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Łódź: The Living Lab - Meeting with Jonathan Reichental, PhD

Venue: International Faculty of Engineering, prof. Jan Krysiński Auditorium
Address: 36 Zwirki st., building A16, 90-539 Lodz
Date: October 24, 2025 (Friday), 2:00 PM

Dear Lodz University of Technology Students!
Meet Jonathan Reichental, PhD at our premises, at IFE!

As one of the world’s top digital transformation leaders, Dr. Reichental helped make Palo Alto one of America’s most innovative and connected cities. His visionary work in smart cities, open data, and citizen engagement earned him global recognition, including the #1 Digital City Award (2013) and listings among the Top 100 CIOs worldwide.

He is the author of Smart Cities for Dummies (Wiley, 2020) — a global guide to building sustainable, tech-driven cities — and a frequent speaker at TEDx, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal. As a lecturer at the University of San Francisco, UC Berkeley, and Pepperdine, he inspires future leaders to shape the cities of tomorrow.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to meet a visionary who turns technology into real urban impact. Whether you’re studying engineering, IT, management, or urban design, you’ll discover how data, AI, and innovation can make our cities smarter — and our lives better.

Join us and be inspired by the future of smart cities!

Registration needed: https://forms.office.com/e/XMmbQdJX3R

This event is for people aged 18+. Entry is for registered participants only. The event will be held in English.

After the success of its first edition, the Mobility Picnic is coming back to Lodz University of Technology! This year, the vibrant open-air event will once again take place in the heart of the TUL campus – Klepacz Park. Organized by the International Cooperation Centre, the event continues the spirit of Mobility Week and promotes international exchange opportunities, with Erasmus+ leading the way.

The event promises an exciting lineup: mobility info booths, global cuisine prepared by international students, food trucks, yoga on the lawn, games, performances, fun activities, and a chill-out zone. It’s an invitation to the entire academic community and anyone interested in international education and cultural exchange.

Mobility Picnic proves that university life is about more than lectures – it’s about openness, connection, and celebrating diversity together.

Klepacz Park, TUL Campus
June 4, 2025, 10:30 AM-2:30 PM
 

Feel invited!
 

The Programme is implemented by Lodz University of Technology under the agreement with the National Agency for Academic Exchange and is financed from the European Union funds as part of the NAWA project entitled “Short-term academic exchange as a way to improve the quality of education at institutions of higher education and science” with the number FERS.01.05-IP.08-0218/23.

Project objectives:

• development of the internationalization of TUL through the implementation of short-term scholarship exchange of doctoral students and academic teachers
• increase in the number of completed outgoing and incoming mobilities
• acquisition of competencies by participants
• increase in the quality of education at the university.

Number of mobilities available: 100, including:

• 60 outgoing mobilities, including doctoral students (50) and academic teachers (10) of TUL to foreign institutions, and
• 40 incoming mobilities, including doctoral students (35) and academic teachers (5) from foreign institutions to TUL.

Mobility implementation period: until September 30th, 2025. 

Destination/home countries: the whole world

Financing for the participant:

• travel costs from 1.000 to 6.500 PLN
• subsistence and accommodation costs from 1.500 to 18.000 PLN
• scholarship from 625 to 7.500 PLN
• conference fee (optional)

Apply today!

Step 1 - Read the Regulations for participation in the project, including the appendixes:

• List of available mobilities
• Travel, subsistence and accommodation costs and amount of scholarships
• Recruitment schedule
• Mobility Funding Application of a Doctoral Student
• Mobility Funding Application of an Academic Teacher
• Application Assessment Form for a Doctoral Student
• Application Assessment Form for an Academic Teacher
• Data form for the Agreement
• Agreement template
• Appendix 1 to the Agreement – Certificate template pl and en
• Appendix 2 to the Agreement – Financial settlement of the mobility
• Project Participant form
• Competency Assessment Form of the Project Participant

Step 2 - Plan your mobility

Step 3 - Fill in the Application Form

Step 4 - Send a set of documents to the Project Office at the following address: promobility-outgoing@info.p.lodz.pl – outgoing mobilities from TUL, promobility-incoming@info.p.lodz.pl – incoming mobilities to TUL

Deadline for applications: December 15th, 2024.

