In the early 90s JINR directory pays great attention to student mobility, organisation of scientific student schools and student courses. Students and postgraduates come to JINR from different countries including Poland (JINR got in touch with Poland as a part of educational programme) for practice, specialised studies for illustrative purposes. A programme Bogolubov-Infeld was established to support Polish and JINR universities initiatives on development and implementation of educational projects. The programme financing is a special grant of the Plenipotentiary representative of the Republic of Poland in JINR. Polish students get acquainted with the Institute, attend lectures of leading JINR scientists, do laboratory-based studies, do pre-graduation and graduation practical training, which largely is achievement of Polish employee Wladislaw Chmielowski, Assistant to JINR Chief Scientific Secretary.

Annually 100 JINR employees come to Poland to attend conferences and do collaborative works.

Practice in JINR for Polish students, 2008

Employees awarded anniversary medals “50 years of Poland in JINR” with Polish employees of the Institute

101 session of the JINR Scientific Council, Dubna (from L-R): A. Khrinkevich and E. Janik (Poland), V.G. Kadyshevsky, V.G. Kantser (Moldova)

101 session of the JINR Scientific Council, Dubna (from L-R): M. Budzinski (Poland) and E. Janik (Poland), V.G. Kadyshevsky

The scientists of Poland take part in the research work on the following themes of the Topical plan for JINR research and international cooperation for the year 2017:

• Theoretical Physics
  Cooperation on 5 themes
• Elementary Particle Physics and Relativistic Nuclear Physics
  Cooperation on 9 themes
• Nuclear physics
  Cooperation on 6 themes
• Condensed Matter Physics, Radiation and Radiobiological Research
  Cooperation on 7 themes
• Networking, Computing, Computational Physics
  Cooperation on 2 themes
• Educational Programme
  Cooperation on 1 theme

JINR has developed extensive relations with Polish scientific centres among which the most active partners are:

Warsaw:

• Warsaw University of Technology
• University of Warsaw
• Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies (National Centre for Nuclear Research)
• Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology

Krakow:

• Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics PAS
• Jagiellonian University

Lodz:

• University of Lodz

Lublin:

• Maria Curie-Skłodowska University

Otwock-Swierk:

• Institute of Atomic Energy

Poznań:

• Adam Mickiewicz University

The Plenipotentiary representative of the government of the Republic of Poland in JINR from 25 June 2009 to the present day is Michael Waligórski, President of Polish Society of Medical Physics.

Michael Waligórski, Philosophy Doctor in Nuclear Physicsm professor, President of Polish Society of Medical Physics since 2005, was born in 1945 in Richmond. He has taught clinical dosimetry at the physics and applied physics department in the Staszic Academy of Mining and Metallurgy. His area of expertise is radiobiology and hadron therapy of on oncological diseases.

At present, members of the JINR Scientific Council are:

• Mieczysław Budzyński, Director of the Institute of Physics of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (Lublin, Poland)
• Marek Jeżabek , Director-General, Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Kraków, Poland)
• Krzysztof Rusek, Director, Heavy Ion Laboratory, University of Warsaw (Warsaw, Poland)
• Michael Waligórski, Head, Department of Medical Physics, Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences; National Consultant in Medical Physics, Oncology Centre (Kraków, Poland)

The languages of international communication at JINR are Russian and English. However, one can hear the speech in many languages in Dubna, including the languages of JINR member-states when the countrymen, the representatives of the same expatriates’ community (the national groups of JINR), meet each other.

Over the years of existence of JINR the national groups have developed their traditions, forms of cooperation and collaboration with other national groups. Their leaders, appointed by the plenipotentiaries of the JINR member-states play an organizing role in the life of national groups.

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  Wladislaw Chmielowski,
  Head of the national group of the Republic of Poland, Assistant to Head of the JINR Science Organization & International Cooperation Office

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  +7 (49621) 6-51-42

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  wchmiel@jinr.ru

Being in constant contact with plenipotentiaries, embassies of member-states, JINR’s directorate and management services, they take part in the solution of the problems connected with the stay of their colleagues-countrymen and their families in Russia, with the organization of their life and leisure. The Council of the leaders of the national groups meets periodically. The representatives of the Directorate and the services of the Institute are invited to its meetings. The agenda includes the discussion of the urgent problems of the collaborators from the member-states. Due to this, the Directorate is able to make adequate decisions in time.

On the occasions of major public holidays of the member-states, the national groups arrange receptions. These festive events are held accompanied by art exhibitions, photo exhibitions, and enrich JINR staff members’ knowledge about the member-states, their people and culture.

• New Year – 1 January
• Catholic The Manifestation of God – 6 January;
• Day of Grandmother in Poland – 21 January;
• Day of Grandfather in Poland – 22 January;
• Holocaust Remembrance Day – 27 January;
• St. Valentine’s Day – 14 February;
• International Women’s Day – 8 March;
• Fool’s Day – 1 AprilДень смеха – 1 апреля;
• Catholic Easter – Su and Mo (first Sunday after the first spring full moon);
• Labour’s Day – 1 May;
• Constitution Day in Poland – 3 May;
• Day of Liberation from Fascism – 8 May;
• Mother’s Day in Poland – 26 May;
• Day of Divine Body and Blood – Thru of ninth week after Easter;
• Catholic Assumption Day – 15 August;
• Day of Polish Military – 15 August;
• Teacher’s Day – 14 October;
• All Hallows’ Day – 1 November;
• Commemoration Day – 2 November;
• Day of Independence of Poland – 11 November;
• Andrzejki – Day of Andrey’s Name-Day – 30 November;
• Catholic St. Nicholas’ Day (Mikołajki) – 6 December;
• Catholic Eve – 24 December;
• Catholic Christmas – 25 December;
• St. Silvester’s Day – 31 December.

• A regular session of the Committee of Plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the JINR Member States chaired by Chairman of the Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Agency, Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria in JINR L. Kostov was held on 21-22 November 2016 in Krakow (Poland).
• On 18 November 2016, in Krakow (Poland) an opening of a meeting of the JINR Finance Committee chaired by Director of the Department of Finance of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation A.V. Zarubin was held.
• On 17 February 2016, Polish staff members of JINR made reports on their research to members of the Commission of the JINR Plenipotentiary Representative of the Polish Republic.
• On 1-5 July 2015, by order of CP JINR, a meeting of the Work Group under the CP Chairman on financial issues was held in Kazimierz Dolny (the Republic of Poland).