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We are pleased to announce the visit of delegates from the University of Aveiro to Lodz University of Technology (TUL) from September 9th to 13th, 2024. Both universities are proud members of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU), which comprises 14 member institutions. This visit was part of the University of Aveiro’s initiative to send its international officers to all member universities, fostering collaboration and exchange.
The delegation included notable representatives such as 
•    Rita Oliveira, PhD student in Marketing and Strategy from International Office – Marketing and Communication, University of Aveiro,
•    Mariana Afonso Pires de Rosa, MA in Multimedia Communication from Division of New Communication Technologies, University of Aveiro.
During their visit, the delegates from the University of Aveiro were warmly welcomed and given a comprehensive tour of TUL, including key facilities such as the Sport’s Bay and various campuses. They attended an informative presentation about TUL, followed by engaging discussions on potential collaborative projects. The delegation also had productive meetings with several departments, including the ECIU office and the Student Mobility Section, to explore opportunities for student exchanges and other initiatives. Additionally, the guests met with Dr. Ewa Brochocka, Director of the Sport’s Centre at TUL, to exchange best practices. The visit concluded with a farewell meeting, where future prospects for collaboration were discussed, and the guests enjoyed a cultural sightseeing tour of the region, experiencing the rich heritage and scenic beauty of Lodz. The entire visit was organized and hosted by the Welcome Point of TUL, aiming to strengthen ties and foster future collaborations.
We look forward to the continued partnership and shared vision for academic excellence and innovation.
 

The strategy of International Cooperation Centre has once again ensured an increase in the internationalization of the university in the context of foreign students enrollment, and has made it possible to attract 689 foreign applicants from 63 countries, thus diversifying the nationalities of the students admitted to the university.

Out of those who met the admission criteria, a record number of almost 200 young people submitted their documents and actually sat in the university's lecture halls and began their education on October 1. We admitted almost 70% more foreign students than in the previous year. If it weren't for the complex visa situation, which affected foreign recruitment at all domestic universities, we would have had more foreign students at TUL as more than 80 additional foreign candidates, accepted for studies in the admission process, declared that they dream of beginning their studies at our university.

The new foreign students at TUL represent countries in Asia (including South Korea, India and Kazakhstan), Africa (including Morocco, Egypt and Zimbabwe) and even South America (Colombia and Brazil). There is also growing interest in studying at Lodz University of Technology among candidates with citizenship of European countries. This year students from Italy, Sweden, Slovakia or Georgia were also accepted.

On September 27, they were all invited to the International Cooperation Centre for an onboarding meeting and integration. The newly admitted students received a large portion of useful information that will help them adapt to their new cultural context and academic life. They also played games, listed to music, took part in fun activities and were able to meet in person with their assigned mentors - upper-year foreign students who will support them during their first year of study.

Now it's all in their hands! We wish the all the best and fun time of studying at Lodz University of Technology.

On the first day, they discussed the micro-credentials to be awarded through the 10 educational pathways developed as part of the project. The group also reviewed preliminary survey results, outlined next steps for creating an online learning space (the SDGs University Knowledge Hub), and addressed plans for organizing a summer school in Riga. Additionally, participants were introduced to an initial concept for a city game, aimed at developing emotional intelligence in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In the following days, two training sessions were held for the project team. The first one focused on emotional intelligence, with the goal of enhancing participants' self-awareness, empathy, and social skills, while also exploring the link between emotional intelligence and the SDGs. The second session emphasized the collaboration between universities and NGOs to advance the SDGs. Participants were presented with examples of best practices in this area and discussed effective strategies to promote cooperation between higher education institutions and the third sector.

The meeting was attended by representatives of all #edu4sdgs partners – Lodz University of Technology (coordinator), Riga Technical University (Latvia), Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities (Germany), Team Coaching (Poland), Welfare and Development Association (Spain) i Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).

The #edu4sdgs project is implemented under Erasmus+ Action 2 Cooperation Partnerships. 

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Bernard Brincat and Claire Seguna, senior lecturers at MCAST, will deliver a presentation highlighting the advantages of Malta and MCAST as prime destinations for educational programs and industry apprenticeships. 

MCAST, a leading technical institute in Malta, recently established an inter-institutional partnership with Lodz University of Technology and offers a wide range of technical courses, from undergraduate to postgraduate levels, including Master's and Doctorate programs. 

The presentation will provide insights into the laboratory facilities and advanced equipment across MCAST’s diverse faculties, covering fields such as electrical, mechanical, automotive, building and construction, marine, and aeronautical engineering.

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The funds will allow the implementation of mobilities of doctoral students and academic staff to partner institutions around the world, as well as the arrival of researchers in Lodz.

This is the third edition of the PROM program implemented at our university. So far, 144 participants have benefited from the program. The projects have contributed to increasing the international mobility of doctoral students at the university, improving the quality and internationalization of doctoral education, and strengthening cooperation with foreign partners. The incoming and outgoing mobilities were mainly aimed at active participation in conferences, conducting measurements and collecting dissertation materials, which allowed the participants to develop their skills and gain experience in international scientific cooperation. The scholarship holders’ joint work with foreign experts resulted in several high-scoring publications and improved the university's position in the evaluation of scientific units.

Participants of the program from TUL have conducted research at such prestigious academic centers as University of Padua and University of Oxford. They also participated in numerous scientific conferences in the United States, Japan and New Zealand. In turn, representatives of foreign partner universities, including those from Argentina, Chile and India, as well as from EU countries and our eastern neighbors, visited the walls of our university.

