An important date on the academic calendar is approaching—the start of the new academic year at SWPS University in Kraków. The event will bring together distinguished guests, faculty members, university staff, and incoming SWPS University students. The inaugural lecture, titled "Autopsychotherapy Can Be Useful: Tips from a Psychotherapist", will be delivered by Professor Bogdan de Barbaro.
Academic year opening ceremony
The ceremony will take place on October 2, 2026, at 12:00, at SWPS University — Campus in Kraków, Adama Mickiewicza 3, the main lecture hall.
Agenda:
- National anthem*
- Deans’ opening address — Professor Edward Nęcka, Dean Faculty of Psychology in Kraków and Professor Magdalena Pińczyńska, Dean of the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies in Kraków
- Speech by the representative of the student governmen
- Dean's Awards
- Student Matriculation Ceremony
- Gaudeamus Igitur*
- Opening lecture: Autopsychotherapy Can Be Useful: Tips from a Psychotherapist, by Professor Bogdan de Barbaro, the Jagiellonian University
- Gaude Mater Polonia*
*Musical performances by the Choir of the Bartlomiej Nowodworski 1st General Secondary School in Kraków.