RECTOR'S LECTURE SERIES

91滴滴鈥� Open to ideas. Open to people.

At the 91滴滴, we return to what is most essential: community, dialogue, and cooperation - an approach focused on people and their well-being. While research and teaching are at the heart of what we do, we also believe that a university鈥檚 true strength lies in how it connects with the world around it.

The Rector's Lectures are one of those traditions at the 91滴滴 that serve as a reminder of the true strength of the community. They are attended by individuals who inspire 鈥搉ot only with their knowledge and achievements, but also with their way of seeing the world. Their voices are important because they bring experience, passion and the courage to speak out on issues that concern us all.

The 91滴滴 has been inviting distinguished guests to this series for over a decade. We have hosted Nobel Prize winners, individuals holding the highest state and diplomatic positions, researchers and opinion leaders. They share their knowledge, experience and values. Thanks to their presentations, the Rector's Lectures have become an important part of Lodz's intellectual life 鈥� a platform that connects generations, communities and diverse perspectives.

Prof. dr hab. Aleksander Welfe is the coordinator of the series.

Rector鈥檚 lectures at the 91滴滴

1st Rector's Lecture: Prof. Roger Penrose 鈥� 鈥滱eons Before the Big Bang鈥� 鈥� 19 May 2010
2nd Rector's Lecture: Prof. W艂adys艂aw Bartoszewski 鈥� 鈥濸olska w Europie w XXI wieku鈥� [Poland in Europe in the 21st century] 鈥� 25 May 2010
3rd Rector's Lecture: Prof. Henryk Samsonowicz 鈥� 鈥濺zeczpospolita Obojga Narod贸w i jej tradycja w鈥痙zisiejszej Unii Europejskiej鈥� [The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and its tradition in today's European Union] 鈥� 03 March 2011
4th Rector's Lecture: Prof. Szewach Weiss 鈥� 鈥濼rzecia wojna 艣wiatowa, czyli walka z terroryzmem鈥� [World War III, or the fight against terrorism] 鈥� 10 June 2011
5th Rector's Lecture: Klaus Richter (in place of Dr Joachim Gauck) 鈥� 21 October 2011
6th Rector's Lecture: Prof. Peter Gardenfors 鈥� 鈥淗ow Homo Became Sapiens: a Smorgasbord of Cognitive Evolution鈥� 鈥� 17 November 2011
7th Rector's Lecture: Dr Joachim Gauck 鈥� 鈥濿olno艣膰 jako obietnica i wieczne wyzwanie鈥� [Freedom as a promise and an eternal challenge] 鈥� 01 March 2012
8th Rector's Lecture: Prof. Joseph Klafter 鈥� 鈥漈he Mysteries of Motion in Nature鈥� 鈥� 28 March 2012
9th Rector's Lecture: Rev. Adam Boniecki 鈥� 鈥濱 co z tym Ko艣cio艂em?鈥� [And what about this Church?] 鈥� 26 April 2012
10th Rector's Lecture: Prof. Philip Baker 鈥� 鈥淭he Protection of Our Rights as Taxpayers鈥� 鈥� 11 October 2012
11th Rector's Lecture: Prof. Jerzy Buzek 鈥� 鈥濲ak uleczy膰 Europ臋?鈥� [How to cure Europe?] 鈥� 26 November 2012
12th Rector's Lecture: Prof. Micha艂 Kleiber 鈥� 鈥濫dukacja, nauka, kultura 鈥� czyli jak stawi膰 czo艂a globalnym wyzwaniom鈥� [Education, science, culture - how to face global challenges] 鈥� 28 February 2013
13th Rector's Lecture: Metropolitan Archbishop of Lodz Prof. Marek J臋draszewski 鈥� 鈥濫mmanuela Levinasa filozofia Innego鈥� [Emmanuel Levinas: Philosophy of the Other] 鈥� 21 March 2013
14th Rector's Lecture: Sir Martin Harris 鈥� 鈥淐hanging visions of a鈥痷niversity鈥� 鈥� 17 May 2013
15th Rector's Lecture: Profesor V谩clav Klaus 鈥� 鈥淐zech Republic and Poland: Allies? Rivals? Neighbours! And Friends!鈥� 鈥� 30 October 2013
16th Rector's Lecture: S艂awomir Lachowski 鈥� 鈥濷d warto艣ci do dzia艂ania. Przyw贸dztwo i鈥痾arz膮dzanie w鈥痗zasach prze艂omowych鈥� [From value to action. Leadership and management of breakthrough times] 鈥� 16 January 2014
17th Rector's Lecture: William Powers 鈥� 鈥淗amlet鈥檚 BlackBerry: Rethinking Technology, from Socrates to Steve Jobs鈥濃€� 29 May 2014
18th Rector's Lecture: Prof. Richard Shusterman 鈥� 鈥淓thics and Aesthetics: Somaesthetics and the Art of Living鈥� 鈥� 10 December 2014
19th Rector's Lecture: Dr Karnit Flug 鈥� 鈥淪mall open economies in a stormy global economy - Poland and Israel鈥� 鈥� 30 April 2015
20th Rector's Lecture: Prof. Wlodek Rabinowicz 鈥� 鈥淔rom Values to Probabilities鈥� 鈥� 22 October 2015
21st Rector's Lecture: Prof. W. B. Worthen 鈥� 鈥淢ediatizing Hamlet鈥� 鈥� 10 March 2016
22nd Rector's Lecture: Prof. Brian Porter-Sz疟cs 鈥� 鈥淐ontextualizing Poland: The National, the Regional, and the Global in Polish Studies鈥� 鈥� 15 December 2016 ()
23rd Rector's Lecture: Prof. Rita S眉ssmuth 鈥� 鈥淭olerance in Europe鈥� 鈥� 22 May 2017
24th Rector's Lecture: Metropolitan Archbishop of Lodz Dr hab. Grzegorz Ry艣 鈥� 鈥濼o偶samo艣膰 Europy鈥痑 chrze艣cija艅stwo鈥� [European identity and Christianity] 鈥� 22 February 2018
25th Rector's Lecture: Prof. Stanis艂aw Gomu艂ka 鈥� 鈥濪艂ugofalowy wzrost gospodarki 艣wiatowej i鈥痡ego perspektywy鈥� [Long-term growth of the global economy and its prospects] 鈥� 13 December 2018 ()
26th Rector's Lecture: Prof. Joseph Halevi Horowitz Weiler 鈥� 鈥淧oland and the European Culture Wars 2003鈥�2019鈥� 鈥� 21 March 2019 ()
27th Rector's Lecture: Prof. Michael Dobson 鈥� "Around the world with Antonio: Shakespeare's afterlives and the persistence of The Merchant of Venice" - 10 October 2019 ()
28th Rector's Lecture: Prof. Svante P盲盲bo 鈥� "The Impact of Neandertals and Denisovanson human evolutionary history" 鈥� 19 September 2022 (, )