The Institute of International Studies at the University of Wrocław invites researchers, PhD candidates and students to an online guest lecture on how to write a cumulative PhD dissertation and successfully apply for an NCN PRELUDIUM grant.
The meeting will take place on:

Tuesday, 3 November 2026, from 09:45 to 11:15

In:
Join the meeting on Microsoft Teams

Dr Aleksandra Polak specialises in political representation and European politics. She is currently involved in the research project “Between Politicisation and Legitimation: Transnational Political Discourse on EU Institutional Reform (EUDIS),” funded by the National Science Centre (NCN).

From 2024 to 2026, she was a researcher in the international project QUALREP: The Quality of Women’s Political Representation, funded by a European Research Council Synergy Grant and coordinated by King’s College London. Previously, she led her own NCN PRELUDIUM project (2022–2024), which examined differences in the descriptive representation of women in the European Parliament across EU member states.

In 2026, she received her PhD in Political Science and Public Administration from the University of Warsaw. Her doctoral dissertation, titled “Women’s Descriptive and Substantive Political Representation in the European Parliament, 2004–2024,” explored women’s political representation in the European Parliament. She is also an expert with the Team Europe Direct network at the European Commission Representation in Poland.

The guest lecture will be an opportunity to learn about the process of preparing a cumulative PhD dissertation and developing a successful NCN PRELUDIUM grant application, drawing on Dr Polak’s research experience. It will be particularly relevant to doctoral candidates and early-career researchers interested in academic publishing, research project development and funding opportunities.

The Institute of International Studies at the University of Wrocław invites researchers, PhD candidates and Master’s students to a presentation on DAAD scholarship opportunities for the 2026/2027 academic year.

The meeting will take place on:

Tuesday, 20 October 2026, from 09:45 to 11:15

In:
Room 50 of the Institute of International Studies, Koszarowa 3, Wrocław.

The session will be led by Johann Görzen, DAAD Representative and Lecturer at the University of Wrocław, who will present the funding options available to students and academics interested in studying, researching or developing their careers in Germany.

Johann Görzen has been the DAAD Representative and Lecturer at the University of Wrocław’s German Philology since 2025. He previously held the same role at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (2017–2022) and worked as a DAAD assistant teacher in Wrocław (2015–2017). His professional experience also includes heading the Kazakhstan-Brandenburg internship programme at APOLLO e. V. in Berlin and serving as a press and communications expert at the Berlin Senate Commissioner for Participation, Integration and Migration.

The meeting is a good opportunity to learn about the available scholarship schemes and to ask questions directly to an expert in the field.

The DIGI-ENLARGE – Digital Transformation for Building Democratic Resilience officially launched with its kick-off meeting on 12–13 October 2026 at Galatasaray University in Istanbul, Türkiye.

Hosted by Galatasaray University and coordinated by Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), the meeting brought together the project consortium to establish a common understanding of the project objectives, governance structures and priorities for the first reporting period.

The kick-off marks an important first step in bringing the DIGI-ENLARGE consortium together and setting the foundations for effective collaboration throughout the project.

The project is coordinated by Prof. David Ramiro Troitiño (Tallinn University of Technology). The University of Wrocław (prof. Aleksandra Maatsch, Jean Monnet Chair at the Faculty of Social Sciences) leads Work Package 2: Comparative Research, implemented in cooperation with prof. Anna Pacześniak (professor of political science, Faculty of Social Sciences) as well as partner universities and research institutions.

The duration of the project is 36 month, the total budget is 3 491 875 EUR. The project contributes to strengthening the University of Wrocław’s research capacity in the fields of democracy and digitalisation.