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PROTOTYPES FOR HUMANITY | Final Call

PROTOTYPES FOR HUMANITY | Final Call We are searching for this year’s most interesting student innovation projects to show to the world in Dubai this November. With the recent financial pledge of AED 100 million ($27m) from Dubai Future Foundation to support prizes, exhibitions, training and venture building, we are able to offer a unique opportunity to support your students’ work. Applications close on August 4th. Apply online HERE. Who can participate? Students and recent graduates of any undergraduate or postgraduate course are welcome to apply. Graduates who gained their qualification no more than two years ago are also eligible to participate.Applications can be submitted either by the student/graduate, or, by the project supervising professor on behalf of the student/graduate. Evaluation Criteria Our criteriaMore

8^th International Illustration Competition “Light as a boulder” 

Dear illustrator(s)/artist(s), Kind Organisation/Association/University/School, we want to inform You that the possibility to participate in the 8th International Illustration Competition “Light as a boulder”  is open until MONDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER, 2024. The Competition is addressed to professional illustrators from Italy and abroad. Fondazione Malagutti onlus, based in Italy, organised it through the Diritti a Colori network in partnership with the Autori di Immagini (AI) association. AI is associated with the EIF – European Illustrators Forum. The goal of the Competition is to defend and promote the Respect of Children’s Rights through Art and Illustration. The illustration awarded with 1st prize will become the symbolic image of all advertising material for the 16th International Figurative Arts Exhibition of the “Diritti a Colori” network that will take place in 2025 for Young Artists. You can also check the regulation in other languagesMore

2nd Round of Admissions for Bachelor’s and Master’s Programs at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts Poznan

Announcement: 2nd Round of Admissions for Bachelor’s and Master’s Programs at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts Poznan We are pleased to announce the second round of admissions for the following Bachelor’s and Master’s programs: Bachelor’s Degree Programs:– Intermedia– Interior Design– Stage Design– Photography– Graphic Design– Painting Master’s Degree Programs:– Intermedia– Product Design– Interior Design– Stage Design– Graphic Design– Painting Important Dates:– deadline for application submission: July 31, 2024 (this deadline is non-negotiable)– announcement of results:  August 30, 2024 Prospective students are encouraged to prepare and submit their application documents as early as possible. This is a unique opportunity to join our vibrant and innovative community, and we look forward to welcoming new talents to our programs. For moreMore

OPEN CALL – 5th Biennial of Artistic Textile in Poznan

OPEN CALL – 5th Biennial of Artistic Textile in Poznan The Jak Malowana Foundation invites you to take part in an exhibition of contemporary artistic textiles. The slogan of this year’s edition is JOURNEY TO INVISIBILITY. Regulations and application form available at www.btapoznan.pl Application period: July 1, 2024 – April 6, 2025 Announcement of results: till May 30, 2025 Works to be delivered in September 2025 (details to be announced soon) The work should be created within the last 5 years, should not exceed dimensions of 3x3x3 m and should not weigh more than 15 kg including packaging. An application for the 5th BAT should include: – completed application form (separate for each creation submitted) – maximum 4 photos ofMore

ESN Buddy Program

Attention!Chance for international friendships!ESN Buddy Program opens the recruitment for winter semester 2024/2025! What is it though? – The ESN Buddy Program is a mentoring program run by the Erasmus Student Network that pairs students of Poznan with international exchange students.Poznan students act as Mentors, while Erasmus+ students act as Mentee.– The essence of the program is to support incoming students in finding their way in the foreign country where they will spend the next six months.A mentor, depending on the needs, can be useful in: understanding tram schedules, showing around the university, pointing out the nearest shops/pharmacies, introducing them to basic elements of the law, picking up from the station, etc.– Despite the righteousness of the goal, it isMore

Primanima World Festival of First Animation | Open Call

Students are invited to submit their films to the 12th edition of the Primanima World Festival of First Animation, which will take place in Hungary this autumn. The deadline for entries to the main competition in the student, graduate and first film categories is the 26th of July, for the Primanima Masters the 6th of July. If some films will be completed only after the deadline, please contact us, we can make an exception. Submit your films via Primanima’s online submission form or Filmfreeway! If you decide to submit via Filmfreeway, you can use the waiver: 12PrimanimA More information can be found at the link below. https://primanimafestival.hu/ PRIMANIMAWorld Festival of First Animations

Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival | Open Call

Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival | Open Call Dear Students, We are pleased to announce that Ji.hlava IDFF (Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival) offers submission fee waivers to all student films. As a documentary festival, they are particularly interested in films that push the boundaries of documentary and non-fiction filmmaking, as well as experimental, VR and other audiovisual projects, both short and feature-length.  Films may be submitted via this link: www.ji-hlava.com/prihlaseni-filmu. Please use the waiver code 3C3RK9 for free submission.  Please visit the above link for more information, guidelines and conditions. More information about the festival: https://www.ji-hlava.com/about-jihlava

Presence in Absence. Katarzyna Kujawska-Murphy’s exhibition in the Nowa Scena Gallery | Interview by Contemporary Lynx

Presence in Absence. Katarzyna Kujawska-Murphy’s exhibition in the Nowa Scena Gallery | Interview by Contemporary Lynx Katarzyna Kujawska-Murphy is a visual artist, creator of art installations and academic teacher. Her interest lies primarily in the notions of time and space explored through the lens of psychophysiology of perception, social aspects of human existence immersed in the contemporary urban landscape. She draws on the achievements of modernism and pre-war constructivism, processing pre-existing reality with the use of objects that have specific, utilitarian functions in order to define abstract notions, such as decay, entropy, exhaustion, wear and tear. Dominika Górowska: We’re meeting to discuss your exhibition “Obiekty identyfikujące: stal, narzędzie, gwóźdź, robotnik. Tkanka domu” (“Identifying Objects: Steel, Tool, Nail, Worker. Home tissue”) thatMore

Culture Moves Europe | mobility program for artists and cultural professionals

Culture Moves Europe | mobility program for artists and cultural professionals The program provides financial support for artists and cultural professionals who intend to implement a joint mobility project in cooperation with a foreign partner (organization or individual). These activities are intended to help support artists and cultural representatives in developing their international careers, acquiring competences and expanding cross-border cooperation. Applicants are free to choose the project partner with whom they intend to cooperate and the scope and goals of the project. Culture Moves Europe supports projects from sectors such as: The rolling call for applications is open until May 31 current year. More detailed information is available on the website:

13^th Edition of NEW IMAGE / NEW LOOK Competition | 2024

13th Edition of NEW IMAGE / NEW LOOK Competition | 2024 UAP Faculty of Painting and Drawing invites to take part in the 13th Edition of the New Image / New Look Competition. The competition is addressed to students and graduates of Painting at state universities throughout Poland. The works of those qualified for the final will be presented at a collective exhibition, which will open on May, 10 at the Słodownia +1 Gallery in Stary Browar. The main prize is PLN 10,000. Application deadline: April 10, 2024. The competition rules are available on the website: nowyobraz.uap.edu.pl/regulamin/ AWARDS Grand Prix – 10 000 PLN mBank Award – Purchase of a painting for the ” m jak malarstwo  / m asMore

Enrollment for Erasmus+ programme for students | organizational meeting

Enrollment for Erasmus+ programme for students | organizational meeting Friday, February, 23 | 12:00–1:00 pmTime zone: Europe/WarsawInformation for meeting participants in Google MeetLink to on-line meeting: https://meet.google.com/mta-irxh-egs(Optional) Join via telephone: ‪(US) +1 609-701-1372‬, PIN: ‪776 952 543‬#

Opening of Indonesian Government’s funded KNB (Developing Countries Partnership) Scholarship

Kemitraan Negara Berkembang Scholarship, popularly known as KNB Scholarship, is a financial assistance offered by the Indonesian Government to prospective international students coming from developing countries to pursue their degree (Bachelor, Master or Doctorate Degree) at one of the universities in Indonesia. The scholarship was conceived in the 10th Conference of Heads of States of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries, 1st–6th September 1992. The Government of Republicof Indonesia began to offer the scholarship to potential students from NAM member countries in the following year. The regional exclusiveness of the scholarship was revoked in 2002 since it had developed global interest. It was then the scholarship was officially renamed as Kemitraan Negara Berkembang Scholarship (KNB) and the recipients were no longer limitedMore

LPU (India) announces start of application for Student Exchange Programme

We are excited to announce that the Lovely Professional University (LPU), our partner institution in India, starts accepting applications for the Student Exchange Program for the September 2024 intake, in accordance with the bilateral agreement between UAP and LPU . More information about the partner university and the offered programme can be found in the Fact Sheet below, as well as on LPU official web-site https://www.lpu.in/ Application form for those interested can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzmiLAQBjv3r_1MnKDu255NFxr6LP28xgTusc29yiaQ30eNg/viewform

