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The Centre for International Cooperation of WUT and the WUT Students Self-Government invite students to take part in Summer School.

Marcin Augustynowicz and Bartłomiej Sieradzan, students of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering became winners of the competition at Warsaw University ”Student with an idea. Academic entrepreneurship pre-incubator".

On the 11th of June, in the Senate Hall of Warsaw University of Technology, there was a meeting of the Conference of Rectors of Warsaw’s universities led by the rector of Warsaw University of Life Sciences, prof. Tomasz Borecki.

The team led by prof. Wojciech Pietkiewicz, Ph.D., D.Sc., was awarded the Grand Prix at the International Warsaw Invention Show IWIS 2008 for the solution: ”Technology of producing polypropylene membranes” (4 and 5 June 2008, the Palace of Science and Culture in Warsaw).

"Rzeczpospolita" report shows that every ninth CEO of large Polish companies holds a diploma of our university.

The Siemens Research Award for 2007 was given to prof. Andrzej Jajszczyk Ph.D., D.Sc., for "Research on new generation telecommunications networks and systems" and to Marek Pawełczyk, Ph.D,, D.Sc., for his habilitation dissertation "Application of digital signal processing, optimal control and identification of systems for active noise reduction – designing, analysis and implementation in active seat headrest and phone".

The University Election Committee informs that during the election meeting of the Electors’ College on the 26th of March 2008, prof. Włodzimierz KURNIK, Ph.D., D.Sc., was elected Rector of Warsaw University of Technology for the 2008-2012 term of office.

Since 01.09.2008 the Faculty of Management at Warsaw University of Technology comes into existence. It will conduct studies at two specializations: Management and Management and Production Engineering.

According to the ranking of universities by the daily “Rzeczpospolita" and the monthly "Perspektywy", Warsaw University of Technology is the best technical university in Poland.

Success of students of Warsaw University of Technology. Students of SAE Scientific Circle, operating at Warsaw University of Technology, designed and built a plane which took the third place in an international competition Aerodesign West in Forth Worth, Texas.

The University Election Committee informs that on the 9th of April 2008, during the election meeting of the Electors’ College, Vice-Rectors of Warsaw University of Technology were chosen for the 2008-2012 term of office.

The team of students of Warsaw University of Technology ”Swing”, consisting of: Karol Trocewicz (Chemistry, 3rd year), Dariusz Smoleń (Chemistry, 3rd year) and Radosław Kwapiszewski (Biotechnology, 3rd year) represented the Polish branch of L’OREAL and Warsaw University of Technology in the international finals of the L’OREAL Ingenius competition, which took place in Paris on the 11th-14th of March.

Rector of Warsaw University of Technology, prof. Włodzimierz Kurnik, Ph.D. D.Sc., was awarded an honorary doctorate by Kiev University of Technology.

On the 1st of February, the Polish Business Chamber for Advanced Technologies started its activity. It was founded by 11 largest Polish universities, i.a. Warsaw University of Technology, four institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences, BRE BANK S.A. and BANK PEKAO S.A. and 96 Polish companies.

WUT students: Karol Trocewicz (3rd year of Chemistry), Radosław Kwapiszewski (4th year of Biotechnology) and Dariusz Smoleń (3rd year of Chemistry) are winners of the Polish finals of the Ingenius competition.

On the 12th of January 2008 in Kensington, California died professor Antoni Kazimierz Oppenheim. Professor Oppenheim was born on the 11th of August 1915 in Warsaw. He studied at Warsaw University of Technology.