Experiences of Warsaw University of Technology in European Programmes

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1 2003 Conference of Rectors of European Universities of Technology Gothenburg, 11-12th September 2003 Experiences of Warsaw University of Technology in European Programmes Prof. Piotr Wolański, Vice-Rector for Scientific Research

2 Facts about WUT Research activities WUT in the international co-operation - bilateral agreements - international programmes and research projects - WUT s international mobility - European Framework Programmes - EU Mobility Programmes Gothenburg, September 11-12,

3 POLAND WUT Gothenburg, September 11-12,

4 Status WUT - a public state school - the largest among 18 TU in Poland Autonomy - Rector elected by the Senate - departments - autonomy Supervision: - Ministry of Education and Sport (MNE&S) Gothenburg, September 11-12,

5 Some figures concerning the University WUT has more than 175 years of history staff students 17 faculties 9 inter-faculty Centres and units: English Language Centre Foreign Language Centre School of Business Centre for Physical Education and Sports Computing Centre and others Gothenburg, September 11-12,

6 Research activities Internal and statutory research Individual research projects (grants from the Ministry of Scientific Research and Information Technology - MSR&IT) Target projects financed by MSR&IT Projects commissioned by MSR&IT Contracted works commissioned by industrial companies General technological activities accompanying scientific research International cooperation on the basis of governmental agreements Gothenburg, September 11-12,

7 Rector s and Dean s grants Awarded to individuals or research teams who compete for them Rector s grants and 395 Dean s grants The hierarchy of theme importance: Research for PhD or DSc thesis Preliminary research before applying for external funds Technology application works with perspectives for their use in industry Research important for the teaching process Gothenburg, September 11-12,

8 Research Priorities biotechnology - information science, telecommunication, - microelectronics and nanotechnologies, - robotics and automation, - new materials technologies, - alternative and renewable energy, - enviromental protection, - transport, aviation and space research - chemistry, chemical technologies and functional materials, - new and newly created branches of science and technology in last 3 years Gothenburg, September 11-12,

9 The financial sources for scientific research Coming from the STATE BUDGET: - subsidies from the Ministry of Scientific Research and Information Technology - subsidies from the Ministry of National Education and Sport (MNE&S) Other: - industrial companies funds - own funds - EU projects - other international contracts Gothenburg, September 11-12,

10 Structure of WUT s budget 2002 Operating costs (appr.): - didactic activities - 72,9 MEuro - research - 24,9 MEuro - other - 0,35 MEuro Total budget: 98,15 MEuro Income from international projects (appr.): - EU projects - 0,80 M$ - other contracts - 0,50 M$ Total intern. - 1,28 M$ (1,26 % of total budget or 5,00 % of research budget) Gothenburg, September 11-12,

11 International activities 2002 Bilateral agreements 48 agreements on scientific and academic cooperation with foreign universities Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom Central and Eastern Europe, United States, Japan, Canada, China Gothenburg, September 11-12,

12 International activities 2002 joint research projects reciprocal visits, joint research, educational and publication activities Gothenburg, September 11-12,

13 International mobility at WUT in 2002 country departures arrivals 1. Germany France USA Italy Great Britain the Netherlands Belgium Spain Switzerland Czech Ukraine Russia Denmark Slovakia China Canada Sweden Japan Hungary other countries 343 1/ 169 2/ total / departures to 39 countries, 2/ arrivals from 40 counties Gothenburg, September 11-12,

14 Objectives of the international mobility in 2002 mobility objectives departures arrivals research training scientific events Student and PhD student studies job contract international conferences are to be organised by WUT in 2003 Gothenburg, September 11-12,

15 European Framework Programmes Fourth Framework Programme - INCO-COPERNICUS programme - 64 contracts and also contracts in PHARE EUREKA COST NATO for SCIENCE Gothenburg, September 11-12,

16 Fifth Framework Programme Fifth Framework Programme 55 projects accepted and financed by the European Commission 8 WUT s Professors are the co-ordinators of their contracts 2002 Crystal Ball Brussel s Prize for the best Polish university that was most active in the 5 th Framework Programme in Poland (awarded by the MSR&IT) Gothenburg, September 11-12,

17 Fifth Framework Programme A number of FP5 projects from Warsaw University of Technology number of projects submitted proje accepted proje years Gothenburg, September 11-12,

18 Fifth Framework Programme EC support provided for WUT contracts euro year Gothenburg, September 11-12,

19 Polish Centres of Excellence 2 INCO 1999 Phare 1999 NAS CENTRA DOSKONAŁOŚCI WUT - 11 centres 1 2 AS Gothenburg, September 11-12,

20 Centres of Excellence at the WUT (1) C-CFD CEMES CEPHOMA COMBAT GMA GMA NNE GMA Center of Excellence for Computational Fluid Dynamics Center of Excellence for Mechatronics Systems: Design, Integration and Application Center of Photonics and Materials for Prospective Applications Center of Microsystems Design and Technology CONAV CSR GMA QLAM Control and Navigation Research Centre of Excellence Centre of Excellence for Dynamics of Complex Systems Gothenburg, September 11-12,

21 Centres of Excellence at the WUT (2) EESEMS ENVIMAN Nano- Centre PELINCEC PRESAFE PV- CENTER NNE GMA GMA NNE GMA NNE Ecological and Highly Efficient Systems and Equipment for Electromechanical Energy Conversion Center of Excellence for Research and Education in Chemical Analysis and Advanced Materials for Sustainable Development and Environment Nanocrystalline Materials: Fabrication, Structure, Modelling, Properties and Applications Centre of Excellence in Power Electronics and Intelligent Control for Energy Conservation Centre of Competence in Safety of Pressure Equipment Photovoltaic Center of Competence Gothenburg, September 11-12,

