In 2024 our UNESCO Chair named after Janusz Korczak (an important figure on the map of children’s rights in our region) celebrated the 20th anniversary of its operations at the Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw. Dr Korczak was indeed our employee before the Second World War and left a significant mark on our mission and our educational philosophy.  

To denote this special occasion our university Senate decided to organize a special award, a medal for life-long achievements in the field of human rights, children’s rights and education for peace. 

LIST of Awardees:

Prof. Pat Dolan

No.1

for supporting the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4,5 and 10, and especially for life-long achievements in researching and promoting empathy in education, with significant impact on promoting human rights in practice. 

Film from the ceremony: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/TwBypQbJ2RVkZwtp/

More information at UNESCO Chair https://www.universityofgalway.ie/cfrc/  

at main Galway website https://www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/news-archive/2024/university-news-events/professor-presented-with-international-award-for-life-long-work-and-achievements-for-childrens-rights-.html

With Cillian Murphy, the patron of the ceremony:

https://www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/news-archive/2024/march/professor-awarded-international-award-for-life-long-achievements-in-childrens-rights.html

Prof. Mark Brennan

No. 2

for supporting the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4,5 and 10, and especially for participatory practices of working with youth and children, fostering empathy and citizenship education.

Prof. Yira Ivana Vargas Caminero

No. 3

for for supporting the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4,5 and 10, and especially for the organization of inclusion weeks and promoting social awareness of disability issues. 

More information: https://www.instagram.com/unibeenlinea/p/C2iNs8JPFMy/?img_index=5 

FB UNIBE https://www.facebook.com/unibeenlinea/  

Dr Roberta Ruggiero

No.4

for supporting the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4,5 and 10, and especially for promoting human rights and children’s rights in education.

Prof. Moshe Shner

No. 5

for supporting the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4,5 and 10, and especially for life-long achievements in promoting intercultural, interreligious dialogue, preserving memory of holocaust and supporting global education for peace.

Prof. Kathleen Manion

No. 6

for supporting the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4,5 and 10, and especially for achievements in humanitarian aid studies, promoting children’s rights and global education for peace.

Prof. Dr. Erzsébet Barát

No. 7

for supporting the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 5 and especially for relentless research activism in support of gender studies and women's and minority rights 

Presentation ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVcmVsMwmKw (minutes: 1:12:43-1:16:48)

Dr Stéphanie Cassildé

No.8

for supporting the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4, 5 and 10 and especially for sociological intercultural dialogue and relentless support of migrants, refugees and people in crisis of homelessness in Belgium.

Presentation ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVcmVsMwmKw (minutes: 1:12:43-1:16:48)

Mr Jerry Nussbaum, representing The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada

No. 9

for supporting the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4, 5 and 10 and especially for the preservation and promotion of Janusz Korczak heritage, through digitalization and translation into English.

Prof. dr hab. Joanna Madalińska-Michalak

No. 10

for nurturing Sustainable Development Goals 4, 5 and 10, and for long-standing contributions to the Academy of Young Scientists and to international pedagogical dialogue.

Presentation ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVcmVsMwmKw  (minutes: 1:12:43-1:16:48)

Dr Hatem Elabed, representing the Tunisian Janusz Korczak Association

No. 11

for supporting the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4, 5 and 10 and especially for the preservation and promotion of Janusz Korczak heritage in North Africa.

Swiss Korczak Association

No. 12

for supporting the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4, 5 and 10 and especially for the preservation and promotion of Janusz Korczak heritage and lifelong achievements in supporting young talents from Africa.

Barbara Janina Sochal

No. 13

For promoting the legacy of Janusz Korczak and a multidisciplinary and multi-threaded, also artistic approach to his thought.

video 45:54-49:55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMr6gA35n8M

Prof. Ewa Kulesza

No. 14

For the internationalization of Polish pedagogical thought and spreading the idea of ​​social inclusion in the countries of Asia and Eastern Europe.

Presentation ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVcmVsMwmKw (minutes: 1:12:43-1:16:48)

Martyna Wojciechowska

No. 15

For social and journalistic activities raising public awareness of human rights and social inequalities, and thus promoting the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 10.

video 45:54-49:55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMr6gA35n8M + speech: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/iw2ZvBPUgmieUc85/

Marzena Figiel – Strzała

No. 16

For the series of reports entitled "Children of the World", embodying the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4, 5 and 10.

video 45:54-49:55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMr6gA35n8M

Michał Janczura

No. 17

For social and journalistic activities raising public awareness of human rights and social inequalities, and thus promoting the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 10.

video 45:54-49:55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMr6gA35n8M

Marzena Strzelczak

No. 18

for promoting children's rights and the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the area of ​​responsible business.

video 45:54-49:55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMr6gA35n8M

International Korczak Association IKA, est. Mrs Batia Gilad

No. 19

For supporting the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4, 5 and 10 and especially for the preservation and promotion of Janusz Korczak heritage worldwide.  

Prof. Dr. Hermílio Santos

No. 20

For supporting the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4,5 and 10, and especially for raising awareness through documentary film production in support of youth and children in danger of social exclusion.

Documentaries (trailers):

Infância Falada (2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SulGQ5z1aFg&t=4s

Espaços de Fronteira/Border Spaces (2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J5ffT_r6pU&t=3s