We invite you to participate in free webinar prepared in cooperation
The Universal Reading Foundation and the VULCAN company.
- Deadline: October 21, 2025, 2:00 PM
- Place: online, ClickMeeting platform
- Participation: free
- Registration: LINK
October is International School Libraries Month – a great opportunity to take a closer look
the role of language and reading in education.
On this occasion, we invite you to a unique online meeting with Maria Deskur, president of the Universal Reading Foundation, who will share her knowledge and experience in the area of developing language competences in schools.
During the webinar:
- you will learn why language competences are the foundation of effective education,
- learn ways to strategically support students' language development,
- hear how reading affects the entire learning process,
- and how the Universal Reading Foundation supports schools in these activities – both in Poland and abroad.
The meeting is addressed to school librarians, Polish language teachers, and school principals.
and all people who are close to the idea of the Reading School and supporting reading among children
and youth.
Maria Deskur is a reading expert, publisher, and collective impact practitioner. She graduated in French Studies from the Jagiellonian University, Literature from the Sorbonne, and Communication from Université Lumière. She is a co-founder of the Muchomor publishing house, long-time managing director of Egmont and Burda Books, co-founder and president of the Universal Reading Foundation, the first Polish organization to receive the Library of Congress Literacy Award. She is also the winner of the 2019 Zwyrtała competition for the best reading promotion idea. She is also the author of the "Supermoc Książki" guide to promoting reading, co-author of the "#TataTeżCzyta" and "Czytająca Szkoła" guides, and co-founder of the "Czytająca Polska" Coalition. She is an Ashoka Fellow and a member of the Public Benefit Works Council. In her private life, she is a mother of four and a cyclist.