The Krakow Post

Single-sex education conference on June 12-13

Sunday, July 22, 2007

The Ministry of Education is organizing an international conference on June 11-12 in Krakow and Warsaw on, "The Perspectives of Differentiated Education -- Western Schooling Experiences of Girls and Boys."

Foreign students still on the rise

Sunday, July 22, 2007

About 2,000 foreign students are in Krakow, a number that has grown steadily in recent years.About half the students -- 1,009 -- are at Jagiellonian University.

Clamp down launched on Krakow's "wild traders"

Sunday, July 22, 2007

The Polish government has announced new measures to combat the growing army of street traders operating illegally within the country?s cities. Long held to be an innocent and tolerated example of "minor illegality," the popular perception of "wild traders" can be that of hard-working country folk, selling self-produced yet inexpensive vegetables, dairy goods or textiles.

MA in TransAtlantic Studies opens in 2007

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Jagiellonian University in Krakow has started a special M.A. postgraduate program in TransAtlantic studies in the English language at the Institute of American Studies and the Polish Diaspora. In three semesters students obtain a Master of Arts degree in Cultural Studies with a major in Transatlantic Studies.

New York Times: Europe's next Bohemenian capital is here

Sunday, July 22, 2007

What attracts crowds of young tourists to Krakow is obvious: the exotic atmosphere, cheap beer, great fun and good-looking girls, who in 90 percent of cases understand English. There is no need for a better advertisement.

Hilton heads to Krakow

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Howard Property Polska Sp. z o.o. has received a building permit to build a 4-star Hilton Garden Inn on ul. Karmelicka, informed Gazeta Wyborcza. The company also wants to build a Silver Screen Cinemas multiplex and a multi-storied parking garage, which will be designed for 400 vehicles.

Controversy over choice of Piotr Rubik as composer of ceremony

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Piotr Rubik bounded onto the stage at the opening of the 750th Krakow anniversary celebrations clad in gleaming white coat and tails. It was a statement about the elan of the man.Even more of a statement was the music he composed for the opening of "Zakochani w Krakowie" ("In Love in Krakow")...

Celebrations amid turmoil

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Some events celebrating Krakow's 750th anniversary are over, but others are still on tap. Political, military and religious dignitaries from Poland and abroad joined in a gala event at the Slowacki Theater on Tuesday, June 5, to mark the anniversary. It was the halfway point of the 10-day festivities.

Jagiellonian University increases number of spots for first-year students after record 50,000 applicants

Sunday, July 22, 2007

This year, Jagiellonian University (UJ), most popular university in Krakow, will admit 1,500 more students than last year. Other local academies and colleges have also boosted their quotas.

Sixty-six percent of Krakow residents have received wage increase in last three years, second place after Wroclaw

Sunday, July 22, 2007

In the last three years, 66% of Krakow residents have received a wage increase, reports Gazeta Wyborcza. This is highest number in Poland after Wroclaw, the newspaper reported.