Christmas Eve meeting of the Erasmus

In a previous post, very gently I suggested opening serducha to the needs of different people including foreigners - students. This year Erasmus in Krakow for the first time celebrated Christmas Eve meeting . ASP meeting of the Erasmus Christmas is behind us . During the meeting the guests from abroad can know the Polish customs connected with the celebration of Christmas , they shared the wafer , tried traditional Polish snacks and pre- decorated gingerbread prepared for them . In the competition for the most beautiful gingerbread as many as four people were rewarded with great planerami ASP by Magdalena Tekieli . In addition, students have the opportunity to take part in a music competition consisting in singing Christmas songs. As you can see Erasmus in Poland is developing very well and getting better which makes me very happy ! :) Do you also were at this meeting ?

A few words about Erasmus

Erasmus - a program launched by the European Commission 15 June 1987 including higher education, and having to fund university students wishing to study in another European country for up to one year, and to promote European cooperation between universities from all EU Member States, EEA and candidate countries through joint curriculum development and exchanges of academic staff . The name was in honor of living in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Dutch philosopher and educator, one of the leading humanists of Renaissance, propagator of ancient culture - Erasmus of Rotterdam. An important element of the program was to accept the European Credit Transfer System for all universities participating in this program. This system enables the mutual acceptance of exams by the participating universities. His execution took place from 1987-1994, when it was replaced by the Socrates And in 1995-1999, followed by Socrates II in 2000-2007. The Erasmus program in Poland included:
 • European cooperation in the field of higher education curricula,
 • matching and coordinating course of study,
 • guaranteeing scholarships for students who, after the first year of college education in another country within the EU for a period of 3 to 12 months
 • sending students for internships at cooperating institutions, companies, organizations in European countries for the period from 3 months to 1 of the academic year; the university can also send their students to practice through Polish institutions specializing in organizing practices abroad
 • send teachers to partner universities and receiving faculty of the university in order to carry out their teaching,
 • send teachers to partner universities and other collaborating institutions, organizations, enterprises for training purposes, and by the way by making an offer Expat facilitate acclimate • cross-border partnership of universities,
 • initiating research contacts,
 • development of inter-university programs,
 • supporting the preparation of educational and linguistic.

Competition cribs

Is anyone able to imagine Christmas without competition in Krakow cribs ? Certainly not ! December 3 ( Thursday) held its 73rd edition . On the Main Square at the monument of Adam Mickiewicz in hours. 10.00 - 12.00 could see these unique works of art ! On Sunday ( December 6th ), we met the winners. To refresh your memory , I would like to switch a few cribs that captivated me personally. 

News in Krakow theater

News in Krakow theater - theater acting in the years 1911-1922 (with a break in the period around World War I) in the building at ul. Starowiślna 21. He exhibited light music, operettas, presented various shows. It was founded by Stanisław Adolf Poleńskiego and Tadeusz Pilarski (father) in the spring of 1911. There were folk ensembles here, for example. African, Eskimo, Russian, as well as gymnastic troupe, dancers, illusionists; Also shown pantomime, animal training, etc. Troupe was variable, many artists were employed for a short period for certain performances. In 1919,. The theater was transformed into a theater of operetta. They were hired new artists, choir and orchestra. The first season was successful, and guest appearances gave Lucy Messal and Anda Kitschman, but soon the theater began to harass problems. Gawlikowski won a competitive process Powszechny Theatre - which soon closed - for unlawful issuance of operettas, to which the law had news, but the costs of the process proved to be high. In addition, municipalities that in place Teatr Powszechny planned opening of the Municipal Theatre of Opera and Operetta hampered the functioning of the News. In the spring of 1921. Concession to operate the theater would not be renewed, but eventually New operate even in the season 1921/22, exposing, among others, Krowoderskich cubs and Lola with Ludwinów. In 1922. In the hall news again it began to operate a cinema, and Tadeusz Pilarski has created a traveling team of Operetta News, which went on guest appearances. In 1924,. Street. Paradise 12 opened Operetta Theatre News (Cracow Operetta News), formally run by his son. Theatre worked for two seasons, then in 1926. Was replaced by the Popular Theatre News, run by Pilarski-father and John Dobiesław. The main directed by Anthony Piekarski, and production designer - John Martin Szancer. Theatre ceased operations in early 1927. In the season 1927/28 has resumed its activities Operetta News, but without much success.