On 13–14 March, the International Education Fair took place at the EXPO XXI hall in Warsaw. Among the exhibitors, the Warsaw University of Technology had a strong presence. Over the two days, our stand was visited by hundreds of pupils, teachers, and parents who wanted to learn more about technical studies and the opportunities offered by our University.
The number 13 proved lucky for Warsaw University of Technology. On Friday, March 13, the awards in the 13th edition of the Genius Universitatis competition were presented. The WUT team won the main prize in the Event category, secured two second places in the Gadget and Press Advertising categories, and finished as runner-up in the Genius Stars category, yielding only to one other team in the final. The awards were accepted by Krzysztof Szymański, Head of the Communication and Promotion Office at Warsaw University of Technology. The competition is organised by Perspektywy.
During the Swedish Royal Couple’s visit to Poland, the conference “Scaling Innovation for Europe: Sweden and Poland in Partnership” took place at the Copernicus Science Centre, with the Warsaw University of Technology as a co-organizer. Representatives of the University participated in the event, with students presenting their technological projects.
This is a significant achievement, especially given that the Max Planck Society is one of the most renowned scientific organisations in the world. It ranks third in terms of the number of publications in leading scientific journals, and its community includes as many as 31 Nobel Prize laureates. In this year’s edition of the programme, only 20 candidates from around the world were selected, with a success rate of approximately 2%. Sabina is one of only two participants from Europe to have been admitted.
In February, the Universitat Politècnica de València hosted another edition of international workshops, attended by students from the A3 specialisation – Architecture, Technology and Structures – at the Warsaw University of Technology's Faculty of Architecture, under the guidance of Prof. Anna Maria Wierzbicka. The workshops resulted in the construction of a wooden educational pavilion, implementing the principles of the New European Bauhaus initiative within the ENHANCE consortium.
At the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology, an innovative R&D project entitled “Development of an Inertial Navigation Support System for High-Spin Objects (NeuroNavi)” is currently underway. The project is led by Dawid Florczak, MSc, and has received funding under the renowned LIDER XV programme of the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR). It represents an important step towards developing independent, nationally developed (sovereign) navigation technologies for rocket and unmanned systems.
