Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Christmas is a time of warmth, mutual respect and cheerfulness. Thanks to the latest edition of Christmas Guest – an initiative created with the University of Lodz community in mind – you have an opportunity to share all of this with international students who are spending Christmas in Lodz. Let's cooperate to make sure that no one has to be alone during this time!

The December concert as part of the "Music at Biedermann's" series will feature a special festive repertoire. Christmas songs from various eras and corners of Europe will be performed at the manufacturer's palace.

The University of Lodz Library is launching the "Books for a Good Deed" campaign on 10 December of the current year. The campaign combines a passion for books with helping those in need. This time, we're collecting packages of wet wipes to donate to the Colorful World Foundation in Lodz.

About two hundred international students of the University of Lodz accepted this year's invitation to traditional Christmas dinners organised by the university. This is a beautiful tradition associated with the approaching Christmas, which has been cultivated by the University of Lodz for years. The meetings were held at the University of Lodz Training and Conference Centre.

The University of Lodz once again proved that science and tradition can go hand in hand. As part of the Christmas event held on 10 December 2024, international researchers and doctoral students had the opportunity not only to expand their knowledge, but also to immerse themselves in Polish Christmas customs.

We would like to invite you to the Christmas Concert "Noel" performed by the Academic Choir of the University of Lodz conducted by Aleksandra Ryłko and Andrzej Ryłko. The concert will take place on Tuesday, 17 December at 6:30 p.m. in the concert hall 202 of the Biedermann’s Palace at 1/5 Franciszkańska. Admission is free of charge.

Yet again, several dozen international students from the University of Lodz spent Christmas Eve or Christmas days with the families of our university's employees and students. They got familiar with Polish cuisine, customs and holiday rituals. The 7th edition of the "Christmas Guest" campaign organised by the International relations Office of the University of Lodz is behind us.

Rector of the University of Lodz, voivodeship authorities, journalists and social activists sang carols together for the children-victims of the war in Ukraine, and as a result collected the most needed Christmas presents for them. "Lodz Carol for Ukraine", a joint campaign of the Ambitna Polska Foundation and Radio Łódź, was an utter success! Food, warm clothes and educational supplies have been…

We managed to get together 40 host/guest pairs during the sixth edition of the University of Lodz's original campaign "Christmas Guest". About 70 students from all over the world visited our homes to join a festive meal on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. After a long pandemic break, such numbers and the participants’ accounts are a source of joy and pride for the entire university. It would not…

Almost two hundred University of Lodz students from all over the world sat at Christmas tables during two rounds of festive Christmas dinner organised for them by the university. This is a great comeback to this beautiful tradition, which is associated with the approaching Christmas, after a two-year break caused by the pandemic.

Food, chemical products, a laptop, a bed with a mattress, a vacuum cleaner, books, gift vouchers and other presents were included in the set, funded by the central administration of the University of Lodz for one of the families as part of the nationwide Noble Gift programme. Yet again the University of Lodz employees have joined this praiseworthy aid campaign and presents for those in need were…

It is already a tradition of the University of Lodz! Almost 1000 Christmas meals were delivered to the students of our university, who, for various reasons, stay in the dormitories for Christmas. Santa and his elves appeared in the very morning...

Carol singing, first contact with stewed fruit drink, Chinese aubergines alongside cabbage with peas, board games and live broadcasts of eating mushroom soup – this is how, among other things, Christmas meetings as part of the Christmas Guest campaign of the University of Lodz looked like. The university, for the fourth time, has provided the international students with an opportunity to…

"There is always room at the table for an unexpected guest, but no one has ever come to us, why?" – children ask the most pertinent questions. It can motivate us to change, to do something new, to open up to others. This was the case of one of the families who decided to take part in our Christmas Guest campaign. This year, for the third time we have invited international students to our homes…

The original campaign of the University of Lodz "Christmas Guest" is bringing better and better results. In the second edition, on Christmas Eve, almost 4 times more students were invited to the homes of the employees of the University of Lodz. This is a huge improvement compared to the previous year. It is clear that the idea appealed greatly to both guests and hosts.

Dear Employees and Students of the University of Lodz,

Christmas is a special time. These magical days spent with family and friends should be full of joy and happiness, which we wish you all. Let us remember, however, that it is worth sharing this positive energy and emotions with others.