The Centre is an independent informal department in the structures of Paderewski Institute.
The aims of the Centre are:
- scientific research into Oriental cultures
- organizing conferences, seminaries, shows and other scientific or cultural events
- scientific publications
- founding or supporting music bands and dance goups
- promoting the idea of multiculturalism and respecting human rights
- organizing cometitions and film rewievs
- striving to the integration of communities of ethnic minorities and refugees
There are active three sections in the Centre:
Korean Section:
the specialist: Ewa Paszkowicz
Vietnamese Section
the specialist: Dang Thu Huong
Arabian Countreis Section
the specialist: Agata Pawłowska
Apart from its scientific activities, OKO runs two clubs:
- KLUB POMOST gathering foreigners willing to organize as volunteers cultural events
- KLUB SCRABBLE for Foreigners (in cooperation with Dom Kultury Śródmieście), which is to become one of the parts of the programme of courses in Polish for foreigners (www.scrabble.orient.waw.pl)
Centre for Oriental Cultures
Ośrodek Kultur Orientalnych
34 / 44 Hoża St
00-516 Warsaw
contact details:
- Jędrzej Karpiński - English, Polish and Russian: mob. 0505 585 305
- Dang Thu Huong - Vietnamese: mob. 0609 265 789
- Ewa Paszkowicz - Korean (Hanguk): mob. 0501 384 822
- tel.: (022) 621 81 48
- email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
