The School of Political Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki invites you to a series of lectures by Anna Kobierecka, University of Lodz, Department of Theory of Foreign Policy and Security Studies, Poland. The lectures will take place within the framework of the Erasmus+ Academic Staff Mobility Programme.The programme is as follows:

• Monday 20 April 2026 (at 15:00): “Greece and the European Migration Crisis (2015–2016): Challenges, Responses, and EU Solidarity”, lecture within the framework of the course Eastern Mediterranean: Contemporary Diplomacy and Politics. instructor: Marina Eleftheriadou, Room: Gerasimos Vokos (GV), Vasileos Irakleiou 12, 2^nd floor

• Tuesday 21 April 2026 (at 09:00): “From Crisis to Coordination: How the EU Responded to COVID-19”, lecture within the framework of the course History and Institutions of European Integration instructor: Nikos Pasamitros, Room: A, groundfloor, Law, Economics and Political Sciences (LEPS) building, University campus

• Wednesday, 22 April 2026 (at 12:00): “From Accession to Integration: Poland’s 20-Year Journey in the EU”,lecture within the framework of the course Europe and Political Competition, instructor: Eftichia Teperoglou, Room:  Dimosthenis Dodos (DD), Vasileos Irakleiou 12, 1^st floor

*The lectures will be held in English and are open to students and the public*

For further information you can contact the instructors of each course.

Anna Kobierecka, PhD, is an assistant professor at the University of Lodz, Department of Theory of Foreign Policy and Security Studies at the Faculty of International and Political Studies. She received her PhD in 2013, with a dissertation on Swedish immigration and integration policy. Her research focuses on public diplomacy, nation branding, and the international image of states, with particular attention to soft power and foreign policy communication. Her work examines how states construct and manage their international reputation, including analyses of Sweden’s public diplomacy during the COVID-19 pandemic, China’s “vaccine diplomacy” as a tool of foreign policy, Polish health diplomacy. Dr. Kobierecka has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in national and international journals and has contributed to research on issues such as public diplomacy, health diplomacy, sports diplomacy, migrations.