1 Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw, PolandUNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair in Interdisciplinary Studies on Child Development and Well-being Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw, Poland
2 UNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair in Interdisciplinary Studies on Child Development and Well-beingPatron Janusz Korczak (1878[9]-1942) image source
3 Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw, PolandSzczęśliwicka Street Warsaw Poland Ph.: Fax image source
4 Maria Grzegorzewska University in WarsawPatron Maria Grzegorzewska ( ) image source
5 UNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair: main informationsThe UNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair was established in October (agreement concluded between the UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and The Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw). UNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair address and contact information: 40 Szczęśliwicka Street; room no. 3607, building C, 6th floor room no. 3222, building C, 2nd floor (secretary) Warsaw, Poland
6 UNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair: main informationsUNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair Staff: Chairperson: Professor Adam Frączek Assistant Professor & Scientific Secretary: Ms Urszula Markowska-Manista PhD, Ms Monika Dominiak-Kochanek PhD,
7 UNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair: main informationsUNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair Staff: Assistant: Ms Dominika Zakrzewska-Olędzka, PhD Student Secretary: Ms Aleksandra Niedźwiedzka-Wardak, MA
8 UNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair: main informationThe primary objectives of the Chair: to develop partnership and cooperation by building university networks to encourage inter-university cooperation through the transfer of knowledge across borders to maintain and strengthen academic links in the field of interdisciplinary studies on child development and well-being Themes and topics of organized events: education, pedagogy, interdisciplinary studies on child development and Well-being cultural diversity, sustainable development human rights , children’s rights intercultural education modern psychological, pedagogical and sociological challenges The UNESCO Chair conducts the research programs, participates in conferences, seminars, debates, study visits and since 2006, organizes the International Summer Schools. All of the Chair’s activities are aligned with UNESCO’s priorities in relation to humanities and social sciences. We undertake activities which respond to the challenges of the modern world defined by Sustainable Development Goals.
9 UNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair: cooperation agreementsFaculty of Education J.J. Strossmayer University in Osijek, Croatia International Janusz Korczak Association (IKA) Polish Janusz Korczak Association
10 UNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair: SUMMER SCHOOLSInternational Summer School with PK UNESCO & CEPUS PROGRAMME (since 2014) and with other partners: The list of participants and lecturers includes researchers, students, and NGO employees from: Belarus, Bulgaria, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Georgia, Romania, Croatia and the USA. Foreign participants* have the possibility to apply for scholarships by the Polish National Committee for UNESCO and the CEEPUS Programme, Bureau for Academic Recognition and International Exchange. *depending on the funders’ geographical priorities , does not concern all EU countries
11 Titles of the INTERNATIONAL UNESCO SUMMER SCHOOLSYear Titles of the INTERNATIONAL UNESCO SUMMER SCHOOLS 2006 The Theory and Practice of Educating People with Intellectual Disabilities” (with the State Fund for the Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons (PFRON) and the Pedagogical Therapy Institute at the Academy of Special Education) 2008 "Korczak’s Ideas and Contemporary Children's and Youth’s Problems" 2009 “Students with Specific Learning Difficulties: Various Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Solutions” (with the Institute of Pedagogical Therapy) 2010 “The problems of rehabilitation of maladjusted adolescents” (with the Institute of Resocialization ASE ) 2011 „On Individual Educational-therapeutic Programs in Teaching Students with Special Needs” 2012 “Children’s Rights: Current Approaches and Solutions in Light of Korczak’s Pedagogical Theories” (with the Polish National Commission for UNESCO, the International Janusz Korczak Association (IKA), and the Polish Janusz Korczak Association) 2013 "Psychological and Educational Support for Pupils/Students with Diverse Needs" 2014 “Problem Behaviors in Adolescence – Forms, Conditions, Prevention” (with the Polish National Commission for UNESCO, the CEEPUS Programme’s Bureau for Academic Recognition and International Exchange) 2015 “Re-adaptation and Reintegration as Problems of Refugee Children” (with the Polish National Commission for UNESCO, the CEEPUS Programme’s Bureau for Academic Recognition and International Exchange) BOOK: The Interdisciplinary Contexts of Reintegration …” 2016 "The contemporary problems of children and childhood in multicultural societies- theory, research, praxis", 15th -24th September 2016, Warsaw, Poland (with the Faculty of Education in Osijek – J.J. Strossmayer University, Osijek, Croatia; the Polish National Commission for UNESCO; the CEEPUS Programme’s Bureau for Academic Recognition and International Exchange) BOOK NO 2 (in preparation)
12 11-th International Summer School12 The 11th International Summer School relate to an exchange of international experiences connected with academic and research as well as practical aspects of contemporary migration problems. The subjects focus on three key issues: Theoretical premises and challenges which researchers and practitioners face in the contemporary migration crisis, Research referring to the situation and needs of refugee and migrant children and youth as well problems in their adaptation and integration in host and transit countries, Practices connected with the support for migrant and refugee children and youth and their closest environment.
