Department of French and Francophone Literature, University of Opole
The Department is an associate partner of the University of Gdańsk within the European Program Flevolution XXI Century Skills in French Language Learning and Teaching at Higher Levels through Contemporary French Literature. Literary Workshop.
Actively implementing an internationalization program—for the development of the university, the Faculty of Philology, and the Institute of Literary Studies—it maintains active contact with French universities (Université Paris 13, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Institut Catholique de Toulouse) and Italian universities (Università Aldo Moro in Bari).
The Department also cooperates with the City Hall, the socio-economic environment, and entrepreneurs (external stakeholders, e.g., Capgemini, Stefanini, UFI Filters, and local companies such as Selt, Aluprof, and others).
Department of Slavic Literatures, University of Opole
Staff members of the Department of Slavic Literatures collaborate in various forms and forums with the following institutions:
Department of Polish Literature, University of Opole
Staff members of the Department of Polish Literature actively participate (by giving lectures for young people, organizing author meetings, and producing radio programs devoted to literature and culture) in cooperation with institutions that promote science and popularize literary and Polish studies, e.g., the Municipal Public Library in Opole, the Provincial Public Library in Opole, the Provincial Pedagogical Library in Opole, and Radio Opole.
Dr. Adrian Gleń, Prof. UO (chair) and Dr. Małgorzata Burzka-Janik (member) serve on the Regional Committee of the Polish Language and Literature Olympiad for elementary and secondary schools, thereby collaborating with the Municipal Center for Educational Support in Opole.
Department of European Cultural Heritage Studies
The Department of European Cultural Heritage Studies collaborates with:
Department of German-Language Literature
A very important aspect of the department’s activities is its collaboration with the most significant academic and cultural institutions in German-speaking countries, such as the DAAD, KAAD, Goethe-Institut, Austrian Cultural Forum, and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Since 2022, the Department of German Literature (together with the Department of English Literature) has been organizing regular lectures as part of the Opole Science Festival and, in collaboration with Opole’s English scholars, has been publishing a series with Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht: “Mitteleuropäische Studien zur Komparatistik. Von der Romantik bis zur Gegenwart”.
German literature scholars actively participate in numerous academic, literary, and cultural projects of both regional and pan-European scope. Faculty members have repeatedly been awarded grants from Polish and international foundations and research institutions: DAAD, KAAD, KBN, Eidgenössische Stipendienkommission für ausländische Studierende (ESKAS), and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. In 2014, for the book “Ich erschreibe mich selbst. (Autor)Biografisches Schreiben bei Horst Bienek,” Dr. Daniel Pietrek, Professor at the University of Opole, received the Horst Bienek Promotion Award from the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts (Horst-Bienek-Förderpreis der Bayerischen Akademie der Schönen Künste).
Department of English-Language Literature, University of Opole
Department staff actively participate in literary events as part of the 20th and 21st Opole Science Festival.