On Tuesday, 28^th of November 2023, in the 1^st floor hall of the Building L of the University of Bielsko-Biala, the second “Meet my culture” event took its place. After the initial meeting dedicated to Polish culture, the time has come to present the culture of Spain.

The presentations of the event were given by Poles and Spaniards; UBB staff and students, including Polish students of Spanish philology and Spanish students who came to us participating in the Erasmus+ programme.

The topics of the presentations covered the recent history of Polish-Spanish diplomatic relations, famous Spanish artists, politicians and scientists, the stereotypes concerning both nations, the cultural and language differences, as well as Spanish cuisine and customs. The last presentation, prepared by the Spanish participants of the Erasmus+ programme at our university, included also a component of degustation. The participants of the meeting could taste three Spanish meals: tortilla de patatas, empanada de atún and ensaladilla rusa. Before that, there was a little cooking competition. Some of the Polish participants of the event had brought the tortillas prepared by themselves and the Spaniards had to decide which one was the closest to the Spanish original.

The “Meet my culture” meetings are organised within a framework of the project “Internationalisation begins at home”, co-financed by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange.