The Regained Freedom International Film Festival and the screening of the Polish documentary “Solidarity According to Woman”

Polish Science Contact Agency in Brussels, Polish Institute in Brussels and Balassi Institute in Brussels are pleased to invite you for the Regained Freedom International Film Festival which will take place from 20 to 30 November 2019. A film festival marks 30 years of freedom in Eastern Europe, the Baltics and the Balkans.

“Solidarity according to woman” (“Solidarność według kobiet”) by Marta Dzido and Piotr Śliwowski is the Polish documentary taking part in the Festival. It will be displayed in Polish with English subtitles on Friday 22 November at 7PM in the Balassi Institut, 10 Treurenberg, 1000 Brussels.

Event: the 5th Forum of Research and Innovation

The 5th Forum of Research and Innovation is organized in the context of the French-Polish Scientific Year for the 100th anniversary of re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Poland and France. It aims to highlight Polish-French cooperation in sciences and to promote partnerships between research and industry.

– When? November 19th 2019, 9H30-16H30

– Where? SGH Warsaw School of Economics, al. Niepodległości 162, 02-554 Warsaw, Poland

– Conditions: event in French and Polish with simultaneous translation

– Public: scientists, research administration, companies, students

The Regained Freedom International Film Festival and the screening of the Polish documentary “Solidarity According to Woman”

Polish Science Contact Agency in Brussels, Polish Institute in Brussels and Balassi Institute in Brussels are pleased to invite you for the Regained Freedom International Film Festival which will take place from 20 to 30 November 2019. A film festival marks 30 years of freedom in Eastern Europe, the Baltics and the Balkans.

Event “Is another policy possible? Heritage of prof. Stomma in European politics”

What is the contemporary value of “stommism” developed in the conditions of communism and Soviet domination over Poland?

Can we still apply concepts such as ‘minimalism’, ‘reason of state’, ‘compromise’, ‘strategy of small steps’ in contemporary politics?

Can reconciliation between nations survive despite a difficult past returning like a boomerang?

Does “pursuit of hope” have to lose to the “fatalism of hostility” so prominent in today’s politics?

Publishing Social Institute “Znak”, “Tygodnik Powszechny” clubs, the Regional Office of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Brussels and Polish Science Contact Agency, invite you to the meeting Is another policy possible? Heritage of prof. Stanisław Stomma in European politics, which will take place on Tuesday, 12th November 2019. The event will be held in the European Parliament (ASP building, room A3F83) at 17.45.

In the discussion panel participation: prof. Radosław Ptaszyński, author of the book “Stommizm. Political biography of Stanisław Stommy. “(University of Szczecin), dr hab. Małgorzata Molęda-Zdziech (Polish Science Contact Agency), Henryk Woźniakowski (Znak Publishing House) and dr Jan Olbrycht (Member of the European Parliament). The discussion will be led by dr Michał Matlak (European Parliament).

One can register for the event by sending the email (with the date of birth, nationality and ID number) to the address: stommizm@gmail.com.  Registration deadline: 11.11.2019.

The event will be held in Polish.

Brokerage event H2020 – Europe in changing world (Societal Challenge 6)

On 12-13th November 2019 the brokerage event on Sixth societal challenge Europe in a changing world – inclusive, innovative and reflective societies will take place in Bratislava (Slovakia). The program includes information session, devoted to topics of upcoming calls, and also containing valuable tips on how to prepare the application, matchmaking event, which allows joining previously arranged meetings with other participants to identify potential partners and facilitate the configuration of project consortia, or the flash presentations’ part, which is an opportunity to present research projects.

Participation in the brokerage event is free, but the registration is obliged. Registration is open until 1 November. 

The registration link and other information can be found here.

This event is jointly organized by the European Commission and Net4Society, the international network of National Contact Points for the Societal Challenge 6 in Horizon 2020.

Event: ‘For a New European Social Contract United For Social Cohesion’

The House of European History, the Polish Institute in Brussels, EUNIC Brussels, Alliance Francaise, British Council and the Polish Science Contact Agency in Brussels are pleased to invite you for the event ‘For A New European Social Contract United For Social Cohesion’, which will take place on 5th November, 2019 at the House of European History (Rue Belliard 135, Brussels).

“For A New European Social Contract” project is a series of discussions that aim to rethink the social contract, so that it no longer relies on the relationship between citizens and the state but goes beyond by taking into account the different dimensions of life today and the crucial issues citizens are facing. The main purpose of the event is to discuss the drivers and barriers  in terms of building social cohesion, the role of scientists in this process, as well as possible ways to strengthen the bond between the inhabitants of the European Union, civil society and EU countries.

