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Scholarship and Training Fund in the years 2012-2016 Title: International mobility, cooperation and development in education. Scholarship and Training Fund 2012-2016

Managing editor: Sylwia Iżyniec

Editing and concept: Anna Wdowińska

Contributors: STF beneficiaries, Magdalena Gessel, Agata Hernik-Ślusarczyk, Anna Pavlovych

Consultants: Anna Bielecka, Beata Skibińska

Translation: Poliglota Biuro Tłumaczeń Anna Podoracka, Poznań

Proofreading: LinguaCity

Photos: Apart from the photos whose authors have been named, photos come from the archives of individual and institutional project promoters. Cover photo comes from Fotolia resources.

Design and typeset: Jerzy Parfianowicz

Printing: Centrum Usług Wspólnych in Warsaw

Publisher: Foundation for the Development of the Education System Mokotowska 43 00-551 Warsaw tel.: 22 46 31 000 e-mail: [email protected] www.fss.org.pl

ISBN: 978-83-65591-16-6

This publication is free of charge

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6 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 38 39 40 11 12 13 18 34 able of contents of able T The Scholarship and Training Fund – short overview short overview – Fund Training The Scholarship and Mini-glossary of the Scholarship and Training Fund Mini-glossary and Training of the Scholarship Foundation for the Development of the Education the Development Foundation for Scholarship of the – Operator System (FRSE) and Training Fund STF Calendar Visits Preparatory and Study of the measure description general – flutes two for Folk-duo students to fulfil their The grants made it possible for dream to study in Norway There is much more to Edvard Munch’s work work There is much more to Edvard Munch’s than ‘The Scream’ school operate in Norway does a Polish How From Nysa to Fedje patients to rescue lung cancer exchange Scientific the benefit of students and patients for Cooperation competencies your good to verify It’s – from profession About the midwifery point of view sociology’s in Norway academic life to know getting It is worth political participation and sustainable About citizens’ development of film tourism the development for Łódź has potential way the Icelandic – management Tourism Hemiptera Norsk-Poloniae in Higher Education Projects Mobility away from set patterns facilitated breaking The exchange chapter a new opportunities, new competences, New 4

Active in languages – interActive in teaching. Modern Environmental education for sustainable ICT-based methods of teaching languages 66 development in teacher education 95

Leisure practices and perception of nature. Building an eco-friendly Europe – in English 96 Polish tourists and migrants in Iceland 67 Second-cycle Eco-food and Nutrition programme 97 Development of Polish Higher Education Institutions – general description of the measure 70 Mobile application development in environmental monitoring – a new master’s degree programme Modernisation of Education 73 specialisation track in English 98

Tourism industry simulation – an innovative An Eco-city. Education for sustainable, smart practice-oriented teaching method for the new and participatory urban development 99 specialisation “Tourism and hospitality economics with english as a foreign language” 75 Innovation Management – master’s degree programme in English, supported by modern International master’s degree in multimedia information technologies 100 – technology, design, management 76 It really pays off to care for the environment! 101 Implementation of an innovative animal physiology course for biology students using Implementation of "Renewable energy and waste highly advanced computer software 77 management" and "Protection and management of natural resources" specialisation tracks 102 Increasing the attractiveness of electrical drives teaching by launching an e-learning platform and the Sustman – Entrepreneurship, sustainable extension of the laboratory base 78 development and manufacturing for students of pwsz Konin 103 Research and expertise in society 79 Development of an operating model for the inter- Implementation of innovative programmes and faculty School of Entrepreneurship at the University forms of telemedicine education at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn 104 of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz 81 Teaching a healthy lifestyle 105 Gamification helps educate managers 82 Language specialists for the environment 106 Personalised tutoring 83 Architecture for Society of Knowledge (ASK) A new education pathway in Internal Security 84 – a third-cycle programme offered in English at the Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University Welcome to MUW! 85 of Technology 107

Linguists attractive on the labour market 86 eCo-Solving 108

Priority Sector: Environment and Climate Change 88 Raising social sciences students’ awareness of the environment and climate change 109 Learn and cooperate with leaders 91 Career guidance open to the shaping of Prosumer Society and Prosumer Power Engineering 92 society’s environmental awareness 110

Integrated education in Renewable Energy Adding and multiplying values 114 Engineering at the University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz 93 Acknowledgements 118

Cultural Ecology – specialisation track as part of Ethnology programme, second-cycle studies 94 5 6

The Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation Mini-glossary of the Scholarship in Education (SIU), which is a public sector agency promoting international cooperation in education and and Training Fund research. The mission of SIU consists in promoting and facilitating cooperation and mobility, as well as overcoming cultural barriers to communication and exchange in education at the international The Norwegian Financial Mechanism and the European Economic level. The centre has been entrusted with the important task of Area Financial Mechanism, i.e. Norway and EEA Grants, are a form coordinating national internationalisation measures according to of foreign aid granted by Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein to the priorities of the official Norwegian policy in this scope. SIU is Nor- new UE Member States. These funds result from Poland’s acces- way’s official agency managing international programmes and sion to the European Union and the European Economic Area measures related to education. SIU is also responsible for promoting (EU + Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway). The second edition of these Norway as a country open to students and researchers and for sup- grants was implemented in the years 2012-2017 (designed for porting internationalisation in education. years 2009-2014). → www.siu.no

Donor States – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway. The Icelandic Centre for Research (RANNIS) supports On behalf of the Donor States, the Financial Mechanism Committee research, research studies, technical development and is responsible for the supervision over the EEA Financial Mechanism innovation in Iceland. RANNIS cooperates closely with and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for the the Icelandic Science and Technology Policy Council and provides supervision over the Norwegian Financial Mechanism. professional assistance for the preparation and implementation of science and technology policy in Iceland. RANNIS administers com- Financial Mechanism Office (FMO)supports the Financial Mechanism petitive funds and strategic research programmes, coordinates and Committee in the process of managing the financial mechanisms. In promotes Icelandic participation in collaborative international pro- terms of administration, it forms a part of the European Free Trade jects in science and technology, monitors resources and performance Association and is responsible for current implementation of the in research and development and promotes public awareness of mechanisms. FMO is seated in Brussels. research and innovation in Iceland. → http://www.rannis.is National Focal Point is responsible for the implementation of the programmes at the national level. It coordinates and supervises the National Agency for International Education process. The Ministry of Economic Development acts as the National Affairs AIBA (Agentur für Internationale Bil- Focal Point in Poland. dungsangelegenheiten) administers regional and international projects in the area of edu- Programme Operator – institution responsible for the preparation cation, including a programme focusing on and implementation of the programme. Foundation for the Devel- vocational education. The Agency is responsiblefor the implementa- opment of the Education System is the Operator of the Scholarship tion of the National Qualifications Framework in Liechtenstein. and Training Fund in Poland. Programme Operator is responsible, Since 2008, AIBA has also been a focal point for scholarship funds among other things, for the preparation of the programme, calls for implemented within the financial mechanisms. proposals, project selection and monitoring. Programme Operator → http://www.eeagrants-li.com/ is also responsible for the promotion of the programme. All the partner institutions listed above act as National Agencies Partner institutions in Donor States support Programme Operator of the Erasmus+ programme in their respective countries in the in the implementation of the programme on the basis of partner- scope of school education, vocational education and training, higher ship agreements. In the case of Poland, the partner institutions are: education and adult education.

Photo from resources of the Norwegian Embassy in Poland in Embassy Norwegian the of resources from Photo 7 Klepsvik arsten K ver Over 200 bilateral agree- Ambassador of Norway to Poland to Norway Ambassador of and Poland. Universities and schools implemented 171 projects projects 171 implemented schools and Universities Poland. and higher Polish of development cooperation, institutional involving the and teaching of quality the improving institutions, education organizational structure of schools. These implemented. been have countries two our between ments numbers are a proof that the scholarship programme has been strong built has it that and Norway and Poland both to beneficial feel I institutions. and academics teachers, students, between links confident that the sharedexperience and personal stories have contributed to establishing a long-term cooperation between educational institutions in Norway and Poland. been have not would programme scholarship the of success The management professional and commitment the without possible of the whole team at the Foundation for the of Development the Educational System I (FRSE). hope and Poland Norway will in the future. cooperation their successful continue -

ear Readers, Norwegian the on high is education of Internationalisation political Through agenda. the EEA and Norway Grants’

ver 2,600 students, teachers, experts Over and 2,600 teachers, representatives students, of the academic staff participated in mobilities between Norway standing of each other’s cultures, history, people and standing increases history, of cultures, each other’s while tions, Norwegians took the opportunity to stay at Polish institutions. counterpart knowledge knowledge and Many skills. teachers, schoolchildren, Polish ranging from elementary academics, school to higher students, education institutions visited Norwegian educational institu- important for sustainable and socio-economic development. important for sustainable and socio-economic development. institutions Cooperation of students, and pupils, authorities under better a builds It effect. stimulating a has borders across International cooperation in the educational sector is particularly is sector educational the in cooperation International educational cooperation between many and Polish Norwegian I am partners. that happy the and EEA the Norway Grants have relations bilateral our strengthening in role significant a played within education. with Poland It is with pleasure that I contribute to this which publication, in the field of of hard work years presents a culmination of four This programme has created opportunities for cooperation at all at cooperation for opportunities created has programme This international increased has and sector educational the of levels in the sector. and development cooperation mobility, 16,6 million euros Scholarship and Fund Training programme, Norway tohas efforts strengthenfinanced educational systems Europe. in staff and students pupils, of mobility enhance to and D 8

ear Readers, Poland’s joining European structures has resulted in Dthe opportunity for its participation in common policy aimed at the development of Europe’s competitive and dynamic economy, which is knowledge-based and sustainable, and which provides more better jobs. That is why economic development policy in Poland places a large emphasis on education, research and international cooperation in these areas, as they are of para- mount importance for the development of our country and for enhancing the innovativeness of Polish economy. Photo from Ministry of Economic Development's archive Development's Economic of Photo from Ministry

The Scholarship and Training Fund implemented as part of the EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms funded by Norway, During the two editions of the Financial Mechanisms, building Iceland and Liechtenstein has supported the priorities for socio- on its expertise and experience, the Foundation maintained con- economic development of Poland. It has also contributed to the sistent and fruitful cooperation in the field of education between development of human capital and a better-educated, more tol- Poland the Donor States. erant society. This publication presents the outcomes of the second edition Under the two editions implemented in the years 2004-2009 and of the Scholarship and Training Fund implemented in the years 2009-2014, nearly 30 million euros have been assigned for the 2009-2014. The projects featured in the publication prove that Scholarship and Training Fund. Over 2,600 people – students, the initiatives taken by project promoters and their partners were pupils, school and academic teachers, and experts – participated highly diversified and testify to the success of the Scholarship in exchanges and study visits to Donor States: Norway, Iceland and Training Fund. and Liechtenstein. HEIs and schools implemented more than 171 projects focusing on the development of Polish education Yours sincerely, and the improvement of teaching methods. Paweł Chorąży It should be emphasised that the achievement of such excellent Undersecretary of State results was possible thanks to the commitment of project par- Ministry of Economic Development ticipants and efficient management of the Fund performed by National Focal Point for the Foundation for the Development of the Education System. EEA and Norway Grants

Photo from SIU's archive SIU's from Photo 9 - Gill Veena Senior adviser, Senior adviser, Cooperation in Education Cooperation Norwegian Centre for International International for Centre Norwegian of pioneering and research the cooperation, of improvement introduction the by fields other among curriculum, educational of Environmental and Climate change topics. administrators the and At institutional bureaucrats level, have - coop future in useful be will which network, valuable a up built bilateral and multilateral. both ventures, erative under enhanced an to contributed has it level, general more a At educational and cultural systems. standing of each other’s have been able We to research jointly enterprises, and involve educational in institutions, all from sectors, universities and colleges to secondary and primary even Educational schools. cooperation has definitelycontributed to bringing us closer to a lasting friendship. for the foundation providing each other, ur counterpart ur in counterpart is Poland the Foundation for the

