Our University was visited by Prof. Susanne Stahringer, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation, and Prof. Gerhard Roedel, Vice-Rector for Research of Dresden University of Technology.
The aim of the visit was, among other things, to discuss the topic of experimental infrastructure, research and development activity, as well as possible cooperation in the areas of research and student exchange. “We also discussed the possibility of applying together for EU funds within the Horizon 2020 programme.” – said Rector Prof. Tadeusz Więckowski just after the meeting.
Horizon 2020 is the largest EU programme of financing research and innovation in history. Its overall, seven-year budget amounts to nearly 80 billion EUR. Already until 2015, European scientists and innovative companies will be able to apply for 15 billion EUR. It’s the largest programme of support for research and development in the world. Horizon 2020 is a challenge for innovative projects developed by universities and the industry, and a great chance for thousands of scientists to gain financing on economy-oriented research.
The largest support will be awarded to entities that will be conducting research in cooperation with partners from other EU Member States.
The delegation from Dresden was received by Prof. Tadeusz Więckowski, Rector of our University, as well as Vice-Rectors: Prof. Cezary Madryas and Prof. Eugeniusz Rusiński. The guests also met with Prof. Andrzej Trochimczuk, Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry, among other people.
Dresden University of Technology is the largest one in Saxony and is one of the oldest and most acclaimed technical universities in Germany. It is famous for its engineering and scientific tradition but it is also a university with a wide range of areas of study that includes: natural sciences, psychology, and sociology.
Dresden University of Technology has been cooperating with Wrocław University of Technology for e few years. The two universities carry out common bilateral research projects and exchange of students and doctoral students.
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Translation: Dariusz Więcławski
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