In May, Comfy Park, a new shopping centre in the Glinki district of Bydgoszcz, celebrated its grand opening. The launch attracted significant media attention, but despite the fanfare, the project is not backed by Polish capital. Instead, the centre is owned by Newgate Investment, a London-based investment fund. Comfy Park is far from an exception—every...
Medical degree programs are the most popular fields of study in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship during the ongoing admissions process for the new academic year. At the Collegium Medicum, 5,500 applicants have applied to study medicine, while around 2,000 candidates have applied for dentistry. At the Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 1,289 applicants have expressed...
Last Monday, an agreement was signed at the Military Aviation Works No. 2 (WZL No. 2) in Bydgoszcz between the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), the owner of the Bydgoszcz facility, and the U.S. defense company Anduril to launch the production of low-cost Barracuda cruise missiles and their launchers in Poland. A few days later, U.S....
Tuesday marked the second day of competition at the Virtus European Summer Games, which are being held in Poland for only the second time in history. This year’s host city is Bydgoszcz, with events taking place at several venues, including Zawisza Stadium, Astoria Sports Hall, the Kazimierz Wielki University (UKW) facilities, and the cycling courses...
The NATO–Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC) was officially inaugurated in February 2025. Eighteen months later, the Deputy Chief of Staff to NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Lieutenant General Marcus Annibale, described the center, hosted in Bydgoszcz, as fully operational. The details of JATEC’s activities were presented by its commander, Polish Brigadier General...
The 2025 edition of the CWIX exercise, dedicated to building interoperability and organized by NATO’s Allied Command Transformation (ACT), with its physical hub in Bydgoszcz, is gradually coming to an end. This year’s edition was record-breaking, attracting more than 4,000 military specialists from 41 NATO member states and partner countries, including Ukraine, which brings extensive...
The revitalization of Freedom Square is slowly nearing completion, although work is still ongoing. On Tuesday, June 23, a statue of the Leica Photographer, created by sculptor Michał Kubiak, was unveiled in the area in front of the church. In the 1920s and 1930s, and later after World War II, Leica photographers roamed the streets,...
Bydgoszcz has a long historical connection with the Brda River, which also reflects the city’s vibrant atmosphere. When the Brda is bustling with activity, it is a sign that plenty is happening in the city. Shortly after 4 p.m., the annual Parade of Watercraft made its way from Mill Island through the city center. Łukasz...
Last Monday marked the start of one of the most important events in NATO’s annual calendar: the Coalition Warrior Interoperability eXploration, eXperimentation, eXamination, eXercise (CWIX). Walking along Połtyna and Wysoka streets, you can see the temporary barracks and equipment that have been set up in recent weeks, although under Poland’s Ministry of National Defence regulations,...
On May 29, the Architecture Festival, organized by Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, took place at the Waterworks Museum in the Gdański Forest. In the festival’s opening lecture, Professor Eugeniusz Skrzypczak of the University of the Arts Poznań referred to the Polish Architecture Congress, which had been held just two weeks earlier, and spoke...