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I would like to particularly highlight the introduction of new study new of introduction the highlight particularly to like would I fields at the post being graduatePoland, in the level offspring The interesting part of this cooperation is that it has facilitated has it that is cooperation this of part interesting The - Pro ways. both how, know and transfer knowledge edge cutting jects have been relevant to national and local needs and here these joint projects. Educational cooperation has also Educational had cooperation wide these joint projects. of and 100’s Norway involving in Poland geographical coverage institutions. Bilateral project cooperation has been a tremendous success with success tremendous a been has cooperation project Bilateral institutions, Norwegian visiting teachers and researchers 500 over of implementation the during way other the moving 250 over and and nearly 200 Norwegian students who have availed scholarships availed have who students Norwegian 200 nearly and implementation program a during institutions, Polish at study for period of roughly three years. mobilities, and mobilities, bilateral cooperation projects with Norwegian, 750 over report can We institutions. Liechtenstein and Icelandic institutions, Norwegian at studied have who far, so students Polish In a comparative perspective, In the a perspective, Polish Fund comparative has produced both as results, regards exceptional two way student and staff We have had the pleasure to work with a highly professional and professional highly a with work to pleasure the had have We competent team at the and FRSE, are pleased to see - the excel lent results that our joint efforts have produced in educational our countries. between collaboration program together with RANNIS in Iceland and AIBA in Liech- tenstein. Warsaw. in based (FRSE), System Education the of Development The Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in The International for Educa- Norwegian Cooperation Centre Polish the for partner program donor the is Bergen in (SIU) tion the largest with a total amount of 16.6 million euros. the largest with a total D 10

ear Readers, People are the elementary and most important element Dforming state structures, shaping scientific potential and building economic strength. Professor Peter F. Drucker, an outstanding management theoretician, used to say that “the only resource capable of enlargement can be human resources. All other resources stand under the laws of mechanics. They can be exploited in a good or bad manner, but they can never have an output greater form the left: Paweł Poszytek, PhD, Anna Salomończyk-Mochel, Andrzej Wyczawski, Aleksandra Ścibich-Kopiec than the sum of the inputs.” We feel truly uplifted by the fact that institutions and organisations involved in formal education at all investment in human resources forming the education systems is levels: basic, secondary, higher, vocational and adult education. a priority not only for us, but also for our international partners. The principles of the Scholarship and Training Fund are perfectly In recent years, the Foundation for the Development of the Edu- in line with Europe 2020 – a strategy for smart, sustainable and cation System has had the privilege to be the Operator of the inclusive growth, and with ET 2020 – a strategic framework for Scholarship and Training Fund – a key programme supporting European cooperation in education and training. The end of the the development of our educational potential. Its second edition, second edition of the Scholarship and Training Fund marks the just coming to an end, has proved highly successful. The STF has beginning of preparations for the next phase of the programme. succeeded in the implementation of two basic principles – increas- It is there that we intend to present new challenges and specific ing student and staff mobility and expanding and strengthening objectives, which will make the STF offer even more attractive inter-institutional cooperation between educational institu- and user-friendly, and above all – responding well to the needs tions operating not only in Poland, but also in Donor States – in of Polish education. Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. More than 450 excellent projects that have been implemented in Poland – the biggest This publication is an attempt to sum up the achievements and programme beneficiary with a budget of 16.6 million euros – is the influence that projects funded under the EEA and the Nor- the best confirmation of the added value and scale of support. wegian Financial Mechanisms have exerted on Polish school and higher education. We are convinced that the subsequent editions The Fund has contributed to the improvement of education quality of the Scholarship and Training Fund will bring many outstand- in Polish educational institutions, increased the innovativeness ing initiatives. In the coming years, our objectives should not and attractiveness of the education system and has initiated long- be limited to bridging the gap between Polish and Scandinavian term cooperation between HEIs, which facilitates the introduction education systems. We have to develop good practices and set of positive changes inspired by Scandinavian models. The impact new standards, which will become a model to be followed. of the programmes is visible right now in the growing efficiency of education and the improving quality of research. We truly hope you will find this publication inspiring and we wish you many brilliant ideas for new projects. The Fund has significantly contributed to the academic career and development of students, didacticians and administrative staff by Management Board raising their language and intercultural skills through numerous Foundation for the Development of the Education System interschool exchanges and study visits. Projects could be submitted by schools and higher education institutions, as well as all other

- 11 enhancing human resources; reducing social divisions and disparities; of knowledge; supporting pursuance promoting leading cooperation to increased quality of educational services; learning. lifelong promoting administration administration of international cooperation programmes in sector; the education projected the on focusing work study and analytical supporting reform; education - insti education Polish between cooperation the programming abroad; tutions and centres undertaking more cooperation with and ever extensive Polish institutions and organisations. international education • In 2011, FRSE quality management system in the scope of inter of scope the in system management quality FRSE 2011, In ISO management programme educational domestic and national was certified. 9001:2008 The Foundation’s The activities Foundation’s support enhancing the quality of the developing and reforming for ground provide and education FRSE by managed programmes The Poland. in system education to: given with priority of EU initiatives a number embrace • • • • • • • • - ) ) Operator of the - Pro Operational FRSE Scientific Exchange Programme Exchange Scientific Owing to education project funding, programmes. In the Europe programmes. for years Youth and and

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Socrates programme implemented in the years 2014-2020. years the in implemented programme Erasmus+ p ip Scholarsh the of Operator Polish-Lithuanian Youth Exchange Fund Exchange Youth Polish-Lithuanian Council Exchange Youth Polish-Ukrainian SALTO-EECA Eastern Europe and Caucasus Resource Centre Resource Caucasus and Europe Eastern SALTO-EECA and ystem ( System ion Educat the of evelopment Development the for ion Foundat objective through: The main objective of the Foundation is to provide broadly defined support to the reform and development of Polish education system. The Foundation carries out its statutory gramme Knowledge, gramme Education, Development (PO Knowledge, WER 2014-2010). FRSE also carries out activities as part of the of part as activities out carries also FRSE 2015, it was a contact point for for point contact a was it 2015, in Poland. Sciex-NMSch Since 2008, the Since 2008, Foundation has acted as the programme) the of editions (two Fund Training and Scholarship implemented as part of the Norway and In EEA Grants. 2009- • • • The Foundation also supports cooperation with Eastern Partner Eastern with cooperation supports also Foundation The way of: by ship countries Lifelong Lifelong Learning Programme Leonardo (Erasmus, da Vinci, into translated FRSE of reliability The Grundtvig). and Comenius of Agency National the it appointing into and it into placed trust the programmes, FRSE programmes, was appointed of National Agency Polish the and Action in Youth the coordinated Foundation the 2007-2013, PHARE Fund (TEMPUS, TESSA, TERM and SMART). In 1998, when 1998, In SMART). and TERM TESSA, (TEMPUS, Fund PHARE became Poland a country associated with the European Union and the commenced implementation of community education it provides opportunities for the acquisition of formal and non- and formal of acquisition the for opportunities provides it than more For knowledge. specialist and basic practical, formal, educational programmes. the by financed programmes out carried Foundation the Initially, 20 years, the Foundation has been the only institution in Poland Poland in institution only the been has Foundation the years, 20 European of dozen a over managing in experience vast a such with Established in the 1993, Foundation for the of Development the Education System has helped to reform and modernise all of education. Polish levels – 12

• activities aimed at the improvement of the quality of study The Scholarship and Training Fund programmes offered in foreign languages by Polish HEIs;

– short overview • activities intended to improve the quality of teaching and the didactic capacity of the Polish education system;

The Scholarship and Training Fund was established on the • activities aimed at the development of the didactic offer; strength of the Memorandum of Understanding on the implementation of the EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014 between Iceland, the • activities aimed at increasing the participation of Polish edu- Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and Poland, as cational institutions in international programmes, student well as on the strength of the Memorandum of Understanding on exchange programmes and increasing the possibilities of orga- the implementation of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2009- nising international events. 2014 between the Kingdom of Norway and Poland. These initiatives could be undertaken as part of four Three EFTA (European Free Trade Association) countries, which measures: are also EEA (European Economic Area) members – Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein – offered to Poland non-refundable • Mobility Projects – a measure intended for HEI students and financial aid involving two instruments known as: the EEA Finan- (academic, research and administration) staff; cial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, also called the Norway grants. • Preparatory Visits and Study Visits – a measure addressed to the staff of educational institutions; The overall objective of the Fund is to contribute to the reduction of economic and social disparities in the European Economic Area • Inter-Institutional Cooperation – measures meant for and to strengthen bilateral relations in the area of education educational institutions (schools, HEIs, research centres) imple- between Poland and Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. menting projects with a foreign partner;

In the years 2008-2011, 13.3 million euros was granted to projects • Development of Polish Higher Education Institutions as part of the first edition of the Fund. In the years 2009-2014, – a measure aimed at Polish HEIs implementing projects on total awarded grants amounted to 16.6 million euros, and the their own or in cooperation with a foreign partner. projects were implemented until 2016. The Scholarship and Training Fund is the only programme, which Since 2008, the Foundation for the Development of the Edu- cooperates with partner institutions in all three Donor States, cation System – an institution managing major EU education i.e. SIU in Norway, RANNIS in Iceland and AIBA in Liechtenstein. programmes (www.frse.org.pl) – has been the Programme Operator of the Scholarship and Training Fund.

The Fund aims to enhance human capital and knowledge through:

• increased student and HEI staff mobility between Poland and the Donor States;

• increased and strengthened inter-institutional cooperation and partnerships between institutions active in the area of education (at the level of primary, higher, vocational and adult education) in Poland and in the Donor States.

Initiatives eligible for STF funding:

• study periods and practical placements for students;

• preparatory visits undertaken by representatives of education institutions in order to establish or develop cooperation and/or prepare a joint project as part of the remaining measures covered by the Fund;

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52 applications approved 52 applications approved the total funding for for amount exceeding € 79 000 Total allocation: € 200 000 Total 86 submitted applications 86 submitted P P Signing of the agreement Signing of FRSE and the Ministry between the for Development of the Scholarship implementation of Fund in Poland. Training and 2013 7 January – 6 March proposals for 1st call for Visits Preparatory ecember 2012 14 December P P

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P ay 2012 9 May Agreement the Signing of and Norway Poland between things, among other concerning, The the scholarship programme. allocation assigned for total and Research on focusing projects scholarships area in the second Grants and EEA Norway edition of € 77m. exceeded P

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PP PP 8 April – 7 June 2013 4 December 2013 – 16 May 2014 P 1st call for proposals for Inter- 2nd call for proposals P Institutional Cooperation and for Preparatory Visits 1 March – 30 April 2013 Development of Polish Higher 1st call for proposals for Mobility Education Institutions Total allocation: P Projects € 177 284.00 P Inter-Institutional Cooperation 27 March – 27 May 2014 Total allocation: 156 submitted applications 2nd call for proposals for € 1 793 333.50 Total allocation: € Development of Polish Higher 1 873 333.00 120 applications approved Education Institutions, priority: 34 submitted applications for funding for the total „Environment and Climate 46 submitted applications amount of € 174 556.58 Change” 31 applications approved (PLN 732 125.12) :for funding for the total 25 applications approved Total allocation amount of € 1 298 412.45 for funding for the total P € 5 049 182.00 (PLN 5 407 628.19) amount of € 1 873 332.91 P 3 February – 2 April 2014 124 submitted applications Development of Polish Higher 2nd call for proposals for Mobility Education Institutions Projects 38 applications approved for funding for the total Total allocation: Total allocation: amount of € 5 049 181.81 € 2 866 666.50 € 1 600 000.00 (PLN 21 094 976.70)

139 submitted applications 31 submitted applications The second call for proposals in 2014 was possible owing to the 19 applications approved 29 applications approved increase of the Fund allocation for funding for the total for funding for the total with € 5 049 182 assigned for amount of € 2 858 984.24 amount of € 1 439 915.65 projects focusing on environment (PLN 11 951 697.73) (PLN 6 092 571.11) and climate change.

Thanks to the increased allocation, the programme total budget amounted to 16.6 million euros, out of which 5 million came from the EEA Financial Mechanism and 10 million from the Norwegian Financial Mechanism. The remaining 10% of the amount originated from Poland’s state budget. 15

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for funding for the total the total funding for for amount exceeding € 830 000.00 117 applications approved applications approved 117 165 submitted applications 165 submitted P ctober 2016 – 12 October 1 April proposals 1st call for for Study Visits P

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for funding for the total the total funding for for € 1 790 055.35 amount of (PLN 7 576 230.27) 31 applications approved 31 applications approved

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Preparatory and Study Visits – general description of the measure

95 / 2 Iceland 184 / 4 Norway

Preparatory Visits are short visits, lasting up to five working days, undertaken by representatives of educational institutions aimed at: 11 / 294 • establishing cooperation between institutions; Poland

• maintaining and developing already existing contacts between institutions; 13 / 5 Liechtenstein • preparing and planning joint projects;

• completing an application for funding provided by the Scho- / larship and Training Fund or other programmes. Types of institutions participating in the visits Number of visits per sending country “Trondheim and its academic environment is a wonderful place not only for working but also for living”, says Magdalena Łazarewicz. “It allows you to keep good work-life balance, and be effective and satisfied with the tasks you perform.” In April 2016, the Programme Operator announced an additional Two calls for proposals announced in January and December call for proposals under Study Visits. Such was possible thanks 2013 enjoyed great interest, especially among higher education to the approval for assigning for this purpose the funds that institutions. As part of the first call for proposals, 86 applica- have been saved or unused as part of previous calls. This offer tions were submitted and as many as 152 under the second call. was addressed to the same types of institutions as these eligible That best proves the attractiveness of the measure, its growing under Preparatory Visits and mostly aimed at: popularity and willingness to establish contacts with institutions in Donor States. In 2013-2014, 172 visits and the same number • maintaining and developing already existing contacts between of individual mobilities were implemented. institutions;

• evaluation and summing-up of implemented projects;

Total allocation (under Norway and EEA • ensuring sustainability of project outcomes; Grants 2009-2014 together with Polish funds) under the two calls for proposals • establishing cooperation between institutions; for Preparatory Visits exceeded € 250,000. Funds assigned for Study Visits exceeded • preparing and planning joint projects, including completing appli- € 850,000. cations for funding provided by other European programmes.

From 1 April to 12 October 2016, 165 applications concerning Study Visits were filed, out of which 117 applications for the total amount of € 837 000.00 were approved for funding. Preparatory and Study Visits 19

Number of mobilities divided per gender of participants

321 (57%) 244 (43%) female male

Types of institutions participating in the visits Institutions from Donor States

secondary schools 15 HEIs 226 research institutes 22 companies and enterprises 8 Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein planning the implementation local authorities and communities 26 of a project in partnership with Polish educational institutions NGOs 2 were also eligible. A person employed in an applying institution other 4 who was to undertake a visit and implement tasks on behalf of Total 303 the institution was an eligible individual participant.

