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Academic Visit from the University of Antananarivo (Madagascar) as Part of the Erasmus+ KA107 Programme
From 17 to 21 November 2025, the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management at Nicolaus Copernicus University hosted two lecturers from the Earth Sciences and Environment Department of the University of Antananarivo (Madagascar):
Ibrahim Andriamandimby Souleman and Raymond Rakotondrazafy, who visited Toruń within the Erasmus+ KA107 programme.
During their stay, our guests delivered a series of lectures devoted to selected environmental and cultural issues of Madagascar, including:
- the culture and tourism of Madagascar
- an overview of the island’s main geological formations and natural resources
- the geodiversity of the world’s fourth-largest island
- environmental challenges related to small-scale artisanal gold mining in the Maevatanana region.
The visit was an important component of our Faculty’s international teaching cooperation and an excellent opportunity for students to broaden their knowledge of one of the world’s most environmentally diverse regions.
This semester, our Faculty is also hosting Anjatiana Rakotoarimalala, a PhD candidate from the University of Antananarivo, who is completing a semester-long internship supervised by Dr hab. M. Świtoniak and Dr hab. P. Charzyński. Her project focuses on soil erosion issues in Madagascar.
The aim of her internship is to develop skills in applying remote sensing and GIS tools in soil classification, in the analysis of lavaka phenomena, and in erosion modelling. Additionally, together with her supervisors, she is preparing an article based on bibliometric research on erosion in Madagascar.
Joint research and teaching activities with the University of Antananarivo represent an important element of the Faculty’s internationalisation efforts and contribute to strengthening cooperation with countries of the Global South.
We encourage you to watch the music video created by Ibrahim, promoting the protection of Madagascar’s geodiversity:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yiS2ACNm_o
Copernican Integration Centre and KOI Edible Garden invite you to a fall tasting of pumpkin dishes.
Where? In a big basement, in the "Integration" building of the Copernican Integration Centre.
- taste innovative dishes made from the vegetables from the KOI Edible Garden,
- participate in a quiz,
- listen how was the gardening season in 2025,
- receive recipes for the dishes prepared that day so you can cook them yourself at home.
Limited seats available!
Professor Kamil Láska's Visit to the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management
Prof. Gheorghe Şerban and Dr. Răzvan Bătinaş from Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, visited the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management between September 1–5, 2025.
The guests met with the Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Marcin Świtoniak, to discuss study programs offered by both institutions and possibilities for further research and teaching collaboration. Student exchange opportunities and broader international cooperation were also discussed with Prof. Przemysław Charzyński, Erasmus+ Program Coordinator.
During their stay, the Romanian colleagues delivered lectures for members of the Hydrology Student Research Group and held meetings with faculty members, including Dr. Eng. Izabela Jamorska, Dr. Marcin Nowak, and Dr. Przemysław Wyszyński, who guided them through the meteorological observatory.
The program also included visits to hydraulic engineering facilities managed by the Bydgoszcz Water Authority, the Regional Water Management Authority in Gdańsk, and the Polish Water Management Authority. Thanks to the hospitality of Dr. Jarosław Pająkowski, Director of the Lower Vistula Landscape Parks Complex, the Romanian colleagues also became acquainted with the traditions and culture of our region.
The visit was coordinated by Dr. Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka.