Western Institute
Instytut Zachodni | |
Seat of Western Institute | |
| Established | February 27, 1944 |
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| Founder | Zygmunt Wojciechowski |
| Founded at | Warsaw |
| Type | State-sponsored think tank |
| Focus | Germany–Poland relations, European politics |
| Headquarters | Mostowa Street 27 A |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 52°24′19″N 16°56′20″E / 52.40528°N 16.93889°E |
Director | Michał Nowosielski |
Deputy director | Krzysztof Malinowski |
| Website | www |
The Western Institute in Poznań (Polish: Instytut Zachodni, German West-Institut, French: L'Institut Occidental) is a scientific research society focusing on the Western provinces of Poland - Kresy Zachodnie (including Greater Poland, Silesia, Pomerania), history, economy and politics of Germany, and the Polish-German relations in history and today.
Established by professor Zygmunt Wojciechowski in 1944 in Warsaw, since 1945 based in Poznań. There were branches in Warsaw (1945–53), Wrocław (1948–49) and scientific posts in Kraków and Olsztyn.
Full name: Instytut Zachodni. Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy im. Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego w Poznaniu