Institutions from Poland Project duration Grants were awarded for staff mobilities lasting from one up to secondary schools 23 five working days in the case of Preparatory Visits and from one HEIs 264 up to 10 days in the case of Study Visits. Additional two days at research institutes 15 maximum could be provided for travel. other 1 The largest number of applications were submitted for the Total 303 organisation of visits to Norway, which stemmed from the biggest number of prospective partner institutions operating there.

Also this call for proposal enjoyed big popularity and all assigned “Preparatory Visits offer immense opportunities, above all to see funds were used. The calls for Preparatory and Study Visits were academic life in the Norwegian HEIs”, emphasises Małgorzata announced on an on-going basis, which means that the applica- Szews. “You can see the standards that function in the hosting tions were processed as they came in until all the funds were used. HEI, student life and the architecture of university buildings that SZTUKA combines tradition and modernity in a specific way in Norway.” “During a Preparatory Visit lasting some days you can meet a lot of people, establish new contacts, gather lots of materials, see Iceland came second and the smallest number of visits were some exhibitions and return to the favourite places of the city implemented in Liechtenstein and Poland. Smaller than expected of Oslo”, says Anna Ptak-Gusin. “You certainly need perfect time interest in organising visits to Poland partially resulted from the management and to focus your energy on various activities.” fact that the same measures were offered at the same time as part of the funds implemented in other Beneficiary States (e.g. Due to the fact that one application for the organisation of a Study Hungary and Czech Republic) and that cooperation potential of Visit could provide for the mobility of up to 10 persons coming the Donor States was limited. from one home institution, more than 390 people were given opportunity to go abroad.

As part of the visits, more than 560 individual mobilities were conducted.

Applicants and Partners Polish educational institutions interested in the subsequent implementation of a project in partnership with an institution from a Donor State were eligible applicants. Institutions from Preparatory and Study Visits

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ARTS Music is a universal language – Professor Ewa Murawska of the Academy of Music in Poznań found that out once again during her visit to Norway.

Five busy days of a preparatory visit filled with meetings were sufficient for establishing new and maintaining existing coopera- The University of Agder was founded in 1994 as a result of tion between the two universities. a merger of six HEIs, however, its academic tradition goes back to 1839. It is one of the most important universities in Norway. The HEI has cam- The cooperation of Professor Ewa Murawska, who is in charge of puses in Kristiansand (where the participant was staying) and Grimstad. the flute class at the Faculty of Instrumental Music, Academy of It has five faculties and offers over 175 study programmes, including Music in Poznań, with the Nordic countries started in 2003. At 20 master degree programmes and 7 doctoral programmes. The HEI is ARTS the beginning, thanks to her own effort and then thanks to the composed of the following faculties: Economics and Social Sciences; STF programme among other things, she managed to implement Fine Arts; Health and Sport Sciences; Humanities and Education; and a number of projects concerning cooperation between Poland, Engineering and Science. As part of programmes provided in the Depart- Iceland and Norway. ment of Classical Music, visiting professors are regularly invited, students carry out international mobilities, take part in numerous international I was surprised that in Norway and Iceland the projects and serve their placements in the Kristiansand or Stavanger development of cultural education is so dynamic, Philharmonic Concert Hall. and the imposing infrastructure of cultural objects is but one example. it is much more difficult to continue it successfully over a longer period of time”, says Ewa Murawska. “Above all, this requires trust “I always look for an opportunity to travel to Iceland or Norway on both sides. And then: commitment, respect for the partner as I feel extremely attached to those communities and cultures and incessantly developed creativity.” owing to this long-term and fruitful cooperation”, she says. The creation of a new composition entitled “Folk-duo for two The establishment of permanent coop- flutes” dedicated to Professor Ewa Murawska and the Norwegian eration between the Academy of Music in employee responsible for her stay was an unplanned result of Ewa Murawska, Faculty Poznań and the University of Agder was one Professor Murawska’s visit to the University of Agder. of Instrumental Music, of the purposes of the visit. The Polish and University School of Music in Poznań Norwegian HEIs developed an action strat- Time of the visit: egy for the next few years. Joint operation Ewa Murawska, PhD is an academic at the Ignacy Jan 2-9 May 2014 plans in the scope of education, science and Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań. Her PhD thesis was Host institution: arts between Polish and Norwegian artists devoted in full to the role of the flute in the works of Nordic University of Agder and institutions were successfully created. composers. Funding: € 1,250 “It is not difficult to start cooperation FSS/2013/R2/PV/W/0009 between institutions or particular units, ARTS 21 y Visits y Stud and On the basis of the y y , art historian, is a lecturer at the is a lecturer art, historian, anniversary of Munch’s birth Munch’s of anniversary th Preparator , PhD , anniversary of the painter’s birth was birth painter’s the of anniversary th , doctor Ptak-Gusin claims. Ptak-Gusin doctor , incognita” terra Gusin - he Scream’ The tak P bviously, the main purpose of Obviously, the Preparatory Anna Higher School of Artistic Crafts and Management in Wrocław Wrocław in Management and Crafts Artistic of School Higher 2010, Since Wrocław. in Banking of College University the and conducted and Museum Munch the with cooperated has she “Scream”. the the author of of and works the life research into The most important thing for an art historian is to The most is to important thingart historian an for art objects. see original

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Museet - Munch The in the field of research and exhibition with a number of institutions all institutions of number a with exhibition and research of field the in works. include Munch’s whose collections the world over ing the largest collection of Edvard Munch’s works. The Museum was works. Edvard Munch’s of ing the largest collection in will, last artist’s the following 1963 in Oslo of City the by founded The from his last house in Ekely. all his works which he bequeathed It cooperates studios. museum houses paper and painting conservation 22 Preparatory and Study Visits

The Polish Catholic Sat- urday School in Stavan- ger is a private school cooperat- PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCES, PSYCHOLOGY ing with the local government.

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in Norway glottodidactics offered by the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Univer- sity has been developed thanks to the inclusion of problems faced by Polish language schools abroad. The Norwegian partner has His visit to the Polish Catholic Saturday School in Stavanger created a report on the improvement of education quality in the enabled Professor Wojciech Kudyba of the Cardinal Stefan Stavanger school thanks to the application of teaching aids and Wyszyński University to collect information about challenges methodical assistance provided by language education experts related to teaching Polish abroad. from the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University.

“I saw all documentation of the school, participated in classes, Owing to training, the quality of education offered spoke to the headmaster and teachers”, the participant mentions. by the Stavanger school will improve and Cardinal “I was really impressed with excellent work done by the headmaster, Antoni Czajkowski. I was also surprised Stefan Wyszyński University students – volunteers at the high level of cooperation between will gain unique experience.

PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCES, PSYCHOLOGY SCIENCES, PEDAGOGICAL the school and the local government.” Wojciech Kudyba, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński “The institutional benefits are obvious: the Department of Glot- University in Warsaw The purpose of the visit consisted in a dis- todidactics at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University and the Time of the visit: cussion about the status and work of Polish Polish school in Stavanger have a better understanding of their 5-8 June 2014 schools abroad, their successes and difficul- weak and strong points and of possible cooperation”, Professor Host institution: Polish Catholic Saturday ties and support that could be provided by the Kudyba says. “From the professional point of view, I became School in Stavanger Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in the acquainted with the specificity of work of the Stavanger school. Funding: development of the Stavanger school’s edu- I also updated my private database of Polish schools abroad”. € 1,000 cational offer. The actions will be multilateral: FSS/2013/R2/PV/W/0117 among other things, students-volunteers from In the future, the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University may focus the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University will on a project devoted to a virtual database of Polish schools abroad. go to Norway and the University will provide the school with teaching aids for the purpose of teaching the Polish language. Wojciech Kudyba, PhD, is a professor at the Cardinal Stefan The visit resulted in a training plan that is to be offered to the Wyszyński University. His work focuses on Polish studies and Stavanger school by the staff of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński contemporary Polish literature. His research interests include University. Polish HEI will also benefit from it: a report on the works of Cyprian Kamil Norwid, contemporary poetry and the improvement of the education quality of programmes in the problem of spirituality versus literature. Y CHOLOG PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCES, PSY SCIENCES, PEDAGOGICAL

PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCES, PSYCHOLOGY Photo Lech Głazunow Lech Photo 23 y Visits y Stud and y y is a certified teacher of English and English of teacher certified a is Preparator w azuno Gł Marzena Arts with 17 years of experience. She works at No. 2 Lower 2 Lower at No. She works experience. of years Arts with 17 in she is interested As a teacher School in Nysa. Secondary - motiva their developing and horizons students’ broadening The Fedje island impressed me island the with The impressed closeness Fedje of the houses, deer coming close to deer and roe nature, and islands smaller a landscape and bigger full of everywhere. water exchange experiences with the Fedje English teacher was an added an was teacher English Fedje the with experiences exchange very was meeting “This visit. the of benefit unplanned and value inspiration me gave it as English of teacher a as me to important emphasises. Głazunow Marzena my classes”, and ideas for and cooperation. contacts learn English through international tion to “Students’ free circulation during classes, leaving the classroom, classroom, the leaving classes, during circulation free “Students’ a wide range being of on permissible firstconduct, name terms teacher the socks”, in school the round walking teachers, the with she that noticed the approach to language However, mentions. teaching was very traditional in She Fedje. also realised that work, with overloaded being of complained teachers Norwegian work. especially administrative Thanks to this the visit, two schools established contact and concerning projects future on cooperation of declaration a signed being able to observe English However, classes education. and - - - e j - Norwegian school the issues of discipline discipline of issues the school Norwegian were relationship teacher-student the and than in Poland. different completely is a pub- school

Fed FSS/2013/R2/PV/W/0054 The live on the island. live infrastructure. The school is at infrastructure. 90 students taught by by tended students All teachers. 20 about 16. The establishment boasts The establishment boasts 16. teaching and premises good lic establishment situated on on establishment situated lic of a small island in the west pu- by It is attended Norway. pils and students aged 6 to

Marzena Głazunow, Głazunow, Marzena Lower Karpatczycy No. 2 School in Nysa Secondary visit: the Time of 2014 20-24 May Host institution: and Fedje Primary School Secondary Funding: € 1,250 ysa to Fed to Nysa From equipment. But there were more reasons to be surprised, as in the in as surprised, be to reasons more were there But equipment. all students, photocopiers all and photocopiers projectors students, printers, and interac tive whiteboards in each free to classroom, access all teaching/ notebooks learning free and materials, textbooks, other school The teacher from was Poland surprised at the of level equipment in this small school situated on a tiny island: laptops for toryVisit operates in a completely different environment: it is 90 barely by attended are classes and island, small a on situated and 16-year-olds. 6-year-olds including both students, local local community on a constant basis and undertakes activities on its behalf. The Fedje school visited by the teacher as part of her Prepara ing at 2 Lower Secondary No. School Karpatczycy in Her Nysa. vicinity the in operates students, 400 about by attended school, of three large housing The estates. school cooperates with the for joint projects implemented by the two institutions. the two by implemented joint projects for work Arts and English of teacher certified a is Głazunow Marzena Marzena Głazunow, a teacher working at a Marzena Głazunow, lower secondary school in participatedNysa, in classes and observed the life startingpoint good a was This Fedje. in school Norwegian a of 24 Preparatory and Study Visits

The Department of Cellular Ther- apy is a unit of the Oslo Oncology University Hospital. It is a very extensive institution employing numerous specialists and equipped with state-of-the-art appliances. The Depart- ment of Cellular Therapy complies with the standards of Good Laboratory Practice. Its team’s extensive research results are published MEDICAL SCIENCES in high ranked scientific journals.

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cancer patients The participant had an insight into the character of research conducted at the Institute, in particular that relating to innovative vaccines. She also described the achievements of her home The Department of Cellular Therapy at the Oslo University institute and presented the BAL method in detail (sampling, Hospital is a model unit – both in terms of equipment and the processing and analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage – eds.) which organisation of research. A visit by Professor Joanna Domagała- aroused the hosts’ interest. The observation of work in the Nor- -Kulawik of the Medical University of Warsaw has initiated wegian centre, which is an epitome of good organisation, made academic cooperation between the two institutions. Professor Domagała-Kulawik develop plans for the modernisation of her own laboratory at the Medical University of Warsaw. Malignant lung tumour is one of the most serious cancer condi-

MEDICAL SCIENCES MEDICAL tions in the world. Understanding the process of its development If not for the Preparatory Visit, I would not have is decisive in providing effective treatment. Hence the visit under- motivated myself to prepare a research grant taken by Professor Joanna Domagała-Kulawik of the Medical University of Warsaw to the Department of Cellular Therapy application. at the Oslo University Hospital in order to initiate academic cooperation between Becoming acquainted with the host institution and its scien- Joanna Domagała-Kulawik, the two units. tific achievements, as well as the interest that was caused by Medical University the participant’s achievements and offer slightly changed the of Warsaw “We selected the Department of Cellular visit programme – the partners concentrated on examining the Time of the visit: 10-13 August 2014 Therapy at the Oslo University Hospital condition of the immune system of sufferers before and during Host institution: as the main Norwegian centre conducting lung cancer therapy using the BAL method. They also discussed Oslo University Hospital research into the phenotype and molecular the character of potential joint research, methods of taking sam- Funding: characteristics of lung cancer stem cells”, ples from patients, safe transport and their division between the € 1,250 Professor Domagała-Kulawik says. two centres. FSS/2013/R2/PV/W/0081 A modern and perfectly equipped building, operating in line with standards, and excellent organisation of Professor of medical science, Joanna Domagała- work at the Department of Cellular Therapy were very strong -Kulawik is a consultant in internal medicine, lung diseases arguments for the development of intensive academic exchange. and pathomorphology. She works at the Department and Clinic But that was not the only thing that influenced the decision of Internal Medicine, Pneumonology and Allergology of the about a joint project. Medical University of Warsaw. For many years, Professor Domagała-Kulawi- k’s scientific research has been focusing on the biology of lung cancer. She “The hosts’ incredible kindness created a splendid atmosphere published several articles on the subject. for work”, Professor Domagała-Kulawik says. MEDICAL SCIENCES

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Stud FSS/2013/PV/W/0023 Science and Hanna Trębacz, Medical Trębacz, Hanna Lublin of University visit: the Time of 2013 6-10 May Host institution: Iceland of University Funding: € 1,250 y y Iceland of y y Medical of

Preparator Her research interests include the appli- the include interests research Her Universit

The and the oldest and largest The HEI in Iceland. Rank University World Education Higher Times - universi best 300 of group the in it places ings 25 ties. faculties provide education to about Continuing of The Institute 14,000 students. centre largest the is 1983 in founded Education about offers it year, Every in Iceland. type that of by programmes followed and study 400 courses year. about 12,000 persons per higher education institution founded in 1911 in 1911 higher education institution founded Professor - Inter for Vice-Rector the of position the held has L.Pokrzycka Photo

Trębacz Since 2012, 2012, Since national Cooperation and Postgraduate Studies at the Medical and Postgraduate national Cooperation Lublin. of University University operates, especially the organisation of the education the of organisation the especially operates, University how of and Iceland, in dimension continuous a has which process, research is in conducted The international teams. educational aspects have been included in the 2014-2020 strategy of the Medical University. bones of examination the in methods measurement physical of cation organs. in the bone tissue and other tissues in the motor and collagen medical and teaching staff of the Medical University of Lublin are in still experiences Polish not this sufficientarea. and the extremely be to proved topic The growing. constantly are needs cooperation. further of context the in parties both for interesting solutions reviewed Vice-Rector relating The to instruction in provided future great with study of field a – therapy occupational Medical The HEI. Polish one by only far so University of Lublin is interested in the of this programme. introduction as for Interna- me, Vice-Rector the “To gaining tional insight Cooperation, into mul- and international an of specifics the extremely an is functioning HEI’s ticultural Trębacz. Hanna says experience”, valuable The return visit equipped the participant with knowledge of the way in which the - anna Trębacz, Vice-Rector of the Medical the of Vice-Rector Trębacz, Hanna

Occupational therapy is a field of study with therapy is a field Occupational use Icelandic to and it is worth prospects, good in thisexperiences scope. t benefit the for ion ooperat

ients pat and of students C ing point of a discussion about opportunities for educating the also encompasses the equalisation of opportunities and projects and opportunities of equalisation the encompasses also targeting women. start the was hospital Reykjavik a at Ward Geriatric the to visit A The University of Iceland has a developed gender equality programme relating to to access education and the labour market, which practices, good relevant of dissemination the to as well as “During my visit I was surprised at a discussion on the strategy Hanna Trębacz. says Professor in Iceland”, of gender equality academic establishment with an international character. academic establishment Vice-Rector Hanna Trębacz Hanna visited Vice-Rector Trębacz the Institute of Continuing Education at the a – University brilliantly of organised Iceland care in the two countries were compared during the visit of of visit the during compared were countries two the in care Professor Associate Iceland. of the University Lublin to of University Population ageing is Population a Models major of challenge. geriatric 26 Preparatory and Study Visits

It’s good to verify your competencies

The visit of doctor Agata Bachórz of the University of Gdańsk to the University of Iceland resulted not only in the submission of a project, which received a high rating and funding, but it also allowed the participant to develop her project work competencies. SOCIAL SCIENCES Doctor Agata Bachórz conducts research into mobility and identity in Central and Eastern Europe. The visit to Reykjavik enabled her to prepare an application relating to a large academic project entitled “The patterns of leisure and the perception of nature. Polish tourists and migrants in Iceland”.

Work on a project that received a high rating and funding begun through a cycle of working meetings and the development of a detailed concept of further cooperation. Establishing informal contact with representatives of Polish minority in Reykjavik, Agata Bachórz, University of Gdańsk going sightseeing in the city and partici- Time of the visit: pation in lectures held in the City Library 7-11 May 2013 were just as essential. Host institution: University of Iceland “Thanks to this mobility I was able to Funding: € 1,250 test my competencies outside the Polish university, present myself to external FSS/2013/PV/W/0048 recipients, apply my theoretical knowledge about project work and project manage- SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIAL ment in practice”, the participant says. “I also managed to start 2.0) BY-NC (CC Talarico Photo Donna fruitful academic cooperation, which may also open new perspectives to students of the University of Gdańsk”, she adds.

Doctor Agata Bachórz delivered a lecture at the University of Iceland and participated in a working meeting with research and administration staff of the university, owing to which a specific The University of Iceland is a public higher education institution founded in 1911 and the oldest and largest HEI in Iceland. Getting to know the local cultural context is useful The Times Higher Education World University Rankings places it in the group of 300 best universities. 25 faculties provide education to when working on a joint project. about 14,000 students.

concept of cooperation was developed and the relevant applica- The School of Social Sciences constitutes the biggest part of the tion was partly prepared. The bulk of work on the application University of Iceland. Its six faculties: Business Administration, was successfully completed after the visit. Economics, Law, Political Science, Social and Human Sciences and Social Work, offer a very extensive academic programme. “The Preparatory Visit enabled us to formalise our cooperation – the partners and participants had known one another before – and provide it with the organisational and legal frameworks Agata Bachórz, PhD is an Assistant Professor at the that determine project activities today”, doctor Bachórz says. Social Anthropology Section, the Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Journalism of the University of Gdańsk. Her The inter-institutional cooperation of the University of Gdańsk scientific interests focus on the sociology of mobility and and the University of Iceland will allow the former to expand its travelling issues seen from the anthropological perspective, inter-cultural research to comprise mobility patterns and international relations relations and post-communism anthropology, as well as the anthropology between Poland (the Pomerania region in particular) and Iceland. of everyday life. SOCIAL SCIENCES - 27 - founded founded y Visits y , , Stud and Bergen y y is a health, disease and is a health, of y y , PhD PhD , Preparator Universit The At its six faculties offering the majority of of the majority faculties offering its six At Univer the disciplines, academic traditional departments, various specialist 60 offers sity centres. and scientific institutes - the most famous Norwe is one of in 1946, and diversity academic privileging HEIs gian Currently, research. scientific of level high a students and 14,800 has over the university and other staff. 3600 lecturers employs wska Dorosze Antonina medicine sociologist, lecturer at the Gynaecology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology the at lecturer sociologist, medicine where Warsaw, of the of Institute Medical University Teaching and health sociology. classes in sociology she conducts I cannot overestimate the direct contact that I had that the contact direct I cannot overestimate took who of theof Bergen University with the staff I conducted. in the research interest keen During her visit to the Norwegian HEI, doctor Doroszewska made Doroszewska doctor HEI, Norwegian the to visit her During midwifery the of analysis “Sociological entitled: presentation a made preliminary general – comments”, profession in Poland up looked and Bergen of University the of library the in research on works focussing the sociological analysis of - medical profes data collected She particular. in midwifery the Norway, in sions profession midwifery the governing regulations legal to relating funding and functioning the regulating documents and Norway in in participated also She country. the in system healthcare the of a discussion on a joint research project. of subject the that me convinced Bergen in met I whom “People compara the from especially interesting, was project research my said - broadening.” of worthwhile was it that and perspective tive . Doroszewska doctor bstetrics, where Obstetrics, the care systems. The Teaching Institute care The of systems. Teaching Gynaecology and and work on the midwifery profession in - contempo and historical the from Poland rary perspective. The establishment of cooperation with prepara- the and Bergen of University the tion of a joint project is in line with this The area planned of research activity. is participant works, educates students It of also midwifery. conducts research

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Antonina Doroszewska, Antonina Doroszewska, Medical University of Warsaw visit: the Time of 15-21 June 2014 Host institution: Bergen of University Funding: € 1,750 on ion profess ifery midw the About depends on cultural factors, such as historical determinants. depends on cultural factors, to compare the status of midwives The in and Poland Norway. social the whether question the on focuses theme research main rather it or system healthcare the from results midwives of status the midwifery profession in the and Polish Norwegian health- Does the social status of a midwife result from the healthcare system or does it depend on cultural factors? During her visit on the worked doctor Doroszewska of to Bergen, the University of analysis social the on focussing project joint a of preparation nowadays she continues her research into the topics covered covered topics the into research her continues she nowadays Bergen. of with the University there in cooperation In 2013, Doctor Antonina Doroszewska presented her PhD thesis PhD her presented Doroszewska Antonina Doctor 2013, In from midwifery of Analysis midwives. of roles social “The entitled and medical professions” of the sociology of the perspective ew view of po int sociology’s – from 28 Preparatory and Study Visits

The NLA University College in Bergen is a private HEI accredited by the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education. This means that its academic standards and functioning are the same as at public universities. The HEI has three campuses: in Bergen, Kristian- sand and Oslo. It offers nearly 30 first- and second-cycle study programmes and is gradually extending its offer of It is worth getting to know programmes provided in English.

academic life in Norway The participant also joined a meeting between a lecturer and students of Political Studies. – “Probably because of the summer holiday break already in progress, the meeting took place in “The visit was an opportunity to observe the academic atmo- the university canteen and consisted in a friendly conversation sphere and functioning of the NLA University College in Bergen, between partners full of mutual respect”, Małgorzata Szews says. which I found very inspiring”, Małgorzata Szews of the Kazi- SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIAL mierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz says. The experience gained in the course of the preparatory visit will be useful in my work at the The opportunity to participate in the everyday academic life of a modern Norwegian HEI is an immensely valuable experience International Relations Office of the Kazimierz to a person dealing with the organisation Wielki University. of international cooperation. Małgorzata

Małgorzata Szews, Szews emphasises that every step of the The most important objective of the visit was achieved: the Kazimierz Wielki way she met with kindness and interest agreement between the Kazimierz Wielki University and the University in Bydgoszcz showed to her by the Norwegian partners. NLA University College was extended under Erasmus+ for the Time of the visit: 27-30 May 2013 years 2014-2020. Two additional fields of study were added to Host institution: The NLA University College is a HEI geared the agreement on student and staff exchanges signed for Political NLA University College towards intensive international coopera- Studies in 2014: Intercultural Studies and International Relations. Funding: tion. The HEI is open to foreigners – people And Małgorzata Szews herself became interested in Norway, its € 1,000 from remote Asian or African countries language, culture and nature. FSS/2013/PV/W/0056 are among its students. There is a lot of emphasis put on cooperation with developing countries: students from such countries may benefit from Małgorzata Szews is an employee of the International a number of grants specially intended for them. Relations Office at the Kazimierz Wielki University in Byd- goszcz. Her main responsibilities include: providing assistance The observation of university work, interpersonal relations and in formal supervision over and care to students and academic ways of spending leisure time was just as important. For example, staff under the Erasmus+ programme and under international bilateral once a month a meeting is organised to celebrate all administra- agreements. She is also responsible for the International Relations Offi- tive workers whose birthday is in that month. ce’s webpage and prepares its monthly newsletter. SOCIAL SCIENCES

29 y Visits y , founded founded , Professor Stud ergen FSS/2013/R2/PV/W/0027 and Wojciech Nowiak, Adam Nowiak, Wojciech in University Mickiewicz Poznań visit: the Time of 2014 18-24 May Host institution: Bergen of University Funding: € 1,750 B y y of y y Preparator , PhD, Associate PhD, , niversit U wiak e Th At its six faculties offering the majority of tra- of the majority faculties offering its six At the University disciplines, ditional academic departments, specialist 60 offers Bergen of centres. and scientific institutes - the most famous Norwe is one of in 1946, and diversity academic privileging HEIs gian Currently, a research. of high scientific level students and 14,800 has over the university and other staff. 3600 lecturers employs study. of fields of range wide a offers HEI The h No jciech Wo works at the Faculty of Political Sciences and Journalism of of Journalism and Sciences Political of Faculty the at works holder a was He Poznań. in University Mickiewicz Adam the Among Government. the Norwegian a grant awarded by of projects”, he adds. projects”, “This significantly affects the functioning of today’s parliamentary today’s of functioning the affects significantly “This where democracies, the rivalry of social electorates may be an distribu- the influencing factor important Nowiak. emphasises Prof. tion of votes”, citi- increasing for methods of analysis The political participation zens’ was another the of opinion the In cooperation. of area his may Norwegian experience professor, be useful the for of developing concept increasing political citizens’ participation not only but in also Poland, in other eastern European countries. researchers with cooperation further on focussing “Discussions from the the Norwegian Rokkan Centre, University Centre in and Petersburg the Rafto Foundation of Human Rights should “They Nowiak says. Prof. be regarded as particularly valuable”, may result in long-term such undertakings, as joint research seminars and workshops conferences, publications, projects, and joint applications for funding to implement international other things, his research interests include domestic and international and international include domestic his research interests other things, between cooperation regional and order, security public social policies, issues. terrorism and combating as security as well states, the Nordic ojciech Nowiak, a political scientist of of scientist political a Nowiak, ojciech W

