The Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies cordially invites high school students, older primary school classes, and teachers to lectures and walks dedicated to various geographical issues. The lectures aim to engage listeners with the world around them, both near and far, and to expand their geographical knowledge.

In the academic year 2024/2025, in the winter semester, stationary lectures will take place on the Thursdays indicated in the schedule, at the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies at the UW Main Campus (Wacław Nałkowski Room, No. 102), while online lectures will be held once a month. Walks will be organized every week on Thursdays and will take place in the historic area of UW.

Applications indicating selected dates and the number of students should be sent to geograficzne.spotkania@uw.edu.pl.

More details can be found in the Contact and Registration tab on the website https://geograficzne.spotkania.wgsr.uw.edu.pl.

++ PROGRAM OF STATIONARY LECTURES IN THE WINTER SEMESTER 2024/2025
October 24, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Geography of disease. Names of ailments, ground zero, medical mapping – Dr. Adam Tyszkiewicz
November 7, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Colombia – a land of gold in various colors and flavors – Dr. Eng. Arch. Tomasz Zaborowski
November 21, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, GIS in urban studies – M.A. Karolina Sitnik
December 5, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Plans of Warsaw by the Lindleys – the extraordinary story of the creation of the first detailed map of the capital – Dr. Eng. Karolina Wereszczyńska
December 19, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, What is a 15-minute city? – M.A. Maciej Misztal
January 9, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Art and geography. About famous paintings and sculptures with maps, globes, and allegories in the background – Dr. Adam Tyszkiewicz
January 23, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Can sources tell us about the transformation of the natural environment? – Dr. Maksym Łaszewski
February 20, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Flood and drought – two faces of the same problem – Dr. Jarosław Suchożebrski
The continuation of the program of stationary lectures for the year 2024/2025 is in preparation.

++ PROGRAM OF ONLINE LECTURES IN THE WINTER SEMESTER 2024/2025
November 12, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Can machines think? On the application of Artificial Intelligence to the development of general geographical maps – Dr. Hab. Eng. Izabela Karsznia, M.A. Albert Adolf, M.A. Iga Ajdacka
December 17, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM, Europe in the footsteps of famous writers and their works, or literary tourism in theory and practice – Dr. Aleksandra Korpysz-Wiśniewska (no free places)
January 14, 2025, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Clouds as a source of information about the environment – Dr. Hab. Elwira Żmudzka, prof. UW.
February 25, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM, Educational tourism in the national parks of the USA – Dr. Hab. Katarzyna Podhorodecka
March 11, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM, Discovering the 'Pearl of the Baltic', or the history, architecture, and natural values of Rügen – Dr. Adam Tyszkiewicz
++ Schedule of walks until the end of 2024:
October 24, 2024
October 31, 2024
November 7, 2024
November 14, 2024
November 21, 2024
December 5, 2024
December 12, 2024
December 19, 2024