Mission and Aims
The Polish Community Centre is dedicated to advancing knowledge and fostering intercultural understanding through a range of academic, educational, and archival activities. Its core tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Collecting, processing, and providing access to archival materials, historical sources, and scholarly studies related to the Polish diaspora;
- Conducting interdisciplinary research on Polish culture, with particular emphasis on linguistics, literary studies, cultural studies, and history;
- Developing educational programmes for international students learning Polish as a foreign language;
- Organising and delivering preparatory courses for foreign nationals intending to pursue higher education in Poland;
- Offering courses in Polish language and culture tailored to the needs of international learners;
- Training future educators in the field of Polish as a foreign language;
- Promoting the Centre’s academic and educational offer both nationally and internationally;
- Securing external funding to support research, archiving, and teaching initiatives.