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The conference “Ideas of Knowledge and Value Conflicts”
On 28 October 2015 the President of PRF Prof. Jerzy Woźnicki participated in the conference "Ideas of Knowledge and Value Conflicts" which was devoted to the memory of Stefan Amsterdamski. The conference was organized by the The Institute of Philosophy and Sociology from Polish Academy of Sciences and the Graduate School for Social Research IPS PAS.
Prof. Jerzy Woźnicki was the moderator of panel discussion "The reform of science and higher education. The Graduate School for Social Research" with prof. Ewa Chmielecka and Prof. V. Tomusk.
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Prof. Jerzy Woźnicki was a guest of Program I Polish Radio
On 27 October 2015 Prof. Jerzy Woźnicki was a guest of the audition of Krzsztof Michalski "The evening of reserchers" in Program I Polish Radio.
The interview concerned the future of science and universities in Poland, with special emphasis on the problems with financing the science researches.
The Lumen Awards 2015
The Polish Rectors Foundation has been assumed patronage of the Leaders in University Management Conference entitled "Lumen 2015", which will be organized by: Public Consulting Group and "Perspektive".
More info: http://www.lumen.edu.pl/
Think-tank PRF-IKS in Higher Education: A Worldwide Inventory of Research Centers, Academic Programs, and Journals and Publications. 3rd Edition
In 2015 a publication came out: "Higher Education: A Worldwide Inventory of Research Centers, Academic Programs, and Journals and Publications. 3rd Edition." which included the report about the most important research centers, which carry out studies on higher education in various countries in the world. International experts indicated only two institutions in Poland, which are recognizable in the world: Centre for Public Policy Studies in University of Poznan (Director: Prof. Marek Kwiek) and think-tank Polish Rectors Foundation - Institute of Knowledge Society (President: Prof. Jerzy Woźnicki).
excerpt of publication Higher Education: A Worldwide Inventory of Research Centers, Academic Programs, and Journals and Publications. 3rd Edition >>>
Inauguration ceremony of the academic year 2014/2015 at the Katowice School of Economics
On 9 October 2015, the President of the Polish Rectors Foundation, Prof. Jerzy Woźnicki participated in the inauguration ceremony of the academic year 2014/2015 at the Katowice School of Economics. Professor Jerzy Woźnicki gave a lecture "How and whether does social dialogue in the higher education systems takes place?".
Inauguration ceremony of the academic year 2014/2015 at the Lublin University of Technology
On 6 October 2015, the President of the Polish Rectors Foundation, Prof. Jerzy Woźnicki participated in the inauguration ceremony of the academic year 2014/2015 at the Lublin University of Technology. Professor Jerzy Woźnicki gave a lecture "Higher education in Poland - how to regulate and if there is a need to change the system?".
Debate initiated by the newspaper „Dziennik Gazeta Prawna” about higher education
The President of PRF, Prof. Jerzy Woźnicki took part in the debate "Dziennika Gazety Prawnej" about higher education entitled: "What should be changed in the higher education system in Poland so that polish universities will become as good as Harvard, as well as what has failed in the previous reforms in higher education and how does the demographic decline influence the functioning of universities and the quality of education". The relation of the meeting was published in the newspaper "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" on 1 October 2015.
The participants of the discussion were also: the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education - Prof. Marek Ratajczak, the President of the Polish Accreditation Committee - Prof. Marek Rocki, the President of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland - Prof. Wiesław Banyś, Vice President of the Conference of Rectors of Public Vocational Schools - Prof. Julian Bystrzanowski, the Student Ombudsman - Justyna Rokita and the President of the National Representation of PhD Students - Michał Gajda.
The full debate: