„Życie Uczelni” information bulletin of the TUL

Year 2023 has been rather special for the discipline of Management and Quality Studies on account of the Summer School of Management (SZL), an event regarded as iconic by the scientific community of the discipline. The conference has been held biannually since 1973. The organization of the latest, 22nd edition, was granted to the Faculty of Organization and Management of Lodz University of Technology and the Faculty of Management of the Wroclaw University of Economics. It was held under the auspices of the Committee on Organizational and Management Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences, as well as of the Rectors of both universities, Professor Krzysztof Jóźwik and Professor Andrzej Kaleta.

Written by dr hab. Anna Adamik, TUL professor, Institute of Management

The project dealing with carbon capture and utilization is scheduled to end in December 2023. Its activities have been carried out with the financial support of the governments of Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary provided through the Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund.

Prof. Andrzej Marcinkowski from the Department of Organization and Management at the Lodz University of Technology (TUL) is involved in his research work, including life cycle assessment (LCA), production engineering, industrial symbiosis and energy efficiency.

Lodz University of Technology representatives successfully competed in the Polish Academic Championships in beach volleyball. Maciej Kaszewiak, a student at the Faculty of Organization and Management, and Miłosz Kruk, a student at the Faculty of Chemistry, won the title of Polish Vice-Champions. Their coach is mgr Piotr Piotrowski, TUL Sports Center.

Written by TUL Sports Center

We are very pleased to announce that the fourth edition of the project 'Masters of didactics-implementation of the tutoring model' has brought about great achievements for many students of Lodz University of Technology. Among them is Anna Magnuszewska, a second-year student pursuing a degree in Advanced Design and Technology at the Faculty of Materials Technology and Textile Design. Read on to learn more about this young person, who for several years now has been successfully blending her passions into her studies.

Written by Alina Wujcik, International Cooperation Center

The challenge in today's education is to keep up with all the changes taking place in the social and economic environment of the university. Nowadays, universities are no longer the sole and overriding center of learning, as many companies are opening their own research, development, and training centers. Thus, the need to diversify competencies and enable their advancement at every stage of life is becoming increasingly pronounced.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

The latest edition of the European Economic Forum - Łódzkie 2023 brought together representatives of business, politics, and academia to reflect on the prevailing challenges of the geopolitical situation and to examine current development trends. The Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning of Lodz University of Technology (IAiU) in the panel "Transformation of space - architectural and urban planning research as a source of economic innovation" explored issues related to the impact of the economy on the environment, climate, and green transformation.

Written by dr inż. arch. Adriana Cieślak – Arkuszewska, dr inż. Aneta Tomczak, Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning

The City has launched its Startups Acceleration Program Powered by Invest in Lodz (Central Poland). The kick-off event held at Zatoka Sportu TUL was attended by mentors, experts, and startups from Poland and beyond. Lodz University of Technology is one of the program's strategic partners.

Last week (14-18.06), UbiCOMP Research Group and Polskie Towarzystwo Informatyczne organized an international summer school on Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and the Internet of Things (IoT). The event was co-organized by the Institute of Applied Computer Science, the Faculty of Electrical, Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering with the support from ACM SIGCHI Poland. Technology companies based in Lodz, Digica and TME - Transfer Multisort Elektronik, were the event's partners.

Written by dr Aleksandra Wysokińska, Institute of Applied Computer Science

During the first day of the 16th European Economic Forum, the Łódź Voivodeship Economic Award ‘Prime Business’ (Biznes na Plus) was presented.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

Lodz University of Technology's membership of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) provides a wealth of unique opportunities for its staff and students. The long-term strategy released by the ECIU places emphasis on challenge-based research.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

Lodz University of Technology has completed another edition of the National Academic Exchange Agency program called PROM - International Scholarship Exchange for Doctoral Candidates and Academic Staff. The purpose of the project was to strengthen international mobility of doctoral candidates, improve the quality and international character of doctoral-level training, and reinforce cooperation with international higher education institutions.

Written by Małgorzata Jarczyńska, Center for International Cooperation

Bydgoszcz University of Technology hosted the International Innovation Show E-NNOVATE 2023, where inż. Jakub Filipek, a second-year electronics and telecommunications student, was among the award winners. The exhibition and its accompanying events were organized by IBS Global, a consulting company with a focus on the promotion and commercialization of innovative solutions.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

The gala evening marking the 10th edition of the Certification of Managers of the Łódź Voivodeship was exceptionally grand on account of the large number of guests and the venue, the historic Herbst Palace.

Written by dr inż. Barbara Galińska, Institute of Management

Students from the Skierniewice Secondary School "Mechanics" painted a street-art style mural promoting learning, at one of the buildings of the TUL's Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief