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International ENHANCE Smart City workshop with an exhibition of student projects at Warsaw University of Technology
On May 15-19, 2023. Warsaw University of Technology organised an international workshop "Smart Sustainable Cities & Communities - Phantom Menace or New Hope?" with the participation of 28 students from 8 universities and 6 countries. The workshop continued the online classes conducted from March 1, 2023, by an international group of experts from ENHANCE partner universities led by Prof. Robert Olszewski from the Department of Geodesy and Cartography at WUT. They were conducted within the framework of the Erasmus+ program (Blended Intensive Programme) in cooperation with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and RWTH in Aachen. Thanks to NAWA funding, 7 students from Ukraine (Kyiv Polytechnic University and Lviv Polytechnic University) participated. Workshop participants will receive 4 ECTS credits.
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The on-site part of the workshop at WUT was prepared and conducted by a team: Prof. Robert Olszewski, Agnieszka Wendland PhD and Katarzyna Bargieł (all from the Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography, WUT) and Anna Rolewicz-Kalińska PhD (Faculty of Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering, WUT). The organisational coordination of the workshop was provided by Anna Smulska and Piotr Szczepański from the Center for International Cooperation at WUT.
Workshop participants during practical classes. Photo by Piotr Szczepański.
The workshop (see PHOTO GALLERY) was designed to help participants understand the complexity and importance of the processes involved in designing and operating sustainable and smart cities in conjunction with the needs of residents. During the hands-on activities, students learned about the latest technological solutions and trends in the smart city field. They also became familiar with the basic theoretical concepts of sustainable development. Participants developed prototype solutions for selected problems diagnosed in their cities as part of the workshop. Teams from each university presented projects: DOWNLOAD PDF FILE in POLISH or ENGLISH.
Check out also the interviews with participants: HERE.
The workshop ended on May 19, 2023, with an exhibition of student projects, which was presented on the first floor of the Faculty of Mathematics and Information Science at WUT. In addition, a competition was held to select the best project.
Speech by Grzegorz Robak, Director of the Center for International Cooperation at WUT, during an exhibition of student projects. Photo by Piotr Szczepański.
The opening of the exhibition was attended, among others, by Prof. Wojciech Domitrz - Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Information Sciences at WUT; Prof. Janusz Walo - Dean of the Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography at WUT; Prof. Mirosław Szyłak-Szydłowski - Plenipotentiary of the Rector for International Cooperation in Student Affairs; Jolanta Korkosz-Gębska PhD - the Rector's Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment; Prof. Andrzej Kraśniewski - leader of the "Society-centered education" package in the ENHANCE Alliance and Grzegorz Robak - Director of the Center for International Cooperation at WUT.
Organizers of the workshop and the jury of the competition. Photo by Piotr Szczepański.
An international jury judged the students' projects from 5 ENHANCE universities, consisting of: Robin Chang (RWTH Aachen), Jorge Gil (CHALMERS), Javier Rodrigo Ilarri (UPV), Robert Olszewski (WUT) and Yu Wang (NTNU). The first prize of €2,000 in the competition was awarded to a team from the Technical University of Berlin for the EVA (Energy Voice Assistant) project. The award of distinction - a prize of €1,000 - went to a team from Chalmers University for the FOODPRINT project.
First prize winners from the Technical University of Berlin and a representative of the team from Chalmers University, whose project received the award of distinction. Photo by Piotr Szczepański.
You are invited to view student work displayed at the Faculty of Mathematics and Information Science at WUT until May 26, 2023.
For more information about the ENHANCE educational offer: HERE.
Participants of the workshop "Smart Sustainable Cities & Communities - Phantom Menace or New Hope?".
Photo by Piotr Szczepański.
