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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Ladies and Gentlemen, 

on the occasion of Christmas, I wish you good health, because it shapes not only the festive period but the entire year. I also wish that these holidays become a time for us to find peace, slow down and pause so that we can truly be together with our loved ones.
May the entire UniLodz community be kind, understanding and supportive toward one another in the coming year.

All the best!
  
Rector of the University of Lodz, Prof. Rafał Matera together with the Rector's Board

CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS TRHROUGH THE EYES OF THE UNILODZ COMMUNITY

a decorative graphic: Happy New Year!

Dr Ewelina Maria Kostrzewska, the UniLodz Cultural Researcher, on New Year’s Eve Traditions

31 December 2025 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
Christmas at Prof. Sasin's

Christmas in the Spirit of Diversity, or the UniLodz Christmas Guest Vol. 9

30 December 2025 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
On the Non-Polish Christmas Tree in Polish Traditions

On the Non-Polish Christmas Tree in Polish Traditions – Dr Aleksandra Krupa-Ławrynowicz

24 December 2025 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
Shopping bags

Christmas on the Receipt: How Are Our Spending and Shopping Behaviours Changing? Analysis by a UniLodz Expert

22 December 2025 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
Christmas landscape in Prague

"Filolog na Święta": Dr Jiří Byčkov on Christmas in the Czech Republic

22 December 2025 |News
Category: Wydział Filologiczny
Christmas photo from Lisbon

“Filolog na Święta”: Christmas Traditions in Sunny Portugal

19 December 2025 |News
Category: Wydział Filologiczny
Christmas meeting with international researchers from the University of Lodz

Christmas Meeting with International Researchers and Doctoral Students from the University of Lodz

19 December 2025 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
International students who took part in the University of Lodz Christmas dinners

The Tradition Was Upheld… Annual Christmas Dinner for International Students Is Behind Us!

18 December 2025 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
winter landscape in Bulgaria

"Filolog na Święta": Christmas Traditions in Bulgaria

20 December 2024 |News
Category: Wydział Filologiczny
Dr Damian Kasprzyk during a conversation with journalists at the University of Lodz press breakfast

Christmas Eve – Supper not for People. Commentary by an Expert from the University of Lodz

24 December 2023 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
Christmas meeting organised by the iHub

Christmas Meeting of International Scientists from the University of Lodz

21 December 2023 |News
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students during the Christmas photo shoot

Magic of Christmas Through the Lens of the University of Lodz

16 December 2022 |News
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a photo of Dr Agata Rudnicka

Disenchantment with the Magic of Christmas Gifts

07 December 2022 |News
Category: Wydział Zarządzania
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An Atheist at Christmas

26 December 2021 |News
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Christmas time at UniLodz

Banner: Christmas Guest 2025

Christmas Guest 2025. Christmas the Human Way, or Rather, the Lodz Way! Give International Students a Piece of Polish Tradition

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!

16 December 2025 |News
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This Thursday! Christmas Songs at the Biedermann’s Palace

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.

16 December 2025 |Events
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"Books for a Good Deed" – Christmas Campaign at the University of Lodz Library

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.

08 December 2025 |News
Category: Wydział Filologiczny
Christmas dinners for international students of the University of Lodz

Traditions and Flavours of Polish Christmas Eve for International Students of UniLodz

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.

18 December 2024 |News
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[Translate to English:] Świąteczne spotkanie z zagranicznymi naukowcami i doktorantami UŁ

Christmas Meeting with International Researchers and Doctoral Students of the University of Lodz

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.

16 December 2024 |News
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a concert by the University of Lodz Choir

Christmas Concert by the University of Lodz Choir

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.

29 November 2024 |Events
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Christmas Guest

"Christmas Guest" Campaign: We Invited International Students for Christmas

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.

02 January 2024 |News
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Photo: University of Lodz

"Carol for Ukraine" with the Participation of the Rector of the University of Lodz – a Successful Collection

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…

08 January 2023 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
Participants of the University of Lodz "Christmas Guest" campaign

Christmas Guest Vol. 6 – the Great (On-Site) Come Back of the University of Lodz Campaign

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…

29 December 2022 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
A dozen people sitting at the tables

International Students of the University of Lodz Have Learnt the Magic of Polish Christmas

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.

15 December 2022 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
Noble Gift presents

Noble Gift from the University of Lodz Community

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…

12 December 2022 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
[Translate to English:] 8 Dom Studenta UŁ i jedni z pierwszych studentów, którzy spróbowali wigilijnych potraw

Christmas dishes for students in the UL dormitories!

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...

24 December 2021 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
a group photo of a family taking part in the campaign with their international guests

Christmas Guest Vol. 4 – it was magical!

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…

07 January 2020 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
a family hosting international students as apart of the Christmas Guest campaign with their guests - a group photo

"The Best Gift We Can Give Our children" – Christmas Guest Vol. 3

"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…

15 January 2019 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
international students of the University of Lodz at a Christmas table

“Christmas Guest" – a great success of the second edition

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.

 

21 December 2017 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
a part of the letter to the students and employees of the university of Lodz

Christmas Guest – a campaign of the University of Lodz

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.

 

09 December 2016 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
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