025 the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń is celebrating its 80th anniversary and the whole academic year is marked by three anniversaries: in addition to the round anniversary of the establishment of the NCU we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Medical Academy in Bydgoszcz as well as the 20th anniversary of its merger with the NCU and the establishment of the Collegium Medicum The first act of the NCU's celebrations will take place on 17 February with the presentation of state awards and medals of the National Education Commission to the distinguished employees of the NCU The event is scheduled for 10:00 in the Collegium Maximum the RE Gallery will be opened on the ground floor of the rectorate at 2 p.m. alumnus of the Faculty of Fine Arts and ambassador of the NCU Free invitations to this event are no longer available but the artist's works can be seen on display at the Dworzec Zachodni Gallery until 7 March the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń will host a meeting of the Conference of Rectors of the Polish Universities There will be a university concert in the evening entitled 'Earth - the Planet of Music' Kamil Franczak and Kamil Skicki will perform together with the Toruń Symphony Orchestra and the NCU Choir artistic director and conductor Mikołaj Blajda The celebrations on 19 February will begin at 9 a.m with the laying of flowers at the monument to the first rector of the NCU the academic procession will set off for the Old Town Market Square from the Jordanki Cultural and Congress Centre and all interested persons will be able to join it the celebrations will continue in the NCU Main Hall Aula The event will also be streamed on the NCU TV YouTube channel A particularly grand highlight of the programme will be the conferral of an honorary doctorate to Professor Oded Galor a distinguished economist from Brown University in Providence One of his most important achievements is the creation and development of a unified theory of growth that integrates insights from history biology and economics and explains the transition of societies from millennial stagnation to sustainable economic growth 'Unified Growth Theory' (2011) is widely regarded as a cornerstone in the field the 'Ratio et Spes' award will also be presented which this year will be given to dr Paweł Kaszuba from the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków This distinction is awarded jointly since 2020 by the Nicolaus Copernicus University and the Vatican's Joseph Ratzinger-Benedetto XVI Foundation for an outstanding interdisciplinary scientific publication or a series of publications falling within an annually defined subject area the event will also be accompanied by the presentation of the Medal for services to the development of the University and the titles: Honorary Professor of the NCU awarded to professors of outstanding academic achievements who retired in the last academic year and Ambassador of the NCU - a distinction for alumni with significant success in science who promote the University in their daily activities the ceremony in the NCU Aula will also include the awarding of diplomas to new habilitated doctors and doctors including physicists from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń led by a team of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have repurposedsmartphone camera sensors tocreate adetector capable of tracking antiprotonannihilations in real timewith unprecedentedresolution Did you know that thecamerasensor in yoursmartphone could helpunlock the secrets ofantimatter?Scientistsworking together in the “Antihydrogen Experiment: Gravity,Interferometry Spectroscopy" (AEgIS)developed a detector using modified mobile camerasensors totrackin real timethe pointswhereantimatterannihilates withmatter described in a paper just published inScience Advances,can pinpointantiprotonannihilations with a resolutionof about 0.6 micrometres a 35-fold improvement overprevious real-timemethods AEgISand other experiments at CERN's Antimatter Factory suchALPHAandGBAR,areon a mission to measure the free-fall of antihydrogen under Earth's gravitywith highprecision,each using a different technique.AEgIS's approach involvesproducing ahorizontal beam of antihydrogen and measuring its vertical displacement using a devicecalled a moiré deflectometer that reveals tiny deviations in motion and a detector thatrecordstheantihydrogen annihilationpoints the researchers usedSony optical image sensorsthathad previouslybeenshownto be capable of imaging low-energy positronsin real time with unprecedentedresolution “We had to strip away the first layers of the sensors which are made to deal witht headvancedintegrated electronicsofmobile phones," says Guatieri “This required high-level electronic design and micro-engineering Indeed,annihilations appear as star-shaped events with multiple tracks emanating from oneprimary vertex.Green cyan and orange arrows indicate examples ofnuclearfragments A key factor in achieving the record precision was an unexpected element: crowdsourcing - We found that human intuition currently outperforms automated methods The AEgIS team asked their colleagues to manually determine the position of theantiprotonannihilation points in each of the more than 2500 detector images a procedure that turned outto be far more accurate and precise than any algorithm The only downside: it took up to 10hours for each colleague to plough through every annihilation event Polish racer Sebastian Szostak has officially withdrawn from the DeWalt FIM SGP2 of Poland – Torun this Saturday with American youngster Slater Lightcap called up to make his series debut Szostak confirmed he suffered a fractured TH7 vertebra when he crashed in the DeWalt FIM SGP2 of Latvia – Riga semi-final on September 6 This is a cruel blow for the Ostrow young gun who is fourth in the 2024 FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship standings – just three points short of Denmark’s Mikkel Andersen in third who fell just a point short of a full SGP2 spot at the qualifier in Ludwigslust He was forced to make do with the series’ first reserve berth but gets his chance to shine at one of track racing’s most iconic arenas in Torun with Lightcap donning his No.28 race jacket The Scholarship Committee has prepared the most important information on scholarships for students at the UMK in the Torun and Bydgoszcz Application generators in the USOS system launched on October 2 The application generators will be available after logging into the USOS system you must have a bank account number in USOSweb It is best to fill in the account number in the dean's office or secretary's office You can also do it by entering the "for students" tab Rector's scholarship may be granted to a student who obtained a high GPA (Grade Point Average) in the preceding year and has significant scientific artistic or sports achievements on the national and/or international level You should notice that only previous years' academic and artistic achievements are taken into consideration when granting a scholarship In the case of students who studied in another country in the previous year the Department of Admissions and Student Affairs will decide the average weight of presented successes The scholarship is granted for a 9-month period from October to June you should register your application via USOSweb then choose "applications" and complete an application for the rector's scholarship for the best students Apart from filling out the application form in the USOS system students need to upload