The new project will provide scholarship support for 100 participants - 85 doctoral students and 15 academic teachers. 60 outgoing and 40 incoming mobilities are planned.

The program will be implemented from 1.10.2024 to 30.09.2025. The project's regulations will be drafted and the recruitment of participants will be carried out soon. Mobilities will be implemented from January 2025.

Detailed information will be published on the ICC website. 

The contact person for the project is Małgorzata Jarczyńska.

The Festival will open on 4 October at 20:00 at Klub Wytwórnia (Łąkowa 29) to the tune of 
a concert under a telling title “WE” – Grzech Piotrowski, a recognized musician, composer, and producer will reactivate his famous World Orchestra, an international musical endeavor which is a medley of world music, symphonic music, jazz, folklore, and film music. The project’s ambassador is Urszula Dudziak.

The Festival’s program includes events spanning a broad spectrum of creative disciplines, from theater, performance art, motion picture, literature, to music and visual arts, to various forms of artistic activism, as well as the Łódź of Many Cultures Little Festival, an initiative based on the idea of fostering rapport between the younger and older generations through art. Once again, the Festival participants will be welcomed by major cultural institutions, local art galleries, and venues not immediately associated with showcasing culture, such as Łódź Fabryczna Train Station.

For a detailed program, visit the Festival’s website: https://lodzwielukultur.pl/en/events/

and its social media: https://www.facebook.com/lodzwielukultur  / https://www.instagram.com/lodzwielukultur/ 

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Three main topics addressed by the project are social responsibility of educational institutions, social innovation, and community development. The overall goal of the project is to transform higher education systems by deepening and broadening the scope of their community engagement. It also aims to enhance the role of higher education institutions (HEIs) in supporting societies across Europe and ‘ace’ the capacity of their staff to address societal challenges effectively, fostering a more inclusive and interconnected higher education system.

Community Engagement Guide fostering a culture of collaboration, and social responsibility within the HE sector will be developed within the project, as well as a dynamic alliance of more than 150 HE staffs, innovative digital platform and a guide to initiate collaboration. The consortium will also provide project’s target groups with a practical toolkit consisting of 50 instruments & 50 best practices to develop effective engagement strategies, as well as with a 3-day Empowerment Training Program following a hackathon format and training guide replicable for HEIs to build the capacity of their community-engaged staff.

The project budget is 400,000 euro. It starts this autumn. On behalf of TUL, the work of the consortium is coordinated by the Director of the ICC - dr inż. Dorota Piotrowska, university professor. Partners in the project are University of Belgrade (Serbia), Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (Ireland), University of Tartu (Estonia), European e-Learning Institute (Denmark), ACEEU GmbH (Germany).

In this year's edition of the ranking, universities were classified in 78 categories, and TUL was included in 16 of them (last year in 15). The university made its debut in the Metallurgy Engineering category and was ranked 212th in the world.

In Polymer Science Lodz University of Technology has moved up 34 positions. Only 2 universities from Poland were taken into account in this category, including TUL, which was ranked 151st in the world and became 1st in the country.

TUL recorded the biggest jump in Physical Sciences (up 59 places), becoming 693rd in the world, and in Energy & Fuels the university moved up 26 places, ranking at 384th position.

The URAP ranking has been published since 2011 by the Informatics Institute of Middle East Technical University in Turkey and takes into account six indicators that focus on the quality and impact of the research conducted. 

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In the Inbound Exchange Students indicator, TUL was rated 2nd in Poland and 62nd in Europe. In the national context, it also stood out in the Paper per Faculty category becoming 5th in Poland and 278th in Europe.

This year's European ranking included 684 universities from more than 40 countries. ETH Zurich became the best university in Europe, overtaking the Imperial College London and University of Oxford, which took second and third place respectively. The rest of the top ten is rounded off by the University of Cambridge, UCL London, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Manchester, King's College London, Université PSL and EPFL - École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne.

The ranking included 32 Polish universities, of which the University of Warsaw was ranked highest (96th place), Jagiellonian University (120th place) and Warsaw University of Technology (208th place). Lodz University of Technology was ranked 14th in the country and 403rd in Europe.

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Students, academic teachers and administrative staff from Lodz University of Technology, University of Groningen and University of Algarve participated together in a summer school and training aimed at developing emotional intelligence and combating discrimination in academic environments.

EQ Summer School and EQ Leadership Academy were two intensive, week-long programs that combined lectures, workshops and interactive discussion sessions. Participants had the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of emotional intelligence, understand its importance in everyday academic life and develop ideas for promoting equality, tolerance and respect for diversity at universities. Training sessions were also organized during which the EQUNI board game developed as part of the project was tested. The classes were conducted by renowned university experts and representatives of the Team Coaching and SumFuo coaching companies.

The program was complemented by field activities. Participants got to know the beautiful surroundings of the Algarve and had the opportunity to enjoy beautiful beaches, high cliffs and hot sun ?️⛱️?.

Another meeting of the project team was also held on site. The partners summarized the activities carried out so far and discussed plans for the future.

The events were not only an opportunity to learn, but also to establish international contacts and build cooperation networks at both the individual and institutional levels. Participants returned to their home countries with new skills that will enable them to better manage emotions, collaborate more effectively in diverse teams, and promote equality and inclusion in their institutions.

We invite you to follow further events and initiatives organized as part of the EQUNI project, which aims to create a better future for students and university staff.

More information can be found on the project website.