The University of Lodz was the venue for the conference Universities and Re-Construction of Cities: the Role of Research and Education. A particularly solemn point in the program was the ceremony of signing the Magna Charta Universitatum MCU 2020, a charter of fundamental academic values, by rectors of Polish and foreign universities. Among the 36 new signatories was prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik, Rector of Lodz University of Technology.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

Lodz University of Technology and Western Balkans University concluded a cooperation agreement. The document was signed by prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik, TUL Rector, and prof. Ferdinand Gjana, President of the Albanian university in Tirana. The agreement sets out the terms and principles that shall inform research collaboration between the two universities. The scope, goals and manner of the collaboration shall be defined in specific agreements to reflect specific research interests of the collaborating parties.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

In the course of carrying out the project to boost commercialization potential of research establishments in the łódzkie voivodeship, prof. Agnieszka Zakrzewska-Bielawska, accompanied by prof. Magdalena Grębosz-Krawczyk, dr inż. Iwona Staniec, and dr inż. Sylwia Flaszewska, went to Brussels to meet representatives of the European Commission in charge of developing community policy for knowledge valorization.

Written by prof. Magdalena Grębosz-Krawczyk, Institute of Marketing and Sustainable Development  

Once again, most important Polish innovators met in Uniejów (19-20.10) at the Smart Development Forum (SDF), also known as the Congress of Projects of the Future. The Forum is a good opportunity to recognize the best Polish projects.

For 50 years now, materials engineering has been the subject of education and the object of research at Lodz University of Technology. The semicentennial anniversary, as well as the spectacular achievements during this time, certainly made the cause for a celebratory event which was attended by a large number of alumni, university staff, and business partners.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

Until 17 November, scientists from Lodz University of Technology can apply for scientific scholarships from the TUL Own Scholarship Fund. PŁ.

From Kusadasi, Turkey, where the General Assembly of the European University Sports Association (EUSA) was held, Lodz University of Technology returned with two prestigious awards.

At the General Assembly of the European University Sports Association (EUSA) held in Kuşadasi (Turkey), Lodz University of Technology was awarded for the organization of the European Universities Games Lodz 2022 (EUG).

The Dean of the Faculty of Organization and Management, prof. Agnieszka Zakrzewska-Bielawska, accompanied by prof. Magdalena Grębosz-Krawczyk and dr inż. Iwona Staniec, visited four of Ireland's leading universities: Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, Munster Technological University in Cork, and the University of Limerick. The tour was one of the tasks in the project ‘Valorization of Knowledge at the regional level’.

Written by prof. Magdalena Grębosz-Krawczyk, Institute of Marketing and Sustainable Development

On Friday, October 13, one in a series of nationwide workshops, part of regional conferences on strategic planning and implementation of microcredentials, was hosted at Lodz University of Technology under the theme 'Microcredentials and Erasmus+'. Earlier this October, the workshops have been carried out in Katowice, Kraków, and Opole.

Running the workshops, whose purpose is , to introduce participants to microcredentials and present options to acquire Erasmus + funding for partnership projects to develop a microcredentials system, are the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps National Agency and the Erasmus+ InnHUB Innovation Centers.

Written by Monika Dziąg, workshop participant