22 Fifth Framework Programme Conclusions: - Polish researchers have no influence on promotion and selection of research priorities important in for country, - incoherent economic and payment systems with EU level create significant difficulties in formulation of proper project budgets, - unequal position of parties in preparations, negotiations and execution of contract s obligations (i.e. delays on Commission s side) Gothenburg, September 11-12,

23 SOCRATES-ERASMUS Programme mobility 2001 and 2002 from WUT country to WUT students academic staff students academic staff 2001 / / / Germany 2-32 / France 6 / 5-16 / 6 4 Sweden / 19 6 Great Britain / 16 3 Denmark - / 1-12 / 11 6 Italy 3 / 3-12 / 21 2 Spain 1 / 5-10 / 2 - Finland / 9 2 the Netherlands 1-6 / 11 6 Belgium 4 / / 4 1 Ireland / 4 - Austria / 5 3 Portugal - / 2-1 / - - Greece / total 17 / 19 4 Gothenburg, September 11-12,

24 LEONARDO DA VINCI Programme oland became associated to programme 1998 UT participation since beginning: - 7 pilot projects (in 3 as a coordinator), - 44 mobility projects (in 2 as a coordinator). obility contract ITUS I and ITUS II - 58 WUT students on industrial internships in 9 EU countries - but... only 2 students (France and Spain) at WUT or 2003, signed: - 49 agreements for students mobility with 29 LEONARDO Centres in 10 European countries Gothenburg, September 11-12,

25 SOCRATES-ERASMUS Programme Conclusions: Students from WUT were highly evaluated by their tutors in partner universities. 21 of reports monitoring academic staff - excellent academic performance. prolongation of study period in Europe outside SOCRATES- ERASMUS Programme start of a doctoral study in the foreign host university after finishing SOCRATES-ERASMUS programme Gothenburg, September 11-12,

26 Warsaw University of Technology Centre for International Cooperation Marta Szajnowska-Ksit, MSc Warsaw, 9 September 2003

27 University staff Total: 4577 employees Academic staff 2558 (56%): Professors 465 Associate professors 107 Assistant professors 1366 Lecturers 445 Other 175 Non-academic staff 2019 Gothenburg, September 11-12,

28 The breakdown of academic staff 17% 7% 18% 4% 54% Professors Associate professors Assistant professors Le cture rs Other Gothenburg, September 11-12,

29 The breakdown of non-academic staff 30% 37% Economic and administrative personnel Technical and Engineering Personnel % 28% Library personnel - 97 Others (physical workers and s ervices ) Gothenburg, September 11-12,

30 Students Total number of students Full time studies (app. 70%) Extramural studies Evening studies Annual recruitment of students: app persons Gothenburg, September 11-12,

31 6% Students 24% Full time studies 70% Extramural studies Evening studies Gothenburg, September 11-12,

32 Faculty Students Full time studies Eve ning studies Ex tra mura l studies To ta l on the Faculty 1 Electronics and Information Technology Production Engineering Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering Environmental Engineering Trans port Civil Engineering, Mechanics and Petrochemistry (P łock) Geodesy and Cartography Automobile and Construction Machinery Engineering College of Social Sciences and Administration Power and Aeronautical Engineering Mechatronics Architecture Chemistry Mathematics and Information Science College of Economics and Social Sciences (Płock) Chemical and Process Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Physics Business School Gothenburg, September 11-12,

33 WUT s - educational system Three-stage system: First level courses university studies in engineering leading to a BSc degree Second level courses leading to an MSc degree Third level courses leading to a PhD degree Gothenburg, September 11-12,

34 Types of studies tuition fee (per year, appr.) Full time studies - no tuition fees Evening studies - 750$-2250$ Extramural studies - 750$-2250$ Postgraduate studies - 500$-2400$ Studies in the Business School $-11000$ Gothenburg, September 11-12,

35 Doctoral studies Four-year studies (for students with MSc degree) Full time or extramural studies Scholarships (per month, appr.) full time, only 1st year 250 $ 2nd year 280 $ 3rd & 4th year 300 $ Gothenburg, September 11-12,

36 Doctoral studies 155 PhD s presented in 2002 Full time studies Extramur al studies TOTAL Number of students 2000/ / / Gothenburg, September 11-12,

37 WUT s modern education Interdisciplinary E-learning - Center of Open and Distance Learning (OKNO) 3 faculties: Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Information Technology and Mechatronics, offer courses in the following specializations: Industrial Information Technology Computer Engineering Multimedia Mechatronics Biomedical Engineering ttp:// Gothenburg, September 11-12,

38 WUT s - taught in English Faculty of Mathematics and Information Science (Computer Science) Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology (Electrical and Computer Engineering) Tuition fee: 1000$ 1250$ per year Gothenburg, September 11-12,

39 Business School Postgraduate Master s Programmes in business administration (250 students annually): International MBA Master HEC en Sciences de Gestion Approfondies Executive MBA The School s Activities are based on cooperation between WUT and 3 leading western business schools: HEC The School Management, Paris, France LBS The London Business School, the UK NHH The Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Bergen, Norway Gothenburg, September 11-12,

40 Cooperation with industry Projects commissioned by industry, target projects General agreements with large corporations like Siemens, Fiat Scholarships and prizes funded by companies Promotional means: university-industry seminars, promotion of graduates, presentations of industrial companies Gothenburg, September 11-12,

41 Thank you for your attention Gothenburg, September 11-12,