Prof. Gertruda Uścińska took part in the inauguration of the 2024/25 academic year at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL). The ceremony was combined with the conferment of an honorary doctorate degree to the eminent French philosopher Prof. Chantal Delsol. 

In the inaugural lecture, Rev. Prof. Mirosław Kalinowski, Rector of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, recalled that the university, according to its founder, Rev. Prof. Idzi Radziszewski, was to play a special role in free Poland. Among the university’s goals, Rev. Prof. Kalinowski listed the search for truth in scientific research and imparting such to students, the development of intellect and spirit, the practice of science and the discovery of knowledge in the journey towards true wisdom. 

Congratulatory letters on the occasion of the inauguration of the 2024/2025 academic year were sent by, among others, President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda, the Polish Ambassador to the Holy See, Cardinal Senior Stanislaw Dziwisz, as well as the rectors of many universities. 

 “The Grateful Fatherland will always remember and emphasize how great the merits of this university have been for the formation of Polish identity and self-awareness, for the nurturing of fundamental values that for centuries have led our nation through history, for the development of Christian culture and the education of generations of Polish intelligentsia, combining ardent patriotism with deep faith,” wrote the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda.