WUT delegation at ENHANCE+ Kick-Off at TU Berlin

The event was attended by a 15-member delegation from the Warsaw University of Technology, consisting of Prof. Jan Słyk, WUT Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, member of the ENHANCE+ Steering Committee, Prof. Andrzej Kraśniewski (leader of the "New Formats and Frameworks" work package in the ENHANCE+, WEiTI), Grzegorz Robak, Director of the Center for International Cooperation (CWM), ENHANCE+ Core Officer at WUT, Dr Eng. Daniel Paczesny, Director of the Center for Distance Learning (OKNO), Grzegorz Ganczewski, ENHANCE+ Project Coordinator at the Development Projects Center (CPR), Mateusz Kaska, Co-Chair of the ENHANCE+ Student Forum, Katarzyna Krawczyk (CPR), Prof. Robert Olszewski (WGiK), Dr Eng. Piotr Pałka (WEiTI), Prof. Agnieszka Skala (Faculty of Management), Anna Smulska (CWM), Dr Eng. Adam Styk (Faculty of Mechatronics), Piotr Szczepański (CWM), Dr Katarzyna Zambrzycka-Papuda (WAiNS) and Dr Eng. Izabela Żółtowska (WEiTI).

ENHANCE+ Steering Committee meeting with the participation of Jan Słyk and Grzegorz Robak.
Photo by Naveed Syed.

WUT’ s staff made presentations at the ENHANCE+ Steering Committee meeting and actively participated in the discussions of all ten work packages. They were devoted to key issues for the Alliance, such as European Educational Pathways, New Formats and Frameworks, education in the context of the needs of new generations (Future Learning), Future Skills, and Task Force Ukraine. Our delegation participated in the meetings of 3 clusters: Innovative Organization, Future Knowledge and One Campus. The clusters consist of several thematically related work packages. Special sessions were held for Core Officers, Communication Officers and Work Package Leads.

Cluster 3 (One Campus) meeting with the participation of: Andrzej Kraśniewski, Katarzyna Krawczyk, Daniel Paczesny, Anna Smulska, Adam Styk, Izabela Żółtowska. Photo by Lorenzo Cardilli.

Each partner university coordinates one work package. Warsaw University of Technology is the coordinator of WP8 "New Formats and Frameworks", headed by Prof. Andrzej Kraśniewski (WEiTI), manages Task Force Ukraine, led by Dr. Katarzyna Zambrzycka-Papuda (WAiNS), and carries out many of the relevant tasks in each package.

– The meeting in Berlin opens a new, more complete perspective of the participation of the Warsaw University of Technology in the European Universities project – says Prof. Jan Słyk – Vice-Rector for Studies and member of the ENHANCE+ Steering Committee. – After building the organizational structure and cooperation mechanisms, the time has come to fill the One Campus idea with content. I am convinced that thanks to the joint effort of 10 European universities, the ENHANCE consortium will soon become a real platform for cooperation between students, teachers and the entire community of our universities.

Meeting of the leaders of the 10 Work Packages with the Communication Officers team, attended by Andrzej Kraśniewski and Piotr Szczepański. Photo by Andrea Zestic.

One of the highlights of the inaugural meeting was the ENHANCE Conversations. These are periodic meetings of entrepreneurs, politicians and scientists who seek innovative solutions to the challenges of our civilisation. This year's event was focused on future skills. The conversation featured Prof. Ena Voûte, Vice-Rector for International Affairs at the Delft University of Technology, Prof. Jose Monserrat del Rio, Vice-Rector for Internationalization and Communication at the Valencia University of Technology, and Katrin Redmann, Chief Operating Officer of SAP Labs Paris. The video is available on the ENHANCE YouTube channel.