In February 2017, the idea was born to establish the West Pomeranian Folk High School as a non-public institution, devoting its activities primarily to adults living in rural areas. Due to the close proximity to the Federal Republic of Germany, the organizers want to devote a large part of the institution's activities to learning German (for Poles) and Polish (for Germans) and thus to intercultural exchange in the broadest sense. Intercultural dialogue is a challenge for both post-modernity and the area in which the West Pomeranian People's University  is located.

The German adult boarding schools of the Heimvolkshochschule (People's Universities) have become a model for the founders of the West Pomeranian People's University. Then, the initiators of the idea want the West Pomeranian People's University to become a kind of intercultural center organizing both long (2-year) courses and short (weekend) courses. Moreover, they plan to prepare exhibitions, vernissages, workshops, training or undertakings integrating the local environment (bearing in mind both the closest neighbors from the West Pomeranian People's University environment as well as friends from Germany). Following these assumptions, the originators (Angelika Felska and Jarosław Kwiatkowski) signed a notarial deed on May 16th, 2017, which thus established the first people's university in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship and only 6th in the whole country. The formalities were completed by receiving an entry in the register of associations and foundations of the National Court Register on June 13th, 2017. From that date, the West Pomeranian People's University Foundation was formally operating. The seat of the West Pomeranian People's University is a building on Śliczna Street in Mierzyn, which is leased by the University. It is also worth noting that the founders of the West Pomeranian People's University are experts in the Expert Team for People's Universities at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, in which they carry out advanced work on the Program for the Development of People's Universities in Poland and are also co-founders of the Federation All-Polish Network of People's Universities.

Today, after 3 years of activity, we have completed almost 40 different local, national and international projects. We have equipped our workshops, obtained the ISO Certificate, we work for the local community and are still ready for new challenges.