In 1918 a Catholic university (KUL) was founded in the Polish city of Lublin. Idzi Radziszewski (1871–1922), a graduate of the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), became the first rector of KUL. The connection with KU Leuven is an important part of the founding narrative of this Polish university. But what about Dutch studies – were they pursued before 1977 (the official beginning of Dutch studies at KUL)? The aim of this article is twofold. First, it examines the extent of the Polish-Dutch and Polish-Flemish academic exchanges between 1918 and 1939, focusing on Polish graduates of Belgian universities working at KUL, KUL scholars visiting Belgium and the Netherlands and Flemish and Dutch scholars employed at KUL. Subsequently, the relationship of the earliest products of the scholarly activities of the leading members of the academic community at KUL with Dutch studies will be assessed: Idzi Radziszewski’s Wszechnica katolicka w Lowanium [The Catholic University in Leuven, 1908], “Ruch flamandzki” [“The Flemish Movement”, 1923] by Gommar Michiels OFMCap and future cardinal and primate of Poland Stefan Wyszyński’s Główne typy akcji katolickiej za granicą [The Main Types of Catholic Action Abroad, 1931]. Of these, Michiels’ article is the most significant monographic contribution to the field of Dutch studies. However, the other two are important works in which the objects of Dutch studies are presented in an interdisciplinary context. ; Het doel van dit artikel is de vroegste academische activiteiten in Lublin met betrekking tot de neerlandistiek te identificeren. De auteur onderzoekt episodes waaruit een neerlandistische belangstelling blijkt: Idzi Radziszewski's beschouwingen over de universiteit van Leuven, de academische reis van Stefan Wyszyński naar België en Nederland, en de activiteiten van professoren uit de Lage Landen in Lublin. De conclusie is dat een vergeten artikel van Gommar Michiels OFMCap uit 1923 het vroegste en meest volledige teken is van activiteit op het gebied van de neerlandistiek ...