documents supporting their academic The number of achievements taken into consideration by the scholarship committee is 3 academic/artistic achievements and 1 sports achievement it is possible to list 5 achievements altogether Social scholarship can be granted to NCU students who study free of charge and meet at least one of the following criteria: A scholarship for students with disabilities may be awarded to a student with a disability certificate or a disability rating The certificate must be issued in Poland by the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) If you want to submit an application for scholarships for individuals with disabilities If you have questions about the scholarship, you may ask them by mail (komisja.stypendialna@umk.pl) or join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/838937883775627 Students planning to start studies in Poland can obtain scholarships offered by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange - NAWA Through developing the existing grant and aid programmes the National Agency for Academic Research aims to develop Polish students' mobility and encourage foreigners to start their studies in Poland in a number of fields to be conducted both in Polish and foreign languages Detailed information can be found on the NAWA Scholarships website biuro@speedway.torun.pl https://speedway.torun.pl/ Orlen Oil FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Warsaw FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague ATPI FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Manchester R4 ATPI FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Manchester R5 DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Wroclaw Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens Polish racer Patryk Dudek stormed to 12 paid 14 points for Torun as they sealed the PGE Ekstraliga bronze medals with a 54-36 victory at home to Gorzow on Saturday Dudek dropped just one point over five rides at the Marian Rose Motoarena with world No.2 Robert Lambert scoring a straight 12-point max from four and local favourite Pawel Przedpelski signing off with 10 ahead of his departure this winter Former world No.3 Emil Sayfutdinov notched nine as Torun triumphed 100-79 on aggregate Polish racer Oskar Fajfer topped the Gorzow scoring on nine paid 11 with the departing Szymon Wozniak registering nine paid 10 and Jakub Miskowiak collecting a straight nine But the meeting was marred by a crash for Slovak star Martin Vaculik who was taken to hospital for checks after crashing in heat nine with teammate Wozniak unable to avoid him as he fell awkwardly second leg between Lublin and Wroclaw is due to take place on Monday with the hosts holding a 47-43 advantage from the opener at the Olympic Stadium as they bid for a third straight gold medal For full details of the result and scorers from Torun, CLICK HERE Polish star Patryk Dudek makes his second FIM Speedway Grand Prix appearance of the season when he lines up as 2024 DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun wild card on Saturday Dudek dons the No.16 race jacket for the Speedway GP season finale at the Marian Rose Motoarena where he races for host club Torun in the PGE Ekstraliga These results follow his second place in the three-round Polish Championship series in which he finished just three points behind winner Maciej Janowski and a point ahead of four-time Speedway GP world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik With Janowski also lining up in Torun, replacing the injured British star Tai Woffinden four of the top six riders in the Polish Championship race in the Speedway GP finale with fourth-placed Dominik Kubera and sixth-placed Szymon Wozniak also in action Dudek reached the final at the 2023 DeWalt FIM Torun Speedway GP It was not enough to keep him in the SGP series after he finished 10th in the Speedway GP World Championship standings But Dudek hopes to bounce back at the first attempt this season and lines up at the FIM SGP Challenge in Pardubice, Czech Republic on October 4 where the top four riders secure Speedway GP qualification for 2025 The DeWalt FIM Torun Speedway GP line-up is completed by track reserves Oskar Paluch and Krzysztof Lewandowski who wear the No.17 and No.18 race jackets respectively Meanwhile, former SGP3 bronze medallist Antoni Kawczynski has been named as wild card for the 2024 DeWalt FIM SGP2 of Poland – Torun on Friday Kawczynski lines up in the No.16 race jacket for the 2024 FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship finale on his Polish home track where he races for Torun in the PGE Ekstraliga and Under-24 Ekstraliga Kawczynski is no stranger to the FIM Speedway stage. He finished third in the 2022 FIM SGP3 Final – the FIM Speedway Youth World Championship event at Wroclaw’s Olympic Stadium joining Danish duo Mikkel Andersen and Villads Nagel on the podium With the Pole joining the line-up for the last of the three-round under-21 series it means the top three riders in the 2022 SGP3 250cc under-16 competition will all be in action at the Marian Rose Motoarena as they climb the FIM Speedway pyramid working towards their dream of competing in Speedway GP The DeWalt FIM SGP2 of Poland – Torun line-up is completed by track reserves Paluch and Lewandowski who will also be in the No.17 and No.18 race jackets on the Friday night Tickets for both nights of the 2024 FIM Speedway final weekend in Torun are still available online.  Secure your seats at the Motoarena HERE now. Sign in Evidence-based knowledge on the reality we share is best suited for serving the long-term future of humanity Avi Loeb next to a portrait of Nicolaus Copernicus under his illustration of the heliocentric system, located at the old city hall of Toruń. (Image credit: Patricia C. Lopes)From there, I arrived at the Polish town of Toruń where Nicolaus Copernicus was born on February 19 he used data to suggest the heliocentric view that the Sun — and not the Earth — is at the center of our planetary system our ego wouldn’t have been hurt by the Copernican revolution And if the speed of the Earth relative to the Sun was boosted by the square root of 2 his thesis that the Earth revolves around the Sun would have been wrong because the Earth would have escaped the Solar system Avi Loeb at the front door of the family home of Nicolaus Copernicus (Image credit: Patricia C Lopes)Avi Loeb at the church where Copernicus was baptized on the left (Image credit: Patricia C Lopes)Most of my academic colleagues still argue that humans are likely privileged They suggest that human intelligence might be unprecedented since the Big Bang This sense of self-importance is an extraordinary claim that defies the Copernican principle our illusion of being privileged can be removed by the Copernican approach of gathering data; this time on an interstellar artifact in the background of solar system rocks Life is sometimes a self-fulfilling prophecy. We can only find a partner if we seek it. By searching for technological products of extraterrestrials, our Life in the Cosmos could become more meaningful than the lonely and pointless appearance that cosmologists revealed so far vibing with Copernicus implies that we are not central to intelligence in the Universe Recovering clues and adapting to this reality has the benefit of allowing us to be inspired by our neighbors I am not naïve enough to believe in the wishful thinking of John Lennon: “Imagine all the people livin’ life in peace.” Instead Finding a technological package in our back yard will inspire us to do better and