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On June 23, 2025, the 3rd Polish-German Meeting titled Towards Social Sustainability in the Polish-German Cross-Border Region: Challenges for Research and Higher Education took place in Kulice, Poland. The event brought together representatives of universities and research institutions from Poland and Germany engaged in the development of the cross-border region, including the University of Szczecin, Universität Greifswald, […]

What is the Blue Economy in the perspective of Social Sciences? Prof. Maciej Kowalewski shared his experience in the RethinkBlue COST Action, in a panel discussion together with Piotr Krzystek (Mayor of the City of Szczecin), Łukasz Zahorski (Management Representative for Szczecin and Świnoujście Ports Development), Dennis Jul Pedersen (President of the Port of Esbjerg, […]

The volume Hustle and Bustle.The Vibrant Cultures of Port Cities, edited by Prof. Carola Hein (TU Delft), Dr. Robert Bartlomiejski (University of Szczecin) and Prof. Maciej Kowalewski, Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair for Social Sustainability, has been published by Brill. Ports have for centuries been places of intense movement, flow and exchange. The hustle and […]

This two-day event (28 and 29 October 2024) organised by the UNESCO Chair for Social Sustainability in cooperation with the University of Applied Science in Neubrandenburg was the first joint meeting of rectors of universities from the border region since the transformation after 1989.  The invitation from the authorities of the University of Szczecin and […]

Researchers focused on sustainability from universities of the Polish-German border region met in Szczecin to discuss the most important challenges of the region’s development. The conference was jointly organized by Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, University of Szczecin – UNESCO Chair for Social Sustainability, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin and University of Greifswald. Konferencja […]

Challenges of Sustainable Development of Port Cities in the Baltic Sea Region. UNESCO Chairs online seminar May 17, 12:00pm-3:00pm (Warsaw/Berlin time) Link to the meeting: >>> Organisers UNESCO Chair for Social Sustainability (Szczecin, Poland) UNESCO Chair Water, Ports and Historic Cities (Delft, Netherlands) Aalborg UNESCO Centre for PBL (UCPBL) (Aalborg, Denmark) UNESCO Chair of Cultural Heritage […]

The expert team on international and European law of the University of Szczecin (Poland) would like to invite everyone to Winter School „Cultural Human Rights in Contemporary World” which will be held on 27-29 February 2024. The courses will be conducted by both the experts from Szczecin’s Faculty of Law and special guests. The course […]

It is our pleasure to announce 1st RethinkBlue Conference, organized by COST Action CA22122 – Rethinking the Blue Economy: Socio-Ecological Impacts and Opportunities (RethinkBlue). University of Zadar, Croatia, 23-24 April 2024. Organisers welcome contributions that explore, theoretically or empirically, the following topics, which correspond with the five Action Working Groups: Maritime occupations Food security & sustainable […]

The Jury presents the results of the competition of the Marshal’s Office of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship for doctoral students at the University of Szczecin for scientific achievements in the field of social sustainability, in cooperation with the UNESCO Chair for Social Sustainability. In this year’s edition 9 applications were submitted. All the applications evaluated by […]

Panel discussion Past, Present, and Future – HRM Practices in the V4 Region will be held on December 15, 2023 | 10.00 (CET).  Mr. Kelaniyage Shihan Dilruk Fernando, from Doctoral School, member of The UNESCO chair for social sustainability research team member, will be the moderator of the focus group during the Panel.  Meeting link: […]