64% of men and 60% of women declare they feel personal responsibility for curbing their negative impact on the environment. Practical measures rarely follow this awareness, though. Very few financially support ecology-focused organizations, engage in their activities, and attempt to influence the authorities on pro-environmental issues, suggests research conducted by the PASSION consortium incorporating six European universities, including University of Northampton and Collegium Civitas.

A new paper by Dr. Mariusz Finkielsztein titled “Consumer Boredom: Boredom as a Subliminal Mood of Consumer Capitalism” has just been published in the European Journal of American Studies from the European Association for American Studies (EAAS).

Would you like to study at one of our Erasmus+ Partner Universities in the winter semester of 2023/24? Apply for a scholarship under the Erasmus+ program. Application deadline: March 15, 2023.

Collegium Civitas is conducting an innovative project “University 4.0 – modern development program of Collegium Civitas” co-funded by the European Union under the European Social Fund. Within the framework of the project various activities are being held aimed at improving staff competencies and the international outlook of our university. One of the components of the project are the “teaching internships”. Our lecturers have the opportunity to engage in teaching at partner universities world-wide.

Dr Katarzyna Maniszewska, Vice-Rector for International Relations visited partner universities in Indonesia. Dr Maniszewska held a series of lectures on security issues at Politeknik Negeri Malang and participated in the international seminar “Economic Consequences of Terrorism” at University of Mataram. During the visit Memorandums of Agreement were signed with both universities.

On the 6th of January 2023, Routledge published a book “Global India. The Pursuit of Influence and Status” that includes a chapter on “India and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor” written by Dr Agnieszka Nitza-Makowska, Collegium Civitas lecturer.

The admission for the spring semester 2022/2023 to our study programmes in English is open. Study at Collegium Civitas and experience the highest quality of teaching in a multicultural learning community. The spring semester 2022/23 starts on February, 14 with registration to courses and the classes start on March 1. The admissions deadline is February 3, 2023.

From January 1, 2023, Career Center Collegium Civitas will run under the new name Academic Careers Office (ACO) at Collegium Civitas. The change is not only a new name for the unit but most of all its goal is to increase emphasis on connecting the academic world with business. New ACO will continue to operate as the platform for communication and meetings for Students and Graduates with employees.

On December 12th-14th Dr Dr Roland Zarzycki participated in "Failure in Science" conference in Hannover, meant to strengthen international networks conducting research on failure and the role it plays both in society and science in particular. The thematic week included classical presentations and panels as well as experiments such as a nonconventional F*** up Tales event, where participants shared and analyzed their personal stories of failing in science.

Working in agreement with the Collegium Civitas Student Council, we decided that the allocation of the Aid Fund earmarked for the student community would be determined by the Ukrainian students themselves towards a project or projects of their choice.