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Polish American Strategic Initiative
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Only Truth Is Interesting

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Welcome to PASI EDU

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PASI EDU is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the Polish American community and American public on Polish and Polish-American history, culture, science, and relevant current events.

There is much about Poland and American Polonia of which we are justifiably proud and must be shared because it constitutes an important part of European and American history and culture. However, our review of information sources available to the public continues to reveal significant material omissions, misrepresentations, and falsifications. These sources include public school curricula and textbooks, media news outlets, popular websites, historical literature, and other public domain content. We address these deficiencies by presenting the facts and following our motto: “Only Truth is Interesting.”

Join with us and discover a wide array of important and compelling facts, many of which are little-known but remain significant because they constitute what is known to be true.

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Learn About Modern Polish History, Science, and Culture

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There are many significant facts about various aspects of modern Polish history, science, and culture that are little-known but have influenced our lives in different ways. We encourage everyone – students, teachers, parents, and community members – to learn more about them by joining PASI EDU and taking advantage of our educational content and materials.

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News and Articles
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Photo: Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images

Poland produces most yachts in Europe, says report

Poland ranks first in Europe and second in the world in yacht production, according to a new report.

The country’s shipyards produce around 25,000 yachts and boats per year, the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) and the Polish Chamber of Yachting and Watersports Industry – Polish Yachts (POLBOAT) said on Friday.

“This scale of production puts Poland in the position of European leader and gives it second place in the world in the category of motor yachts with a hull length of up to 12 meters,” PAIH said in a statement.
The agency added that 95% of Polish-manufactured vessels are sold abroad.

Polish companies are also increasingly interested in the luxury charter industry and are producing so-called superyachts. These vessels reach 44 meters in length, may even come equipped with basketball courts, and are becoming a popular choice for royal families and world-class athletes, PAIH reported.

Around 1,000 companies work in the Polish yacht industry, employing more than 50,000 people and producing an estimated 25,000 vessels per year.

Superyachts and celebrities

The president of the Polish Chamber of Yachting and Watersports Industry, Michal Bak, said the Polish yachting industry is doing “very well.”

“Currently, the marine industry is considered one of the most important, innovative and dynamically developing branches of the Polish economy,” he said.

He added that Polish shipyards are among the most modern in Europe.

In recent years, Sunreef Yachts, a boat manufacturer based in the coastal city of Gdańsk, has climbed to the upper echelons of the luxury charter industry.

Many celebrities have taken a liking to the firm’s boats, including Formula One drivers Fernando Alonso and Nico Rosberg, tennis star Rafael Nadal, and even Paris Hilton, who was spotted aboard a Sunreef Power 80 in the Bahamas.

Source: TVP World

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Poland’s minister for digital affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski announced €1 billion on the development of digital technologies in Poland. Photo: PAP/Tomasz Gzell

Poland to spend EUR €1 billion on development of domestic AI technologies in 2025

The ministry’s Artificial Intelligence Fund will spend more than 4.5 billion zlotys on the development of digital technologies in Poland. This marks a four-fold increase in funding compared to the announcement made by the government in mid-November last year.

The financing will come from the Polish National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR).

“This is a huge amount of money that has already been put to work,” Krzysztof Gawkowski, deputy prime minister and minister of digital affairs, said during a press conference held on Monday.

Applications for the inaugural program aimed at large enterprises that plan to undertake extensive research, development and innovation initiatives, opened on January 10.

The program is being financed by the European Funds for Smart Economy for the period 2021-2027.
Similar projects will receive funding of 1.3 billion zlotys (€300 million).
Source: TVP World

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Poznań philharmonic orchestra wins prestigious ICMA award for vocal music

The Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra has been awarded the prestigious International Classical Music Award (ICMA) in the Vocal Music category for its album Urlicht: Songs of Death and Resurrection, the ICMA jury announced on Tuesday.

The album, recorded under the baton of Łukasz Borowicz, features baritone Samuel Hasselhorn alongside the Boys and Men’s Choir of Poland’s Poznań Philharmonics and showcases works by composers such as Gustav Mahler, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Hans Pfitzner, Engelbert Humperdinck, Alban Berg, and Walter Braunfels.

Praising the recording for its “perfect symbiosis of voice and orchestra” the ICMA jury said: “This is a remarkable CD, not only because of Samuel Hasselhorn’s outstanding singing, grippingly dramatic and movingly sensitive throughout the program, but also because of the conductor Łukasz Borowicz and the highly evocative ‘sound theatre’ he gets from the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra.”

Anna Plenzler from the Poznań Philharmonic added that the album, published by Harmonia Mundi last year, has already garnered critical acclaim and international accolades

The Poznań Philharmonic competed in the Vocal Music category against notable recordings, including albums by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle featuring mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená, and by the French ensemble Les Talens Lyriques under Christophe Rousset with baritone Michael Spyres.

This marks the second ICMA win for the Poznań Philharmonic, which previously secured the award in 2018 for their recording of Quo Vadis by Feliks Nowowiejski.