We invite all IFE students for the information meeting concerning the obligatory mobility within Erasmus+ programme !

We will present rules for recruitment and application to partner universities.

The meeting wil take place on 6 March (Wednesday) at 2pm. in IFE AULA, building A16.

Your attendance is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - see you there !!!

TUL Student Mobility Division

In the event of a decision to interrupt the stay at a foreign higher education institution, the student shall be obliged to send a statement on the interruption of his/her stay with a justification to erasmus@info.p.lodz.pl and to submit the documents referred to below, section 4, which are necessary to accept the costs incurred until the interruption of his/her stay. 3. in addition, the student is obliged to fulfil reporting obligations resulting from agreements

Read the whole Announcement of the Vice-Rector for Education on the mobility of foreign and Polish students on student exchange in the face of the SARS-CoV-2 virus threat.

Due to the increased epidemiological risk and suspension of classes at Lodz University of Technology starting from March 12, 2020, we would like to convey the following:

1. the office hours of offices serving IFE students are subject to change. The offices will be open according to the following schedule:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00 - 11:00, Wednesday - Offices are closed;

2. in order to deal with all students matters it is recommended to contact us by phone or email;

3. please send all application forms by email;

4. electronic student ID cards will be valid without having to extend their validity at dean's offices. Within a few days, a regulation of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education will be issued, which will extend the validity of the electronic student ID cards until May 31, 2020;

5. persons who returned from a foreign country (including private trips) may enter Lodz University of Technology premise only after completing a minimum of 14-day quarantine;

6. students who are undergoing student exchange may at any time decide to stay at the host university in accordance with its recommendations or return to Poland in order to continue studying at Lodz Univeristy of Technology and join the ongoing classes;

7. all forms of student mobility (studying abroad and internships) are suspended until further notice;

8. further decisions regarding solutions related to the prevention and eradication of COVID-19 at the Lodz University of Technology will be forwarded in the form of Communications from the Rector of the Lodz University of Technology. Please check your student mail regularly and follow the information on the website.

Please get acquainted with the Announcement No. 1/2020 of Rector of Lodz University of Technology of 11 March 2020 issued on the basis of Ordinance No 21/2020 of Rector of Lodz University of Technology of 9 March 2020 on specific arrangements related to prevention, counteraction and combat of COVID-19 at Lodz University of Technology attached below.

As part of the project, TUL is implementing the “Europe Ready Challenge” within the English-language Business, Society and Technology programme at the International Faculty of Engineering. Students will learn through Challenge-Based Learning, participate in expert-led workshops, and gain real-world experience during study visits to partner companies.

The Project aims to enhance the quality of education at TUL and increase the university's attractiveness among international students, particularly from the Asia and Oceania region.

The EUREKA project is aimed at a group of at least 60 students, including 15 from TUL and 45 from Partner universities: Avantika University, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Papua New Guinea University of Technology.

Project highlights:

• 150 hours of educational activities in a blended learning format,
• Study visits to local companies,
• Collaboration with with fellow students from across the globe,
• New competences: critical and innovative thinking, problem-solving, interdisciplinary collaboration, intercultural competence, and leadership,
• 6 ECTS credits and a micro-credential upon successful completion,
• Co-financing for students from partner universities.

Programme activities:

• online: starting in March 2026
• on-site in Łódź: May 11 – May 29, 2026

Apply by: January 25, 2026
Don’t miss this opportunity to develop global skills!

How to apply?

Step 1 - Read the Regulations for Participation in the EUREKA Project including the appendixes:

Appendix 1 Recruitment Schedule

Appendix 2 Application Form

Appendix 3 Assessment Form

Appendix 4 Data Form for the Agreement

Appendix 5 Agreement Template

Appendix 6 Financing Rates

Appendix 7 Financial Settlement of the Mobility

Appendix 8 Project Participant NAWA Form

Appendix 9 Competency Assessment Form

Step 2 - Fill in the Application Form

Step 3 - Send a set of documents to the Project Office at the following address: eduprojects@info.p.lodz.pl

Have questions?

Contact the Project Office

International Cooperation Centre of TUL, 36 Zwirki Street, 90-539 Lodz, building A16, 1st floor, room 110. E-mail: eduprojects@info.p.lodz.pl, Phone: + 48 42 638 38 18

The EUREKA project is implemented under the SPINAKER programme which is financed from the European Fund for Social Development 2021-2027 (FERS) as part of the NAWA project entitled "Support for the creation and implementation of international education programs", project number FERS.01.05-IP.08-0436/23.

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More information

Deadlines for selected actions addressed to higher education institutions:

• Mobility of individuals in the field of higher education – 19 February 2026 (Applications on behalf of Lodz University of Technology will be submitted by the International Cooperation Centre)
• Cooperation Partnerships – 5 March 2026
• Erasmus Mundus Action – 12 February 2026
• Alliances for Innovation – 10 March 2026
• Capacity Building in Higher Education – 10 February 2026

Please note that for selected Erasmus+ Actions, limits have been introduced regarding the number of applications involving a given institution, including:

• Cooperation Partnerships – For applications submitted to National Agencies in sectors other than higher education (adult education, vocational education and training, school education, and youth), the same organization (one OID) cannot be involved in more than 10 applications in a given deadline, either as applicant or partner. This maximum number includes all applications submitted under Cooperation Partnerships across all these sectors combined.
• Capacity Building in Higher Education – An organization cannot act as coordinator in more than 2 applications submitted under the announced call.

Further details on application rules and implementation of specific actions can be found:

• in the Erasmus+ Programme Guide 2026 (available in PL and EN),
• on the Polish Erasmus+ website,
• on the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) website coordinating central actions of the programme.

Units of Lodz University of Technology planning to submit a project proposal under the Erasmus+ Programme, either as coordinator or partner, are required to:

• inform the International Educational Projects and Rankings Division (International Cooperation Centre) by email, phone, or in person: Żwirki 36, building A16, 1st floor, room 110, tel. (42) 638 38 73, eduprojects@info.p.lodz.pl Please contact the ICC team well in advance to ensure smooth coordination of the university’s participation in project consortia, especially regarding programme limits and planned initiatives involving partners from ECIU (European Consortium of Innovative Universities).
• register the application in the Project Management Module available on Wikamp, no later than 5 working days before the call deadline (in accordance with Rector’s Ordinance No. 05/2022 of 20 January 2022 on the preparation and implementation of externally funded projects at Lodz University of Technology).
• submit application documents such as the Declaration of Honour or Mandate to ICC’s International Educational Projects and Rankings Division for signature by the university authorities.

Call for Proposals

At the beginning of December, the EUREKA project team – “Global Challenges, Local Solutions: Shaping Future Leaders through Knowledge and Innovation” - held a meeting at the International Cooperation Centre. The event brought together representatives of Lodz University of Technology (TUL) and partners from Avantika University (India), University Malaysia Perlis (Malaysia), and Papua New Guinea University of Technology (Papua New Guinea).

The aim of the meeting was to summarise the activities completed so far and to plan the next stages of the Intensive International Education Programme “The Europe Ready Challenge”, which will combine online classes with a three-week stay of students from partner institutions in Lodz. Based on the Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) methodology, the programme will allow participants to gain practical skills by solving real-world problems in collaboration with local companies.

During the meeting, the potential of Lodz University of Technology and the partner institutions was presented, along with an overview of the CBL methodology, the programme’s key assumptions, and issues related to student recruitment and mobility arrangements.

The EUREKA project, implemented under the NAWA SPINAKER programme, aims to enhance the quality of education at Lodz University of Technology and increase the university’s attractiveness to international students, particularly from the Asia and Oceania region. Through innovative approaches and international cooperation, participants will acquire competencies valued on the global labour market, and the micro-credentials they obtain will enrich their educational and professional portfolios.

The project is implemented under the SPINAKER programme which is financed from the European Fund for Social Development 2021-2027 (FERS) as part of the NAWA project entitled "Support for the creation and implementation of international education programs", project number FERS.01.05-IP.08-0436/23.