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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.

In Materials Science, Lodz University of Technology advanced and ranked in the 351-400 range (previously 401-420). In this category, ten other Polish universities were also classified. In Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering, TUL ranked in the 401-450 range, alongside nine other Polish institutions. Another recognition for the university is its presence in Chemistry, where it was ranked in the 601-670 range, joining ten classified Polish universities.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 features 55 individual subjects across five broad subject areas. To produce the rankings for this year the QS team analysed the reputation and research output of over 5,200 institutions. In total, 1,747 universities were included in the rankings.

The ranking considers five indicators - two reputation indicators (academic reputation and employer reputation), two bibliometric indicators (research citations per paper, H-index) and IRN-index, an indicator reflecting the university's ability to diversify the geography of their international research network by establishing sustainable research partnerships with other higher education institutions.  

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Universidade de Aveiro is providing administrative staff to participate in International Staff Week, which will take place on June 23-27, 2025. 

This event will focus on “Health and Wellbeing at Work” and is a great networking opportunity to discuss work life balance, team engagement, productivity and wellness, well as to promote internationalization and strengthen international partnerships in a stimulating context.

The programme of the event

Registration form

Registration is open until 15 April,2025.

In case of questions, contact the organiser via the following email address: staffmobility@ua.pt 

The International Cooperation Centre of TUL invites the employees of Lodz University of Technology to participate in the qualification for international mobility for teaching or training purposes.

We would like to kindly inform you that within the framework of the implementation of the agreement no. 2024-1-PL01-KA131-HED-000225568, TUL employees can take part in the qualification for the mobilities by submitting applications in three calls: 

1st Call: till March 28, 2025.

2nd Call: from May 5 till May 30, 2025.

3rd Call: from October 6 till October 31, 2025.

Detailed rules for eligibility and implementation of staff mobility can be found on the CWM website.

In the Region Ranking – Eastern Europe table, TUL secured 47th place among 476 universities in Eastern Europe, and in the national ranking – 22nd place.

In addition to the overall classification, thematic rankings were also published. TUL was included in 24 categories. At the national level, the university achieved the highest, 1st place in Poland in two of them: Food Science, ranking a high 184th place worldwide (out of 2011 classified universities) and 5th place in the Region Ranking – Eastern Europe (out of 152 universities), as well as in the category of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, ranking 359th place worldwide (out of 3118 universities) and 4th place in the Region Ranking – Eastern Europe (out of 235 universities). In the category of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, the university was ranked 4th in the country and 691st in the world (out of 3095 universities). In the Region Ranking – Eastern Europe, it secured 17th place in this category (out of 236 universities).

In the 2025 edition, 9756 institutions from various sectors were classified, of which 5051 are higher education institutions. Among them, 70 Polish universities were included. The best-ranked were Jagiellonian University, followed by the University of Warsaw and the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow. In the global ranking, similar to the previous edition, the top three positions were once again occupied by Harvard University, the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Tsinghua University.

The SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) include five different sectors, including universities and research-related institutions. The evaluation is based on 20 indicators defined in three areas: research performance (50% weight), innovation outputs (30%), and societal impact measured by their web visibility (20%).

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From May 19–23, 2025, we invite all second-, third-, and fourth-year students of first-cycle programmes to the Summer School EDU4SDGs, a unique event organized by Riga Technical University in the heart of Latvia’s capital!

Why should you join?

The Summer School is a unique opportunity to:

✅ Understand SDGs in practice – theory, ethics, diversity, and empathy are key elements of the program.
✅ Participate in interactive games and field trips – learn through experience and explore Riga, a city full of history and modern inspirations.
✅ See how SDGs are implemented in business – visit companies actively working towards sustainable development.
✅ Become a change leader – engage in debates and discussions that will help you become a more conscious and active global citizen.

How to apply?

• Read the participation rules [link to regulations]. Please read the document carefully before submitting your application.
• Fill out the application form [link to form]. Before completing the form, make sure you meet the formal criteria to participate in the Summer School on Sustainable Development defined in the Regulations.
• Submit your application by March 17^th 2025  to urszula.zelazko@p.lodz.pl
• Spots are limited - the sooner you apply, the better your chances of participating.

Don’t miss this opportunity – join an international community of young people eager to make the world a better place! We look forward to seeing you in Riga!

The Summer School on Sustainable Development is organized within the framework of the Erasmus+ project: “Building a Comprehensive Educational Ecosystem for Sustainable Development Goals.”

The aim of the Programme is to increase the internationalization of Polish universities and scientific institutions. The Programme will allow outstanding scientists with at least a doctoral degree to come to Poland. They will strengthen the scientific potential of Polish institutions of the higher education and science system and engage in scientific activities carried out there, primarily research projects and teaching activities.

Conditions and benefits:

• Duration of stay: 6 to 24 months;
• Financial support: PLN 11,500 per month;
• Additional benefits: one-off allowance to cover arrival costs and family allowance for those with children;
• Purpose of stay: to carry out research, carry out a postdoctoral fellowship or acquire material for research and publication.

 Applications can be submitted from 10 February to 12 May 2025 (by 3pm) in NAWA ICT system.

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