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Rector of KUL in Berlin: We Want to Share Goodness and Knowledge Worldwide
-Our educational offer has received great interest in Germany, which is why today we want to bring our best, based on excellent research conducted by our scholars, in the form of teaching, - assured Rector of KUL Rev. Prof. Mirosław Kalinowski at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Berlin. During the inaugural meeting of the KUL Polonia Center in Germany, representatives of the university presented the program for the 3rd edition of courses offered as part of the KUL Study for Polonia and Poles Abroad.
-I am delighted that Berlin is becoming an important place for education, discussion, meetings, and the development of the local Polish community, and that together with KUL, we will be able to implement many new educational initiatives, said Dariusz Pawłoś, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Berlin, welcoming the gathered guests. – Polonia and Poles in Germany are our best ambassadors abroad, representing a rich diversity,- he added, while also pointing out that among our compatriots, there are also those who need support, education, and God. - I would like to thank the Rector of KUL for taking this bold decision to make KUL also present in Berlin with its educational offer. I am pleased with every initiative of our Polish community working in this area,- added Dariusz Pawłoś, mentioning numerous initiatives of Polish organizations in Germany, including the activities of the Polish Catholic Mission in Germany.
In his speech, Rector of KUL Rev. Prof. Mirosław Kalinowski assured that the educational offer presented for the Polish community is just a fragment of KUL's broad possibilities. Rev. Prof. Kalinowski reminded that KUL has the Institute for the Study of Polish Community and Its Ministry, and that the School of Polish Language and Culture will soon celebrate its 50th anniversary. – Through these actions, we want to thank the Polish community all over the world for the support it has provided to our university for so many years. T
oday, we want to give back the goodness we have experienced, which is why, step by step, in various parts of the world, we undertake activities for the benefit of the Polish community - said the Rector of KUL.
In a letter addressed to the participants of the event, the head of the Polish Catholic Mission in Germany, Rev. Dr. Michał Wilkosz, expressed the hope that the increased presence of KUL will contribute to the integration of the Polish community in Germany and help preserve the national identity of our compatriots in a pluralistic and multicultural German society.
The program of courses in the 3rd edition of the KUL Study for Polonia and Poles Abroad was presented by Dr. Habil. Janusz Bień, Prof. KUL, Director of the KUL Polonia Center. Classes, in the form of lectures and workshops, will begin in November of this year. Registration and detailed information are available on the website polonia.kul.pl.
On Sunday, September 24th, at 12:00 PM, a Mass for Polonia will be celebrated in St. John's Basilica (Lilienthalstraße 5), and the homily will be delivered by Rector of KUL, Rev. Prof. Mirosław Kalinowski. After the Mass, a concert by a representation of the Choir of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Choir and Artists of Musicology KUL will take place.
Germany is the third country, after France and England, where the KUL Polonia Center has established cooperation with embassies and Catholic missions. Offices of the KUL Study for Polonia and Poles Abroad are also present in Paris and London.
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Fot. Dariusz Klaczko