focus on imitating a smarter student in our class of intelligence Avi Loeb under a statue celebrating Nicolaus Copernicus at the old city of Torun Lopes)Most stars formed billions of years before the Sun and their space programs could have been active for a thousand times longer than the age of the human species bringing their space trash to our doorstep Astronomers might be missing most of this debris because our best survey telescopes can only detect reflected sunlight from objects bigger than a football field at the Earth-Sun distance We never launched a probe bigger than a football field so there are likely many more smaller artifacts from interstellar polluters like us that we miss It is believed that a copy of De revolutionibus was placed in Copernicus’s hands a few days after he lost consciousness from a stroke yet he followed the implications of his calculations honestly even as they violated religious dogma He displayed the trademark of scientific integrity and the only way by which we can correct our illusions I paid tribute to Copernicus by visiting in person his birth place the scientific curator of the “De Revolutionibus” public event of the Year of Nicolaus Copernicus organized by the Polish government in celebration of 550 years to the birth of a scientist who told us that we are not as central to the cosmos as we had thought The day of my lecture was lit by a bright sun The schedule was packed with five interviews by journalists educators and reporters from the national Polish television my hosts allocated a full hour to a tour of the Old City of Toruń where the beautiful family home of Copernicus resides If I ever had an opportunity to promote an intellectual center to the Universe The title of my keynote lecture in the evening was: “The Next Copernican Revolution.” During the lecture I provided details about our findings from the Pacific Ocean expedition to recover materials from the first recognized interstellar meteor. The analysis results were reported in the extensive paper that we completed a few days ago suggesting that recovered materials came from outside the solar system based on their anomalous chemical composition Avi Loeb delivering a keynote lecture on “The Next Copernican Revolution” in Toruń on the last day of 550 years celebration of the birth of Copernicus (February 18 the local governor Piotr Całbecki noted the historical significance of the expedition findings as they may represent the first time that humans put their hands on materials from a big object that originated from outside the solar system Piotr awarded me with a leather bounded copy of De revolutionibus I admitted that this was the most inspiring gift I had received in my life second only to my wife giving birth to our two daughters The governor Piotr Całbecki (left) awards Avi Loeb (middle) with a copy of De revolutionibus as the event coordinator Jan Świerkowski (right) watches the exchange.Subsequently about fifty people waited in a long line for me to sign copies of the Polish translation of my book “Extraterrestrial” and have photos with them Two of them whispered in my ear: “We follow all your writings and you are our rock star.” I confessed that I had never imagined that my writings would appeal to young students in Toruń and advised them to maintain their scientific curiosity and never become the “adults in the room” on its way to Avi Loeb’s office at Harvard University.My stay in the lovely red-bricked Toruń was limited to a day because a day later a National Geographic filming crew is expected to arrive to the doorstep of my home at 8 AM for a full day interview about my research the warm and generous hospitality at Toruń will inspire me to keep working on the next Copernican revolution I promised to visit Toruń again if we find large pieces of the interstellar meteor in our next expedition See all responsesHelp Great Britain racer Robert Lambert is already hungry for his next FIM Speedway Grand Prix win as he bids to seal SGP World Championship silver at the DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun on Saturday evening The two-time FIM Speedway of Nations winner ended months of talk about when he would land his first SGP victory by topping the podium at the Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on September 14 With Bartosz Zmarzlik taking second place that night, the Polish icon sealed his fifth Speedway GP World Championship – becoming only the second rider in history after New Zealand legend Ivan Mauger to win three in a row, as well as moving within one gold medal of Mauger and Swedish great Tony Rickardsson’s all-time record of six Zmarzlik will collect the trophy at Torun’s iconic Marian Rose Motoarena which stages its 17th Speedway GP round on Saturday He will be joined on the podium by Lambert whose Vojens victory guarantees him either a silver or bronze medal as he becomes only the third Brit to reach the podium in the SGP era since 1995 – joining triple Speedway GP world champion Tai Woffinden and 2000 Speedway GP world champion Mark Loram Lambert is on 137 championship points – 10 ahead of Swedish rival Fredrik Lindgren Reaching the final or finishing third in one of the semis would guarantee the Brit second place in the championship – regardless of Lindgren’s result current world No.2 Lindgren needs eight championship points to make certain of at least third place with Slovakia’s Martin Vaculik on 114 and Britain’s Dan Bewley on 111 still within reach The stakes are certainly high for Lambert on his Polish home track and while he ended his Speedway GP victory quest in Vojens it hasn’t quenched his thirst for podium champagne.  He said: “Like Bartek [Zmarzlik] said to me I am the kind of person who is never happy with where I finish but we obviously push for the next one now and I can tick that off in my career book and move on to bigger and better things It’s obviously a goal of mine to be in Bartek’s position one day I’m going to keep pushing and fighting and doing all I can We don’t know what will happen in the future keep pushing and the hunger will never go away “Standing on the podium is going to be great Winning a medal was the goal of the season I will just fight in Torun and see what I can get Lambert can’t wait to race in front of friends and family at the Marian Rose Motoarena – a track he has called home in Poland’s PGE Ekstraliga since 2021 While some will assume this gives him home-track advantage Lambert knows he faces no easy task on one of the sport’s most popular racetracks He said: “I will just do the best I can in Torun give 100 percent and I’ll just ride and enjoy my bike There are a lot of home fans there and local sponsors as well It’s going to be incredible – whichever way it goes Zmarzlik, Lambert, Lindgren, Vaculik and Bewley are all guaranteed places in the Speedway GP World Championship’s top six – and therefore qualification for the 2025 Speedway GP series There is one final top-six spot up for grabs in Torun. Denmark’s Mikkel Michelsen currently occupies sixth place on 101 points but misses the meeting due to injuries sustained in the OlyBet FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga on September 7. Australia’s Jack Holder is just four points behind in seventh spot on 97 and needs five points to be sure of overhauling Michelsen But the 2022 FIM Speedway of Nations world champion needs 11 to guarantee sixth place with Poland’s Dominik Kubera – eighth on 88 – also in the running Four riders will earn 2025 Speedway GP places at the FIM SGP Challenge in Pardubice, Czech Republic on October 4 with four riders also receiving wild cards from the SGP Commission.  