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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION23Collegium Civitas encourages students to broaden their scope, get to know other cultures and copewith new challenges.At the Hub of the WorldCollegium Civitas provides:• studies and internships abroad• conferences and academic visits• regular contact with students from more than 30 countries• foreign lecturers, experts and guest speakers specializing in diplomacy, international institutions, science and arts• degree programs in English and bilingual (Polish-English) ones• courses of foreign languages (obligatory in the curriculum)• international scholarshipsMariusz Maszkiewicz, the Ambassador of the Republicof Poland in Belarus (1998 – 2002), with a visit duringBelarusian Days at Collegium CivitasProfessor Jadwiga Koralewicz, co-founder and Presidentof Collegium Civitas, during a ceremonial signing of thepartnership agreement with Soochow University, TaiwanThe opening ceremony of the African Dayat Collegium CivitasInternational Cooperation ProgramsCollegium Civitas has developed a wide network of international cooperation involving regular exchange programs andbilateral agreements between academic institutions in various countries all over the world, such as Belgium, Czech Republic,France, Spain, Holland, Ireland, Israel, Canada, USA, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lithuania, Germany, Norway, Russia, Sweden,Great Britain, Italy and other.• Erasmus Program – co-funded by the EU, aiming to increase the student mobility and academic exchange betweenhigher education establishments in Europe• Atlantis Program – prestigious MA program realized by Collegium Civitas, University of Tartu and West Virginia University(dual degree of Collegium Civitas and West Virginia University)• Human Rights and Genocide Studies – European Joint Master’s Program allowing to study abroad in partnerinstitutions (Collegium Civitas, Kingston University, Siena University, European University Viadrina)Collegium Civitas offers numerous internships and academic visits abroad:• to Polish diplomatic outposts• international institutions (e.g. the European Parliament)• internships within Erasmus program (with an opportunity to receive a scholarship)Erasmus Student Network (ESN)Collegium Civitas is one of the very few higher education establishments in Poland developing its own section of EuropeanStudent Network ESN. The members of ESN help international students get adjusted to the new university and culturalenvironment and assist with troublesome everyday issues.