The presented text is the verbatim record of the address delivered on 23rd of October 2018 by John Maxwell Coetzee on the occasion of conferring on him a title of doctor honoris causa by the University of Silesia in Katowice. The theme of the speech in question is the significance of the English language in contemporary world.
The article presents report from the ceremony of awarding professor Florian Śmieja the highest academic dignity – the title of doctor honoris causa of the University of Wrocław for his contribution to the development of Polish science and literature and the Spanish studies.
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