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On 23rd May, Dr Tomasz Skonieczny, Deputy Head of the European Academy, gave a lecture for the students of the Institute of Political Science in the field of Social Project Management, during which he presented the organization and daily work of the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe.

In 2018, the Foundation for the Development of Education and Higher Education awarded the above mentioned field of study the Certificate "Studies with the Future" and the Laurel of Innovation.

On May 20, a group of young people from Wałbrzych (Primary School of the Clever Foundation) and their guests from Dortmund visited Krzyżowa. For many years, the schools have been carrying out the exchange in families, but every year they come to visit Krzyżowa because of the historical importance of our place. Pedagogues from the IYMC together with the youth conducted integration workshops building cooperation in a group, historical workshops and creative workshops, during which the youth in mixed groups developed their exchange logo and decorated cotton bags and backpacks.

On May 20-24 at the International Youth Meeting Center in Krzyżowa a Polish-German youth meeting took place. The exchange is attended by students from Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn Gymnasium Forst, who have been learning Polish for a year, and students from Primary School No. 10 in Debica, which in turn is learning German. This unique combination results in great mutual curiosity and many opportunities to deepen the knowledge of the language of the partner school. The exchange program includes many language animations, workshops with elements of theatre pedagogy, workshops on communication and cooperation in groups, historical workshops, guided tours of Wrocław and a trip around Krzyżowa.

The school from Forst came to Krzyżowa for the 10th time! This extraordinary jubilee was celebrated with a cake and a diploma from the Krzyżowa Foundation.

The year 1989 became a turning point in the history of Europe. Communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe began to falter, Hungary opened its border with Austria, Poland held its first semifree parliamentary elections, many East German refugees in Prague and Warsaw speeded up the changes in East Germany, and then the Berlin Wall fell. This departure allowed for a new beginning of Polish-German relations.

In November 1989, Chancellor Helmut Kohl visited Poland and met with the first non-communist Prime Minister of Poland, Tadeusz Mazowiecki. Their embrace during the service in Krzyżowa in Lower Silesia went down in history as a symbol of Polish-German reconciliation.

Today, 30 years later, we would like to recall this history and ask what it means for us. Is reconciliation between Germans and Poles still an issue? How well have we managed to use the last 30 years to create a friendly coexistence between a free Poland and a united Germany? What are the challenges facing the German-Polish neighbourhood today? These and other questions will be answered by the participants of the meeting.

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