YPIN is committed to
Creating a Worldwide Network of Young Polish Professionals Supporting International
Understanding and Integration Promoting the Internationalisation of Poland
Creating a Worldwide Network of Young Polish Professionals Supporting International
Understanding and Integration Promoting the Internationalisation of Poland
YPIN is an association of highly qualified and internationally oriented Poles in the business, public administration, academic and non-profit sectors. The group acts as an independent and interdisciplinary network, whose aim is to increase the international orientation and European integration of Poland. YPIN organises discussion groups, seminars and study trips on a wide range of interdisciplinary topics. Voluntary and active engagement of its members in civil society is at the core of its activities.
Candidates for YPIN membership are Polish citizens, who have completed their university studies and have lived abroad for at least one year. They must also be multilingual: fluency in English, Polish and German is a formal membership requirement. Successful candidates are selected for their commitment to public service, their communication skills and their vivid interest in public affairs.
YPIN is modelled on the Tönissteiner Kreis, its partner organization in Germany. The group’s first annual meeting took place in 2003 under the auspices of the then Polish Minister for European Affairs Danuta Hübner (today member of the EU Parliament), and Gesine Schwan, former President of the European University Viadrina.
Since its launch, YPIN has received over 800 applications for membership. A rigorous selection process has nominated over 400 candidates to take part in one of the 33 weekend-long recruitment seminars, from which 250 outstanding applicants have successfully joined YPIN.
Esteemed guests have contributed to the development of the network and its members. Amongst YPIN guest speakers have been Rüdiger Freiherr von Fritsch, former German Ambassador to Poland; Werner Brinker, the CEO of EWE AG and Jan Truszczyński, Director General for Education and Culture in the European Commission as well as Prof. Jacej Purchla, Chairman to the International Cultural Centre (MCK) in Cracow and Prof. Andrzej Białas, President of Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences (PAU).
Speakers, members and founders of the Young Polish International Network are extremely grateful to the generous sponsors of YPIN and its activities.Their support and the enthusiasm of many others continue to make this unique initiative such a success.
All members of YPIN extend their gratitude to the sponsors and commit to proving that this is "investing in the future" of Poland in a truly international society!
Over the last years Axel Springer AG, BASF, BMW Herbert Quandt Foundation, Cegelec, EUROPOLITICS, EWE, GLL Partners Real Estate GmbH, Hochtief, IVG, ITO International, Kancelaria Nestoruk, Lurgi, Lumesse, Novartis Polska, Otto-Wolff-Foundation, PEGI, QualityMinds, Robert Bosch Foundation, RWE Solutions, Solaris Bus & Coach, Tchibo and many others were YPIN sponsors and partners.
