Japan’s sakura (cherry blossom) season has officially begun, with crowds flocking to parks to photograph the early blooms.
Henryk Adam Alexander Pius Sienkiewicz is the novelist, newspaperman and publicist. He was the first Polish writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905, the writer who was worshiped by many generations of Poles for awakening of the sense of national identity and patriotism. Henryk Sienkiewicz was born in the Podlasie village of Wola Okrzejska in Russian-ruled Poland on May 5, 1846 and died in Vevey, Switzerland, on November 15, 1916. This year marks the 173rd anniversary of his (more…)
Ladies and gentlemen!
The WSG University in Bydgoszcz, Poland would like to cordially invite you to the international science conference “HORIZONS AND PLATFORMS IN SCIENCE, CULTURE AND ENTERPRISING – 30 YEARS OF SHARED EXPERIENCE” held on 4 -5 JUNE 2019. The conference will be a great event bringing all of our partners from around the world together, as well as a wonderful opportunity to discuss cooperation possibilities.
The two-day conference will be topped with a festive Gala, during which attractions are planned, including (more…)
Are you looking for a research grant opportunities in Poland? Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) is pleased to announce new programme for incoming researchers: The Ulam Programme.
We would like to invite you to be a part of this unique and valuable experience which will help you to develop your career by intensifying international mobility as well as will allow you to establish scientific cooperation with excellent host institutions in Poland.
Who is entitled to file an application?
A proposal may (more…)
The first submarine Chaika (gull).
The undecked flat-bottom boat Chaika used by the Zaporozhian Cossacks was built in the XVI-XVII centuries. A reed belt was fixed to gunwales in order to submerge the boat and operate it underwater. Chaika was capable of maintaining a speed of about 15 kilometers an hour that allowed the Cossacks to easily evade Turkish galleys.
Watch-glucometer for diabetics.
Transcarpathian scientist Petro Bobonich invented a glucose meter in the form of a wristwatch. It helps diabetes sufferers measure blood sugar (more…)
