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Date added: 2025-01-20

New intercultural program – apply now

OPEN UP! DARE TO!
OPEN UP! DARE TO! is the slogan of the new intercultural skills development program for employees, PhD candidates, and students of Gdańsk University of Technology. The program includes a film screening, a meeting with a philologist as well as meetings with local cultural institutions. The first event will be held on February 10th – registration now open. The program is organized by the International Relations Office.

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  • Why are we afraid to speak English? And why do we focus so much on accents?
  • What does Gdańsk look like through the eyes of newcomers?
  • Can we counteract discrimination? What is the “Yes, BUT…” campaign in Gdańsk about?
  • How does culture – music, art, literature – bring people together? How is this done in Gdańsk?

These and many other questions will be addressed by guests and participants of the OPEN UP! DARE TO! program, which will launch soon at Gdańsk University of Technology.


About the program
  • The idea of the program is summed up in the key slogan – open up to the other person and dare to speak English. We invite students and staff to talk about how to navigate an intercultural environment in your work and studies – says Monika Czerepak, Deputy Head of the IRO.

The OPEN UP! DARE TO! program consists of a series of events organized from February 10th to 27th on the campus of Gdańsk University of Technology, aimed at all employees, PhD candidates, and students.


The program includes:
  • Screening of the Oscar-winning movie Green Book (Feb 10th)
  • Meeting with Jagoda Ratajczak, philologist and author of a book on learning English (Feb 27th)
  • A series of meetings with representatives of NGOs and cultural institutions: the Baltic Sea Culture Centre (Feb 6th), the Gdańsk Centre for Equal Treatment (Feb 13th), and the Museum of Emigration (Feb 20th)

How to participate in the program?
  1. Go to the program page
  2. Select the event you're interested in
  3. Fill out a short registration form
  4. Wait for a confirmation of your participation in the event

Participation in all events is free. The number of spots is limited.
 

The intercultural competence enhancement program OPEN UP! DARE TO! is part of the project "Internationalization of Gdańsk University of Technology: development of WELCOME SERVICES/promoting WELCOME CULTURE” No. BNP/WTP/2023/1/00169/U/00001, which is funded by the National Agency for Academic Exchange as part of the Welcome to Poland program.

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