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On October 11, 2024, at 12:00 p.m., the ceremonial inauguration of the new academic year 2024/2025 was held at the Nysa House of Culture. This year, in connection with the end of the term of the incumbent Rector, Dr. Eng. Przemysław Malinowski, prof. ucz., there was a handover of the insignia of rectorial authority to the new Rector, Dr. Eng. Mariusz Kołosowski, prof. ucz., who began his term on September 1. 

In accordance with academic tradition, after the introduction of the banner staff and the singing of the anthem of the Republic of Poland, His Magnificence the Rector welcomed invited guests, university staff and students. The ceremony was honored by parliamentarians of the Republic of Poland, representatives of the authorities of the Opole province and local municipalities and districts, as well as representatives of higher education institutions from Opole and Lower and Upper Silesia. Directors and presidents of social and cultural institutions, organizations and companies also came in large numbers. 

The outgoing Rector, Dr. Przemysław Malinowski, Prof. of the University, in his speech summarized the past 8 years of the University's activities, emphasizing the specifics of the Academy's functioning and its cooperation with the socio-economic and international environment. He highlighted completed projects, successes and development plans, emphasizing the slogan: “The Nysa Academy is a place for people from all over the world, and the whole world is open to our employees and students!”. A new challenge posed by the University Senate at the request of the Rector is the use of artificial intelligence in academic and professional practice in all fields of study. 

The Rector, Dr. Eng. Mariusz Kołosowski, Prof. of the University, began his inaugural address by thanking all the University's employees, their families and students who actively joined in securing the University's property from the flood and removing its effects, which quickly contributed to the restoration of relative normality and allowed the academic year to start on time in October. The Rector also expressed gratitude for all forms of external support, including the Ministry of Science, which set up a team to monitor the situation in the flood-affected universities, as well as the Rectors of neighboring universities, the Poznań University of Economics Foundation and many companies and private individuals for their assistance in the form of equipment, which was invaluable in the reconstruction process. 

The JM Rector drew attention to the new specializations of master's degree programs in English and German philology, where students will be able to study translation studies, which responds to the growing market demand for qualified translators. Second-degree studies have also been launched for Computer Science and Administration majors and have attracted considerable interest. 

In the new academic year, the Academy was pleased to welcome more than 1,000 new students, including 30 foreign students who came to Nysa under the Erasmus+ Program. Nysa Academy hosts young people from countries such as Germany, Spain, Turkey, Portugal, Azerbaijan and Ukraine, which creates an extremely inspiring environment for cross-cultural exchange and international experience. What's more, the Academy's walls once again host a Fulbright Program scholar, which significantly increases the attractiveness and improves the quality of education in the English Philology major. 

The inaugural lecture entitled. “Interpretation of a song, or... what did the author mean?” was delivered by Prof. Inga Lewandowska, a lecturer at the Jazz Department of our Academy. This special lecture was combined with the premiere of the debut album of students and graduates of the Jazz Department. The ceremony was highlighted by a performance by the Jazz Faculty Choir under the direction of Dr. Mariusz Drozdzal. 

Nysa's Alma Mater begins the 2024/2025 academic year with 2,100 students, educating them in 25 fields of study.