The Institute is a research unit whose main goal is to analyze macro and micro phenomena and events in various civilizations, as well as monitor globalization forms in cultural, political and economic development, identify cooperation opportunities between different civilizations, as well as monitor risk areas in the world and identify potential conflicts. The main part of our work focuses not only on organizing academic lectures but also events promoting the cultures of different civilizations among students and pupils. These activities are particularly important in the context of Polish membership in the European Union, which is one of the most important participants in the modern world’s global game and also the place of a multicultural society forming.
The Institute of Research on Civilizations organizes Culture Days within two cycles: Encounters with the Orient and Cultures Close and Distant. Furthermore, we organize seminars, conferences, meetings with authors, photography exhibitions and multicultural workshops for students.
The so far organized events include:
• Iranian Culture Days
• Indian Culture Days
• Multicultural Workshop with Wojciech Jagielski
• Chinese Culture Day
• Tibet Days
• Bollywood in Rzeszów
• Bollywood in Zamość
• Videoconference with U.S. State Department ‘Freedom of speech, media responsibility’
• ‘Herbert Hoover and Poland’ exhibition – on the greatest humanitarian aid in the history of mankind
• ‘The world is voting’ by Agata Zamłyńska, Tomasz Błasiak – an exhibition devoted to elections around the world
• Bangladesh Victory Day
• Multicultural Meeting
• Martin Luther King Day
Coverage from individual events can be found on our website.