The Polish Center was established in 2003. Its mission is to organize educational and academic activities, support and conduct research in the Polish language, literature, history, and culture, and promote the Polish language and Poland’s cultural heritage in Ukraine. In the spring of 2010, an agreement regulating the Center’s activities was signed between Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.
The Center actively supports and participates in international cultural programs, provides information to students regarding internship opportunities at leading Polish universities and participation in academic events, and facilitates collaboration between the faculties of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and Polish research institutions. It also assists in the preparation and organization of Polish language certification exams and regularly hosts Polish-Ukrainian academic conferences.
The Center offers Polish language courses for university students and faculty members. Its library holds a collection of over 10,000 publications.
The Center organizes public lectures by prominent Polish scholars, including Prof. D. Ulicka, Prof. R. Nycz, Prof. W. Walecki, Prof. A. Fiut, Prof. M.P. Markowski, Prof. J. Ławski, Dr. S. Zając, Prof. S. Uliasz, Prof. M. Skwara, Prof. J. Porayski-Pomsta, and others.
The Center is headed by R. Radyshevskyi, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Philology.
