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Jan Wyżykowski University invites you to the 29th Lower Silesian Science Festival

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Jan Wyżykowski University is once again involved in organizing the prestigious Lower Silesian Science Festival. The 29th edition of this popular celebration of knowledge and the popularization of science is just around the corner. On this occasion, we cordially invite students from schools in our region to participate in unique lectures and workshops prepared by our faculty members.

The program covers a wide range of topics – from engineering, advanced technologies, and human rights, through personal development and psychology, to exciting lab workshops and team-building games.

EVENT PROGRAM

Day 1 – October 27 (Tuesday)

  1. 9:00 a.m. – Speaker: Marek Jaskólski, PhD
  • “Zero-Emission Transportation – Facts and Myths” (lecture)
  • Target audience: 7th- and 8th-grade elementary school students
  1. 10:00 a.m. – Speaker: Joanna Mesjasz, PhD
  • “On the Power of Talent” (lecture)
  • Audience: secondary school students
  1. 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. – Speaker: Regina Korzeniowska, PhD
  • “What Is Neurodiversity?” (workshop)
  • Target audience: 7th- and 8th-grade elementary school students
  1. 11:00 a.m. – Speaker: Beata Szymańska-Waczyńska, PhD
  • "Team Quest Challenge" (game)
  • Target audience: 7th- and 8th-grade elementary school students
  1. 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. – Speaker: Marta Sochacka, PhD, DSc
  • “Bio-Detectives: The Little Microbiologist’s Lab” (workshop)
  • Target audience: students in grades 1–3 and 4–6 of elementary school
  1. 12:00 p.m. – Speaker: Anna Wojciechowicz, BEng, PhD
  • "Will Astronauts Be the Miners of the Future?" (lecture)
  • Target audience: 7th- and 8th-grade elementary school students

Day 2 – October 28 (Wednesday)

  1. 9:00 a.m. – Speaker: Waldemar Kisielewski, BEng, PhD
  • “Manufacturing Machine and Equipment Components Using Laser Techniques” (lecture)
  • Audience: secondary school students / adults
  1. 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. – Speaker: Daniel Szczepanek, MA
  • “Chemistry or Psychology? What Really Determines Relationships?” (workshop)
  • Audience: secondary school students
  1. 10:00 a.m. – Speaker: Rafał Czachor, PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof.
  • “Human Rights Workshop” (workshop)
  • Audience: secondary school students
  1. 10:00 a.m. – Speaker: Renata Socha, PhD
  • “Your Brain vs. the World – Who’s Really in Control?” (workshop)
  • Audience: secondary school students
  1. 11:00 a.m. – Speaker: Antoni C. Mituś, PhD, DSc, ProfTit
  • "Is This Coin a Counterfeit? On Certainty, Uncertainty, and Probability" (discussion)
  • Audience: secondary school students)
  1. 11:00 a.m. – Speaker: Mirosław Lewicki, BEng, PhD
  • “An Overview of Selected Measurement Methods” (workshop)
  • Target audience: 7th–8th grade elementary school students and secondary school students/adults

Registration and Applications

Registration for the events runs from September 1 through September 15, or until all spots are filled. Due to the workshop-style nature of some of the sessions, the number of spots is limited – spots will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

For inquiries regarding submissions, please contact us at:

We warmly invite the administration, teachers, and students to join us in discovering the exciting world of science!