One rider who heads to Torun without the pressure of fighting for his Speedway GP future is Latvia’s Andzejs Lebedevs, who sealed this year’s Speedway European Championship title in Chorzow, Poland last Saturday – earning himself a guaranteed place in Speedway GP for next season Lebedevs became Latvia’s first-ever SGP finalist at the Deluxe Homeart FIM Danish Speedway GP He has been elated with the response to his success from fans in Latvia and beyond as he prepares for his second full season in the World Championship in 2025 Lebedevs said: “I am seeing what’s happening around me and people are saying that I deserve this place in Speedway GP and I have shown I am one of the world-class riders.  “I am really happy when people start to look to me as a world-class rider and say I have always said it was my dream to race with the best riders and I am here finally These successes have come a little bit slower in my career but I am still learning and growing every day 2024 DeWALT FIM SPEEDWAY GP OF POLAND – TORUN LINE-UP: Maciej Janowski (Poland – substitute for 108 Oskar Paluch (Poland – first track reserve)18 Fans can enjoy a packed programme of entertainment before racing gets started as the DeWalt FIM Torun Speedway GP fanzone opens at 14:00 CET Located next to the Marian Rose Motoarena – close to bends three and four and the karting track the fanzone features the official Speedway GP autograph session where fans can meet all 18 riders from 16:30 CET and grab a signature or selfie Grab some exclusive freebies from Monster Energy athletes Fredrik Lindgren Jack Holder and Dan Bewley at the Monster Energy Rig Riot from 17:00 The Monster Energy area will be open throughout the afternoon There will be Monster Energy Trials action at 14:15 Win Speedway GP prizes with our quizzes on the big screen at 14:45 and 17:45 Fans can also pose for a photo with the Speedway GP trophy throughout the afternoon and Qualifying Practice will be live on the big screen from 15:00 who will be in the fanzone at 14:30 and 15:45 There will be a vintage speedway bikes exhibition just before racing gets underway at 19:00.  WHERE TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND: TUNE INTO MAX DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun – Saturday European fans can enjoy all this weekend’s action on Warner Bros available to watch across selected countries Discovery’s real-life entertainment and Eurosport’s world-class sports It is the Speedway GP series’ new streaming home Fans with access to discovery+ or the Eurosport App can still enjoy full live coverage of all the FIM Speedway action plus all the build-up from the pits and reaction after the chequered flag falls as well as the very best coverage of the racing including pit and on-board cameras and rider reaction times Coverage of Speedway GP is available worldwide with digital and linear coverage – see below for more details of where to watch discovery+ and Eurosport platformsBRITAIN: Live on discovery+ and Eurosport 2POLAND: Live on TTV Max and Eurosport Extra in PlayerSWEDEN: Live on Max and discovery+DENMARK: Live on 6’eren Max and discovery+AUSTRALIA: Live on Fox SportsGERMANY: Live on discovery+ACROSS THE BALTICS: Live on Eurosport platforms Go3 and TV3 Sport channelsCZECH REPUBLIC: Live on Max and Eurosport platformsSLOVAKIA: Live on RTVS Max and Eurosport platformsCROATIA: Live on Max and Eurosport platformsUSA: Live on MAVTVAUSTRIA: Live on discovery+NORWAY: Live on Max and discovery+FINLAND: Live on Max and discovery+ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN: Live on SportsMaxACROSS ASIA: Live on beINSPORTS REST OF THE WORLD: Live on Staylive  For those in need of a respite between classes a break from the noise of information or an excess of stimuli or those looking for a place to work in concentration - places of calm and relaxation have been created at the Nicolaus Copernicus University Specially prepared rooms can be found in the faculties in the University Library and in the Copernican Integration Centre Quiet spaces are specially designed spaces to reduce stress in a comfortable atmosphere The rooms are open to the entire academic community and operate in the Copernican Integration Centre and several faculties: You can also report the need for such a space in your faculty building to osrodek_wsparcia@umk.pl The University Library is also home to the Academic Relaxation Zone The space was created for the academic community The Relaxation Zone is spread over two floors and has a total area of 400 square metres calming down and studying together or individually as well as a TV with the option of connecting your own equipment via an HDMI socket There is also a kitchenette with all the necessary equipment: sink The NCU Library's Academic Relaxation Zone also has a space for art - the Fine Arts Section an exhibition space where the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń community can present its artistic activities the exhibition features the work of Katarzyna Kręcicka entitled 'The Playground The curator of the exhibition is Martyna Majczuk a student of painting and graduate of the history of art at the Faculty of Fine Arts Sixteen international students are hosted at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń as part of the international internship program Toruń Student Summer Program in Exact Sciences This year's TSSP ExSci Summer School was organised for the seventh time The Toruń Student Summer Program in Exact Sciences is a joint initiative of the Faculty of Physics Astronomy and Applied Informatics and the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science The summer school is a four-week program during which international students have the opportunity to engage in a scientific research project The project is carried out as part of the Excellence Initiative - Research University framework Under the supervision of researchers from the Faculty of Physics young scientists are carrying out projects involving research in physics Most of the international guests will stay in the city of Copernicus until the end of July and the last participant will complete the project in mid-August the interns had the opportunity to familiarise themselves with research conducted at both faculties Special lectures in English were given by dr habil who talked about molecular dynamics simulations whose talk was on prime numbers and dynamical systems The participants also learned about the study of thermoelectric phenomena thanks to a lecture by dr habil and the application of fixed point theory to the description of neural networks which was presented by dr Krzysztof Rykaczewski Students have also had the opportunity to discover Toruń's charms through a number of accompanying events watched a screening at the Planetarium and took a boat trip on the Vistula Poland – October 2024 – Over 130 people – Salesians Salesian Cooperators and young people from different locations participated in the Salesian Animators SChool  (SAS) which took place in Toruń from 11 to 13 October On the first day participants were divided into three degrees of formation (0 I and II) took a test on the "Small Catechism" and their knowledge of a book on Don Bosco as well as taking part in a moment of integration Each grade had its own patron: Blessed Czesław Jóźwiak Blessed Laura Vicuña and Blessed Carlo Acutis At the end of the day there was the Rosary and the opportunity to go to confession which began with the prayer in honour of Our Lady each group participated in its own workshops: