The Congress on Minorities

Dear Sir/Madam,

In 2025, Poland will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Act of January 6, 2005, on National and Ethnic Minorities and the Regional Language.

The implementation of this law is crucial for the cultural and ethnic diversity of Polish society, especially for our region.

Therefore, we have undertaken the organization of an international scientific conference that will summarize the 20 years of the implementation of the Minorities Act, while also setting the perspectives for further enforcing the law aimed at supporting national, ethnic, and cultural diversity in our country.

We have titled the conference “Congress on Minorities,” keeping in mind the need to organize a meeting for researchers, experts, and practitioners dealing with issues related to national and ethnic minorities, as well as representatives of these communities.

The Congress will take place on September 23-24, 2025, in Opole.

This initiative is being organized by a team of institutions and non-governmental organizations: the University of Opole, the Opole Voivodeship Government, the Opole Voivode, the Silesian Institute, the Polish-German Cooperation House, and the Center for Research on the German Minority. We have also invited the European Centre for Minority Studies from Flensburg to collaborate.

Our intention is for the Congress to become a space for international discussion on the issues and challenges faced by national, ethnic, and linguistic minorities, as well as an opportunity to establish contacts and create opportunities for collaboration. We warmly invite you to participate in the Congress.