Academic Clubs

 Supervisor: Dr. Diana Saniewska

The club was established in June 2025 on the initiative of Creative Writing students, currently it also includes students of Polish Philology. Although it has philological roots, students from other faculties of the University of Bialystok who are interested in writing are also welcome.

The aim of the club is to develop and deepen knowledge in the fields of literary theory, literature, language, writing techniques and methods, and the publishing market, as well as to support individual creative processes and promote members’ achievements. The club organises cultural, artistic, and academic events and also participates in such initiatives.

The first outcome of the club’s activity was a collection of texts published as “Illness, Cup, Cult - and Anthology” (2025).

Contact: kolopisarskieuwb@gmail.com (Katarzyna Samczuk, przewodnicząca)

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 Supervisor: M.A. Diana Ebelashvili

The club was established in 2025. While its activities focus on expanding knowledge of theatre in English, it brings together not only English philology students but also students from other majors. The club’s goal is to develop students’ acting and language skills, as well as to create a space for artistic collaboration and integration.

Supervisor: Ph.D. Anna Karczewska

The club brings together students of English Philology with Spanish. It was inaugurated in October 2023 and provides a space for discussions on the culture of Spanish-speaking countries. Members have the opportunity to develop their language skills, particularly speaking. The club also aims to promote knowledge about Spanish-speaking countries.

Activities of the Club include:

• developing students’ language skills,
• improving communication,
• spreading knowledge about the history, traditions, and culture of Spanish-speaking countries,
• student integration,
• organising debates and meetings with guests.

Supervisor: Prof. Krzysztof Korotkich

The club has been active since 2011. It brings together mainly students from the Faculty of Philology, although it is open to members of other faculties at the University of Białystok. The club engages in cooperation with non-academic communities, primarily with the members from the literary environment, but also with high schools. The club organises the National Literary Competition, named after Anna Markowa, the Recitation Competition named after Polish Poets. 

Among the organized conferences were the National Academic Conference “Norwid towards Youth” and the National Academic Conference “Anna Markowa - Life and Work”. Members of the club also collaborate with the editorial team of the “Bialystok Philological Collection" series, participating in editorial work on individual volumes.

Editorial Section - supervisor: Dr. Ewa Gorlewska

Methodology Section - supervisor: Dr. Elżbieta A. Jurkowska 

The club has been active since 2014. Until 2023 it functioned under the name Student-Doctoral Research Club of Editors “Asterisk”. It primarily brings together Bachelors and Masters of Polish Philology, as well as students from Polish Philology with the Teaching Module, who are interested in broadly understood editing and the methodology of teaching Polish. 

In recent years, members of the club have:

• Co-organised, together with the Department of Comparative Studies and Scholarly Editing, a guest lecture from the series Horizons of Contemporary Editing, 
• collaborated with the Student Research Club of Historians at the University of Bialystok (Editing and proof reading post-conference materials and articles for “Research Notebooks of the Student Research Club of Historians”),
• organised student conferences: “The Child in Culture and Sciences Across the Ages” and “Biography - Experience - Breakthrough”,
• participated in the project “Unwritten Histories” organised by the Sybir Memorial Museum in Bialystok (Transcribing Recorded Accounts of Siberian Exiles),
• organised a study trip to Warsaw (participation in a meeting of the Centre for Philological Research and Scholarly Editing at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, workshops at the National Library, and a visit to the Adam Mickiewish museum of Literature),
• attended a lecture on rare and valuable collections (cimelia) from the holding of the Podlaskie Museum Library in Bialystok,
• prepared events as part of the Podlasie Festival of Science and Art (editorial workshops and language quizzes).

The club frequently collaborates with the “Humanities Club”. Together, they have carried out initiatives such as:

• Establishing the publication series “Bialystok Methodological and Educational Series”,
• publishing a study guide for high school graduates: “The New Oral Polish Matura Exam 2023. Sample Exam Topic Analyses” (further volumes and preparation, focusing on early literature and 19th century),
• organising a cyclical Academic Seminar (June 2022: “Crime and Punishment: Literary, Linguistic, and Cultural Aspects”; April 2023: “Fauna and Flora in Literature, Language, and Culture”),
• organising workshops on text editing and proof reading,
• editing the Faculty of Philology journal “Próby. A Philological Irregular Journal”.

Supervisor: Dr. Sara Moroz

The Romance Club (previously functioning under Intercultural Competence Club) focuses on expanding knowledge about French and the French language. With particular emphasis on the history of cuisine, culinary practices, and eating habits in France. Members have the opportunity to develop not only their language skills but also paleographic skills by deciphering old and unfamiliar culinary recipes. 

The club also tries - as Dr. Sara Moroz emphasises - “to experience French culture firsthand”, which is why they often test historical recipes, sharing their creations with others. During university events such as Open Days or the Podlasie Festival of Science and Art, the Club invites visitors to taste forgotten French specialties, such as marzipan sweets, ravioli, and cheeses. In summary, as the club’s supervisor puts it: “We talk about various aspects of culinary art, have a great time, and are never hungry.”.

 Supervisor: Dr. Weronika Biegluk-Leś

The Club brings together students of Russian Philology at the University of Bialystok. Its scope of activity is broad and diverse, welcoming anyone willing to share their enthusiasm for East Slavic culture. 

In recent years, members of the club have been involved as: 

• co-organisers of the International Student Webinar “The Concept of the ‘Desert’ in Russian poetry” (May 2019, with participants from Poland, Belarus, Russia, Romania, and Kazakhstan) and the webinar “Love and Hate, Laughter and Tears in Russian Poetry” (May 2021), 
• participants in initiatives organised by Slavic studies departments abroad, e.g., “Let’s Read Akhmatova Together”/“Читаем Ахматову вместе” (Grodno, December 2019),
• participants in the recurring event “Malenica” - featuring presentations, games, competitions, blini tasting, introducing young Russian studies students and high schoolers to East Slavic carnival traditions, 
• authors of the music section dedicated to performers from Central and Eastern Europe, 
• hosts of meetings with other Russian studies clubs in Poland, 
• co-organisers of events promoting the Faculty of Philology and the major, as well as organisers of activities aimed at younger students (e.g., knowledge competitions about Russia or presentations on the works of Okudzhava and Vysotsky in May 2023).

Supervisor: Dr. Tomasz Sawczuk

The club was established in December 2022. One of its main goals is to create a space for discussion about literature and new media (films, TV series, video games), as well as to encourage students to deepen their knowledge and develop competencies in American culture and literature. The club warmly welcomes new members.