games integration dances and an in-depth study of the "General Order of the Roman Missal" Workshops on healthy relationships were held in the afternoon and the day ended with community prayer and dances conferences were held on youth integration and Christian meditation ANS - “Agenzia iNfo Salesiana” is a on-line almost daily publication the communication agency of the Salesian Congregation enrolled in the Press Register of the Tibunal of Rome as n 153/2007 This site also uses third-party cookies to improve user experience and for statistical purposes By scrolling through this page or by clicking on any of its elements Torun heroes Patryk Dudek and Robert Lambert piled up 32 points between them as they fired their side into the PGE Ekstraliga play-off semi-finals Despite losing 51-39 away to Gorzow on Sunday and suffering a 99-81 aggregate loss Torun claimed the lucky loser spot for the last four DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Wroclaw wild card Dudek starred on 17 and Lambert racked up 15 just 24 hours after finishing third at the Olympic Stadium Torun matched Grudziadz’s 99-81 margin of defeat in their quarter final against Wroclaw But having been placed fourth in the pre-play-off table with Grudziadz fifth Danish champion Anders Thomsen led Gorzow through to the semis on 13 paid 14 points with young gun Oskar Paluch adding 11 paid 13 DeWalt FIM Wroclaw Speedway GP winner Martin Vaculik notched nine paid 10 and Szymon Wozniak added eight The first legs take place on either Friday or Sunday next weekend – either side of the OlyBet FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga on Saturday night Lublin cruised into the semis with an emphatic 58-32 win at home to Zielona Gora which sealed a commanding 112-67 aggregate victory Four-time Speedway GP world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik collected 13 points for Lublin with Wroclaw runner-up Fredrik Lindgren accruing 11 paid 12 SGP2 champion Mateusz Cierniak added 10 paid 13 and Speedway GP rider Dominik Kubera scored 10 paid 11 while Jack Holder registered six paid eight Former Speedway GP rider Przemyslaw Pawlicki was Falubaz’s top performer on 12 points with his brother Piotr and Rasmus Jensen adding eight each Former Speedway GP world champion Artem Laguta led the charge on 13 points as Wroclaw blazed to a 49-41 win away to Grudziadz to win their quarter final tie 99-81 on aggregate Laguta was well supported by an 11 paid 13-point tally from Dan Bewley while Maciej Janowski notched nine paid 10 and Bartlomiej Kowalski picked up seven paid 10 In-form Danish racer Michael Jepsen Jensen impressed on 12 paid 14 for Grudziadz For full details of the results and scorers, CLICK HERE (page in Polish). “I would like Nicolaus Copernicus University to be perceived internationally as the first-choice European university," says dr habil Marcin Behrendt: The heads of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education scientists and researchers are drawing attention to the need to strengthen the potential of Polish science and higher education through international exchange and cooperation Vice-Rector for International Relations: - Of course We work most closely and effectively with the centres within the YUFE (Young Universities for the Future of Europe - ed.) With all the universities in this alliance we are trying to make the YUFE even more visible to staff There are still some who are unaware that we are a member of this alliance they do not realise what opportunities this offers There is also a perception that the YUFE is only for humanists and that 'scientists' have nothing to do with the alliance cyclical meetings with the internationalisation officers The result of these is the so-called “internationalisation barometer" prepared by the International Partnerships and Educational Mobility Department - the result of mapping the international activities of the faculties This allowed us to submit two interdepartmental applications to the NAWA Strategic Partnerships for funding for trips conferences and training organised jointly with universities that we consider strategic for our university These are the first applications of this kind in the NCU's history The internationalisation barometer has made faculties aware that it happens that within a department different people collaborate with researchers from the same university without knowing it Two NCU researchers go to Maastricht University at the same time and only there do they meet and find out that they are collaborating with the same unit I hope that this mapping will allow the faculties and the university to intensify their international cooperation that the submitted proposals will receive funding and that regardless of the results of the competition it will be a springboard for the faculties to submit further joint proposals for international activities Full membership of the YUFE was granted to our university in July 2020 Is there anything else the NCU staff don't know about this alliance it is important to remember that the YUFE is for everyone - it is not divided by area or field there are opportunities for different types of mobility Such as the undergraduate programme Urban Sustainability Studies and is being launched and is a huge success for us There are 10 alliance universities involved in running the course and seven of them are graduate universities which means a graduate or undergraduate of this programme will receive a diploma from seven universities The course allows for personalised learning paths and mobility to partner universities we are in talks with the other universities in the YUFE alliance to create a second-cycle It will not necessarily be related to sustainable urban development Probably - and this is something we would very much like - we will try to open a European programme on the presence of artificial intelligence in various areas Within the Young Universities for the Future of Europe alliance We also participate in pilot programmes for both PhD students and postdocs the YUFE includes anyone who shows any willingness to cooperate within the alliance of 10 universities and affiliated universities It is worth noting that the YUFE is also a socially engaged university We believe that our universities have not only the potential but also the responsibility to shape society and promote its well-being That is why our mission goes beyond science and research - we actively engage with local communities we have organised Student Counselling Services as part of the YUFE under the supervision of experienced academic staff share the knowledge and experience they have gained at the university answering the questions of local residents the YERUN (Young European Research Universities Network - ed.) and its CONNECT BY YERUN platform enables researchers to network The NCU cooperates internationally not only with universities affiliated with the YUFE and YERUN - We have agreements and collaborations with various Ukrainian universities These tend to be broad-profile universities so in fact each of our researchers has the opportunity to establish individual cooperation because Ukrainian universities are very keen to cooperate with the NCU at every level: teaching research or student exchange - this applies there is the possibility of online classes and indeed We also cooperate with Chinese universities and the visit was about cooperation with Beijing International Studies University with which our Faculty of Humanities cooperates we will be establishing cooperation and signing agreements with three more Chinese universities