At the invitation of the Provincial Police Headquarters in Poznan, the Kakolewo Campus welcomed the Norwegian delegation together with representatives of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration and the National Police Headquarters.
The meeting followed the Polish–Norwegian agreement signed in March on the implementation of the Internal Affairs Programme under the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2021–2028. The agreement paves the way, among other initiatives, for the establishment of an Unmanned Aerial Systems Centre by the Provincial Police Headquarters in Poznan, to be located at the Kakolewo airfield.
The choice of the Kakolewo Campus as the meeting venue was no coincidence, reflecting the close and continuously developing cooperation between the Provincial Police Headquarters in Poznan and Poznan University of Technology in the field of unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
The meeting was attended by Jan Otto Johansen and Jorgen Lunde Hostvik Ronde, specialists in drone technologies used by the Norwegian Police; Chief Superintendent Tomasz Olczyk, Provincial Police Commander in Poznań, accompanied by his deputies, Inspector Violetta Mójta and Inspector Tomasz Barłożek; Inspector Jacek Krakowiak, Deputy Director of the Criminal Bureau of the National Police Headquarters, together with representatives of the National Police Headquarters Staff Office and Finance Bureau. A delegation from the Ministry of the Interior and Administration also took part in the meeting.
Representing Poznan University of Technology were, among others, Dr Eng. Julia Gościańska-Łowińska, Director of the Kakolewo Campus, and retired Chief Superintendent Piotr Mąka, MSc Eng., Leader of the Centre for Education and Unmanned Aerial Systems Technologies.
During the visit, the guests were introduced to the Kakolewo Campus infrastructure, its ongoing expansion, current research projects, and cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA). The University also presented its expertise and achievements in the field of unmanned aerial systems, including its collaboration with the Provincial Police Headquarters in Poznan, demonstrated, among other initiatives, by the recent FPV drone training courses delivered to police officers from the Wielkopolska region.
Discussions with the Norwegian police officers focused on the potential applications of drones in operational, training, and analytical activities, as well as on the legal and organisational aspects of their implementation.
The talks were constructive and substantive, helping to define future directions and the scope of cooperation between the Police, Poznan University of Technology, and the Norwegian partners.
