SOS: Universities for Animal Shelters is an annual charity event to help homeless animals from shelters in Małopolska region. The collection to raise funds and other resources is held by students and staff of Kraków higher education institutions.

The Jagiellonian University Sports Office is organising a New Year’s Eve ski camp for JU students, doctoral candidates, staff, and their family members, which will take place from 28 December 2019 to 3 January 2019 in Białka Tatrzańska. The maximum number of participants is 33. The registration will be open until 6 December, or until all places are filled.

2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). To celebrate this occasion, a number of events are held throughout the year at the JU Astronomical Observatory.

The Inorganic Molecular Material Group of the JU Faculty of Chemistry invites you to attend the 4th edition of the International Conference on Functional Molecular Materials FUNMAT2019, which will be held on 25–27 November 2019.

The international conference is directed to young researchers that investigate issues related to broadly understood security. The questions raised by the participants will concern legal, military, ecological, humanitarian, psychological, social, and gender-related aspects of security threats to Europe and Asia.

In 2020, the 2nd International Tischner Congress will be organised to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Józef Tischner’s death. During the 1st International Tischner Congress in 2011, his legacy was observed through a prism of ‘Truth and Goodness’ – this time the main topic will be the ‘Faces of Freedom’. When talking about man and social issues, the question of freedom is, after all, of fundamental importance.