Events & Activities

The team conducted the fifth fieldwork in Baghdad between 13 and 27 April 2025. The research activities included visits to institutions (Central Statistical Organization, Hammurabi State Company, Municipality of Sadr City) and specific sites (e.g. unplanned areas in Baghdad), team meetings and in-depth interviews with Iraqi architects, urban planners, and employees of public institutions. On 15 April, the team met with the Polish Ambassador to Iraq, Wojciech Bożek, to discuss the research project and possible cooperation. Last but not least, the team, in cooperation with Andrzej Wyrwiński – Science Outreach, started production of a short documentary film about Baghdad under sanctions.

The team conducted the fourth fieldwork in Baghdad between 28 January and 13 February 2025. The research activities included visits to institutions (Ministry of Planning, Central Statistical Organization, Ministry of Municipalities, Al-Faw State Company, Hammurabi State Company, Iraqi Engineers Union) and specific sites (e.g. unplanned areas in Baghdad), team meetings and in-depth interviews with Iraqi architects, urban planners, and employees of public institutions.

Dr Dorota Woroniecka-Krzyzanowska delivered workshop for faculty members and graduate students of the Department of Architecture, University of Baghdad. The workshop focused on academic writing, with particular emphasis on titles, abstracts, keywords and article’s structure. Dr Woroniecka provided some hands-on advice on how to prepare an academic article and get published in a high-ranking international journal. In the second part of the workshop she introduced the interested students and faculty members to qualitative data analysis using MaxQDA software.

Lecture and workshop for graduate students at the Department of Architecture, University of Baghdad, conducted by Dr Dorota Woroniecka-Krzyżanowska.

During the first day of the workshop, participants were introduced to research and educational systems at Polish universities and guided on publishing scientific research in good-quality international academic journals. The session covered topics such as finding the right journal to publish your research, journal policies, article structure and referencing, and writing a good abstract.

The second day focused on enhancing participants skills in formulating research concepts and translating them into a sound research project. The session discussed the process of developing a research idea – starting from the initial concept, through the formulation of core concepts, and progressing to the research design phase. The workshop included practical assignments and encouraged participants to adopt innovative approaches when engaging with scientific concepts.

Lecture by team member, professor Ghada Al Slik from the University of Baghdad, with reaction from professor Mirosława Czerny, University of Warsaw. The lecture focused on the main urban and architectural changes of contemporary Baghdad and gathered a big audience both on the site and online.

The team conducted second fieldwork in Baghdad between 11 and 30 April 2024, focusing on meetings and archival research at the Mayoralty of Baghdad. Other research activities included in-depth interviews with Iraqi experts who worked in the fields of planning, architecture and construction in the 1990s Baghdad, and progress meetings of the research team.