Guests invited to participate in the panel discussion: Jacqui Broadhead (Director, Global Exchange on Migration and Diversity, University of Oxford), Yves Sintomer (Paris 8 University) and the Director of the PolSCA Office, Małgorzata Molęda-Zdziech. The discussion will be moderated by Kélig Puyet, who is the Director of Social Platform.

The event is open but registration is required. Registration link available here.

Details of the event can be found on the Polish Institute website.

Discussions in original languages, interpreted into English.

IGLO OPEN Meeting ‘The state of play and results of the co- design consultations on the upcoming programme Horizon Europe’

On 5th November 2019 next IGLO OPEN session will be held in KOWI Office. This time the guest will be Mr. Clement Evroux from the “Strategic Planning and Programming for Horizon Europe” (DG Research and Innovation, Directorate A – Policy and Programming Center, Unit A.3), who will present the current situation and the results of consultations on of the Horizon Europe program.

Welcome coffee will be served from 11.00 and the session in itself will start at 11.30 am.

The meeting is open, but registration is required through link.

SwafS Knowledge Day and Brokerage Event – H2020

On 14-15 October, 2019, SwafS (Science with and for Society) Knowledge Day and Brokerage Event will be held in the Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw. The event is organized by SiS.net, the international network of National Contact Points (NCPs) in the field of Science with and for Society in Horizon 2020 in cooperation with the European Commission.

The knowledge day on day 1 will highlight all topics covered within the Horizon 2020 SwafS call for proposals and will target SwafS applicants as well as SwafS stakeholders (including NCPs). It will serve as an information day including training elements on most useful topics important for SwafS applicants.

The brokerage event on day 2 provides a matchmaking session which will give participants the opportunity to join pre-arranged meetings with other participants in order to identify possible collaborators to facilitate the setup of SwafS project consortia.

During the brokerage event coordinators actively looking for project partners, will have the possibility to present their project idea during a flash presentation session.

The registration is open until 8th October!

More information can be found here.

Conference ‘The Future of the EU, Military Cooperation and Transatlantic Relations’ (Paris)

On 10th October 2019 the conference ‘The Future of the EU, military cooperation and transatlantic relations from Polish and French perspective” will be held in Scientific Centre of PAS in Paris. Director of the Polish Science Contact Agency, prof. Małgorzata Molęda-Zdziech will participate in the first discussion panel ‘A landscape after elections to the European Parliament: convergences, differences, challenges of Polish and French European policy’.

The aim of the conference is to allow experts and academics from Poland and France to exchange analyzes and experiences on three central topics for both countries and societies. The panelists will present the facts and perspectives on the future of the EU, military cooperation of both countries, and relations between Europe and the USA, which are changing so dynamically.

Selected topics are not only fundamental for the future of Europe or transatlantic relations, but above all are of key importance for bilateral relations. Both Poland and France cooperate closely with the military, but they can also boast of good relations with the United States, which makes these countries potential partners caring or mediating for the best transatlantic relations, despite the unpredictability of President Donald Trump. In addition, the policy of recent years has caused the growth of stereotypes and misunderstanding in bilateral relations. First of all, the conference will be an opportunity to exchange observations by panelists from both countries. Secondly, the audience invited to the event at the Polish Academy of Sciences will be able to familiarize themselves with the in-depth Polish and French perspective on topics as current as the future, reforms of the EU and its relations with the United States.

A detailed programme can be found here: http://paris.pan.pl/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Program_Paris_10_10_19.pdf.

The co-organizers are The Polish Science Contact Agency in Brussels and The Polish Institute of International Affairs.

International Brokerage Event H2020 – Circular Economy & Transforming Industry

On 9th October 2019, an international brokerage event on circular economy and transforming industry will take place at the Centre for Innovation and Technology Transfer Management of Warsaw University of Technology.This event is a great opportunity to find partners for last calls under the Horizon 2020. Participants of the meeting will have the opportunity to shed a light on their research ideas in flash presentations and to discuss on future cooperation during previously scheduled individual meetings (B2B) .

It is co-organised by the EU-funded projects NCPs CaRE and NMP Team and Enterprise Europe Network Central Poland (IMBiGS) with support from BioHorizon, C-ENERGY , N4Society and Enterprise Europe Network – Sector Group Environment.

The event is focused on the Horizon 2020 topics on the circular economy and transformating industry from the SC5 Social Challenge (Climate, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials) and the LEIT NMBP area (Nanotechnologies, advanced materials, advanced production and processing systems, biotechnology), as well as related topics in the areas of SC2 (Bioeconomy), SC3 (Energy) and SC6 (Societies).

If you are interested, please register before 2^nd October!

More details can be found here.