A team of students from Lodz University of Technology won first place in the “The Circular Shift: Business Reinvented” competition, organized by the Institute for Innovation and Responsible Development (INNOWO) as part of Circular Week 2025, an international series of events dedicated to the circular economy, sustainable development, and the green transition.
Written by Ewa Chojnacka
From June 23 to 27, 2025, the Faculty of Management and Production Engineering at Lodz University of Technology hosted the on-site part of the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) titled “Practical Solutions for Managing Challenges in Industry Through Simulations”. The event brought together students from various countries within the ECIU network, who spent a week tackling real-world managerial challenges in a simulated business environment.
How can we make bridges, viaducts, and buildings more durable, safer, and environmentally friendly? The research conducted by Janusz Rogowski, PhD from the Department of Concrete Structures at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering , within a project funded by the National Science Centre under the MINIATURA 9 grant, aims to provide an answer to this question.
Written by Ewa Chojnacka
The Centre for Papermaking and Printing at Lodz University of Technology is launching a project entitled “The impact of micro- and nanocellulose on the mechanical and barrier properties of multilayer fibrous materials”. The project is led by Karolina Radomska, PhD who secured funding from the National Science Centre’s MINIATURA 9 competition.
Written by Ewa Chojnacka
Representatives of institutions from nine countries met on 28–30 October to summarise the results of the FRONTSH1P project. It is one of only four projects in Europe addressing the circular economy in such a comprehensive manner, involving €18 million in funding and 35 partner institutions.
Written by Nora Scantamburlo, Grzegorz Liskiewicz
With great pride and joy, we announce that the project of Lodz University of Technology, EQUNI – Implementation of effective practices for the development of students' emotional intelligence with particular emphasis on anti-discrimination activities at European universities, has been awarded the prestigious title of EU Project of the Year within the Triple E Awards 2025!
Written by Małgorzata Jarczyńska, International Cooperation Centre
Lodz University of Technology (TUL) has established cooperation with Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT). The agreement aims to strengthen academic contacts and promote joint scientific initiatives between the two institutions. The document, signed for five years with the possibility of extension, lays the foundation for building long-term relations between them.
In the representative interiors of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, the Council of Visionaries gathered for the first time — a unique advisory body established to jointly create a long-term vision for the faculty’s development and to build bridges between the worlds of science and industry.
Written by Gabriela Stasiak, Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Lodz University of Technology once again confirms its strong position in research and innovation. Under the FENG.01.01 competition – Support for Entrepreneurs, SMART Path, organized by the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR), the university secured funding for two research and development projects.
Written by Joanna Junak, Magdalena Siemińska, Science Support Centre
Five students from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture, and Environmental Engineering won an international competition, presenting a project important for European cultural heritage. Damian Gębarski, Weronika Ławniczak, Aleksandra Bugajska, Michał Cegliński, and Zuzanna Czesna — architecture students — won an international contest for the adaptation of the palace and park complex in Zahrádky, Czechia.
Written by Filip Tomaszewski, Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning
Lodz University of Technology hosted nearly 90 representatives of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU), representing 12 partner universities from Europe and one from Mexico. The event, held on 23–26 September 2025, was a series of key meetings, including the ECIU Board session. More photos.
Modern science is evaluated not only by the quality of publications but also by citation and impact metrics of researchers—both over their entire careers and during specified periods. One of the most important tools in this area is the database Science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators (Elsevier), which contains standardized bibliometric data such as citation counts, h-index, and indicators adjusted for co-authorship and self-citations.
The summer holidays were not yet over, but a wave of creative energy had already filled the laboratories of Lodz University of Technology. Young researchers from Poland and across Europe bent over their laptops, their heads full of ideas, working on papers that would impress at the prestigious ACM CHI 2026 conference. This was the fifth edition of the CHIncredible Manuscript Marathon, which transformed the university into a hub of international HCI.
Written by Andrzej Romanowski, Institute of Applied Computer Science
Eighty years of history, community, and the future – this, in short, sums up the jubilee celebrations of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Lodz University of Technology. On 9 September, the academic community celebrated not only the milestone anniversary but also the opening of the renovated Szaja Rosenblatt building – a place that today symbolically connects the heritage of the past with modernity. Photos
The Public High School of Lodz University of Technology has officially been named after its founder – Professor Jan Krysiński. The ceremony, held on 9 September 2025 in the Prof. T. Paryjczak Auditorium at Alchemium, brought together university authorities, representatives of the city and region, educators, the professor’s family – his wife Dr. Halina Krysińska and son Dr. Eng. Tomasz Krysiński – as well as teachers, students, and alumni. Photo gallery