On May 10-12, the Poznan University of Technology organised the 9th edition of the Polish Volleyball Championships for Higher Education Employees.

The PUT Powertrain Scientific Club together with the Institute of Combustion Engines and Drives had the opportunity to present their activities and knowledge about hydrogen technologies during this year's H2Poland fair. The stand of the SC and the Poznan University of Technology attracted the attention of numerous visitors, including industry representatives, scientists and industry media.

In the " Greater Poland for Planet 2030" competition, the group of distinguished young scientists included a doctoral student of the Doctoral School in the discipline of chemical sciences - Joanna Szymańska.

Less than a month ago, the fifth edition of the GHOST Day: Applied Machine Learning Conference 2024 - an event organised by the GHOST student research group, took place within the walls of Poznań University of Technology. Those two days touched on great number of issues in the machine learning field and were a fantastic conclusion of months of preparation.

The Huawei ICT Competition Europe 2023-2024 awards gala was held on April 25 in Istanbul. The event was attended by over 200 students, representatives of governments and science, industry leaders and media from over 10 countries and regions of Europe. Poland was represented by 5 teams selected from students of the Poznan University of Technology.

On April 25, we had the honour of receiving prof. Benoit Goosens - director of the Danau Girang Field Center (DGFC), located in the protected area of ​​the Lower Kinabatangan Nature Reserve in the state of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo.

The center's research aims to mitigate the effects of biodiversity loss in Borneo by understanding the impact of habitat fragmentation on the ecosystem and encouraging active on-site conservation, engagement with non-governmental organizations, stakeholders and policy makers.

The main objective of the General Assembly meeting, attended by over 80 representatives including rectors from ten partner universities, was the establishment of a European, shared campus enriching education and research conducted by the European network of EUNICE universities. The meeting took place on April 23 and 24, 2024, hosted by the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (Germany). It was the first such a meeting in the second phase of the EUNICE project (now EUNICE4U) after receiving funding for another 4 years.

CAPABLE - Common Academic Practices and Abilities in Learning for Research

The CAPABLE project aims to provide knowledge, skills, and networking opportunities to doctoral students completing their PhD at a university that is a member of BUP and focuses on sustainable development relevant to the Baltic Sea region.

Registration by May 5th, 2024 Preliminary program and information at the following link: https://www.balticuniv.uu.se/projects/capable/

On April 20, students of the Decibel Scientific Club took part in the International Robot Competition "ISTROBOT"– Dominik Gołemberski and Wiktor Nowacki took part in the International Robot Competition "ISTROBOT" (category - "Sklad kečupov").

The competition took place at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava (Fakulta elektrotechniky a informatiky STU v Bratislave).

On Friday, April 12, the award ceremony of Doctor Honoris Causa was held at the Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France.

In 2024, UPHF highlighted personalities from African countries.

The title of Doctor Honoris Causa, which is a distinction awarded by the university to a person who has become famous in a given field (sport, art, science, literature, etc.), was awarded to five exceptional personalities: