A two-day international scientific conference "Just across the sea - 100 years of Polish-Danish diplomatic relations" co-organized by the Institute of National Remembrance took place at the University of Warsaw. Prince Frederick, heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Denmark, accompanied by his wife, Princess Maria, took part in the opening of the event.
The conference program covers all Polish-Danish relations during the last century, in the field of diplomacy, intelligence, military affairs as well as economic and cultural relations.
The Institute of National Remembrance was one of the co-organizers of the event with its employees taking an active part in the panel discussion and delivering speeches . The IPN has been cooperating with scientific research facilities in Denmark for many years. Since 2008, the Institute has been working side by side with the University of Southern Denmark in Odense (SDU) and the Cold War Research Center. The Cold War Museum in Langeland is also one of IPN’s partners who, together with a group ofDanish students, were present during the event.
PROGRAM
13.45 OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE
Welcoming address
Marcin Pałys, Rector of the University of Warsaw
Key note
Thomas Wegener Friis, University of Southern Denmark
Guests of Honor
HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
Krzysztof Szczerski, Chief of Cabinet of President of Poland
14.15-15.30 PANEL 1
Polish-Danish diplomatic relations
Chair: Henryka Mościcka-Dendys, Polish Ambassador to Denmark
Grażyna Szelągowska, University of Warsaw, In the Beginning…18th century Poland as a part of Danish foreign policy and diplomacy
Steen Andersen, Danish National Archive, Establishment of relations
Pawel Jaworski, University of Wrocław, Polish-Danish relations 1919-1939
15:30-15:45 Break
15:45-17:00 PANEL 2
Turning points in relations
Chair: Simon M. Torp, University of Southern Denmark
Włodzimierz Borodziej, University of Warsaw, Denmark and Poland 1939-1945: some remarks in a comparative approach
Wladyslaw Bulhak, Institute of National Remembrance, Intelligence and Diplomacy. Polish-Danish relations during the II World War
Niels Bo Poulsen, Royal Danish Defense Academy, A fresh start. Danish-Polish military cooperation since the end of the Cold War
26.11.2019
9:00-10:15 PANEL 3
Relations before World War II
Chair: Włodzimierz Borodziej, University of Warsaw
Mogens Rostgaard Nissen, Danish Central Library in Southern Slesvig, Minorities of Prussia
Michalina Petelska, University of Gdansk, Brandes in Poland
Agata Lubowicka, University of Gdansk/University of Tromsø, Polish and Danish Arctic explorers
Jan. S. Ciechanowski, University of Warsaw, Polish envoys to Denmark 1919-1940
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 PANEL 4
Cold War across the sea
Chair: Kazimierz Musiał, University of Gdańsk
Jacek Tebinka, University of Gdansk, Denmark and Poland within the NATO and the Warsaw Pact
Przemysław Gasztold, Institute of National Remembrance/War Studies University, Polish Military Intelligence in Denmark
Peer Henrik Hansen, Museum Langeland, The Project Denmark-Poland
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:15 PANEL 5
Human Relations across the Iron Curtain
Chair: Erik Kulavig, University of Southern Denmark
Marianne Rostgaard, Aalborg University, Polish-Danish cultural exchange during the Cold War
Svend Gottschalk Rasmussen, University of Southern Denmark, Scholarship through the Iron Curtain
Włodzimierz (Wladimir) Herman, Theatre director, Denmark as refuge for victims of the “antizionist” campaign
Lizaveta Dubinka-Hushcha, Copenhagen Business School, Danish Foreign policy seen from Poland
14:15-14:45 Break
14:45-16:00 PANEL 6
Perspectives after the Fall of Communism
Chair: Marcin Terlikowski, Polish Institute of International Affairs
Tadeusz Pilch, University of Warsaw, The „Folkehøjskole” in Poland
Bogusława Sochańska, Danish Cultural Institute, The Danish Cultural Institute in Poland
Kinga Raś, Polish Institute of International Affairs, Polish-Danish relations in the 21st century
19.00 Reading theatre: Erasmus Montanus by Ludvig Holberg
translated and directed by Włodzimierz (Wladimir) Herman
Place: Palace on the Isle in Łazienki Gardens
hosted by the Danish Cultural Institute