Personal contacts from an opportunity to meet an opportunity to from contacts Personal teams. and wholeparticular persons research invaluable experiences. These are

nable development inable susta and ion icipat part political citizens’ About and the ageing of European societies. eration with which new are topics, linked to individual areas of are and development sustainable and policy economic and social problems demographic and social growing of time the at observed in this area occurring in Central and Eastern Europe, and also in also and Europe, Eastern and Central in occurring area this in Union. Soviet the territory of the former and Polish Norwegian partners intend to broaden their - coop to both partners, such as the functioning of social and economic economic and social of functioning the as such partners, both to state, welfare the to changes on emphasis particular with systems changes and democracies participatory modern of development The visit was meant to broaden cooperation in areas of interest of areas in cooperation broaden to meant was visit The academic contacts with Norway. academic His contacts with visit Norway. to the University of organi- and research joint more implement to him inspired Bergen sational projects. Professor Wojciech Nowiak has 20 Professor over Wojciech years of in experience The visit of Professor Professor of visit The in to Poznań the Adam University the University Mickiewicz framework cooperation expanding in has resulted Bergen of with researchers. research areas and in contacts with new 30 Preparatory and Study Visits

University of Łódź. My visit focussed on Łódź has potential for the the identification of areas of joint interest Tomasz Napierała, Faculty in higher education and research and was of Geographical Sciences of the University of Łódź meant to improve interpersonal relations development of film tourism Time of the visit: between workers, which is indispensable 26-30 August 2014 for effective cooperation”, he explains. Host institution: The Lillehammer University College is the main centre edu- Lillehammer University College cating human resources for Norway’s tourist industry. It was Owing to the preparatory visit, they man- Funding: the quality of tourist education and research into tourism that aged to determine new development per- € 1,500 prompted the University of Łódź to establish cooperation with spectives for international cooperation in FSS/2013/R2/PV/W/0093 that HEI in order to develop film tourism there. research and teaching. Researchers from the Lillehammer University College sug- Łódź is sometimes called Hollywoodź, but the city’s tourist gested intensive development of joint research into the develop- potential has not been fully realised yet. Tomasz Napierała of ment of tourist infrastructure and film tourism the University of Łódź talked to the staff of the Lillehammer University College about the development of film tourism, among Both HEIs will intensify student exchange under the Erasmus+ other things. programme. In the future, the University of Łódź and the Lille- hammer University College will offer double degrees to students of Can the former capital of Polish film industry attract tourism. The HEIs will also implement joint educational projects tourists from abroad? There is a big chance for that! and research.

From the very beginning, Tomasz Napierała has been coordinating cooperation between the Faculty of Geographical Sciences at Tomasz Napierała, PhD, works in the Institute of Hotel the University of Łódź and the Lillehammer University College Industry Geography, the Faculty of Geographical Sciences of and getting involved in joint projects. the University of Łódź. His research interests include: hotel industry geography, geography of tourism, analysis and stra- “The Lillehammer University College is a small, but very profes- tegic planning in small and medium tourist enterprises, methods of spatial sionally managed institution”, he says. “This HEI can be easily analysis supporting the process of tourism management. recommended as a partner in international cooperation. Ulti- mately, the Lillehammer University College should become one

SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIAL of the key partners of the Faculty of Geographical Sciences at the

The Lillehammer University College (LUC) is a Norwegian public HEI founded in 1971 (as the Oppland College) and it assumed its current name in 1994. The HEI is situated in the building of the radio and television broad- casting centre erected for the purposes of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games. It has 5,000 students, 380 lecturers and administration staff.

LUC offers programmes in: Travel and Tourism, Business Administration, Organisation and Management, Film and Television, Health and Social Work, Humanities and Social Sciences, as well as postgraduate programmes in: Education, Social Policy, Health and Social Work for Children and Youth, Social Welfare, Film and TV Science. On the basis of LUC, the Norway Film School was founded in 1997. Photo Bent Kure (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) BY-NC-SA (CC Photo Bent Kure Preparatory and Study Visits 31

SOCIAL SCIENCES Tourism management – the Icelandic way

Paulina Obszańska collected information about tourism in Iceland before the preparation of an application for a new specialisation track – Tourism Management – at the University College of Enterprise and Administration in Lublin.

She met tourism industry employees and followed the process of internationalisation in those institutions as well as work on finding new contacts. Together with her partners she discussed management methods applied by Icelandic companies and a very interesting example of tourism cooperation between Iceland and Spain. Paulina Obszańska also explored the role of local governments in tourism management, met employers and talked to institutions able to offer placements to Polish students.

Paulina Obszańska, “The combination of professionalism and University College of Enterprise and the Scandinavian approach to maintaining Administration in Lublin work/life balance impressed me greatly”, Time of the visit: says Paulina Obszańska. 4 – 10 August 2016 Host institution: Mundo International The visit to Iceland was an opportunity to Consulting work with people and companies active Funding: in the industry for years, but it was also € 8,400 a chance to meet tourism market begin- FSS/2016/SV/W/0003 ners. The presence of Poles in the tourism industry, especially of those who take up summer jobs within the sector, was an interesting thing. Paulina Obszańska was positively surprised by the way in which this relatively small country copes with a big number of tourists. The visit made me pay more attention to the ways in which tourists are attracted to a destination by the

local government, companies and the service sector. SOCIAL SCIENCES

The visit resulted in the familiarisation with the tourism sector, its employers and practitioners. It also demonstrated international tourism management as well as what contacts, skills and knowledge it requires. This information will be very useful for the HEI.

“If not for the study visit, we would not have collected so much material for the preparation of a grant application for the new Mundo International Consulting is a private tourist and specialisation track”, says the participant. educational company set up in 2011 by Margrét Jónsdóttir Njarðvík. It does not employ many staff, but it is big from the perspective of activities and their impact. Mundo International Consulting is not only Paulina Obszańska works in the International Coope- a travel agent, but also an educational institution, which integrates ration Department at the University College of Enterprise and promotes culture and multilingualism, as well as brings Iceland and Administration in Lublin. She is also a business coach. closer to people from all over the world. 32 Preparatory and Study Visits

BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION The University of Oslo is Norway’s biggest higher education institution. It is composed of eight faculties and the Natural History Muse- um, library and numerous support units. It offers over 800 courses where students are provided instruction in English. 15% of students come from abroad. The University of Oslo is one of Norsk-Poloniae Hemiptera the world’s 100 best universities.

Some of the most important and durable Research conducted in Norway’s diversified terrain and climate results of the visit are: using material Karina Wieczorek, was an important element of a study visit to the University from the collection of the Natural History University of Silesia in Katowice of Oslo carried out by Professor Karina Wieczorek from the Museum in Oslo, exploring the organisa- Time of the visit: University of Silesia. tion of the collection and its management, 15 – 26 August 2016 and in the future – publishing joint Host institution: The main objective of Karina Wieczorek’s study visit was to research works. The visit complies with University of Oslo support and develop cooperation established between the rep- the strategic operational objective of the Funding: € 8,100 resentatives of Natural History Museum of the University of Oslo University of Silesia, consisting in intensi- and of the Department of Zoology at the Faculty of Biology and fying the presence of the HEI in European FSS/2016/SV/W/0013 Environmental Protection of the University of Silesia during their and global research. 2014 preparatory visit. “Experience gained during our field visits inspired me to make Norway is a dream country for naturalists. an application under the international INTERACT programme enabling researchers to conduct research in stations situated on Therefore, the pilot project comparing the biodiversity of Norwe- the arctic circle, also in Svalbard”, says the participant. BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOLOGY gian and Polish Hemiptera implemented during the preparatory visit was evaluated and summed up. A strategy for publishing the results of that research was also planned. That would ensure the Karina Wieczorek, PhD, Associate Professor, durability of outcomes of the scientific project “Norsk-Poloniae is one of the academic staff at the Department of Zoology Hemiptera” planned during the study visit. operating within the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection of the University of Silesia in Katowice. She is the The plan also included field visits and collecting entomological author or co-author of over 50 scientific publications on taxonomy, phi- material necessary for the project. “During my field visits I was logenetics and biodiversity of Hemiptera with particular emphasis on surprised by such biodiversity in the harsh conditions of Nor- Aphids. way’s climate”, says Karina Wieczorek. BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 33 Education her Hig

jects y Pro y Mobilit Mobility Projects in Higher Education in Higher Projects Mobility 34

Mobility Projects in Higher Education

Mobility Projects financed by means of EEA and Norway grants Having in mind that staff exchanges were relatively brief and stu- were exchange projects implemented on the basis of the princi- dent mobilities lasted three months at minimum, it is worthwhile ples of Erasmus+ programme, by higher education institutions comparing their numerical data using comparable time units. Such holding a European Charter for Higher Education. an exercise will allow us to show the actual length of stay of all students and staff. The table below presents the total length of Mobility Projects enabled Polish students to undertake part of students and staff mobilities expressed in weeks (Diagram No 2). their study and practical placements in partner institutions in EEA countries, while students from partner institutions in Donor In total, PLN 19 076 429.57 (€ 4 528 383.45) was assigned for States had opportunity to come to Poland. funding the exchanges.

Equally, Mobility Projects enabled staff of Polish HEIs to undergo Statistics relating to mobilities and amounts earmarked for them training and participate in conferences as well as deliver lectures (Diagram No 3) do not fully describe the essence of the activi- in institutions operating in Donor States. Polish HEIs hosted ties undertaken. This picture would not be complete without partner institution staff taking part in trainings, conferences or individual achievements and benefits derived by participants, delivering classes. progress in research, inspirations resulting from observation and workshops, as well as without involvement in those activities, The attractiveness of Mobility Projects was due not only to its which would never have taken place if the challenge to participate financial aspect (amount of cofinancing paid to individual in an exchange project had not been taken up. participants) but also due to possibility of financing of visits of students and lecturers from EEA countries. It provided an We hope that the results of those exchanges – knowledge acqui- additional incentive to establish cooperation resulting in rais- sition and transfer of good practices from partner institutions ing the degree internationalisation and in the expansion of the – will have a positive and long-term influence on students and educational offer of programmes provided in English by Polish employees of Polish HEIs. HEIs. Knowledge transferred during guest lectures or other forms of classes included the latest research achievements in the fields of specialisation of guest lecturers.

There were three calls for proposals in three subsequent academic years: 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016. A total of 90 projects were funded. Each of the years saw an increase in the number of exchanges and the amount of funding used (Diagram No 1). We hope that contacts established among HEIs and scientists will be maintained and student and staff mobility – developed.

Student mobilities lasting from 3 to 12 months and staff mobilities lasting from 1 day to 6 weeks were eligible for funding. The total number of mobilities was 1195, including 714 student mobilities and 481 staff mobilities. Mobility Projects in Higher Education 35

1. Total number of mobilities in 2013-2016 divided per participant type

■ Polish students 48 42 142 91 90 15 ■ EEA students 18 13 ■ Polish HEI staff 192 220 258 ■ EEA HEI staff

343 371 481 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016

2. Comparison of exchange time (in weeks) divided per participant type

2013/2014 4 223 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 101 6 390 126 401 15 405 weeks weeks (almost (over 296 years) 8 years) 2015/2016 2014/2015 174 4 792

Students HEI staff

3. FUNDS ALLOCATION FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF' MOBILITY IN 2013-2016

447 787,92* 217 756,98*

1 365 998,64* 282 081,41 281 797,92 323 514,72 193 246,73 837 139,12 ■ Grants paid to Polish 822 199,99 5 544 686,73* students (PLN) 4 691 552,66 ■ Grants paid to Polish HEI staff (PLN) 4 068 666,75 ■ Grants paid to students coming from EEA partner HEIs (PLN)

■ Grants paid to staff coming 5 407 628,19 6 092 571,11 7 576 230,27* from EEA partner HEIs (PLN) 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016

1 including amounts for OM – organisation of mobility * as at 7 November 2016

BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ódź University of of University ódź Ł ects ects j ion Educat hat else did STF grant holders gain? What else did STF grant holders Higher in ro P Mobility many of us – said Beata Ogrodowczyk from the from Ogrodowczyk Beata said – us of many Technology. If not for the Scholarship and Training Fund… Training the Scholarship and If not for to incognita terra remained have would Iceland and …Norway 38 Mobility Projects in Higher Education

Thanks to the STF programme, I went to Norway for a year. This exchange was an opportunity to broaden my horizons, experience other teaching standards and explore a different culture, but above all – to meet wonderful people from different countries or even continents. Studying in Norway is different. During the second semester of my visit, I had the opportunity to participate in a project, which is rather difficult in Poland at the level of Bachelor’s degree programmes. I was allowed to work unsupervised in a laboratory, carry out experiments and plan them by myself. This was an unforgettable and future-shaping experience. The grants made it possible for Iwona Kornowicz, student

students to fulfil their dream to provided at the Kazimierz Wielki University, especially within biotechnology programmes, is really high and may soon result in study in Norway the development of cooperation in teaching and research as part of other programmes. The degree of internationalisation of the university is now higher. Exploring the principles of the function- Students ing of the Norwegian HEI’s examination centre was an important Students gained unique knowledge of biotechnology and learnt experience – the centre has no equivalent at our university and teamwork in laboratories when implementing their projects. It at most of Polish HEIs. The centre analyses examination results was also an opportunity to conduct their own research. Each using exam mark percentage distribution. This experience is participant emphasises their growing language competences extremely valuable for our university, as it has to develop a system owing to their visit to Norway. Students are now more open and to perform similar analyses. geared towards the achievement of their goals and much more willing to take up Follow-up new challenges. Their social competences A traineeship programme for students of the Norwegian partner Project promoter: Kazimierz Wielki University are visibly better: one of the programme institution at the International School of Bydgoszcz (run and

