The WUT community meets with the Swedish Royal Couple

The meeting was attended by the King and Queen of Sweden, along with representatives of the Swedish government: Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin, and State Secretary at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Diana Janse. The Rector of the Warsaw University of Technology, Prof. Krzysztof Zaremba, was also present at the event.

The conference was dedicated to fostering cooperation between Poland and Sweden in innovation, investment, and the development of technological ecosystems. Discussions focused on strengthening connections between industry, academia, and public administration, as well as promoting collaboration in cutting-edge technologies. Piotr Dardziński, PhD, Director of the Innovations Centre at the Warsaw University of Technology, participated in one of the discussion panels, highlighting the importance of collaboration between businesses, the public sector, and universities in fostering innovation.

A highlight of the meeting was the presentation of student projects, with nine student research groups from the Warsaw University of Technology showcasing their innovative technological and research solutions.

• The KNE Power Engineers Student Research Group presented a Pelton turbine—a model of a power system with a water turbine as the energy source, along with an installation simulating electricity consumers,
• The Robotics Student Research Group presented the robot ”Meldog,”
• The Organza Fashion Technology Student Research Group showcased a smart T-shirt that combines technology with clothing design,
• The Do-It-Yourself (Zrób To Sam) Student Research Group presented electronic projects, including programmable retro gaming consoles, a 0.5 × 0.5 m display, and various electronic circuits.,
• The CAMAC Student Research Group showcased the QUBIT project, a quantum state emulator,
• The Proton Dynamic Sports Cars Student Research Group presented the PD 2.5 electric race car in the Formula Student class,
• The Humanoid Student Research Group showcased a small humanoid robot as well as the Xlerobot,
• The Interfaculty WUT Racing Student Research Group showcased the WUT 6 race car in the Formula Student class,
• The Herbion Biotechnology Student Research Group presented a peristaltic pump, colorimetric lab-on-paper sensors, cell culture seeding models, an optical microscope, and microfluidic lab-on-a-chip systems.