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.

How are the WUT and the deciphering of the 'Enigma' connected?

To solve this puzzle, we have to go back to the turbulent years when Poland was getting back its independence. Antoni Palluth – the son of a postal worker from Pobiedziska was 18 years old in 1918. During his service in the Polish Army's Communications division, when he was manning a radio station in the Poznań Fortress (also known as the Citadel), among his other tasks, he met Maksymilian Ciężki, just two years his senior. This is where it all began. 

Paramotorist, student of the Warsaw University of Technology, Branch in Plock won a gold medal during the World Games Wrocław 2017.

MediControl – a system facilitating the work of physicians and nurses

Students from the Scientific Club of Biomedical Devices at the Faculty of Mechatronics of Warsaw University of Technology are carrying out a project which will allow an improved control of fluids in medical drips and registration of pulse deficits. It is an answer to suggestions and demands of health-care staff.

How to predict the popularity of content on the Internet?

This question has been puzzling millions of people all over the world. And the answer is brought by scientists. For two years now, this issue has been researched by Tomasz Trzciński, Ph.D. Eng., of the Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology.

Students from the Warsaw University of Technology want to help the disabled

To create an application that will make it easier and more convenient for disabled people to move — such is the aim of Civitas team from the ‘Smart City’ Interdepartmental Scientific Group. Our students keep honing their concept and count on support.

The vehicle designed by the Vehicle Aerodynamics Students’ Academic Circle (pol. SKAP - Studenckie Koło Aerodynamiki Pojazdów) – Kropelka 2.0 (Droplet) – made 321,32 kilometres using only 1 litre of fuel, during the Shell Eco-marathon Challenger contest. WUT students took fourth place in the competition.