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In Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 1,917 universities have been classified, and TUL has been ranked 168th in the world and 2nd in Poland. In Aerospace Engineering, 753 universities have been classified, and TUL has been ranked 279th in the world and 2nd in Poland. In Ocean Engineering, 547 HEIs have been listed with TUL taking 168th place in the world and 2nd in Poland. In Food Science, in which a total of 1,684 universities have been ranked, TUL has been located 348th in the world and 7th in Poland. 

The SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) is a classification of academic and research-related institutions ranked by a composite indicator that combines 17 indicators grouped into three different areas - research (50%), innovation (30%) and societal impact measured by their web visibility (20%). In the 2023 edition a total of 8433 entities have been classified, including 4533 HEIs. 71 Polish HEIs have been considered, with Jagiellonian University, University of Warsaw and AGH University of Science and Technology ranked highest.

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The 2023 Women in STEM -Poland Short Essay Contest encourages students to write a short essay about a woman from a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field in English. All participants will receive a certificate of completion, and the top entries will receive a prize provided by the Polish-U.S Fulbright Commission along with a certificate of achievement. 

The challenge is for students to complete a short essay, in English and to be as creative as possible. The purpose of this short essay contest is to continue the celebration of Women’s History Month all around Poland by making women's achievements in STEM fields more visible. Students from high schools, universities, and doctoral programs are all welcome to enter.

The essay competition opens on March 8th and will end on April 16th. Winners will be announced on May 30th.

Participants are encouraged to join the Facebook Page: @WomeninSTEMessay2023 for competition updates, challenges, and global networking opportunities with students and professionals from around Poland and from the United States.  

Important Contests Links: 

• Description of Contest Rules: https://tinyurl.com/2023-Women-in-STEM-PL-Rules
• Contest Submission Form: https://tinyurl.com/Women-In-STEM-PL-Essay-Contest

If you have any questions or comments, please contact WomenInSTEM.PL@gmail.com

In Chemical Engineering, only 3 Polish HEIs have been classified: Warsaw University of Technology (201-250), Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (251-300) and the Lodz University of Technology  (351-400). In Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering, 9 Polish universities have been ranked, with TUL classified in the range 401-450. In Chemistry, TUL has been classified between 551 and 600, with 8 more Polish HEIs ranked in this subject. In Materials Science, TUL has been ranked in the range 351-400, 7 other Polish universities have been ranked.

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 takes into 54 subjects, grouped into five broad subject areas. A total of nearly 1,600 universities from around the world have been ranked in the listings. The ranking considers 5 indicators, with different weights assigned, depending on the subject. These are two reputation indicators (academic reputation and employer reputation), Research citations per paper, H-index, and IRN-index (reflecting the ability of institutions to diversify the geography of their international research network by establishing sustainable research partnerships with other HEIs).

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Metropolia University of Applied Sciences invites lecturers to offer short courses in ICT Summer School, either on Myyrmäki Campus or on-line.

The organizer reserved the following weeks for the ICT Summer School activities:  

• Week 31: August 1-4, 2023, 8:00-13:00 or 13:00-18:00

• Week 32: August 7-11, 2023, 9:00-13:00 or 13:00-17:00 or 17:00-21:00

• Week 33: August 14-18, 2023, 9:00-13:00 or 13:00-17:00 or 17:00-21:00

• Week 34: August 21-25, 2023, 17:00-21:00

More details can be found here.

Registration for the courses will start on 2 May 2023.

ICAM Strasbourg – Europe Campus is looking for international lecturers to cover certain topics. A list of subjects is available in the attachment. For each subject, you will find the topic, duration, level, number of teaching hours and the email address to the tutor.

The exchange could be implemented under ERASMUS+ Staff Mobility for Teaching.

The International Cooperation Centre of TUL invites the employees of Lodz University of Technology to participate in the additional 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. EEA/21/K2/W/0005, TUL employees can take part in the additional qualification for the mobilities by submitting applications till 2^nd April, 2023.

Mobility must be completed by September 30, 2023.

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

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. 2022-1-PL01-KA131-HED-000062785, TUL employees can take part in the qualification for the mobilities by submitting applications in three calls:

Recruitment I: from 6 March to 2 April 2023.

Recruitment II: from 8 May to 4 June 2023.

Recruitment III: from 9 October to 31 October 2023.

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

École d'Ingénieurs à Angers invites to participate in International Staff Week held from May 22nd to 26th, 2023.

The main theme of the event is "Keys to CyberSecurity", which is one of the challenges of the world today. Participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences and meet international partners. The program consists of various workshops and visits to local companies.

To apply, please fill out the application form before Friday, April 28th, 2023.

If you have any questions, please contact at: cfourcher@esaip.org. 

Mainz University of Applied Sciences invites teaching and administrative staff  to participate in International Days “New horizons, new perspectives” that will be organized from 9th till 12th May, 2023.

During the course participants will have the opportunity to take part in presentations, seminars, workshops and international conference ( 10th -11th May).

Registration lasts till 15 March, 2023.

More information, registration form and the program is available here.

MCI Management Centre in Innsbruck invites academic staff to teach the following classes:

• Intercultural Communication
• International Marketing
• (International) Human Resource Management
• Organizational Behaviour

Teaching Mobilities are planned for the next academic year- Fall 2023/2024 (October 2023 – December 2023) or Spring 2024 (March – June 2024). Classes should be taught at Bachelor’s level.

The deadline for receiving applications is 12th March, 2023.

To apply complete the proposal form and send it with your CV to martina.schwab@mci.edu