„Życie Uczelni” information bulletin of the TUL

The Disco Angels, a group of students from the FTIMS of Lodz University of Technology, won in the category Best Gameplay in the finals of the Indie Showcase during the international Game Access Conference in Brno (Czechia) that concluded on June 1. Their game, Heartbreaker, competed against more than a hundred indie games (short for 'independent game') created by small and medium-sized companies from Canada, Austria, Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine, and Moldova.

TUL Institute of Management organized the 12th National Scientific Conference on the Management of Organizational Development. The themes of his year's edition (May 22 to May 24) were the challenges to the development of modern organizations, such as digitalization, green governance, and diversity.

Nearly every other student experiences symptoms of depression and anxiety. As the situation gets worse, they tend to skip classes and sometimes even drop out of school to get some relief and respite from the excessive stress and fear. To address these devastating reports, researchers from the Voxel Research Lab and their international friends developed a solution that offers emergency relief to students struggling through university and facing personal day-to-day challenges.

Written by mgr inż. Agnieszka Dubiel, Institute of Mechatronics and Information Systems

The Open Day, organized by the Faculty of Chemistry for the third time, presented chemistry not only as a science, but also as an aid to understanding the world and making informed decisions. Chemistry plays a tremendous role in everyday life and bears on social progress.

Written by dr hab. inż. Izabela Witońska i dr inż. Łukasz Janczewski, Open Day coordinators

Modern interiors housing 1 000 m2 of laboratory space decorated with a touch of industrial edginess have now been opened at TUL to facilitate  collaboration on interdisciplinary creative projects. It is not often that universities in Poland can offer this type of facility.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

On February 15 2024, prof. dr hab. inż. Dorota Żyżelewicz, a researcher at the Institute of Food Technology and Analysis at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, by the decision of the President of the Republic of Poland dated April 22, 2021, was awarded the academic title of professor in the discipline of food and nutrition technology in the field of agricultural sciences.

Lodz University of Technology is now a partner in the Universities of the Future project, whose lead is the National Center for Research and Development (NCBR). The agreement was signed (May 13) by the Vice-Rector for Education, dr. hab. inż. Andrzej Romanowski, university professor, and by the representatives of twelve other Polish universities.

‘These days, manual hand scanning has become increasingly cumbersome and inefficient. Not only is it a time-consuming process, but it may even lead to inaccurate results’, Antoni Bryłka and Witold Sierocki, biomedical engineering students of Lodz University of Technology, explain. Their Skanmaster design submitted in KOKOS, a student design competition, won them a Heros of Design award.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

The solemn session of the Senate on the occasion of the anniversary of the establishment of Lodz University of Technology was held in the Professor Tadeusz Paryjczak Auditorium, brimming with guests and members of the university community.

Photo report from the event

During the Łódź City Council meeting (17.05), decorations For Meritable Service to the City of Łódź were awarded. Among the decorated were prof. Małgorzata Iwona Szynkowska-Jóźwik and dr hab. Katarzyna Zimna, university prof.

EduCare is a project of the Student Government of Lodz University of Technology the purpose of which is to provide academic support to children living in Łódź orphanages. Academic assistance to kids who have no support from their family is really important for a number of reasons, several of them being crucial.

Written by Weronika Przybył, project coordinator, TUL Student Government

The Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) and the National Center for Research and Development (NCRD), sponsored the idea to organize the Korea-Poland Energy Efficiency Technology Cooperation Forum in Seoul. Of the 6 researchers in the Polish delegation one is affiliated with TUL: dr inż. Mariusz Jabłoński from the Department of Electrical Apparatus.

Written by dr inż. Mariusz Jabłoński, Department of Electrical Apparatus

Each year, the University Senate convenes to confer the degrees of doktor and doktor habilitowany. The ceremony is held in the auditorium filled to capacity with academics, their research supervisors, and individuals who wish to witness this momentous occasion with their nearest and dearest.

Written by dr Agnieszka Garcarek-Sikorska, Media and Communications Office

In the 16th edition of the Forbes Diamon Award, Lodz University of Technology has been announced to be among the most dynamically developing companies in Poland. The regional gala for the łódzkie and Świętokrzyskie regions was held on May 21. Lodz University of Technology was rated 13th in the region, next to companies with revenues exceeding 250 million złoty.

Written by dr Agnieszka Garcarek-Sikorska, Media and Communications Office

The first meeting of the ECIU section 'Transport and Mobility' was attended by 19 representatives of all the faculties of Lodz University of Technology. The discussion, chaired by dr inż. Barbara Galińska, Faculty of Organization and Management, was held (May 9th) in the conference room of the Faculty.

Written by dr inż. Barbara Galińska, T&M Group Coordinator Institute of Management