2nd edition of Geomatics Summer School at WUT

Vice Dean for Student Affairs and International Cooperation Dr. Krzysztof Bakuła at the inauguration of the Geomatics Summer School. Photo by Piotr Szczepański.

The Geomatics Summer School at the Warsaw University of Technology is an intensive geospatial engineering course for international students. The school's curriculum includes geodesy, surveying, photogrammetry, laser scanning and geoinformatics issues in data processing.

The summer school was attended by 41 students, including those from Spain, Italy, Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, Iraq, and India, who participated in remote preparatory lectures for a week beforehand. 

Thanks to NAWA funding, five Lviv Polytechnic students participated in the summer school. The Center for International Cooperation submitted the funding application within the framework of the "Solidarity with Ukraine" - European Universities program.

Listen to interviews with 2 Ukrainian participants:
Daria Iholkina.mp4
Iryna Oliinyk.mp4

Participants of the summer school from Ukraine. Photo by Piotr Szczepański.

The first day of the summer school included a walking tour of Warsaw and workshops on Polish culture, language and cuisine. 

During the field exercises, which lasted for the next two days, the participants, among other things, took part in measurements with geodesic techniques.

The fourth day was devoted to laboratory calculations and preparation for a concluding seminar with credit carried out in international groups.

Friday marked the conclusion of the Geomatics Summer School combined with a trip to the newly opened CENAGIS laboratories in Jozefoslaw. Students were introduced to the calibration labs of surveying equipment and the augmented reality lab and experienced a demonstration of drone operation in surveying applications. 

Augmented reality activities.

The summer school students were delighted to participate and learn from the program developed for the school. They gained valuable geomatics skills and developed hard and soft competencies that will undoubtedly bear fruit in their academic and professional careers.

The end of the Geomatics Summer School.