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The Section in the Spotlight of October has been awarded to Erasmus Student Network PW/WUT. The decision was made from over 500 sections in Europe.

Artificial blood vessels or how to help patients with ischaemic heart disease

A team directed by dr inż. Beata Butruk-Raszeja (PhD Eng) of the Faculty of Chemistry and Process Engineering of Warsaw University of Technology is working on coronary prostheses. “We want them to be able to replace impaired vessels,” explains the researcher. Data on cardiovascular diseases has been appalling for years. 

The Inauguration Ceremony of the Academic Year 2017/2018 took place on the 2nd of October in the Main Building of the Warsaw University of Technology.

Renewable energy in practice – our students through to the finals

A team of the Non-Conventional Energy Student Research Group has been qualified for the finals of the international competition, EDPR University Challenge, in Poland. “We have worked on the practical application of renewable energy in public transport,” explains Monika Lis, the project coordinator.

Building faster, more cheaply and without mistakes

New technologies are not commonly used in the construction industry yet, but students from the BIMgo Student Research Group, which operates within the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology, want to change this. They use their knowledge and passion to develop a non-standard model of a non-standard energy-efficient single-family house.

Syrena Sport – Poland’s automotive icon

It was more than half a century ago that the Warsaw-based Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych (“FSO”, the now non-existent Passenger Automobile Factory) saw the birth of a prototype of the car which has mesmerized thousands until this day. One of the key people on the team working on the Syrena Sport sports car was Cezary Nawrot, a graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology. 

In the newest edition of the Times Higher Education Ranking, the Warsaw University of Technology has been classified in the group between 601-800. Among 12 Polish universities considered in the ranking, higher than WUT was only University of Warsaw (places 501-600).

Professor Jan Szmidt, Ph.D., DSc has received the Honoris Causa Doctorate from the National Technical University of Ukraine. – It is a very important day for the Warsaw University of Technology and for our countries, I assume – said Rector Szmidt. – Thank you very much for this privilege.

Here is the story of our student, who proves that if there is a will, there is a way. Read about the success which will very shortly reach the biggest names in a car industry such as Ferrari. 

The 12th Seitaro Nakamura Prize for the recent article "Microscopic description of production cross sections including deexcitation effects" Phys. Rev. C 96, 014615 (2017) has been awarded to Dr. Kazuyuki Sekizawa (Warsaw University of Technology).

Designing your house like in a computer game

An off-the-shelf design or a bespoke solution in collaboration with an architect; if you dream of your own house, well, those are your two options. But what if you could plan yourself how your dream house would look like, a bit like playing a computer game? Is it at all possible? Krystian Kwieciński, a Ph.D. student of the Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology, is going to find out.

The student of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Branch in Plock has won 6th FAI European Paramotor Championship, held in Breclav (Czech Republic).

Damian Czykier and Kacper Sierakowski will represent the Warsaw University of Technology, as the members of the Polish National Team, in 29th  Summer Universiade held in Taipei City from 19 to 30 of August 2017.

Rocket engines built by WUT students – the future of the space industry

Will we soon witness a take-off of a rocket equipped with an innovative engine designed by our students? Incredible as it sounds, this vision may come true thanks to members of the MELprop Propulsion Student Research Group, which operates within the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering.

Four students of the Warsaw University of Technology worked intensively for eight months to design the best possible HVAC system for a weather station building on one of the Diego Ramirez Islands in Chile. It was worth the effort, as the team has won an international competition.

An Engineering Journey from Poland to Chile

Marta Bojarska, Ph.D. (Eng.) and Rafał Lipiński have won the Polish edition of Innovators Under 35. The program is present in dozens of countries around the world, held by MIT Technology Review, a magazine published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

International Students Association invites to become a mentor of new-coming international students at WUT and inform if you want to a mentor.