It is never easy to speak in the past tense about a person who was such an integral part of your life that even though they are gone, a sense of their presence and influence lingers.

Professor Jan Krysiński – four-time rector of Lodz University of Technology, honorary doctor of many universities, and Honorary Citizen of the City of Łódź – passed away on February 19, 2025, at the age of 89.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

Scientists from Lodz University of Technology, Brno University of Technology, and Berlin University of Technology have collaborated on a project focusing on capturing carbon dioxide from biogas using absorption technology in rotating packed bed (RPB) devices.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka

Professor Jan Krysiński, four-time Rector of Lodz University of Technology and multidoctor honoris causa, passed away on 19 February. The Professor would have turned 90 in August.

Lodz University of Technology has been cooperating with the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), a global network of higher education institutions that promotes French culture and language worldwide. The university was visited by Laure Castin, AUF's regional director for Central and Eastern Europe.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

The Erasmus+ Innovation Centre InnHUB Lodz, operating in cooperation with Lodz University of Technology, has moved its activities to a newly renovated space. The new premises will provide even better opportunities to support institutions from the Lodz region in the implementation of international educational and innovation projects.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, edito-in-chief

Lodz University of Technology hosted the first meeting of the Conference of Rectors of Polish Universities of Technology (KRPUT) in this term, chaired by Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik, Rector of TUL. This event was part of the celebrations marking the 80th jubilee of the university.

Scientists from TUL will implement seven grants in collaboration with researchers from the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU). They will coordinate two projects with the acronyms Waves and ECIU RC. The total funding amounts to €57,000, approximately 250,000 PLN.

Scientists from Lodz University of Technology, in collaboration with BioStar PPHU Witold Krusz, are working to produce high-quality wheat bread using sourdough. They aim for the bread to have a rich aroma and flavor while improving the traditional technological process.

The 80th anniversary of our university is an important milestone, reminding us of the successful history and legacy of Lodz University of Technology and the people who make it what it is, in line with the words of the jubilee's patron, Prof. Alicja Dorabialska: With a lesser or greater sense of responsibility, everyone shapes the present. Often, they are not even aware of how far they lay the foundations for the future.

Written by prof. Łukasz Albrecht, chairman of the organizing committee and mgr Anna Boczkowska, head of Media and Communications Office

Lodz University of Technology, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, is one of five partners participating in the innovative project HYDRO - New Competences for New Jobs in the Green Hydrogen Economic Era. This project, co-financed by the European Commission under the ERASMUS+ program, aligns with European environmental policy and focuses on training specialists for a greener economy, primarily in the field of green hydrogen. The consortium has received €250,000 for the planned activities.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief