„Życie Uczelni” information bulletin of the TUL

In January 2023, the Faculty of Organization and Management, TUL, joined the Polish-Romanian-Moldovan consortium formed to carry out an Erasmus+ education project called Developing and improving the STEAM skills of students and teachers for curriculum innovation and sustainable development of higher education institutions and local businesses. The name of the project succinctly explains its objectives: the EU members of the consortium shall support the non-EU members in the development of innovative education by sharing their best practice and experience.

Fourteen undergraduate students were admitted to the second edition of the E2TOP program: 5 in their first year and 9 more advanced in their degree programs. They were introduced at the opening day of the Research Week.  The selected fourteen will conduct interesting research projects under the guidance of TUL researchers.

Written by Łukasz Szymański, Institute of Mechatronics and Information Systems

Chair of the E2TOP Program Council

The kick-off of the Research Week doubtless belonged to students who dared to join the first edition of the E2TOP program and start doing research in their first year of studies.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka editir-in-chief

Sports Bay (Zatoka Sportu)  scooped the DEMES 2022 Sports Business Award. The statuette, awarded for the win in the Small Sports Facility Management category, was presented at the 19th Sports and Business Gala in Warsaw.

Written by Arnold Lorenc, TUL Sports and Education Centre ‘Sports Bay’

The panel of judges in the first edition of the Professor Włodzimierz Krysicki Competition for the prize given by the Head of the Institute of Mathematics, TUL, for the best undergraduate and graduate thesis in Applied Mathematics decided to grant two prizes.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

President Andrzej Duda has conferred the title of professor of natural sciences in the discipline of chemical sciences on dr hab. Piotr Polanowski of the Faculty of Chemistry, TUL. The decision was signed on February 7, 2023.

President Andrzej Duda has conferred the title of professor of engineering and technology in the discipline of civil engineering and transport on dr hab. inż. Marcin Koniorczyk of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering, TUL. The decision was signed on February 24, 2023.

The Złoty Inżynier (Golden Engineer) award vote organized by Przegląd techniczny magazine for its readership is held in high regard that is well-deserved by the group of individuals who contribute to the progress of humanity. The 29th edition of the vote was decided at the beginning of March. Among the winners there are two people from Lodz University of Technology: dr inż. Adam Rylski was awarded the title of Złoty Inżynier in the category Innovation, whereas Aleksandra Bednarek was honored with the title of Honorowy Złoty Inżynier (Honorary Golden Engineer).

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

The Faculty of Chemistry has yet again confirmed its leading position in the European research and higher education. In addition to the KAUT-EUR-ACE® Label and HCERES (Haut Conseil de l'évaluation de la recherche et de l'enseignement supérieur) accreditations that it already holds, it has now been awarded further ones.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

The first edition of The School of Competences for the Industry of the 21st Century is now completed. The project was implemented under the SPINAKER program funded by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange.

Written by Małgorzata Jakubowicz, TUL International Cooperation Centre

For many TUL students, tutoring turned out to be a valuable, growth-promoting and rewarding experience. Their participation in the program confirmed to them that they could do more, and that what they did was first and foremost for themselves and allowed them to discover their own potential, to test the boundaries of what their true capability, which often turned out to be much greater than they had expected when they first started in the project.

Written by Alina Wujcik, International Cooperation Centre

In February 2023, the annual Bangkok International Intellectual Property, Invention, Innovation and Technology Exposition was held in Thailand.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

On the cusp of January and February, another training session organised by the MEiN under the 'Masters of Didactics' program (POWR.04.03.00-00-0074/17) was held. During the week’s long training academic and administrative staff from our university exchanged ideas on how to improve the teaching process.

Written by Alina Wujcik, International Cooperation Centre

Dr inż. Katarzyna Grzelak-Błaszczyk, the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, has been awarded a 1.1 million złoty grant from the NCN Opus 23 funding scheme for her research project 'The effect of the combined osmoconcentration and lactic fermentation process on the profile of bioactive components of new varieties of onion in an in-vivo model'. The research will be conducted at the Institute of Food Technology and Analysis and the Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology in collaboration with the scientists from the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn. Below, the author of the grant-winning project explains what lies behind its long title.

Written by Katarzyna Grzelak-Błaszczyk, Institute of Food Technology and Analysis

The first edition of the E2TOP program came to a close in mid-February. A group of first-year students selected by the Program Board received a research grant and academic support from tutors. Further inspiration came through tutoring sessions. The Chair of the Program Council, dr hab. inż. Łukasz Szymański, TUL professor, summed the program up:

‘The students who joined the E2TOP program regarded it primarily as an opportunity for rapid development. They also appreciated that it allowed them to learn about different research techniques and develop practical skills during their the laboratory training’.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief