Information on accreditations confirming the quality of education granted to Lodz University of Technology.

The rules applicable to programme evaluation procedures initiated after 1 October 2018

Grading scale:

An important novelty compared to the previously used four-level scale. The current scale is two-level (no distinguishing mark). The program evaluation ends with positive or negative evaluation.

The Presiding Body of the Polish Accreditation Committee issues:

  1. positive programme evaluation for a period of 6 years, if all detailed criteria of programme evaluation are fulfilled and the opinion of the Team or the Team for Teacher Training contains at most recommendations indicating new possibilities of improving the quality of education;
  2. positive programme evaluation for a period of up to 2 years if at least one specific criterion of the programme evaluation is partially fulfilled and the opinion of the Team or the Team for Teacher Training includes recommendations of a corrective nature, indicating the necessity of immediate elimination of errors and non-conformities as well as taking effective preventive measures, while these recommendations can be implemented within a maximum period of 2 years.

The Presiding Body issues negative evaluation if:

  1. at least one specific criterion of the programme evaluation is not fulfilled because errors and shortcomings related to the scope of assessment in this criterion are critical for ensuring the quality of education, are of permanent nature and it is not possible to remove them within a period of maximum 2 years;
  2. the subsequent assessment procedure reveals that the university has not implemented the recommendations;
  3. the university makes it impossible or difficult to conduct programme evaluation.

The Certificates of Educational Excellence granted by the Presiding Body of the Polish Accreditation Committee have been introduced. They are a confirmation of achieving an outstanding level of education at a given field of study of a specific level and profile. They are awarded in the following categories:

  1. Excellent field of study– excellence in education in a given field of study;
  2. Always for the student – excellence in supporting student development;
  3. Open to the world – excellence in international cooperation;
  4. Partner for development – excellence in cooperation with the social and economic environment.

The Certificate of Excellence in Education in a given category may be awarded to a university running a field of study, which has received positive programme evaluation for 6 years, supported by good practices in education quality or documented, regular achievements of students and graduates (up to 5 years after studies) as well as recommendation of the distinction and justification in the report of the evaluation team.

Fields of study at Lodz University of Technology, evaluated by PKA in recent years:

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering:

  • Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering - outstanding evaluation, accreditation valid until the academic year 2025/2026,

  • Automatic Control and Robotics – accreditation valid until the academic year 2025/2026,

  • Power Engineering - Certificate of Excellence in Education in the category Always for the Student - Excellence in Supporting Student Development, accreditation valid until the academic year 2029/2030.

Faculty of Electrical, Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering:

  • Biomedical Engineering – accreditation valid until the academic year 2029/2030,

  • Mechatronics – accreditation valid until the academic year 2029/2030,

  • Computer Science - Certificate of Excellence in Education in the category of Development Partner, accreditation valid until the academic year 2026/2027,

  • Control Systems of Intelligent Buildings – accreditation valid until the academic year 2028/2029.

Faculty of Chmistry

  • Chemistry – accreditation valid until the academic year 2026/2027,

  • Chemistry of Building Materials – accreditation valid until the academic year 2026/2027,

  • Chemical Technology - Certificate of Excellence in Education in the category Excellent Field of Study - Excellence in Education,  – doskonałość w kształceniu, accreditation valid until the academic year 2028/2029.

Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design:

  • ​​Textile Engineering - accreditation valid until the academic year 2027/2028,

  • Design – accreditation valid until the academic year 2029/2031.

  • Textiles and Fashion Industry – accreditation valid until the academic year 2027/2028.

Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences:

  • Food Technology and Human Nutrition – accreditation valid until the academic year 2024/2025

  • Biotechnology – accreditation valid until the academic year 2025/2026,

  • Bioeconomy (second-cycle) – accreditation valid until the academic year 2026/2027.