We have a cooperation agreement with universities in Taiwan and our students travel there as well and we are now expanding our contacts with this country where the desire to establish cooperation with us on various levels It seems we are recognised and appreciated in the Far East - One factor for sure is the quality of teaching and the high professional level of our university's teaching and research staff which is very important for foreigners when choosing a university to work with Another very important element is that we offer accommodation in student halls of residence which is not obvious in other countries and in the Netherlands it is virtually impossible to get a place in a student house both the Nicolaus Copernicus University and the city of Toruń are friendly and attractive we are in such a place that incoming students are able to visit the whole of Europe treating Poland and Toruń as a well-connected and relatively cheap place Are the NCU authorities looking for new directions for 'expansion' - Following what the National Agency for Academic Exchange NAWA and the Ministries of Science and Higher Education and Foreign Affairs say we are trying to reach out to the Polish diaspora the staff of the Collegium Medicum and the then NCU Recruitment and Student Affairs Department and now the International Partnerships and Educational Mobility Department participated in a very large education and science fair in the USA interest in our teaching offer is very high especially in all types of medical studies with which we have very good cooperation both in the scientific and teaching spheres The NCU is very popular with students from Turkey many of whom are staying with us as part of the Erasmus+ programme would like to see the number of students at the NCU increase there has been a demographic decline in Poland for many years Are students from abroad able to fill the academic lecture halls - We are all aware of this and the effects of the demographic decline will be faced in various ways interest in higher education itself is changing young people in Poland see the sense of studying at undergraduate level we will probably have to offer more and more short forms of education ending in certificates To answer your question: the vacant places at our university can be filled by international students That is why we are working to increase the number of English-language courses in our teaching offer we are increasingly participating in various fairs and cooperating with various universities We have opened an International Point in the Copernican Integration Centre an information point for the NCU's international students and staff We have applied to be part of the Euraxess network offering free information and support to PhD students and researchers and the institutions that employ them for mobility and career development at home and abroad I hope to have an Erasmus+ InnHUB established at the Copernican Integration Centre by June This is a cross-sectoral innovation centre for European education programmes and the popularisation of the Erasmus+ offer This will provide a comprehensive support centre for internationals I think it's a completely different level that the NCU is now moving to Where is the NCU going to look for new students We notice a very strong interest in studying in Poland in Vietnam people who graduated from the NCU in the past and remember it well where our graduates encourage others to study with us It seems that African countries will be an interesting direction for the time being all universities in Poland have limited cooperation with these countries I am a member of the CRUP (Conference of Rectors of Polish Universities - ed.) committee for internationalisation and I have participated in many meetings with representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Science and Higher Education concerning the solution of the visa issue and the visa law is already in the legislative process we will be able to open up to even more students from abroad You visited Morocco in the autumn … We are cooperating with this university and its authorities are strongly interested in expanding this cooperation This is a huge broad-profile university that is able to co-operate with us at every level and there is actually no limit to the number of students who can come to us We have also submitted an application for an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Morocco - if we prepare an appropriate educational offer for their population we should not have a problem with too few students students from Europe also arrive at the university They find Poland a safe and interesting country and Toruń and the NCU a friendly place to live and study we have asked for information on what English-language courses they offer and what they could still offer We are also asking what new courses they would be able to prepare; the world is changing rapidly all the time and the university is trying to respond to these changes We pay attention to modern forms of education An example of this is the recently created admittedly for the time being Polish-language interdepartmental undergraduate programme entitled Renewable Energy Sources for which recruitment will begin on 3 June this year We are already thinking about an English-language offer in this area we are talking to the universities with which we are cooperating about their areas of interest and trying to develop a teaching offer together Europe how not to drown in such a melting pot of nationalities openness and empathy - in the face of such diversity the most important thing is to be able to listen and try to understand the other person to see other people from their perspective All you have to do is to be willing to see it history and culture of other nations allows us to build a platform for mutual respect and curiosity about the world and other people - diversity requires the ability to adapt to new circumstances because each culture has its own specific rules and values - I am heading to Japan for a week at EXPO2025 where the Polish Science Week will take place where we will be signing cooperation agreements with four universities Where will the NCU be on the international scene at the end of the current term of the rectoral authorities - I would like the NCU to be seen as a European university of the first choice So that it's not the kind of university that young people only think well of when they've failed to get into other universities in Europe I would like us to be a university that people think about: 'maybe Poland if the weather is better in Toruń or in Maastricht if they offer a place in a student residence because in terms of research and education they are at the same level." This is the dream of the entire rector's team of the University - We are trying to be very close to our potential students because we want more and more young people to study at the NCU,' says Vice-Rector for Promotion and Cooperation with the Social and Business Environment dr Marcin Behrendt: You took over the position of Vice-Rector for Promotion and Cooperation with the Social and Business Environment at a specific time Vice-Rector for Promotion and Cooperation with the Social and Business Environment dr NCU Prof.: - The cumulation of important anniversaries including two whose celebrations needed to be prepared all at once the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Medical Academy in Bydgoszcz and the 20th anniversary of its merger with the NCU and the establishment of the Collegium Medicum Thanks to the commitment of the staff of the Department