This year’s edition, exceptionally held at the turn of the seasons, offers a particularly diverse programme thanks to collaboration with the TUL Language Centre and the ESN-EYE Łódź Association. The agenda includes information meetings for students, the Mobility Leaders Gala, the Erasmus Exchange Fair, as well as integration events such as International Breakfast and Erasmus Café for students and staff.
As in previous years, a Coffee Truck – a mobile information point – will visit university campuses, offering detailed information about mobility opportunities and the chance to speak directly with students and staff who have international mobility experience.
Mobility Week is more than just promoting international exchange. It is a space for building an international academic community and developing competencies, clearly demonstrating that Lodz University of Technology is an institution open to the world – dynamically expanding cooperation both within Europe and beyond. The detailed programme is available on the Erasmus Lodz University of Technology Facebook page. The media partner of the event is Student Radio Żak of Lodz University of Technology.
Mobility in numbers – a clear upward trend
Initiatives such as Mobility Week represent a key milestone in the academic calendar, contributing significantly to the University’s progress in internationalisation. Recent years clearly show a strong upward trend:
- Long-term mobility has been increasing year by year at a double-digit rate (approximately several percent annually), confirming the growing popularity of the programme among students from all faculties.
- Short-term mobility is developing even more dynamically, with forecast growth reaching 65–70%, making it one of the strongest drivers of internationalisation.
- The number of student applications has increased significantly, reflecting growing recognition and attractiveness of the mobility offer.
In the 2025/2026 academic year, the most popular destinations for long-term mobility are France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.
For short-term mobility, opportunities within the ECIU consortium – particularly those involving Italy – are especially popular.
There is also growing interest in destinations outside the European Union, particularly Japan and Taiwan, alongside the continued expansion of cooperation with Asian universities.
Interest in mobility among staff has also been increasing dynamically. Over the past three years, the number of applications for teaching and training mobilities within the Erasmus+ programme has risen by as much as 70%, confirming the growing engagement of academic and administrative staff in building international academic relations.
More international students and staff at TUL
Mobility is a two-way process. In the current academic year, the number of students coming to Lodz University of Technology under the Erasmus+ programme and bilateral agreements has increased by approximately 8%.
The University currently hosts students from 26 countries. The largest groups come from France, Italy, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Spain (often for the entire academic year) and Türkiye. The student body also includes representatives from Albania, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Georgia, Honduras, India, Iran, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Montenegro and Uzbekistan, underscoring the global character of the TUL academic community.
In the current academic year, the University is also hosting a significant number of students from Ukraine participating in mobility schemes implemented as part of additional support measures for the country during the ongoing war.
Projects with global reach
The strength of Lodz University of Technology’s internationalisation is also reflected in its projects.
In May 2026, the University will host 50 students from India, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea as part of the NAWA SPINAKER project “EUREKA – Global Challenges, Local Solutions: Shaping Future Leaders through Knowledge and Innovation”. The three-week mobility programme will provide an opportunity to work on global challenges in an international environment.
In 2025, under the NAWA PROM project, 106 staff and doctoral student mobilities were carried out – both incoming and outgoing.
Lodz University of Technology was also recognised in the EQUNI project, receiving the “EU Project of the Year” title at the ACEEU Triple E Awards 2025 gala. This distinction confirms the high quality of cooperation and the effectiveness of the University’s strategic activities in the field of internationalisation.