The Polish researcher will take charge of the chair from 1 July, and in September the first students will begin classes in the new subject. The chair has been established thanks to an endowment fund amounting to 3 million USD. The raising of the necessary funds was completed in 2009 as a result of efforts led by the Foundation for Polish Science and the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York. The current value of the Polish Studies chair endowment fund is 4.5 million USD.
The Polish Studies chair at Columbia University in the City of New York was established thanks to the donations of Polish and Polish diaspora companies, institutions and organisations, as well as the generosity of anonymous and individual donors. The chair will conduct research and offer classes in Polish history as well as social and political sciences and the humanities from the point of view of Poland and Central and Eastern Europe, and will award master’s and doctoral degrees. The programme is aimed at students from around the world.
Source: Foundation for Polish Science and Columbia University in the City of New York
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