We are pleased to announce that the Vice-Rector for Science, Prof. Wojciech Sumelka, was awarded the Prof. Jan Szmelter Medal today.

This medal is awarded once every two years for special scientific achievements or overall scientific activity in the field of computer techniques in engineering and is awarded by the Medal Chapter. 

Medal for direct achievement - for developing models using fractional derivative calculus in application to selected problems of solid mechanics (and many others, e.g. modelling the development of epidemics, control theory). 

On 7-9 October, a meeting of international cooperation specialists was held, organized as part of the Baltic University Programme (BUP), of which the Poznan University of Technology is a member. The event took place in Ostrava, Czech Republic, gathering over 50 participants from various universities and institutions from the Baltic Sea region. Our university was represented by Olha Vakhrina, co-organizer of the BUP RESCUU conference in April this year at PUT. The meeting was hosted by the University of Ostrava.

" (…) after reviewing the opinions of the Senate of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, the Senate of the Warsaw School of Economics, and the Scientific Council of the Institute of Computer Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw – the Academic Senate of the Poznan University of Technology grants Prof. Salvatore Greco the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the Poznan University of Technology."

On October 9th, Poznan University of Technology inaugurated the 105th anniversary of Polish higher technical education in Poznan.

Doctoral students from the Faculty of Chemical Technology have achieved another major success!

Last week, at the turn of September and October, Orientation Week organized by the Centre of Languages and Communication took place. It is a traditional event addressed to international students of Erasmus+ and Erasmus Exchange Programmes who come to study at Poznan University of Technology. This semester, over 100 students decided to study at PUT. 

The Poznan University of Technology has risen by 4 positions in the global ranking of Polish universities, now ranking 3rd among Polish technical universities.

In the latest edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025, the Poznan University of Technology maintained its position in the 1201–1500 range globally, while nationally it advanced to 11th place (up from 15th) among Polish universities and took 3rd place among Polish technical universities.

The National Agency for Academic Exchange has announced the results of the first call for the European Universities Support Program, which aims to strengthen partnerships and the role of Polish higher education institutions in alliances formed under the European Universities Initiative within the Erasmus+ program.

On October 9 2024, the Poznan University of Technology inaugurated the 105th anniversary of Polish higher technical education in Poznan.

During the ceremonial inauguration, we began the New Academic Year, and at the site of the New Rectorate, we signed and laid the Foundation Act.

The guest of honor at the event was the Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Science and Higher Education - prof. Maria Mrówczyńska.

On site, one could admire photos illustrating the individual stages of the creation of the New Rectorate.

On October 4, 2024, the 13th "Night at the Institute of Aviation" took place in Warsaw.

This is the largest educational night event in Poland, the aim of which is to popularize the aviation and space sector in Poland and promote engineering professions.

Every year, the interest and number of visitors are growing. In the previous edition, the Institute was visited by almost 52,000 people in just 6 hours!