University leaders at the University of Lodz – plans for the coming years
The official opening of the conference on Monday (4 December) at 9:30 a.m. in the Assembly Hall A1 at the Faculty of Philology of the University of Lodz will be attended by Prof. Elżbieta Żądzińska, Rector of the University of Lodz, Prof. Łukasz Bogucki, the University of Lodz Vice-Rector for International Relations, Prof. Peter Scholten (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Dr Daria Ratsiborinskaya (Erasmus University Rotterdam), representatives of the City of Lodz and students, including UNIC Ambassadors.
Most sessions will be held at the Faculty of Philology and some of them at the Faculty of Management and the University of Lodz Library.
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The conference will gather university leaders, coordinators of work packages and people involved in them, people representing priority thematic lines at UNIC, as well as UNIC Student Ambassadors. Professionals who support academic staff with knowledge and experience, namely: experts in projects, mobility, international cooperation, superdiversity, sustainability, social inclusion, will also have the opportunity to meet.
The Alliance's plans for the coming years include developing various forms of innovative education, supporting academic teachers in developing teaching tools and skills, mobility – also virtual mobility, and creating common educational formats, such as double-diploma programmes or micro-credentials (confirmation of academic results achieved within the framework of a short educational experience, e.g. course or training).
In the area of science, UNIC promotes Engaged Research, carried out in the local environment, for our communities and with their active participation. Hence the unique nature of the UNIC alliance, consisting in active cooperation with the municipality and responding to social challenges.
The next stage of the Alliance's operation is to further support the development of knowledge through cooperation, innovation and integration for social impact. As universities, we want to have a real impact on the world around us.
University of Lodz in UNIC – the second phase of the partners' cooperation and the new name of the Alliance
The UNIC Alliance was launched in 2020 as a partnership of eight universities. University of Lodz joined it two years ago. The second phase of cooperation between the partners, who set long-term goals in terms of joint implementation of educational initiatives, promoting Engaged Research, cooperation with the city and its inhabitants, and deepening the integration of partner universities at all levels is just beginning.
This will be the first official meeting of all representatives of the 10 universities from across Europe that make up the Alliance, which will open its new phase.
The next phase of the cooperation also includes the new name of the Alliance: The European University of Cities in Post-Industrial Transitions, reflecting the close connection of the planned activities with the environment in which the universities operate. Each of them is located in a city or region that has undergone post-industrial transformation and is struggling with its consequences while building a new identity.
The UNIC Alliance wants to be a part of the changes that occur in the communities of these cities by engaging in community issues through educational, research, scientific, social and cultural activities.
More information about the UNIC Alliance
UNIC Has Obtained Funds for a New Phase of Operations
Mega-university of the future with the participation of the University of Lodz – the university has joined the international UNIC Alliance
Source: Małgorzata Gramala, Katarzyna Pardyka, International Hub, University of Lodz
Edit: Iwona Ptaszek-Zielińska, Communications and PR Centre, University of Lodz