MOBILITY PROJECTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER IN PROJECTS MOBILITY Partner institution: participants was a mentor to other foreign supervised by the Kazimierz Wielki University) was prepared Hedmark University of Applied Sciences (Norway) students by getting involved in the Buddy when the mobilities were completed. It is hoped that traineeship Programme perfectly functioning in the programmes will boost student and staff exchanges between Financing: 116 742,29 PLN partner HEI. both institutions. Implementation period: 2015/2016 “We were really pleased to see that our University staff benefitted from exchanging good practices focus- Coordinator: Katarzyna Chmielewska, students had obtained very good results sing on methods of teaching and on international cooperation. PhD in the partner HEI. They were our ambas- Talks on the development of this cooperation, both in teaching sadors abroad. During their visit to and science, resulted in adding more fields of study to the inter- Norway, employees of our university found out that our students institutional agreement. – grant holders – had attracted lavish praise”, says Katarzyna Chmielewska, Erasmus+ and STF coordinator. Katarzyna Chmielewska, PhD – works as a scientist The HEI and its environment and lecturer at Kazimierz Wielki University, coordinator of Student and staff mobilities contributed to the mutual promotion the Erasmus programme at University since 2008, laureate of university cities and HEIs. Proving the quality of education of the EduInspirator prize in 2014. MOBILITY PROJECTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION 39 Education eykjavik University, University, eykjavik Project promoter: Project University Kozminski Partner institutions: University, Liechtenstein R Stavanger, of University BI Agder, of University Business Norwegian Vika Blomsterglede, School, Holt StudioBliZ, Financing: 341 022,70 PLN Implementation period: 2013/2014 and 2015/2016 Coordinator: Gumińska Valentyna her Hig in

, - jects – director of the International the International of director – y Pro y Gumińska Mobilit yna Valentyna Guminska Valentyna alent up V Cooperation Office at the Kozminski University. Research Research Office atKozminskiUniversity. Cooperation the leader- social psychology, psychology, intercultural interests: immigration. culture, acculturation, ship, -

Follow a double degree study programme in the field This of Finance. satisfying programmes study joint to contribute will cooperation the and countries different from students of needs identified the requirements of labour markets. economist”, says economist”, Head of the International Cooperation University. Kozminski at Office Exchanging staff with our foreign part ners translated into the of development research cooperation in such domains as Finance Law, Marketing, Management, Corporate Governance and Accounting, especially in – the and case of Kozminski – University Reykjavik the and University These activities resulted Business Ethics. - knowl and experiences of exchange the in case joint edge, studies, publications in of cooperation the and journals scientific of absence the despite 2016/2017, year academic the In lecturers. EEA and Norway preparations grants, are underway to develop Photo CH – visitnorway.com – CH Photo student , , s ty

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Bart The Norwegians I have met are kind met are I have The Norwegians nice friends,and really extremely unique from and – charismatic free the same time, At it is prejudice. meet people to awesome really in so many countries one from Canada and USA, is from that place, to and Australia through Singapore I had an exceptional New Zealand. close friends become opportunity to the world. all over with students from meet I hope them I will be able to in the future. The Students

away from set patterns set from away ng breaking ilitated fac exchange The visit to Kozminski University, he was particularly pleased about about pleased particularly was he University, Kozminski to visit American famous Galbraith, Janes Professor meeting of possibility personal and professional development. personal and professional University professor expressed Agder satisfaction with his “An Staff Week inspired Staff us Week to introduce new organisational solu- is What University. Kozminski at event of kind that during tions us to break away allows participating in such events important, from set patterns which of contributes working, to employees’ European HEIs participating in a Staff Week. That contact allowed allowed contact That Week. Staff a in participating HEIs European the with line in projects joint of implementation the begin to us the organising of way The internationalisation. HEI’s of strategy An STF-funded training mobility was a perfect opportunity to establish our closer cooperation with the University, Reykjavik partner and institution to in Iceland, make with contact other and meeting the demands of the global and local labour markets. labour local and global the of demands the meeting and required from students flexibility, courage, self-confidence and and self-confidence courage, required from students flexibility, characteristics form features those All attitude. open-minded an for desired is – knowledge substantive purely from apart – which each Business programme to graduate, make him competitive that was the first opportunity to travel abroad on their own, which own, their on abroad travel to opportunity first the was that well as situations, new in coping and independence them taught exchanges, in Participation management. and planning budget as The exchanges The them allowed exchanges to gain substantive knowledge as as well interpersonal skills, and communication and develop students, many To languages. foreign of command their improve 40 Mobility Projects in Higher Education

My week-long visit under the STF programme enabled me to explore the higher education system and methods of teaching specialist languages within language programmes at the University of Haskoli Islands. I exchanged experiences and views with university staff. I spoke to its students about their favourite teaching methods. And from personal perspective – the mobility instilled in me the willingness to explore the culture and language of that fascinating country, where I felt at home. New competences, new Anna Borowska, PhD, research worker opportunities, a new chapter

purpose of establishing academic contacts or discussing the pos- Students sibilities for joint scientific publications. Just like any other mobility, The project contributed to increasing the exchange of Polish students staff mobilities were inspiring and contributed to the introduction with Norway and Iceland. Owing to financing which diminished of new teaching methods at the University of Warsaw, thus influenc- economic differences, it stimulated the interest of Warsaw University ing the quality of teaching. Our administrative staff improved their

E ducation students and staff in mobilities to Norway and Iceland. 38 students language competences and professional qualifications. undertook study periods abroad and 5 served work placements there. All of them emphasised that they had received full care and support Follow-up

H igher at each stage of their mobilities and that their relatively high grants The strengthening of academic staff international cooperation in had enabled them to travel and discover countries impossible to visit will result in the development of joint research. Contacts made by still a short while ago due to financial constraints. the University of Warsaw with companies which accepted students for work placements points towards long-term cooperation in this “New” strikes me as the most frequently used word in reports field. Despite a two- or three-year long gap P rojects covering completed mobilities: new competences, new opportuni- in financing, the contacts developed with ties, new discoveries, new friends, new friendships, new contacts or partner HEIs will guarantee the smooth a new chapter”, says coordinator Monika Satała, Head of Section continuation of cooperation during the Project promoter: Warsaw University at the International Relations Office at the University of Warsaw. next edition of the programme. M obility Partner institutions: Østfold University The HEI The launch of Polish language classes at College, University of Oslo, University of Staff mobilities facilitated a better understanding of differences the University of Iceland turned out to be Iceland, University of between the education systems in Poland and in Donor States, the biggest surprise of the project. There Agder, University of Bergen, University of allowed us to become more familiar with them and exchange experi- were more people willing to participate Nordland, University ences in methodology and contents. The mobilities also served the in the classes than available places and of Tromsø, Norwegian University of Science therefore, the Icelandic HEI planned the and Technology NTNU, permanent employment of a Polish lan- Alþjóðastofa Intercultural Centre in Akureyri, guage teacher for subsequent years. At the Rekrutteringshuset Mork moment, the Icelandic University organises AS, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, University such courses cyclically and in cooperation of Stavanger, Scan service with the University of Warsaw. AS, Reykjavik University, ELKO AS Financing: 1 266 455,00 PLN Monika Satała – coordinator of Implementation period: the Erasmus unit in the Internatio- 2013/2016 nal Cooperation Office, Warsaw Coordinator: Monika Satała University. Mobility Projects in Higher Education 41 Universal Universal Education wing Owing to their NU, NTNU, echnology T eykjavik University, University, eykjavik echnology University elemark R Agder, of University Bergen, of University Iceland, of University Stavanger, of University of College University Southeast Norway Financing: 1 083 959,40 PLN Implementation period: 2013/2016 Coordinator: Beata Ogrodowczyk Project promoter: Project of University Lodz T Partner institutions: T Akershus Oslo and College, of College University University Applied Sciences, Norwegian Stavanger, of Science of University and her Hig in jects - Internatio in the Unit of works – yk y Pro y grodowczyk, project coordinator. coordinator. project Ogrodowczyk, cz w Mobilit . focussing on universal design and medical and design universal on focussing slo and Akershus Uni- Akershus and Oslo Ogrodo D, Eng PhD, , up Beata nalization of Education at Lodz University of Technology, Technology, of University Education at Lodz nalization of students Erasmus+ of service administrative for responsible - intere She is placement. or practical period study for going - awski St awid D The basic benefits derived by employees include The by employees benefits basic the derived teaching deliver of The skills. to necessity development the only not new required audience a completely to lectures in English, but also presentation a suitable of preparation be transferred. to and information updating knowledge Follow sted in traveling, jazz music and good reportage. music jazz in traveling, sted “In this way, the “In of involvement this our way, HEI in the mobility project was and noticed recognised by organisations dealing with in our country”. education development Short-lasting STF exchanges initiated a full-blown series Professor of lectures. Alfred Christy of the University of Agder (Norway) was by the employed Chair of and Science Commodity Science, Material Metrology at the Textile Łódź University lectures of series deliver to Technology of Eng PhD, Aleksandra of Królak, 60 hours. Łódź the at Electronics of Institute the of was University of pleasantly Technology surprised by a proposition of Norwegian the from students Having Sciences. Applied of College versity they lectures, her of series a in participated request to unit the of head the approached academic the in included permanently be Królak Aleksandra that Art Aleksandra staff and of Design. the Faculty of Technology, Królak also became a member of the research team research ICT in Design 3 years. is planned for Joint research work electronics. publications publications with their colleagues from abroad. teach- new introduced they mobilities, during gained experiences teaching-oriented. and not learning- ing methods which are very was project the of implementation the surprise, our to “Much highly rated and entered the for Eduinspirations 2015 award in Iceland Norway, and Poland between “Cooperation category the Beata says Liechtenstein”, and

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Students T Norwegian Norwegian and Lecturers HEIs. Polish explored the education system operated by the host HEI and prepared joint scientific Partner Partner visits served the of exchange valuable in experiences educating students and of conducting research Technology in - quali vocational of improvement the in resulted Fund Training initiatingfications, research in new domains and adding to the University Łódź the from researchers of achievements scientific of Technology. Mobilities to Norwegian HEIs as part of the Scholarship and development of communication skills and tolerance in personal personal in tolerance and skills communication of development scientific students’ expand abroad Mobilities life. professional and domains. new to linked that also languages, foreign in vocabulary ence on their development as young researchers and offers them offers and researchers young as development their on ence a fresh look at the scientific issues that their projects address. new meeting means community scientific of kind that in Working the in results which cultures, and countries different from people preparation of material for publication in an international journal. journal. international an in publication for material of preparation teams scientific a in working of opportunity the appreciate They which within has an a international positive influ- community, mentation of research projects conducted by research units. research by conducted mentation of research projects the at aimed research conduct to opportunity the value Students academic work and In they are Norway, more result-oriented. students Polish participated in classes project-based and spent of supervision the under work project independent on time more imple- the in involved were years higher of Students tutor. their appreciate the STF funding conditions and the fact that they can they that fact the and conditions funding STF the appreciate gain Doctoral research abroad. students experience returning their organising at better are Norway in scholarships their from The project boosted their motivation to conduct research aimed research conduct to motivation their boosted project The at Students international and cooperation. doctoral students 42 Mobility Projects in Higher Education

Project promoter: Philological School of Higher Education in Wrocław Partner institutions: Telemerk University College, Sogn og Fjordane University College, University College of Photo K. Pacholak Photo K. Training mobilities undertaken by Southeast Norway Financing: the staff of the Philological School HEI resulted so soon in interesting ideas 89 092,02 PLN for future teaching and scientific projects, Implementation period: of Higher Education in Wrocław and conferences, workshops and plans to pre- 2015/2016 Coordinator: pare joint publications. Grzegorz Ziemkiewicz E ducation Norwegian HEIs soon gave rise to Follow –up interesting ideas and initiatives Already during implementation of the STF projects, an appli- H igher cation for Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership (higher education) in involving the participation of a Norwegian partner was lodged. Students There are plans to prepare more projects. The Philological There is no doubt that student cultural awareness and inter- School of Higher Education is counting on Norwegian HEIs’ personal skills were developed and barriers to socialising with greater interest in Poland, which will lead to the strengthening P rojects foreigners – broke down. Students’ language skills were signifi- of cooperation also as part of other international programmes. cantly improved. They broadened their knowledge by learning “We know from our experience that all participants of the project contents not taught in Poland, delivered in a different way or – both staff and students from Poland and Norway – are really

M obility from a different perspective. satisfied with their mobilities”, says GrzegorzZ iemkiewicz, Mobil- ity project coordinator. “Owing to the Scholarship and Training The HEI Fund, a number of interesting teaching and mobility-related If not for the Scholarship and Training Fund, our University would initiatives have been implemented”. not have implemented its ideas (as part of such measures as Development of Polish HEIs, Inter-institutional Cooperation, and Mobility Projects) and cooperation with Norwegian HEIs would not Grzegorz Ziemkiewicz – specialist in International have become so pronounced and real. Thanks to the Scholarship Cooperation and EU Projects from Philological School of and Training Fund, the Philological School of Higher Education is Higher Education in Wrocław recognisable by the Norwegian partners’ staff. The biggest surprise brought by the project was the fact that staff mobilities from the Philological School of Higher Education to the Norwegian Inter-Institutional Cooperation

Współpraca Instytucjonalna 44

Rozdział: Inter-Institutional Cooperation 1 / PLN 418 022.44 Inter-Institutional pomorskie

Cooperation – general 1 / PLN 376 235.97 description of the measure zachodniopomorskie

6 / PLN 1 655 082.65 mazowieckie 3 / PLN 1 109 155.00 wielkopolskie 4/ PLN 1 229 491.59 łódzkie 2 / PLN 431 004.96 lubelskie 2 / PLN 634 898.25 dolnośląskie 1 / PLN 376 026.98 3 / PLN 850 560.38 podkarpackie The EEA and Norway Grants make an important contribution to śląskie improving economic and social cohesion in Poland and Europe. 2/ PLN 750 662.63 Moreover, they reinforce bilateral links. małopolskie

The notion of bilateral relations between states is usually ana- The number of projects and grant amount lysed in the context of political, economic or historical relations per VOIVODESHIP between them. However, apart from cooperation between institutions and people at administrative and political level or within the private sector, strong bilateral relations also comprise cultural Each project was conducted in a partnership with at least one ooperation

C exchanges and collaboration within the scientific and academic of the above-mentioned countries, and in many cases, also with field, in addition to the exchange of general knowledge, as well partners from Poland (Diagram No 2). Polish institutions signed as understanding and social awareness of another country. 28 bilateral international partnership agreements.

