Participants faced team challenges: pass the pumpkin, pumpkin relay race, octopus race and balloon challenge. There was pumpkin passing, relay competition, races and balloon tasks. There was plenty of cheering, sporting excitement and gifts for the most engaged participants.
Pumpkin Party: bringing together students from different countries
The autumn event is an opportunity to have fun together and, above all, a way to build relationships between students who have come to Bialystok from different parts of the world. Gatherings like this help them meet new people, overcome language barriers and find their feet in the international academic community.
– We want students who come to Bialystok from different parts of the world to settle into their new surroundings quickly, get to know others and feel that Bialystok University of Technology is their university too, – says Marta Orpik from the Department of International Projects Erasmus+ and NAWA at Bialystok University of Technology.
Nearly a hundred international students registered for Pumpkin Party. Fewer people ultimately attended, but there was no shortage of students eager to join in the fun.
– Having fun together is a good way to break the ice. You do not need to speak the language perfectly or come from the same country to find something in common and get to know someone. We want to create a space where students can simply be together, – adds Marta Orpik.
International students at Bialystok University of Technology
The international community is an important part of Bialystok University of Technology. In the 2026/2027 academic year, 332 international students from 20 countries began studying at the University.
Pumpkin Party was organised by the Welcome Centre, which operates as part of the ‘Culture, Skills and Integration at BUT’ project under NAWA’s ‘Welcome to Poland’ programme. The project is funded by the European Union under the European Funds for Social Development 2021–2027 programme.
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See the photo gallery from Pumpkin Party 2026, held on 30 October 2026
