The families of Polish mathematicians who had broken the code of the German cipher machine Enigma were guests this week at Bletchley Park, an historic code and cypher facility near London. The meeting was held on the initiative of the UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond.
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If you would like to find out what it is like to be a Polish midwife in Tanzania or teach mathematics as a volunteer in that country, you can do so by visiting the Centre for International Debate in Warsaw. Two exhibitions hosted there as part of the Global Education Week show the work of these extraordinary women.
A Supreme Court justice, lecturer at the Jagiellonian University and expert of the Council of Europe, Professor Piotr Hofmański is Poland’s candidate for an International Criminal Court judge in The Hague. Learn more about who the Professor is and what his colleagues say about him.
A short reflection on the elections of Polonus (Pole of the Year in the Netherlands) and the role of Polish people in the Netherlands.
Take a picture at the Polish Fighter Pilots Monument in Northolt, London, on the Pulaski Bridge in New York or against the background of the Gdansk Shipyard, and post it on Twitter or Facebook hash-tagged #MyPolska on 11 November. Polish diplomats invite you to celebrate the anniversary of the restoration of Poland’s independence in a somewhat unconventional way.
November 11, 2014 from 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. / Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik
A gala concert entitled “Polish-Hungarian harmony” in the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest closed the celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of the Polish Institute in Budapest.
The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Vilnius has announced a competition for the best article about Poland on the Lithuanian Wikipedia. Contributors may send in new articles or supplement existing ones. Authors of the best articles will win a trip to Poland.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s Living Room, the Consul General’s Office, the Palm Room, the Mirror Room, and the Wedding Room of the Polish Consulate General in Chicago can be toured under the Open House Chicago programme on 18 and 19 October.