The best student of Portuguese Studies at the University of Warsaw with a Bank Millennium scholarship

Anna Kryczka, a graduate of Portuguese Studies at the University of Warsaw, received a scholarship from Bank Millennium and the Camoes Institute. A symbolic cheque was presented to her by the Chairman of the Management Board of Bank Millennium, Joao Bras Jorge, during the inauguration of the 2024/2025 academic year at the Faculty of Modern Languages of the University of Warsaw.

Since 2013, Bank Millennium has been implementing a scholarship programme in cooperation with the University of Warsaw and the Camoes Institute, which promotes the teaching of the Portuguese language and culture abroad. The scholarship allows the best students to go to Portugal and attend workshops providing in-depth knowledge of the Portuguese language and culture. The value of the scholarship is 2500 euros.

- I am extremely proud to present this scholarship to the best student of Portuguese studies. Her commitment and passion are an inspiration to us all. The scholarships are an expression of our commitment to the development of education and support for young talents. I congratulate you and wish you further success on the way to achieving your dreams - said Joao Bras Jorge, Chairman of the Management Board of Bank Millennium.

Anna Kryczka is a graduate of the first and second degree studies in Applied Linguistics with English and Italian. She started learning Portuguese after returning from an Erasmus student exchange at the University of Coimbra. In 2024, she graduated from Portuguese Studies with the best result in her year, defending her bachelor's thesis entitled "Portuguese humour on the example of panels on moliceiros boats", which she wrote under the supervision of Dr. Jakub Jankowski. She is interested in Portuguese theatre, translation studies and female characters in popular culture.

- Studying at the Institute of Iberian and Ibero-American Studies helped me to look at the Portuguese language from a global perspective. It brought me closer to the issues of culture and history of Lusophone countries. Thanks to the work and knowledge of our professors, I was able to develop not only my language competences, but also my literary studies. I am extremely grateful to them for that. The Bank Millennium scholarship will allow me to further develop my skills and interests related to this fascinating country - said Anna Kryczka, the scholarship winner.

- I would like to congratulate Anna Kryczka, the best Portuguese language student, who received the Bank Millennium scholarship for her achievements. It is a scholarship that undoubtedly helps Polish students of Portuguese studies at this university to improve their skills and support the education of specialists in this field. I would also like to thank Bank Millennium again for the generosity of this scholarship, which is a very valuable contribution to the education of Polish students and to the development of the Portuguese language and culture at the Institute of Iberian and Ibero-American Studies of the University of Warsaw - said Luis Cabaço, Ambassador of Portugal in Warsaw.

The Rector of the University of Warsaw, Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, reminded that scholarships for the best students in this field of study were awarded for the sixth time. - I am glad that thanks to the tripartite cooperation, people studying at our university can take advantage of the scholarship programme, which will enable them to go to Portuguese universities and deepen their knowledge of the Portuguese language and culture. This is an example of good cooperation with the socio-economic environment, supporting the development of students at the University of Warsaw - he said.

Professor Robert Małecki, Dean of the Faculty of Modern Languages at the University of Warsaw, also congratulated the scholarship holder. - I am proud of the long-term cooperation between our university, the Camoes Institute and Bank Millennium. I would like to congratulate our student, Ms. Anna Kryczka, who, as this year's scholarship holder, will have the opportunity to go to Portugal and gain more in-depth knowledge of the language and culture of this country - said the Dean.

Bank Millennium, whose main shareholder is the largest private Portuguese bank Millennium bcp, intensively supports projects promoting the history and culture of Portugal in Poland. It has been funding scholarships for the best students of Portuguese Studies since 2013. The partners of the programme are the University of Warsaw and the Camoes Institute. Scholarships have already been granted to: Joanna Jaszczukowska (2015/2016), Paulina Junko (2016/2017), Anna Kozłowska (2017/2018), Katarzyna Maź (2018/2019) and Justyna Żmijewska (2021/2022).

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