Discussion of the Faculty of Architecture of the Warsaw University of Technology "Education against climate change"

Sitting from the left: Artur Jerzy Filip, Wiktoria Jędroszkowiak, Anna Rolewicz-Kalińska, Magdalena Zamkutowicz, Jarosław Holwek. Photo: Piotr Szczepański.

The starting point for the discussion was the screening of films prepared by ENHANCE students from leading European technical universities.

ENHANCE Students Against Climate Change

As part of the summer school "ENHANCE Students Against Climate Change" held at the Warsaw University of Technology in the summer of 2023 - based on their personal experiences and studies in Spain, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Ukraine and Poland - the students prepared their ideas for counteracting the scale of the climate crisis and adapting space to climate change.

A short screening was followed by a discussion with experienced experts addressing climate issues in public and academic education. 

Participants in the discussion included:

Wiktoria Jędroszkowiak - climate activist and social activist, co-founder of the East Initiative, a climate movement of people who are not afraid to confront politicians and energy company boards with reality. In 2018, she was one of the initiators of the Youth Climate Strike. Campaigns she has led have been covered in regional and international media, including the New York Times, Politico and Reuters. She is originally from Poznań, where she was active in pro-refugee and rule of law initiatives from a young age. Co-author of one of the works shown in the exhibition "Cold days are over".

Anna Rolewicz-Kalińska, PhD - lecturer at the Faculty of Building Installations, Hydrotechnology and Environmental Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology, one of the tutors of the ENHANCE summer school. For more than 15 years, she has been involved in issues related to sustainable development, in particular waste management and the closed loop economy.

Magdalena Zamkutowicz - for several months, she has been the main specialist in the organisational unit called the independent multi-person post for environmental education in the Office for Air Protection and Climate Policy. Previously, she was in charge of environmental education at the Greenery Management Board of the Capital City of Warsaw. Responsible for communicating the activities of the office and coordinating educational projects in the creation of educational materials, educational campaigns and other events.

Jarosław Holwek - currently a chief specialist in the Climate Policy Department in the Air Protection and Climate Policy Office, responsible for the coordination of systemic projects and processes such as the "Green Vision of Warsaw", implementation of the recommendations of the "Warsaw Climate Panel", climate goovernance or climate proofing. At an early stage he was in charge of education in the same office: educational campaigns, development of educational materials for schools and organisation of the Warsaw Climate Panel.

The discussion was moderated by Artur Jerzy Filip, PhD, lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology, one of the tutors of the ENHANCE summer school.

Cold Days Are Over

Event was part of the 15th edition of the WARSAW UNDER CONSTRUCTION 15 Festival: "Cold Days Are Over".

Check out the programme of the WARSAW UNDER CONSTRUCTION 15 Festival.

More information: HERE.