Bilateral cooperation under inter-institutional projects means Under the call for proposals conducted from April to June 2013, 46 a joint contribution to the solving of specific issues by sharing applications were filed for a total of € 2 938 411.60, out of which I nstitutional

- experience, knowledge and technology and by working towards 25 applications were approved for funding for € 1 873 332.91 common outcomes, such as the development of specific policies, (PLN 7 831 140.85), which was the total amount assigned for this strategies and practices. At the same time, the actual processes call for proposals. Each project could obtain funding ranging from I nter involving working together play a significant role in the strength- € 20,000 to € 100,000 and the implementation period varied from ening of bilateral relations. six months to two years.

Owing to the Scholarship and Training Fund and under the The projects which were eligible under the Inter-Institutional Inter-Institutional Cooperation measure, numerous Polish Cooperation measure undertook the following issues and activity educational institutions, ranging from primary schools to proposals: higher education institutions (HEIs) and research institutes (Diagram No 1), established cooperation at various levels with • support for inter-institutional cooperation in education between partners from Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. From the institutions, including pupils, teachers and staff exchanges: point of view of strengthening bilateral relations, their coop- 6 projects; eration cannot be overestimated. • support for inter-institutional cooperation in education between The project provided an opportunity to construct an educational institutions on the joint implementation of topics of common course on the basis of not only Polish national diagnoses, but also interest: 5 projects;

based on the Icelandic experience. This is especially helpful because, • development or preparation of new teaching tools and methods, according to OECD studies, the education system in Iceland shows a with special focus on ICT-based learning: 8 projects; good response to contemporary social and educational challenges, • conferences, seminars, publications: 3 projects; which results in one of the lowest educational inequality levels. Jacek Pyżalski, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Inter-Institutional Cooperation 45

• school projects: implementation of a joint project by partner • enhancing language and intercultural competences due to mul- schools from Poland and the Donor States: 3 projects. tinational project groups.

The offer was versatile: the institutions could combine various International mobilities played an important role in Inter- elements and carry out more than one of the proposed forms of Institutional Cooperation projects. They formed a key element of I nter cooperation. Nonetheless, there was always one leading topic teacher training and in-service training and were an important -

(Diagram No 3). factor affecting the language competences of pupils and students I nstitutional (Diagram No 5). International cooperation between education institutions is extremely important for enhancing knowledge and competence It was a great joy for me to conduct workshops for Icelandic and Polish building. It is also an instrument which serves the implementation students, during which they came up with various career ideas. of good international practices, where all participants benefit Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, University from greater access to knowledge and technology. Furthermore, of Physical Education in Warsaw C it provides for a better understanding of different cultures and ooperation intensifies contacts between countries and people, both at per- The participation of diverse educational institutions, numerous sonal and professional level. student exchanges, international student placements, seminars, conferences and workshops, the participation of experts and the Within the field of bilateral relations, the correspondence between experience acquired in the process of carrying out international the size of an investment and its actual outcomes does not have to projects make it possible to predict a further positive impact of be directly proportional. A small initiative can trigger major changes Inter-Institutional Cooperation on education effectiveness in the and additional unplanned advantages that lead to long-term out- institutions that took part in the programme and within their comes (Diagram No 4). socio-economic environment.

The outcomes and impacts most often mentioned by project Placements at the partner school contributed to the development promoters included: of skills, both vocational and social, which should improve our • transfer of effective didactic solutions to Poland; former students’ opportunities in the demanding labour market. Michał Szyperski, No. 1 School Compound in Swarzędz • greater use of modern technology in the teaching process. This also stemmed from providing classrooms and lecture halls with The projects featured in this publication are a good example of new equipment and from school and academic teacher training; the potential displayed by educational institutions in Poland and in Donor States. They also show how this potential can be • a more attractive educational offer, both at schools and HEIs, used in international projects that respond to actual needs, and owing to the implementation of solutions that raise the standard to enjoy the outcomes achieved together and inspire others. and effectiveness of learning;

• establishing lasting and forward-looking cooperation with partners from Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, and a more open approach to international cooperation among Polish education institutions; 46 Inter-Institutional Cooperation

1. Institutions from Poland 4. Selected project outcomes and their numbers acting as project coordinators

HEIs (19) universities of publications textbooks physical education non-public HEIs                            8          2 7      secondary 23 conferences universities of         economics schools e-courses 8      5   2                    scientific articles primary universities of      23        7 technology school  e-textbooks videos and performances   2 1                         schools of research 17 6 theology institute seminars, workshops, training reports and analyses     2 2 sessions      5 general                14 applications and IT tools universities          4 dedicated websites 5               13 e-learning platforms 2. Partners carrying out brochures   2 Inter-Institutional         8 Cooperation projects

primary school 5. outgoing mobilities / incoming mobilities 1

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2 NGO Poland Liechtenstein Iceland Norway 1 231 40 4 18 12 4 53 2 4 3. Cooperation topics

3 education history 22         1       13 arts business and  1 12 133 economics political 8   2 science science  1   2 sociology cultural  1 and ethnic philology studies  1  2 ■ school and ■ pupils and ■ experts ■ administration ■ researchers ■ other earth science academic students staff teachers  1 Inter-Institutional Cooperation between schools

It is impossible to overestimate the inspiring role of contact with international partners, good practice exchanges and innovation transfers. It also seems equally important, especially for students, to provide them with opportunities to meet peers representing different cultures, to become more open and to test their command of English in practice. 48 Inter-Institutional Cooperation

Inter- -Institu- tional Coope- ration between schools

Project promoter: No. 13 General Upper- Secondary School in Kraków Partner: Atlanten General Upper- Secondary School, Norway Duration: 1 December 2013 – 30 November 2015 Total project budget: PLN 416 029.97 STF funding: PLN 374 426.63 Project coordinator: Małgorzata Kulesza

SCHOOL IS THE TEACHER OF LIFE FSS/2013/IIC/W/0002

conditions”, says Małgorzata Kulesza. When they met, Polish and “The project was a response to the changes observed in the edu- Norwegian project participants compared the effects of their work

schools cation system; social and cultural changes”, says Małgorzata and drew conclusions together.

Kulesza, project coordinator. She also adds: “We wanted to show that school is a place which provides conditions for teacher and The mini project High standard of education – opportunities for young student development, which motivates staff to improve teach- people included the organisation of a Polish-Norwegian conference between ing methods and which teaches self-reliance and cooperation, in in Kraków. In How good is our school? the participants examined the addition to preparing the ground for understanding the modern development of students’ key competences. The mini project We world. Here I mean cooperation that inspires action and makes are learning how to think globally – water as a common treasure made it possible to interact with others, exchange experience and thus the participants aware of how important it was to think about the

ooperation verify our existing work methods whilst opening us up to new problems of the modern world, of the correlations existing within C and different experiences.” it and of how systemic measures or the lack of thereof affected

The activities included the implementation of several mini Atlanten General Upper Secondary School is a public projects. Two of them were addressed to teachers only and the general upper secondary school founded in 1967. It has 520 students remaining ones to both students and teachers. (aged 16-19) and 65 teachers. The school offers four different learning I nstitutional - tracks: general, sports, entrepreneurship and music, dance and theatre. “We worked in parallel on specific issues in our own countries The school has extensive experience in carrying out European projects I nter with regard to the specifics of our schools and cultural and social and international cooperation. Inter-Institutional Cooperation between schools 49 ooperation C impact

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Mał General Upper-Secondary School in Kraków, where she was she where Kraków, in School Upper-Secondary General deputy principal and deputy She between 2015. 2007 has been autho- has and 2003 since projects international in involved most

project increased teacher and student activity; greater openness openness and student activity; greater increased teacher project attitudes people’s young and shaping teaching methods of new to and learned peers with their Norwegian students established contact cooperate to the myth and back entitled To play a Polish-Norwegian young opportunities for – education High standard of a conference: teachers and Norwegian Polish by people attended The • • • • red, co-authored and coordinated projects that have won or been distin- or been won that have projects and coordinated co-authored red, and 2015. 2014 in 2012, guished in the EDUinspirations competitions students will learn more consciously and with the conviction that they will be able to use the new skills in the The future. perception the broaden to helped partnership Polish-Norwegian knowledge participants’ the enriched institution, an as school a of for inspiration provided and nations two the of identity the about will life” of teacher “a as school of concept The activities. further be further implemented and whereas the elaborated, outcomes the improving to contribute will partnership the under achieved of teaching and learning. quality Our or t rdina coo t t ojec pr , , a Kulesz a t a gorz Mał I saw that people were capable of capable of were people I saw that miracles by a working when motivated and goal. splendid vision value Added The teachers will use the knowledge and gained experience in the course of cooperation in their whilst educational the work, and knowledge of teaching methods. and knowledge their experience their resulting experience from many years of international This included cooperation. their organisational teaching, and management as skills, well as their expertise in various fields The activities undertaken within the project were a means to learn- that understand to was which objective, major its achieve ing has tremendous for that school “not value, we but learn for Project partners used and that teacher school “a of is life” life”. required complex conceptual work and long preparation before the before preparation long and work conceptual complex required to the stage. be transferred results could in which the partici- the which in history, own their possess myths your and myths back and myth the To called play a create to together worked pants thatundertaking huge a was This myths. Slavic and Nordic on based everyday life. Another Another challenge was presented the by life. everyday project 50 Inter-Institutional Cooperation

FASHION FOR HEALTH

About the project As a result of carrying out the project, children are able to follow The objective of the project was to foster active attitudes the principles of a healthy lifestyle, know what to eat to be healthy among children towards health and safety (their own and and understand that it is necessary to move in order to keep their other people’s), to teach them a healthy lifestyle and to develop bodies fit. The project has also expanded the school’s education schools their overall fitness as an important health factor. The entire offer and enriched its teaching aids. school community was involved in various activities (workshops, lectures, competitions and excursions), which focused on, for “Owing to the integration of partner Project promoter: No. 28 Primary School between example, safety, healthy food, physical activity and recreation. schools, we have been able to observe in Rybnik The activities involved innovative teaching methods that are methods of working with children and Partner: more effective than traditional ones. They included a presenta- ways to implement the programme objec- Brúarskóli Primary School, tion of emergency medical services, and presentations created by tives”, says Krystyna Bochenek, project Iceland students from both schools on safety precautions when playing coordinator. She also adds: “We decided to Duration: 3 March 2014

ooperation and on road safety, in addition to relaxation exercises for the introduce similar solutions in both schools – 3 February 2016 C nervous system and sense organs. and continue to promote a healthy lifestyle Total project budget: among pupils.” PLN 93 156.03 Apart from making it easier to achieve project STF funding: PLN 83 840.43 Added value objectives, the partnership-based implementation Project coordinator: The effective provision of health education Krystyna Bochenek method also helped integrate the work of both teams. is an opportunity to improve the quality

I nstitutional Krystyna Bochenek, project coordinator FSS/2013/IIC/W/0003 - of life for current and former pupils, who will subsequently care not only for their

I nter The most important outcomes and impact own and other peoples’ health, but also for the environment. It is, therefore, worthwhile for schools to carry out activities • shaping proactive attitudes towards health in children concerning health education in cooperation with other countries • experience of exchange with international partners using their best experiences. The partner schools maintain regular • introduction of innovative teaching methods used in Icelandic e-mail contact and there are plans to implement further projects schools, for example WebQest1 and scrapbooking2 to promote healthy lifestyles. • improved teacher competences and transfer of good practice

1 A learner inquiry-oriented lesson format in which the Internet is the primary source Krystyna Bochenek is a qualified teacher with 37 of information years of professional experience. She works at No. 28 Pri- 2 The art of manually creating and decorating albums containing, for example, photo- graphs and family memorabilia mary School in Rybnik. In her spare time, she is a member of Stowarzyszenie Aktywnych Kobiet “Mrowisko” (Anthill Brúarskóli is a primary school in Reykjavik operating under the Association of Active Women). general school system, and also a special needs school providing education to autistic children and to immigrants. The school places great emphasis on supporting pupils by offering different learning methods adapted to individual needs. Inter-Institutional Cooperation 51

The most important outcomes and impact

• experience of exchange in the field of vocational education • more attractive educational offer in both schools • making Polish students aware of the need to learn foreign languages and of the importance of lifelong learning process • establishing direct contact between Polish and Norwegian students • improvement of teacher competences and transfer of good practice • project enhanced opportunities for Polish students in the labour market

Sande Public High School is a public upper secondary school in Sande, Vestfold County, some 50 kilometres south of Oslo. The school MOBILITY OF POLISH AND NORWEGIAN currently has 500 students who follow seven different learning tracks. TECHNICAL SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS The school employs 70 teachers.