13 UNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair: currently realized projects (2016)„Paradigm shift in early teaching: constructivism and developmental approach vs. behavioristic strategies” (project no INGI , duration: June 2016-February 2017), with: Faculty of Education Josip Juraj Strossmayer University, Osijek, Croatia Teachers College University of Columbia, USA „Polnisch – Deutsche wissenschaftliche Dialoge über Kinderrechte, Janusz Korczak und Migration / Polish- German academic dialogues about children’s rights, Janusz Korczak and migration” (project no , duration: 20 May 2016 – 30 June 2017), with partners from: Internationale Akademie Berlin für innovative Pädagogik, Psychologie und Ökonomie (INA) & Free University Berlin, Germany Project received funding of the Polish-German Foundation for Science/ Deutsch-Polnische Wissenschaftsstiftung for the years 2016 i 2017.
14 UNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair: currently realized projects (2016)"Consultancy Services in the field of strategic foresight for children in the CEECIS region„ (project no LLTS – , duration: November 7, November 6, 2018). Project conducted by: ECORYS Poland in cooperation with the international research team (Poland, Holandia, United Kingdom, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) .
15 UNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair: selected previous projects„University towards the problems of development education. Theoretical and practical prospects for the implementation of development education at the Academy of Special Education - challenges for the development of Africa in the twenty-first century” 2009, with: Chair of Basic Pedagogy, The Maria Grzegorzewska University Students' Scientific Club of Multicultural Education, The Maria Grzegorzewska University Foundation for Intercultural Education Elements of the project: Academy of Global Education (for students) Student events (in the field of development education) for local communities (during The Week of Global Education) Expert lectures ( for academic staff) Teaching aids (e.g. media library) Information board Photography exhibition Subsidized within the Polish Aid Programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2009.
16 conferences /seminars–organisation and co-organisationUNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair: conferences /seminars–organisation and co-organisation An International Conference of Special Education entitled PERSON: Interdisciplinary Contexts Of Early Intervention And Early Support Of a Child's Development (21-23 September 2016), organizer: The Institute of Special Education, The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw, scientific partner: UNESCO Chair International aspects of Janusz Korczak Pedagogy (17-18 May 2016) , with: Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft, Germany Sparkpro Organization, Israel Refugees and migrants in Poland - socio-cultural, pedagogical and ethical challenges (17 March 2016), with: The Institute of Philosophy and Socjology, The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw
17 UNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair: conferences /seminarsStudy Visit from: Danish Institute for Study Abroad (30 September 2015) Lecture by Prof. Philip Zimbardo: My journey from creating evil to inspiring heroism (11 April 2014), with: The Institute of Applied Psychology, The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw Seminar: Education on the prevention of genocide as a form of human rights protection (15 April 2010), within the international project “GREAT: Global Rights, Europeans Acting Together”, with: The Association for Civil Society Development PRO HUMANUM, The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw More:
18 Unesco Janusz Korczak Chair in Interdisciplinary Studies on Child Development and Well-being Maria Grzegorzewska Pedagogical University, Warsaw, Poland
19 Photos Janusz Korczak: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janusz_Korczak (pp. 2) The Maria Grzegorzewska University - the viev from the street Kopińska: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akademia_Pedagogiki_Specjalnej_im._Marii_Grzego rzewskiej_w_Warszawie#/media/File:Warszawa_Akademia_Pedagogiki_Specjalne j_(1).JPG (pp. 3) Maria Grzegorzewska: tent&view=article&id=49&Itemid=57 (pp. 4)