On January 18, 2020, the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) is inviting participants to the ceremony of naming the Academic Legion Association after General Karol Ziemski.

The Academic Legion is a pro-defense association, operating since 2013 in the Lublin and Podkarpackie Voivodeships. It closely cooperates with the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University and is also a continuator of the tradition of the volunteer training movement for students of the Academic Legion and the 36th Infantry Regiment of the Academic Legion.

Academic Legion has its own field branch at UMCS. The Association provides educational and representative support of the University through various forms of activity, such as: conducting training for students, providing guard of honor during ceremonies, , demonstrations and co-organization of events of various profiles.

During the ceremony, members of the Academic Legion Association will receive awards from the Lublin Voivode.