The most important activities of the university in the passing academic year

Rector of the Catholic University of Lublin Rev. Prof. Mirosław Kalinowski presented the most important, current information concerning the functioning of the University. –In the passing academic year we had almost ten thousand of students, including about 800 Ph.D. students. KUL employed over 1000 academic teachers and over 800 administrative staff. As far as current recruitment is concerned, at the moment we have about 200 more candidates than in a similar period last year – Professor Mirosław Kalinowski informed.

The Rector of the Catholic University of Lublin reminded us that for the new academic year 2022/2023 the university has launched different attractive faculties, such as artificial intelligence or law in business. Currently, KUL offers education in almost 60 faculties.

The meeting of the representatives of the KUL authorities with the academic community –teachers and students – was held in the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Hall in the main headquarters of the university in Lublin. It was preceded by the broadcast of promotional videos, prepared by the Academy of Modern Media and Communication KUL. – In these presentations we have our University in a nutshell – emphasized the Rector of KUL, pointing out that the promotional activities of KUL put emphasis on social media, the main sources of information for young people.

During his speech, the Rector reminded the audience that at the end of February, when Russia invaded Ukraine, the KUL, like many other institutions in Poland, delivered help to Ukrainian citizens. He also listed the most important forms of support from the Catholic University of Lublin for Ukrainian students, including accommodation, legal, psychological and pastoral assistance, provided also to refugees not affiliated with the university. Rector pointed out that there were as many as 20 transports to Ukrainian cities, such as Lviv, Kyiv and Kharkiv – organized by the staff of KUL – with the most necessary gifts in that moment.

Moreover, Rev. Prof. Mirosław Kalinowski informed about many ongoing initiatives of KUL in the current academic year e.g. Areopag of Universities or the KUL Centre of Studies for the incarcerated. – The Agency of the Holy See for Evaluation and Promotion of the Quality of Education at Universities has positively evaluated and certified studies in philosophy, theology and canon law. This certificate is a confirmation of the highest academic standards and quality – stressed the Rector of the Catholic University of Lublin.

More detailed information on the functioning of the university was provided by the Vice-Chancellors of the Catholic University of Lublin – Vice-Rector for Mission and Administration, Rev. Prof. Mirosław Sitarz; Vice-Rector for Education, Prof. Ewa Trzaskowska; Vice-Rector for Science and Human Resources, Prof. Beata Zarzycka; Vice-Rector for Students, Doctoral Students and Development, Prof. Beata Piskorska. The meeting was chaired by the University Spokesperson, Prof. Michał Wyrostkiewicz. More information about meeting in the VIDEO REPORT, photos in the PHOTORELATION.