Start-of-academic-year events schedule for newcomers in a full-time programme (2024)

Please note that the schedule may change. Consider keeping a bookmark on this address till the last day of the events.

Within days after the orientation day events this page will be updated—potentially, multiple times—with links to selected slide shows from Orientation Day events. The PDF files are provided for download as-is, without any guaranee as to their conformance with WCAG guidelines on digital accessibility. The sole addressees of these files are the students at the Faculty of English to whom the content has been presented during an orientation meeting. The content of these files does not constitue a public presentation of current activities at the Faculty of English.

USOS registration for 1 MA students of English Philology

  • Registration for subject seminars (PL: konwersatoria przedmiotowe) starts on 01.10. at 6 p.m. and closes on 02.10. at 1 p.m.

Should you have any questions regarding registering for subject seminars (konwersatoria przedmiotowe), Prof. Małgorzata Fabiszak can assist you on 02.10. between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., in room 159.

Time and venue

Event

Monday 30 September 2024
 

9:00 (all times follow the 24-hour clock)
The Aula, Collegium Heliodori
(Grunwaldzka 6, Poznań)

Orientation Day for 1 BA students majoring in English Philology (Filologia angielska)

Slides from the meeting [PDF file for download]

12:00
The University Hall
(Wieniawskiego 1, Poznań)

Orientation Day for first-year students (AMU-wide)

14:00
The Aula, Collegium Heliodori
(Grunwaldzka 6, Poznań)

The Inauguration Ceremony of the American Studies program

15:00
The Aula, Collegium Heliodori
(Grunwaldzka 6, Poznań)

Orientation Day for 1 BA students majoring in:

  • American Studies (Amerykanistyka)
  • Dutch Studies (Studia niderlandystyczne)
  • English-Celtic Philology (Filologia angielsko-celtycka)
  • English and Chinese Studies (Filologia angielsko-chińska)
  • English Studies: Literature and Culture
  • English Linguistics: Theories, Interfaces, Technologies

Slides from the meeting [PDF file for download]

16:15
Room 213
Collegium Heliodori
(Grunwaldzka 6, Poznań)

Meeting with programme coordinator for new students in English and Chinese Studies (Filologia angielsko-chińska)
(prof. Hanna Rutkowska)

Tuesday 1 October 2024
 

10:00 (a.m.)
The University Hall
(Wieniawskiego 1, Poznań)

The Inauguration Ceremony of the Academic Year (AMU-wide)

13:00–13:45
The Aula, Collegium Heliodori
(Grunwaldzka 6, Poznań)

How to start your studies well? TELL lecture for 1 BA students majoring in English Philology (Filologia angielska)
(dr Anna Basińska)

13:00–13:45
Hrynakowski Lecture Hall (Aula Hrynakowskiego), Collegium Heliodori
(Grunwaldzka 6, Poznań)

How to start your studies well? TELL lecture for 1 BA students majoring in:

  • American Studies (Amerykanistyka);
  • Dutch Studies (Studia niderlandystyczne);
  • English-Celtic Philology (Filologia angielsko-celtycka);
  • English and Chinese Studies (Filologia angielsko-chińska);
  • English Studies: Literature and Culture;
  • English Linguistics: Theories, Interfaces, Technologies.

(dr Anna Broszkiewicz)

14:00
The Aula, Collegium Heliodori
(Grunwaldzka 6, Poznań)

Orientation Day
for all 1 MA students

Slides from the meeting [PDF file for download]

14:00–14:45
Collegium Heliodori
(Grunwaldzka 6, Poznań)

Teambuilding meetings for first-year students in BA programmes
(details to be announced during the earlier TELL lectures)

14:45–15:30
Collegium Heliodori
(Grunwaldzka 6, Poznań)

Heliodori challenge — getting to know the Faculty building for 1 BA students
(details to be announced during the earlier teambuilding meetings)

14:45–15:30
Collegium Heliodori, Rooms 364 and 368
(Grunwaldzka 6, Poznań)

Meetings with programme coordinators for new students in the following MA programmes:

  • Polish–English Conference Interpreting (Tłumaczenie konferencyjne polsko-angielskie); dr Anna Jelec, Room 368
  • Creative and Specialized Translation (Tłumaczenie kreatywne i specjalistyczne); dr Magdalena Perdek, Room 364
Wednesday 2 October 2024
 
9:00
Sala Górna, Collegium Heliodori
(Grunwaldzka 6, Poznań)

Meeting with programme coordinator for new students in English–Celtic Philology (Filologia angielsko-celtycka)
(Prof. Michael Hornsby)

10:00–11:30
The Aula, Collegium Heliodori
(Grunwaldzka 6, Poznań)

Inaugural lecture for all 1 BA students
(Prof. Bogusława Whyatt, Prof. Agnieszka Rzepa)

12:00–14:00
The Aula, Collegium Heliodori
(Grunwaldzka 6, Poznań)

The Inauguration Ceremony of the Academic Year at the Faculty of English

16:00–17:00
(online)

Link to the training on the AMU Microsoft Teams platform

(Use MS Teams and log in with AMU student data.)

IT Training
for all new students at the Faculty of English
version in Polish

(students not fluent in Polish: please use the training in English)

17:15–18:15
(online)

Link to the training on the AMU Microsoft Teams platform

(Use MS Teams and log in with AMU student data.)

IT Training
for all new students at the Faculty of English
version in English

(students fluent in Polish: please use the training in Polish)

Monday 7 October 2024
 

16:45
The Aula, Collegium Heliodori
(Grunwaldzka 6, Poznań)

Training in student rights and responsibilities
for all new students at the Faculty
version in Polish

Szkolenie z praw i obowiązków studenta
dla wszystkich nowo przyjętych studentów

(students not fluent in Polish: please use the training in English)

17:20
Aula Collegium Heliodori
(ul. Grunwaldzka 6, Poznań)

Training in student rights and responsibilities
for all new students at the Faculty
version in English