The first University Areopagus debate “Clash of values? Axiological Aspects of War”, within a new series titled “University and War”, devoted to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine with legal, social and economic consequences for Poland and the world has been organized by the Catholic University of Lublin.

The first meeting of experts and rectors of the Catholic University of Lublin (KUL), the University of Warsaw (UW), the Jagiellonian University (UJ) in Krakow, the Adam Mickiewicz University (UAM) in Poznań and the University of Warmia and Mazury (UWM) in Olsztyn will be held on June 24 at the Catholic University of Lublin.

The debates at the Catholic University of Lublin will be attended by representatives of philosophy, theology, humanities and communication sciences: Dr Hieronim Grala (UW), Dr Tomasz Żuradzki from the Jagiellonian University, Prof. Ewa Nowak (UAM), Prof. Marek Melnyk (UWM) and Fr. Prof. Marcin Składanowski (KUL).

During the next three debates at the Jagiellonian University, UAM and UW, experts will discuss legal, social and economic issues related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Jagiellonian University will host the debate titled “Right to violence? Legal aspects of war” that will be attended by political scientists and security researchers. UAM will hold the debate on “Refugees. Coexistence or assimilation. Social aspects of war” attended by sociologists and psychologists.

The substantive plenipotentiaries who developed the topics of the new University Areopagus, titled “University and the war”, include Prof. Lucyna Błażejczyk-Majka (UAM), Fr. Dr Cezary Smuniewski (UW), Prof. Leszek Sosnowski (UJ) and Prof. Jacek Wojtysiak (KUL).

The main idea of the Areopagus of Universities, supported by the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland, is to conduct a public debate on contemporary challenges in the university space.

Adrian Andrzejewski