2003 Conference of Rectors of European Universities of Technology Gothenburg, 11-12th September 2003

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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 Wolanski, Vice-Rector
for Scientific Research
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• Facts about WUT
• Research activities
• WUT in the international co-operation
• - bilateral agreements
• - international programmes and research projects
• - WUTs international mobility
• - European Framework Programmes
• - EU Mobility Programmes

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POLAND
WUT
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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 (MNES)

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Some figures concerning the University

• WUT has more than 175 years of history
• 4 500 staff
• 32 000 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

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Research activities

• Internal and statutory research
• Individual research projects (grants from the
  Ministry of Scientific Research and Information
  Technology - MSRIT)
• Target projects financed by MSRIT
• Projects commissioned by MSRIT
• Contracted works commissioned by industrial
  companies
• General technological activities accompanying
  scientific research
• International cooperation on the basis of
  governmental agreements

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Rectors and Deans grants

• Awarded to individuals or research teams who
  compete for them
• 2001 239 Rectors grants and 395 Deans 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

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Research Priorities 2003

• - 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

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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 (MNES)
• Other
• - industrial companies funds
• - own funds
• - EU projects
• - other international contracts

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Structure of WUTs 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)

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International activities 2002
Bilateral agreements 48 agreements on scientific
and academic cooperation with foreign
universities

• United States,
• Japan,
• Canada,
• China

• Germany,
• France,
• Italy,
• the United Kingdom
• Central and Eastern Europe,

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International activities 2002

• 459 joint research projects
• reciprocal visits,
• joint research,
• educational and publication activities

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International mobility at WUT in 2002
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Objectives of the international mobility in 2002
60 international conferences are to be organised
by WUT in 2003
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European Framework Programmes

• Fourth Framework Programme - INCO-COPERNICUS
  programme - 64 contracts
• and also contracts in
• PHARE
• EUREKA
• COST
• NATO for SCIENCE

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Fifth Framework Programme 1998-2002

• Fifth Framework Programme
• 55 projects accepted and financed by the European
  Commission
• 8 WUTs Professors are the co-ordinators of
  their contracts
• 2002 Crystal Ball Brussels Prize for the
  best Polish university that was most active in
  the 5th Framework Programme in Poland (awarded by
  the MSRIT)

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Fifth Framework Programme 1998-2002
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Fifth Framework Programme 1998-2002
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Polish Centres of Excellence
WUT - 11 centres
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Centres of Excellence at the WUT (1)
C-CFD GMA1-2002-72103 Center of Excellence for Computational Fluid Dynamics
CEMES GMA1-2002-72089 Center of Excellence for Mechatronics Systems Design, Integration and Application
CEPHOMA NNE5-2002-00023 Center of Photonics and Materials for Prospective Applications
COMBAT GMA1-2002-72024 Center of Microsystems Design and Technology
CONAV GMA1-2002-72059 Control and Navigation Research Centre of Excellence
CSR QLAM-2001-00434 Centre of Excellence for Dynamics of Complex Systems
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Centres of Excellence at the WUT (2)
EESEMS NNE5-2002-00006 Ecological and Highly Efficient Systems and Equipment for Electromechanical Energy Conversion
ENVIMAN GMA1-2002-72139 Center of Excellence for Research and Education in Chemical Analysis and Advanced Materials for Sustainable Development and Environment
Nano-Centre GMA1-2002-72117 Nanocrystalline Materials Fabrication, Structure, Modelling, Properties and Applications
PELINCEC NNE5-2002-00030 Centre of Excellence in Power Electronics and Intelligent Control for Energy Conservation
PRESAFE GMA1-2002-72083 Centre of Competence in Safety of Pressure Equipment
PV-CENTER NNE5-2002-00019 Photovoltaic Center of Competence
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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 contracts
  obligations (i.e. delays on Commissions side)
• -

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SOCRATES-ERASMUS Programmemobility 2001 and
2002

• from WUT country
  to WUT
• students academic staff
  students academic staff
• 2001 / 2002 2001
  2001 / 2002
  2001
• 42 / 56 10 Germany 2 -
• 32 / 37 14 France 6 / 5 -
• 16 / 6 4 Sweden - -
• 15 / 19 6 Great Britain - 2
• 15 / 16 3 Denmark - / 1 -
• 12 / 11 6 Italy 3 / 3 -
• 12 / 21 2 Spain 1 / 5 -
• 10 / 2 - Finland - -
• 9 / 9 2 the Netherlands 1 -
• 6 / 11 6 Belgium 4 / 3 2
• 4 / 4 1 Ireland - -
• 2 / 4 - Austria - -
• - / 5 3 Portugal - / 2 -
• 1 / - - Greece - -
• 176 / 201 57 total 17 / 19 4

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LEONARDO DA VINCI Programme

• Poland became associated to programme 1998
• WUT participation since beginning
• - 7 pilot projects (in 3 as a coordinator),
• - 44 mobility projects (in 2 as a
  coordinator).
• Mobility 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
• For 2003, signed
• - 49 agreements for students mobility with 29
  LEONARDO
• Centres in 10 European countries

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SOCRATES-ERASMUS Programme
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Warsaw, 9 September 2003

• Warsaw University of Technology

Centre for International Cooperation Marta
Szajnowska-Ksit, MSc
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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

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The breakdown of academic staff
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The breakdown of non-academic staff
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Students

• Total number of students 31 924
• Full time studies 22 218 (app. 70)
• Extramural studies 7 663
• Evening studies 2 043
• Annual recruitment of students app. 4650 persons

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Students
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Students
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WUTs - 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

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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 - 6050-11000

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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

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Doctoral studies

• 155 PhDs presented in 2002

Number of students Number of students Number of students
2000/2001 2001/2002 2002/2003
Full time studies 1048 1205 1294
Extramural studies 189 205 129
TOTAL 1237 1410 1423
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WUTs 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
• http//www.okno.pw.edu.pl/english/

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WUTs - 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
• http//www.cems.mini.pw.edu.pl/

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Business School

• Postgraduate Masters Programmes in business
  administration (250 students annually)
• International MBA
• Master HEC en Sciences de Gestion Approfondies
• Executive MBA
• The Schools 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

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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

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