of Promotion and Communication and many employees of the Collegium Medicum my vision of the celebrations came into reality The ceremony was held at the Pomeranian Philharmonic Hall in Bydgoszcz people involved in medical education and branding of the Collegium Medicum and visionaries who believed 20 years ago that the merger of the two universities would work in synergy There was a symbolic meaning in the joint performances of the choirs from Toruń and Bydgoszcz historical memories and the moment of awarding the outstanding personalities of merit to the Collegium Medicum with the Laurus Aesculapius statuette The University Day is ahead of us and it will be the highlight of the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń we communicated our jubilee at a press conference and by taking part in a family picnic on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of public transport in Toruń showing a city bus covered with 'Copernicus' in pop-art styling It is worth taking a look at these humorous representations of our patron who is not a monumental figure but a contemporary student (in a slightly comic style) who The celebrations will culminate on University Day the awarding of doctoral and postdoctoral degrees the University will confer the honorary doctorate to Professor Oded Galor The events in the NCU Auditorium will be preceded by a solemn and colourful procession from the concert hall in Jordanki to the Copernicus monument The city's inhabitants are cordially invited to march together and celebrate the jubilee we are also organizing the Polish Science Gala at the art and congress centre CKK Jordanki The celebrations of the University's jubilee probably won't end with the University - The 80th anniversary of the NCU will be commemorated until the end of this year through scientific artistic and sporting events bearing the logo of the NCU Jubilee Year Among the events planned are two international scientific conferences Un/Doing Academia in Time of Polycrisis and The 1st Polish Congress of Logic as well as popular lectures; an exhibition of works by Stefan Gierowski an outstanding abstract painter and honorary doctor of our university; and an exhibition of works by Stefan Knapp the author of the mosaic on the NCU Auditorium A lasting reminder of the Year of Jubilees 20-40-80 will be murals and a gallery in the foyer of the rectorate It should also be added that we are working on new NCU-branded items and products The product range will appear on the Department of Promotion and Communication website and will be sold at its headquarters in Reja Street and at the Tourist Information Centre in the Old Town Square but also to the entire university community from 19 February we will offer a two-volume anniversary publication recalling the history of the two campuses of Toruń and Bydgoszcz by Anna and Mirosław Supruniuk (volume 1: NCU) and Krzysztof Nierzwicki (volume 2: CM) in an artistic setting and composition by Radosław Staniec Toruń authorities have decided to launch bus line no 80 connecting the main railway station with the university campus in Bielany - Cooperation with the local government has begun very well and the idea of a new 'eighty' line has won the favour of Toruń Mayor Paweł Gulewski We want to work together to create a better urban space The university campus is adjacent to the beautiful Bydgoskie Przedmieście the tram depot will be moved from Sienkiewicza Street to the west of Toruń we are interested in participating in the development of the historic buildings especially as it is adjacent to the Faculty of Fine Arts There is also a building at 6 Sienkiewicza Street that has been abandoned by faculty members and is awaiting renovation together with Vice-Dean dr Karolina Zimna-Kawecka we prepared a SWOT analysis showing what could be done in this building and we declared the faculty's great help in preparing the design and conservation documentation I would like this building to be a place for meetings The NCU has two campuses: one in Toruń and one in Bydgoszcz Is cooperation with the Bydgoszcz authorities equally productive - We are showing that research and scientific cooperation has no borders we are breaking down barriers and misunderstandings The very fact that we have been working together with the Collegium Medicum for 20 years is the best example of this The signing of a cooperation agreement with the Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz and the Oncology Centre in Bydgoszcz proves that we are ready to cooperate in many areas Poland is experiencing a demographic crisis which is certainly having an impact on the number of students What assets would you like to use to promote the NCU in order to attract as many school-leavers as possible - We have placed a strong emphasis on promoting the University directly to young people from secondary schools We planned several meetings organised by the educational portal 'Perspektywy' The first was held at the beginning of September in the NCU Auditorium I was in Warsaw at an award ceremony for the best secondary and technical schools in Poland the awarding of diplomas in the Regional Ranking of Secondary Schools and Technical Schools will take place on our campus we will organise a tour of the faculties for all guests We are trying to be very close to our potential students because we want more and more young people to study at the NCU Andrzej Tretyn revealed his dream that the number of students at the NCU should reach 20,000 What promotional support can faculties count on - We have maintained the very good arrangement of regular meetings with the deans' promotion officers We meet once a month and discuss key tasks we prepared a training course on faculty promotion through social media a short message to young people to get them interested in what's going on at our university and I know that such courses will certainly be launched next semester we will try to promote them in particular as our new offer during which each of the faculties will be able to present their strengths During the election campaign you mentioned our University's alumni as key partners … - We have a very good relationship with the NCU ambassadors six additional people will be honoured with this title These are extremely important people for us and we already work with them They also promote our University in various ways sit on the curriculum boards of the faculties We listen to their voices and learn from them in order to change our study programmes to suit the current needs of the job market You are Vice-Rector responsible not only for promotion but also for cooperation with the social and business environment - We are very open to cooperation with the social and business environment I meet with representatives of various companies we are preparing new packaging for gingerbread which will feature representations of buildings belonging to the NCU but also connected with the history of our university These products will be ready for the University Celebration on 19 February We have excellent relations with all the social and cultural institutions in the city and region the Centre of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu the City and Voivodeship Conservator of Historical Monuments Toruń Mayor Paweł Gulewski appointed a Cultural Heritage Council with representatives from various faculties which previously reported to the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs So how will the club function under your guidance - I would like to make Od Nova more active It should have an offer for the different social