From the life of the institute

Since the launch of the NAWA PROM project (2025–2026), the Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences (IGS PAS) has been actively implementing a wide range of international activities combining scientific mobility, training, workshops, and field-based research.

Types of Activities
The programme includes:

•  international conferences – presentation of research results and participation in global scientific events (e.g. International Sedimentological Congress, New Zealand),
•  research visits, internships and scientific exchanges – carried out by researchers, PhD candidates, students, and incoming participants,
•  workshops and training courses – both participation in international courses and organization of specialized workshops at IGS PAS,
•  field-based research – geological fieldwork and applied studies in diverse environments
•  incoming mobilities – hosting international students and researchers in IGS PAS laboratories.

Geographical Scope
Activities carried out so far demonstrate the global reach of the programme: Asia – Philippines, China, India; Europe – Germany,
Sweden, France, Romania; Oceania – New Zealand
These mobilities contribute to building strong and lasting international research collaborations.

Workshops Organized at IGS PAS
IGS PAS is also actively organizing international training activities, including:

•  Seismic Stratigraphic and Tectonic Interpretations of Seismic Data (March 2026),
•  Phase Equilibria Modelling of Metamorphic Rocks (Perple_X) (March 2026),

with additional workshops planned in the coming months.

Impact
The activities carried out so far have contributed to:

•  strengthening international scientific collaboration,
•  increasing the number and diversity of international mobilities,
•  enhancing research competences of participants,
•  integrating field, laboratory, and modelling approaches in geosciences,
•  increasing the international visibility of IGS PAS.

Detailed reports from mobilities are available here:  https://www.ing.pan.pl/nawa-prom/relacje-z-mobilnosci

PROM – krótkookresowa wymiana akademicka – nabór 2025;
Projekt finansowany przez Narodową Agencję Wymiany Akademickiej ze środków programu
Fundusze Europejskie dla Rozwoju Społecznego 2021–2027 (FERS);
wysokość dofinansowania: 995 250 PLN; www.mapadotacji.gov.pl

We are pleased to announce that a professor of our Institute, Assoc. Prof. Piotr Krzywiec, together with Prof. Xiumian Hu from Nanjing, has assumed for another five-year term (2026–2030) the leadership of the International Lithosphere Program Task Force 6 “Sedimentary Basins”. The International Lithosphere Program (http://ilp.nju.edu.cn) was established in 1980 by the International Council of Scientific Unions (currently the International Science Council, https://council.science/) under UNESCO, following the recommendation of two organizations active in the Earth sciences: the International Union of Geological Sciences (https://www.iugs.org/) and the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (https://iugg.org/). Researchers involved in broadly defined studies of sedimentary basins and interested in collaboration within this Task Force are invited to make contact (piotr.krzywiec@twarda.pan.pl).

Presentation on the International Lithosphere Program Task Force 6 “Sedimentary Basins” during the International Sedimentological Congress in Wellington, New Zealand (25–30 January 2026).

We are pleased to announce that PE Limited has kindy extended the donation of 10 academic licenses of the MOVE v. 2024.1 software for another year.
The donation equivalent is 1 928 384.01GBP.
The software will be used in PhD research projects and statutory tasks at the Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences.

PE Limited (Petex) was based in 1990 in Edinburgh (UK). The company possesses broad expertise  in engineering software development, as well as in the field of petroleum engineering. The MOVE suite provides a platform for integrating and interpreting data, cross-section construction, 3D model building, kinematic restoration and validation, geomechanical modelling, fracture modelling, fault response modelling, fault and stress analysis, and sediment modelling. For more information see PE Limited website: https://www.petex.com/products/move-suite/

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Stanisław Mazur, Director of the Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, has been elected an Ordinary Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
This distinction recognizes his outstanding achievements in the field of Earth sciences.
We extend our warmest congratulations!

>> Report from the nomination ceremony<<

On 19 September, the Institute of Geological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences (ING PAN) hosted a meeting dedicated to strengthening scientific cooperation between the Institute and Vietnamese research institutions. The discussions placed particular emphasis on the activities of the Polish-Vietnamese Tropical Research Center, in which ING PAN is a co-consortium partner.

The Vietnamese delegation was led by Mr. Trần Quý Kiên, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment of Vietnam. He was accompanied by Mr. Hà Hoàng Hải, Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Mr. Trịnh Hải Sơn, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources, along with a number of distinguished Vietnamese geologists.

Representing the Polish side were:

• Prof. Marek Konarzewski, President of the Polish Academy of Sciences,

• Prof. Stanisław Mazur, Director of ING PAN,

• Prof. Jarosław Stolarski, Director of the Institute of Paleobiology, PAS,

• Mr. Sebastian Domżalski, Deputy Director of the Asia and Pacific Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

• Mr. Maciej Młynarczyk, Director of the Department of Geology, Ministry of Climate and Environment,

• Prof. Konrad Zawadzki, Director of the Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw,
  together with numerous researchers and staff members of ING PAN.

The meeting highlighted the scientific achievements of ING PAN and the Institute of Paleobiology, PAS. A presentation was delivered by Dr. Edyta Zawisza, who showcased the latest research findings on lake sediments from West Lake in Hanoi.