Young European Artist Trieste Contemporanea Award (YEATCA) 2023

Young European Artist Trieste Contemporanea Award (YEATCA) Deadline30 November 202311:59 pm (Italian time) The call is open to young artists under the age of 30 (born after 30 November 1993) and born in one of the following countries: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. The 2023 YEATCA call will expire on 30 November 2023 (find below the application form)There is no fee for participation and applications must be submitted online.The winner will be asked to plan a 2024 solo exhibition at Studio Tommaseo in Trieste.Exhibition production budget includes the publication of an exhibition catalogue edited by an artMore

UAP at European Education Fair Taiwan (EEFT)

UAP at European Education Fair Taiwan (EEFT) On November, 4-5 Magdalena University of the Arts Poznan was represented at the European Education Fair Taiwan* by Agnieszka Meller-Kawa, dr hab., prof UAP, Rector’s Representative for Foreign Cooperation, Head of Department for Architecture and Urban Planning. During EEFT numerous attendants got acquainted with the potential of UAP, fields of study available both for Study in English, and those taught in the Polish language. The visitors also found out general information about the Poznan University of Arts, its infrastructure, calendar of events, biggest exhibitions and competition organized by UAP. Rector’s Representative also provided extensive information to those interested about more than 100 studios offered by the university, as well as showed works by UAP students. *EstablishedMore

EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

The Head of the Admissions Committee of the Study in English Programme at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts Poznan informs all intending applicants for first and second-cycle studies in the academic year 2023/2024 that the deadline for submitting applications for studies has been extended to Monday 1st August 2023. The fields and levels of studies that still accept applications are: – Intermedia – second-cycle studies – Stage Design – second-cycle studies – Product Design – second-cycle studies – Painting – first and second-cycle studies – Graphic Design – first and second-cycle studies – Interior Design – first and second-cycle studies – Photography – first and second-cycle studies

Open Call for ESN Buddy Program

Attention! Chance for international friendships! ESN Buddy Program opens the recruitment! What is it though? Schedule: P.S. In the first week of July, we’ll send via e-mail an invitation to a WhatsApp group dedicated for Mentors. Wanna join? Great! All it takes is to fill that form: https://forms.gle/4skdMU47dbxss8546 and wait for the message! In case of questions, contact us: https://www.facebook.com/esn.poznanhttps://www.instagram.com/esn.poznan/president.poznan@esn.pl Albert BartyszakPresident of ESN Poznań

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CHILDREN AND STUDENT’S MULTIMEDIA CREATIONS | Open Call

Faculty of Arts and Music, University of Ostrava (Czech Republic) would like to invite students interested in animation and other moving art media, to the International Festival of Children and Student’s Multimedia Production Trikfilm. The festival is going to take place on 26th – 30th September 2023 in Czech Republic in Ostrava. Open call is until 3rd September. You can already sign up and enter your own artwork now here on the link https://www.trikfilm.cz/festival/application-form/. The aim of the festival is to present student and children’s creative works in the areas of: The prize in the main category is 500 euros. By organizing other activities, TrikFilm supports education in the field of multimedia creation for children and young creators in their activities. We wantMore

SCHAUBAU International Summer School of Design in Dessau, Germany (August 13-18, 2023)

SCHAUBAU International Summer School of Design in Dessau, Germany (August 13-18, 2023)

ANIMATOR International Animated Film Festival | Volunteering

ANIMATOR International Animated Film Festival | Volunteering The ANIMATOR International Animated Film Festival will be held on June 21-25, 2023 in Poznan, on June, 26-30, 2023 online, and on July 1-2, 2023 in the form of screenings of awarded films at the Muza Cinema. Do you want to be part of this event? Fill in the application form below! During the festival volunteers will work in the following sections: Today is the last day to send your application! We accept applications from persons over 16 y.o. Should you have any questions regarding volunteering during the festival, please, contact:biurofestiwalowe@animator-festival.com Application form: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=6x_iGD8OB0an5xzrSYDBrbscY5M7pjpGjB28XEOLu7VUMklSV0xNTVFVVklXUFkxSFVZR1dTRTU3Wi4u

DARMASISWA | Indonesian scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology

DARMASISWA | Indonesian scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology Darmasiswa is a one year non-degree scholarship program offered by the Indonesian government to all non-Indonesian citizens from countries which Indonesia has diplomatic relations to study Indonesian language, arts, music, crafts and other specific subjects at 68 Indonesian Higher Education Institutions selected in various cities in Indonesia. This program is organized by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research , and Technology in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The main objective of the DARMASISWA program is to increase and cultivate interest in Indonesian language and Indonesian culture among citizens from other countries. It is also designed to increase mutual understanding and provide stronger cultural bonds betweenMore