We are pleased to announce the final program for the Seventh Global Conference of WISC.

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Should you have any questions about your participation in our conference, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Email: program-chairs@wiscnetwork.net

We are glad to announce that Prof. Siba Grovogui has agreed to be the keynote speaker of the conference.

We are very happy and honoured that he has accepted our invitation.

Siba N'Zatioula Grovogui

Africana Studies

Cornell University

Title: "The Sciences of the International: Allodoxia, Apocrypha, Misology, Misoneism, and Cryptomnesia"

Abstract: In 1980, Ian McBride led a collective that produced the McBride Report for UNESCO. The title of the report was One World, Many Voices. This report did not directly concern our discipline; but it identified two issue areas that are. The first, which is a result of the coming together of the world as one global international society, is the value of truth, its production, and access to it. The second, more central to us that the McBride Committee, is how to adjudicate truths as canons. The nature, accuracy, and/or essence of disciplinary regimes of truths matter particularly in troubled times. To be sure, this is an old problem; one identified as far back as Plato, when Socrates enjoined the collective us to guard against the pernicious effects of false opinions and untruths. The central point of my reflection today is to call attention to the manners in which our discipline produces untruths and misunderstandings as science only to hold them as predicates for war, violence, expropriation, and hegemony. A vast topic undoubtedly.

Description of the University of Warsaw (UW) and the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies.

Founded in 1816, the University of Warsaw stands as the largest and most esteemed academic institution in Poland. It consistently ranks among the top 3% globally according to THE, QS, and ARWU rankings. In the 2023 Shanghai’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, the university excels in 10 disciplines. Acknowledged with the "HR Excellence in Research" by the European Commission, the university houses 24 faculties, over 30 research units, and welcomes over 42,500 students across 100 diverse academic programs, including 37 programs taught in English.

The university holds the status of a research institution, producing around 6,500 publications annually. Researchers have secured 24 European Research Council grants.

In 2019, the University initiated the esteemed 4EU+ alliance with renowned European institutions, including Heidelberg University, Charles University, Sorbonne University, University of Copenhagen, and University of Milan. Additionally, the University collaborates with approximately 600 institutions through the Erasmus+ program.

With a dedicated staff of 7,800, the University operates across three campuses efficiently. Notably, six Nobel laureates, including Henryk Sienkiewicz, Menachem Begin, Czesław Miłosz, Joseph Rotblat, Leonid Hurwicz, and Olga Tokarczuk, have been part of the university.

The Faculty of Political Science and International Studies (WNPiSM), established in 1975, is among Central Europe's largest academic and research units in the fields of IR and Political Science. Enrolling over 3,500 students, it offers diverse programs, including 12 taught in Polish and 6 in English. Leading in various study fields, such as International Relations, the Faculty introduced 5 new programmes, including cybersecurity, in the 2023/2024 academic year. The faculty encompasses 16 Scientific Departments actively contributing to the University's research endeavors.

WNPiSM emphasizes quality teaching through over 190 internationally acclaimed academic staff members who balance teaching and research. The faculty's commitment to internationalization and growing significance in research is evident in numerous well-regarded publications.

International collaboration is a focal point for the faculty, boasting 212 Erasmus+ agreements and 36 bilateral agreements with universities worldwide. The modern Auditorium Building, operational since 2017, facilitates cutting-edge teaching and research. Situated in the heart of the historic central campus in Warsaw, along the Royal Route, it provides an excellent setting.

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Warsaw is a well-connected city. We can move around using the extensive public transport network or by car. You can read more about public transport in Warsaw here.

Two modern metro lines (the "Nowy Świat – Uniwersytet” stop is right next to the main campus of the University of Warsaw), bus and tram lines will certainly help us to move around. If we want to travel a longer distance, e.g. to the Chopin airport, we can also use the Urban Rapid Rail (SKM). The same tickets are valid for each of the aforementioned means of transport. You can read more about the types of tickets, discounts, zones and where to buy them here.

You can also travel around Warsaw on bicycles. Veturilo is one of the largest urban bike systems in Europe. We can rent bikes using an application on the phone. Bikes are available at special stations, from where we can rent them and where we have to return them (but we do not have to return the bikes to the same station).

Electric scooters are another solution that Varsovians like to use. Warsaw has five rental companies: Bolt, Dott, Lime, Blinkee and TIER. The operation is like the case of bicycles – we pay according to the rental time using our phones. However, it is worth reading the rules for a given company well – scooters can be left in selected zones, so it is worth checking where you can leave the rented scooter before departure.

We highly recommend using Google maps and “Jak dojadę” app/website. They can be very useful while planning your trips around the city.