  • Sustainable Bioeconomy – accreditation valid until the academic year 2024/2025,

  • Food and Nutrition Manager – accreditation valid until the academic year 2028/2029,

  • Cosmetics Technology – accreditation valid until the academic year 2028/2029.

Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering:

  • Architecture – accreditation valid until the academic year 2029/2030,

  • Civil Engineering – accreditation valid until the academic year 2026/2027.

Faculty of Technical Physics, Information Technology and Applied Mathematics:

  • Technical Physics – accreditation valid until the academic year 2025/2026.

Faculty of Management and Production Engineering:

  • Management and Production (first cycle) – accreditation valid until the academic year 2027/2028,

  • Management – accreditation valid until the academic year 2027/2028,

  • Logistics – accreditation valid until the academic year 2025/2026.

Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering:

  • Environmental Engineering (first cycle) – accreditation valid until the academic year 2027/2028,

  • Occupational Safety Engineering - accreditation valid until the academic year 2028/2029.

Accreditation Commission of Universities of Technology (KAUT) has been authorized to confer the European EUR -ACE® Label certificate since November 19th 2014 and has the status of an international accreditation. Faculties which have received a KAUT certificate are automatically awarded EUR-ACE Label in first and second cycle studies of the awarded field of study.

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering:

  • Mechanical Engineering (first and second cycle studies) – accreditation certificate valid until 4 March 2027.

Faculty of Electrical, Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering:

  • Mechatronics (first and second cycle studies) – accreditation certificate valid until 4 March 2027,
  • Computer Science (first and second cycle studies) – accreditation certificate valid until 4 March 2027.

Faculty of Chemistry:

  • Chemistry (first and second cycle studies) – accreditation certificate valid until 4 March 2027,
  • Chemical Technology (first cycle studies) – accreditation certificate valid until academic year 2024/2025,
  • Chemical Technology (second cycle studies) – accreditation certificate valid until 14 January 2027,
  • Nanotechnology (second cycle studies) – accreditation certificate valid until 19 February 2026.
  • ECTN
    In 2023, the Faculty of Chemistry at Lodz University of Lodz was awarded Eurobachelor® and Euromaster® accreditation for the field of Chemistry and Euromaster® accreditation for Chemical Technology. The accreditations are granted by the European Chemistry Thematic Network Association (ECTN) which is registered in Belgium. The network currently has more than 120 members (universities, national chemical societies and chemical companies) from 30 different countries and associate members from all over the world.
     

  • ABET
    In 2022, TUL received the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditation for two programmes taught in English – Computer Science and Information Technology. This is the most important and recognised accreditation among students and employers in the United States granted to technical universities.

    ABET was established in 1932 and has accredited 4,361 programmes run at 850 universities in 41 countries around the world, including Europe. Most of the programme accreditation procedures currently in place in the field of engineering around the world are based at least in part on ABET guidelines.

  • EUR-ACE® Label/ENAAE
    Lodz University of Technology has obtained 25 EUR-ACE® Label (EURopean ACcredited Engineer) programme accreditations in the fields of:

    • Architecture (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),

    •  Automation and Robotics (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),

    • Biotechnology (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),

    • Civil Engineering (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),

    • Chemistry (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label).

    • Technical Physics (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label),

    • Information Technology at the Faculty of Technical Physics, Information Technology and Applied Mathematics (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),

    • Computer Science at the Faculty of Electrical, Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),

    • Materials Engineering (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),

    • Mechanical Engineering (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),

    • Mechatronics (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),

    • Nanotechnology (EUR-ACE Master Label),

    • Chemical Technology (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),

    • Production Management and Engineering (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label).

  • EUR-ACE® Label is accreditation that assesses the quality of engineering degree programmes. It is closely linked to the Bologna Process and is based on the standards and guidelines for quality assurance of education in the European Higher Education Area. It is awarded by the ENAEE (European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education), a network of European institutions for the accreditation of engineering faculties. The EUR-ACE® Label is recognised throughout Europe.