The ceremonial inauguration of the 2011/2012 academic year at Wrocław Art Universities, October 10, 2011
Inauguration Ceremony of the 2011/2012 Academic Year at Wrocław's Art Universities
October 10, 2011
Wrocław's Art Universities: the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music, the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts, and the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Kraków - Wrocław Branch, inaugurated the new 2011/2012 academic year. The inauguration ceremonies took place on October 10 in the Aula Leopoldinum of the University of Wrocław and in the buildings of all three universities. During the inauguration, after speeches by Their Magnificent Rectors, distinctions and awards were presented to the teaching and administrative staff of the universities. Vice-Rector of the Wrocław Academy of Dramatic Arts, Professor Krzysztof Kuliński, matriculated the first-year student representatives from all three universities. Diplomas were also presented to the graduates who received excellent grades. A speech was given by a representative of the graduates, and this year's inauguration was given by Monika Tropper, M.A., a graduate of the Faculty of Education at the Academy of Music. The ceremony was enhanced by acting performances by PWST students Sonia Roszczuk and Michał Czaderna, and musical performances by students and staff of the Academy of Music, Joanna Zawartko, Paweł Kołodziej, Tomasz Kaczmarek, and the Feichtinum Choir of our Academy. The inaugural lecture was delivered by Stanisław Radwan, a theater director, screenwriter, and composer. After the joint Inauguration of the Academic Year, meetings were held at the individual universities between the University Authorities and all first-year students. As is now tradition, the evening saw the opening of exhibitions by Magdalena Garncarz, entitled A Different Form of Sitting, at Studio BWA - Diploma of the Year - Furniture Design Studio, Faculty of Interior Architecture and Design, and at the Academy of Music, exhibitions of graphics by Marta Kubiak and Barnaba Mikułowski, young faculty members of the Academy of Fine Arts.
Photo: Wiktor Rzeżuchowski