groups of our academic community I am thinking very strongly about students I also care about important events that will attract Torunians to Bielany The high turnout at the opening of an exhibition of works by Jacek Yerka showed that Torunians are interested in art we will organise a meeting with the artist in which another 300 people will be able to take part You asked about cooperation with Toruń's authorities The city financially supports various important events taking place in Od Nowa thanks to which we have been able to organise cult festivals for years: KLAMRA Alternative Theatre Meetings Toruń Blues Meeting or the Special Concert in Memory of Grzegorz Ciechowski All these important cultural events will be maintained in the Od Nowa offer I would also like the bar section to function from the morning so that it will be a place where students can buy a coffee Three researchers from the University of Zielona Góra were recognized during this year’s Polish Science Gala The Minister of Science and Higher Education’s awards were presented on Wednesday These scientists from Zielona Góra joined the ranks of Poland’s most distinguished researchers The awards were granted in five categories: 33 awards for significant contributions to scientific research 4 awards for outstanding achievements in teaching 6 awards for significant contributions to applied research 2 awards for outstanding achievements in organizational activities Minister Marcin Kulasek emphasized the significance of the laureates' accomplishments: "Your achievements prove that Polish science is at a world-class level Each of you has a real impact not only on the advancement of technology and education but also on the daily lives of millions of Poles." The minister also discussed the ministry’s priorities for improving working conditions for scientists and strengthening international cooperation "We want Polish scientists to have an even greater influence on shaping European science policy" he added Professor Paulina Komorowska-Birger was honored with the Minister’s Award for her lifetime contribution to science She studied at the Faculty of Ceramics and Glass at the PWSSP (now the Academy of Fine Arts) in Wrocław from 1985 to 1990 she received the title of Professor of Art She has been working at the University of Zielona Góra since 1992 including: Deputy Director of the Institute of Art and Visual Culture (1999-2002) Head of the Department of Art and Visual Culture (2005-2008) Vice-Dean for Student Affairs at the Faculty of Arts (2008-2012) Member of the Polish Accreditation Committee (2012-2024) Director of the Institute of Visual Arts (2015-2016 Chair of the Scientific Discipline Council for Fine Arts and Art Conservation (2019-2024) She currently leads the Drawing and Artistic Glass Studio at the Institute of Visual Arts She has exhibited her works in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Poland and internationally Her works are part of collections at the National Museum in Poznań and institutions such as The Studio Corning Museum of Glass (USA) and the Ao Dai Museum in Vietnam Professor Tomasz Ratajczak from the Institute of Polish Philology was recognized for his outstanding scientific achievements His award-winning research includes a series of monographs on historical prayer books of various denominations Lichański (University of Warsaw): “Such a comprehensive study has not been done before though its necessity has been frequently emphasized.”Prof Krzysztof Migoń (University of Wrocław): “Ratajczak’s publications bring new value to the humanities filling previously unrecorded gaps in many disciplines and enriching research methodologies.” in literary studies (Nicolaus Copernicus University) and his habilitation in social sciences (University of Wrocław) including the Excellent Science – Support for Scientific Monographs grant (2022) and has been awarded seven times by the Rector of UZ for his research and organizational contributions from the Institute of Environmental Engineering was recognized for her outstanding contributions to education She has been teaching at the University of Zielona Góra since 2011 focusing on energy storage and flood protection Her lectures integrate the latest technological advancements she coordinated an international educational project Modern Energy Storage Methods in the Spree-Nysa-Bóbr Region conducting lectures and workshops for 200 students from Germany and Poland She also supervised Polish students at Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) in Cottbus and organized specialized four-day courses at UZ for BTU students Her dedication extends beyond standard coursework as she organizes additional classes to enhance students’ skills and prepare them for professional challenges She also developed educational materials on thermal energy storage and energy efficiency The recognition of these outstanding researchers highlights the University of Zielona Góra’s contribution to Polish and global science rektorat@uz.zgora.pl The history of the Nicolaus Copernicus University began just after the end of the Second World War How did the university come into being and how did its structure evolve during its first decade of operation we invite you to watch the first of a series of films presenting the history of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń The Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2025 The film 'Toruń Must Have a University - The 1945 – 1955 Decade' which initially consisted of only two faculties but is now one of the most important academic centres in Poland was established shortly after the end of the Second World War The development of the NCU's organisational structure and infrastructure has been extremely dynamic have existed and are still an important parts of the University's life today The material also shows important people associated with the University Among the NCU's first alumni were prominent representatives of various fields a poet and philosopher who graduated in law Great Britain racer Dan Thompson has received a last-minute call-up for the DeWalt FIM SGP2 of Poland – Torun after Denmark’s William Drejer withdrew due to injury Drejer suffered a broken collarbone at the European Under-19 Semi-Final in Gustrow This opens the door for Thompson to make his debut in the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship final/SGP2 series Thompson was listed as third reserve rider for SGP2 but has been promoted into the Torun line-up with first substitute Slater Lightcap already replacing the injured Sebastian Szostak and second substitute Tate Zischke unavailable won the British Under-19 Championship in 2023 and is undoubtedly one of the stars of Britain’s under-21 squad He also helped Great Britain to fourth place at FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 in Manchester on July 12 winning his opening two heats with some razor-sharp starts before his night was cruelly ended with a crash in his third ride There's no doubt his absence proved costly for the Young Lions A call-up for the biggest individual meeting of his career so far hands the Ipswich and Plymouth star a golden opportunity to impress on the world stage after showing real promise for his UK clubs in 2024 Ticket sales started on January 13th for this year’s edition of FIM SoN (and the SoN2 final) which is scheduled from September 30th to October 4th in Toruń The club provided detailed information regarding ticket prices including a package covering the junior and senior final competitions * Reduced ticket is available for youth up to 18 years old