Two summer
schools organized by Wrocław University of Technology have just ended. On 25th
July, certificates were handed to students from Ukraine, Russia, and the Parul
Institute from India.
The current edition of the "3E+"
International Summer School lasted three weeks. 32 students from technical
universities in Moscow and Lvov took part in the project. The programme of
their stay at Wrocław University of Technology was prepared by employees of the
Faculty of Electronics, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, the Faculty of
Mechanical and Power Engineering, the Faculty of Fundamental Problems of
Technology, and the Faculty of Microsystem Electronics and Photonics.
"Students worked on six projects concerning
energy, electricity, electronics, and nanotechnology." - said Paweł
Regucki, DSc, from the Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering - "This
year it was difficult to choose the best project, as all of them presented a
very high standard. After a long debate, we decided to award the prize to the
project of an app allowing the user to orientate in a building. The objective
was to create a program that will allow a smartphone user to identify his/her
position in a building and find a safe way out of the rooms. This project was
made from scratch, so we thought they made a great progress, producing an app
that allows to determine, basing on the number of steps and body position, in
which direction the user is moving. Very good work with a great presentation
that we assessed as excellent.”
The young Russians and Ukrainians visited Wrocław, they
also went to the Książ castle and the Turów power plant. At the Wrocław
University of Technology Department of Polish Language for Foreigners they
learned the basics of Polish as well as the most important events in the
history of Poland.
Also, the six-week-long visit of students from the
Parul Group Institute in India has come to an end. The students from India
attended classes at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and the Faculty of
Mechanical Engineering.
"At the Faculty of Civil Engineering they had classes
in two thematic groups." - said Piotr Berkowski, DSc - "One of them
concerned the mechanics of structure and the use of modern IT techniques in construction
calculations, and the other - the designing of ferroconcrete and steel
structures. They also had a tour of construction sites of new flats in Wrocław
where works are supervised by our graduates. There they could observe the
particular phases of the construction process and various technologies used.
The programme could be a bit too advanced for them (they have finished 6
semesters of studies) but they will surely benefit from it. They could also see
the level of education in the area of Civil Engineering at our University. We
encouraged them to continue their studies in Wrocław after graduation from
their current school. We hope that the summer school will also be organized
next year although we are aware that 6 weeks of 6 hours of classes in the
Summer period is a great load for the students." - said Piotr Berkowski,
DSc.
The students from India, apart from attending the
classes, managed to visit many places, not only Wrocław and the Dolnośląskie
region, but also Gdańsk, Prague, and Paris.
They also learned the basics of Polish and the Polish
history. Prof. Imran Molvi, coordinator of the group from Parul Group of
Institutes said: "We would like to thank everyone for the organization of
our stay. It is very instructive to learn not only about new technologies but
also different teaching methodologies, culture, and language. Our stay in
Wrocław was a very important and interesting experience. We hope for
continuation of the programme next year."
After the certificates were handed, students of the
two summer schools showed presentations summarizing their impressions and
memories from Wrocław, and the young Russians and Ukrainians sang the
"Hej, sokoły" song in Polish, with a guitar accompaniment.
The Wrocław University of Technology International
Office is the organizer of the summer schools.
Krystyna
Malkiewicz
Translation:
Dariusz Więcławski