Autumn Session of the ATHENS Programme at Warsaw University of Technology

Photo by Piotr Szczepański.

The inauguration was attended by Prof. Andrzej Plichta, Vice-Dean for Student Affairs at the Faculty of Chemistry; Dr. habil. Eng. Joanna Zdunek, Vice-Dean for Education at the Faculty of Materials Engineering; Prof. Jan Żera, Head of the Electroacoustics Division at the Institute of Radioelectronics and Multimedia Technology (EiTI); Prof. Tomasz Wiśniewski from the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering; Dr. Eng. Arch. Agnieszka Cieśla from the Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography; Dr. habil. Eng. Leszek Niedzicki from the Faculty of Chemistry, Tomasz Langowski from the Students’ Union of the Warsaw University of Technology and Grzegorz Robak, Director of the Centre for International Cooperation (CWM). The meeting was hosted by Anna Smulska (CWM).

Prof. Andrzej Plichta, Vice-Dean for Student Affairs at the Faculty of Chemistry welcomes ATHENS programme participants at WUT. Photo by Piotr Szczepański.

A total of 142 students from 13 partner universities in the ATHENS network, representing 12 countries—Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, Hungary, and Italy—have come to our university to participate in one of the six courses:

• WUT10 – “Sound: Hearing and Acoustical Measurement”, Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology, instructor: Prof. Jan Żera
• WUT11 – “Energy Sources, Conversion and Storage”, Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, instructor: Prof. Tomasz Wiśniewski
• WUT18 – “Smart & Sustainable: Functional Materials for the Future”, Faculty of Materials Engineering, instructor: Dr. habil. Eng. Joanna Zdunek
• WUT18 – “Designing for dementia”, Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography, instructor: Dr. Eng. Arch. Agnieszka Cieśla
• WUT21 – “Lithium-ion battery technology and beyond”, Faculty of Chemistry, instructor: Dr. habil. Eng. Leszek Niedzicki
• WUT22 – “Synthesis and bioanalytical applications of metal-based nanoparticles”, also at the Faculty of Chemistry, instructor: Prof. Mariusz Pietrzak

Additionally, 181 students from Warsaw University of Technology will participate in courses organised by partner institutions.

ATHENS is a programme designed to develop engineering and intercultural competencies among students of European technical universities. The courses offered within ATHENS are specialised in nature. Currently, the programme includes 15 universities from 15 countries.

ATHENS sessions take place twice a year, in March and November, in each of the participating countries. Each session consists of a five-day intensive course (30 hours) and a cultural programme called European Dimension Activities (10–15 hours), which at WUT is prepared and run by the Student Union.

The next ATHENS session is scheduled to take place in March 2026.

More information about the ATHENS Programme: https://www.cwm.pw.edu.pl/en/Education-programmes/ATHENS