– EXCHANGE OF EDUCATIONAL AND The project resulted in the purchase of a renewable energy system I nter for No. 1 School Complex in Swarzędz. This comprises a set of - CULTURAL EXPERIENCES photovoltaic panels, an inverter and a widescreen display located I nstitutional on the front wall of the school. The display is used not only to provide information, but also as a teaching aid for students fol- “The most important goals of the project included becoming lowing the renewable energy systems and devices learning track. familiar with vocational education provided by the Sande Upper Secondary School, taking part in joint activities and exchanging Added value experiences between teachers from Poland and Norway. No. Apart from the development of students’ vocational skills, the C ooperation 1 School Complex in Swarzędz has been project also enhanced their soft skills, including the ability to involved in European projects for many work in a group, empathy and the ability to overcome stress. It

Project promoter: years. This project, however, was quite was also important to establish direct contact between students School Complex No. 1 in unique, being the first one to be carried of both schools and to make Polish students aware of the need Swarzędz out in cooperation with a Norwegian to learn foreign languages. Thanks to the extensive cultural pro-

Partner: between Sande Public Upper educational institution under the STF”, gramme which accompanied each of the mobilities, students and Secondary School, Norway says Michał Szyperski, project coordina- teachers became familiar with some Norwegian traditions and Duration: tor. He also emphasizes its versatility: history, noting with surprise many features that the countries 4 May 2014

“Beyond purely substantive elements, it have in common. – 30 April 2016 schools Total project budget: also included integration activities for PLN 351 793.66 students of the partner schools, includ- Scandinavians are extremely friendly, kind and open STF funding: ing joint language classes and sporting PLN 316 614.29 to new initiatives. activities. The greatest advantage of our Project coordinator: Michał Szyperski, project coordinator Michał Szyperski cooperation with the Sande School was international internships (student mobili- The experience gained during the project has been taken into FSS/2013/IIC/W/0049 ties). Placements at the partner school account in the designing of the Vocational Education Centre at No. contributed to the development of skills, 1 School Complex in Swarzędz, the construction of which started both vocational and social, which should improve our former in 2016. Both partner schools have reported an increased inter- students’ opportunities in the demanding labour market.” est in their educational offers, as more new students have been admitted for their mechanics and mechatronics learning tracks. The teachers who took part in the mobilities expanded their professional horizons with new experiences gained while staying at the partner institution. This was reflected in the Set of Michał Szyperski is a teacher of English at No. 1 School Good Educational Practices, which they created as part of the Complex in Swarzędz. He is interested in the history of World Teaching Methods for Technical Vocational Subjects. Furthermore, War II. the observation of learning activities at the Norwegian school encouraged the teachers from Swarzędz to increase their use of teamwork during practical classes. 52 Inter-Institutional Cooperation

AA Ungdomsskole is a lower secondary school located in Lyngdal, on the southern coast of Norway. The school is attended by 350 students aged 13-16 and employs 50 staff mem- VIKINGS AND SLAVS: THE PAST, PRESENT bers.

AND FUTURE The main objective of the project was to promote teacher and student mobility, whilst good financial management made it possible to go quite far beyond the planned targets. Another goal The project was an opportunity for students from Norway and Poland was to develop language competences: the students improved to become familiar with and compare the history of the two their communication and writing skills in English. In addition, countries and the everyday lives of their contemporary residents. they widened their historical knowledge “We conducted a study on the life of our ancestors and took part of the Viking Age in Polish territories and in activities in several archaeological parks: Landa Park, Biskupin, in Scandinavia. During practical classes at Project promoter: Ostrów Lednicki and Jomsborg (Wolin)”, says Joanna Stefańska, school, they learned to use different tools, No. 18 Lower Secondary School in Wrocław including saws, drills, planes and sewing Partner: If it wasn’t for the project, the students of No. 18 machines. AA Ungdomsskole, Lyngdal, Lower Secondary School in Wrocław wouldn’t know Norway Added value Duration: 2 January 2014 that the horns on Viking helmets were a pop culture The Vikings and Slavs project has inspired – 31 December 2015 cliché that has no substantiation in history. the wider use of the flipped classroom Total project budget: Joanna Stefańska, project coordinator model, where students prepare for classes PLN 246 217.20 individually based on various resources STF funding: PLN 217 803.02 project coordinator. “We learned more about how Vikings and Slavs and guidance from their teachers, share Project coordinator: travelled”, she continues, “and during workshops at the Norwegian the information they have found with their Joanna Stefańska school we made costumes, pottery and weapon replicas. At an assem- peers and consolidate the acquired knowl- Project website: bly in Tingvatn, we found out how disputes were resolved in the edge during practical activities and also http://new-twinspace. etwinning.net/web/

INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS BETWEEN COOPERATION INTER-INSTITUTIONAL Viking Age. In Poland, we built model ships and created a play based outside the classroom. Activities of this p102748 on Viking legends. We got to know one another better by working type were carried out, for example, as part FSS/2013/IIC/W/0012 and playing together, and during meals which we prepared ourselves. of the School in the City project. The results of our studies were compiled in student presentations. The staging of the play is available via the YouTube channel and The experience gained during the project was used in the design- a summary of the project is provided in a photo-book.” ing of a new one: Eat, run and get to know Visegrad countries, for which the school has received a grant from the International Major outcomes and impacts Visegrad Fund.

• students acquired teamwork skills, expanded their knowledge of history, improved their command of English and overcame the language barrier Joanna Stefańska is a qualified teacher of English at in their contacts with peers from Norway No. 18 Lower Secondary School in Wrocław. Since 2008, she • during workshops, students made friends with their peers from Norway has also been a teaching methodology advisor at the In- and learned to use various tools, including saws, drills, planes and sewing -service Teacher Training Centre in Wrocław. She has designed machines and coordinated numerous international school projects. • teachers, inspired by the practice of the Norwegian school, use teamwork and flipped classroom methods more often • the Polish school is involved in new international cooperation projects Inter-Institutional Cooperation 53

Our subjects of interest included: teaching, in particular the application of new tech- Project promoter: nologies in the classroom; the difficulties Municipal School Complex with Integrated Classes and benefits resulting from this; the school in Krosno premises and equipment; trends in school Partner: and teacher development; and the advan- Fjell Lower Secondary School, Straume, Norway tages of international cooperation.” Duration: 1 April 2014 The project enriched the school’s educa- – 31 March 2015 tional offer and promoted modern teaching Total project budget: PLN 422 011.38 and learning methods. It has brought about STF funding: positive changes in the school’s work organi- PLN 376 026.98 sation and has made it possible to depart Project coordinator: Robert Guzik

from the school routine. The activities INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS

FROM BLACKBOARD TO TABLET. A JOURNEY visitnorway.com – Photo Øyvind Heen engaged and integrated the entire school FSS/2013/IIC/W/0039 community, and created a positive image WITH A DATA TABLET ACROSS UNESCO of the school as a modern institution, which HERITAGE SITES IN NORWAY AND POLAND promotes inclusion. Added value The project made it possible to explore best practices and to trans- The project was designed to transform learning at school into fer innovative solutions. Teachers had the opportunity to enhance an inspiring experience. It included seminars on the use of their professional skills and to acquire substantive educational ICT1 in the learning process, seminars on UNESCO designated knowledge. They gained experience in using innovative work World Heritage Sites, and an art and photography competi- methods, especially ICT. The cooperation with the Norwegian tion concerning these sites for students of both schools. Another school project gave the participants an unprecedented chance important activity comprised student and teacher mobilities. to overcome language and cultural barriers, and to practice their The young people from Norway visited Krosno and their Polish language skills. This provided much better outcomes than the peers paid a return visit to them in Straume. Each of the schools results of traditional teaching in the classroom. organised national days: a Polish Day in Norway and a Norwegian Day in Poland. Teachers from the partner schools took part in three working visits. The teachers and school management had Robert Guzik is head of the Municipal School Complex an opportunity to enhance their professional skills, to compare with Integrated Classes in Krosno. His interests include edu- the work methods in both schools and to discover the differences cational law and sports. and similarities between the Polish and Norwegian education systems. Another effect of the cooperation is a guide entitled: On the Trail of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Poland and Norway.

By working with their peers from the partner country, the Major outcomes and impacts students learned to be tolerant and to accept people from different cultures. They also developed their national identity and • teachers had an opportunity to become familiar with the partner interacted with one another, which has prepared them for living in school’s work methods and to use their best practices modern Europe. • students and teachers considerably expanded their knowledge and skills regarding ICT in learning and teaching Robert Guzik, project coordinator • students and teachers tested their command of English in practice “During the project, we had the opportunity to observe the work • the project has inspired new activities in the field of partnerships of the Norwegian school, and to meet with teachers and students”, says project coordinator Robert Guzik. He adds: “We became famil- Fjell Lower Secondary School is one of the two schools of iar with various solutions that increase the efficiency of educating this level in Fjell Municipality. Opened in 1969, it was one of the first students, including the operations of an organic farm and its role in schools in Norway with an educational programme focusing on practical education through work, as well as the therapeutic role of horticul- skills. It leases a small farm, which gives students better motivation to tural2 therapy and classes with elements of dog-assisted therapy.3 learn these skills. The educational programme includes a subject called naturbruk which concerns gardening, and hundehold which teaches 1 Information and Communication Technology 2 Gardening therapy: an informal therapeutic method using physical work in a garden as students to care for dogs. part of occupational therapy and resocialisation 3 Animal-assisted therapy involving specially-trained dogs 54 Inter-Institutional Cooperation

Major outcomes and impacts

• students and teachers acquired valuable new skills concerning volleyball training and psychophysical aspects of this sport • Polish and Norwegian students worked together, which also gave them an opportunity to practice their communication skills and to enhance their openness towards other cultures • project participants had the opportunity to see the best volleyball players in the world in action during the 2014 Volleyball World Championship • an innovative and comprehensive volleyball training programme was prepared with elements of sport kinesiology and psychophysical support, which can be used for players SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL CLUBS at all levels – THE WAY TO THE FUTURE (092011-99#0108) visitnorway.com – Photo CH Added value Meeting their peers from Norway strengthened the Polish partici- The project objective was to develop an innovative volleyball pants’ attitude of openness towards other cultures and peoples. training programme based on sports kinesiology and psycho- This was also an opportunity to improve their communication physical aspects. The programme was the result of joint training skills. Young people learned about the history and traditions sessions and workshops during three student exchanges. Pro- of the partner countries, in addition to enjoying some of their ject participants had the opportunity to most beautiful landscapes. Project participants had the unique develop their sports skills during vol- chance to sit in the audience during the 2014 Volleyball World Project promoter: leyball training sessions with Polish and Championship in Gdańsk, and during a Polish-Norwegian sports No. 5 School Complex Norwegian coaches. They also acquired camp they were visited by Michał Kubiak, captain of the Polish in Szczecin knowledge in the field of physiother- national volleyball team, the winner of the 2014 championship. Partner: Hafstad Upper Secondary apy, nutrition and sports psychology. School, Førde, Norway This knowledge and their improved volley- Working together during training sessions and Duration: ball skills made the students more aware 4 March 2014 workshops further strengthened the bonds between – 29 February 2016 of safety and efficiency in sports. Total project budget: the participants, to the extent that tears appeared on PLN 418 039.97 “We are a school that develops creativ- their faces as they said goodbye at the airport. STF funding: ity, entrepreneurship and social skills. PLN 376 235.97 Kinga Maciaszczyk, project administration coordinator Our focus is not only on the intellectual Project coordinators: Kinga Maciaszczyk, development of our students, but also on The experience gained in the project reinforced the school’s image Teresa Kutałowska education in arts and sports”, says Teresa as a reliable and responsible partner. Future plans include further INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS BETWEEN COOPERATION INTER-INSTITUTIONAL FSS/2013/IIC/W/0041 Kutałowska, project content coordinator, cooperation with the school from Norway in addition to finding and adds: “We have broad experience in new project partners in EEA countries. the implementation of innovative measures and are a leader in international cooperation in the local education community.” Teresa Kutałowska, project content coordinator, is an English and Russian philologist. Since 1998, she has been Hafstad Upper Secondary School offers general and vo- a teacher at No. 5 School Complex in Szczecin. cational education. The school’s impressive main building accommodates approximately 480 students and 65 staff members. Hafstad School was founded in 1993, but its beginnings date back to 1917. Kinga Maciaszczyk, project administration coordinator, The school collaborates with Førde Volleyball Club, which runs vol- is a Polish philologist and psychologist. She works at No. leyball groups for different age groups, regarded as some of the best 5 School Complex in Szczecin. She has designed various volleyball groups in Norway. innovative teaching aids and creative teaching methods. ooperation C s HEI INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION OF HEIS of Institutional - r Inte gher higher of ion ooperat ions institut ion educat C onal ional itut Inter-Inst benefits everybody andbenefitseverybody it marks usually the beginningof future joint activities. oint projects are above all a perfect opportunity to make use use make to opportunity all a perfect are above Joint projects of the best and which partner’s experiences transfer solutions, cooperation of kind This practice. in work to proven already have 56 Inter-Institutional Cooperation

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HEI educational competences. of – EDUCATIONAL COURSE AND PORTAL The project provided an opportunity to construct an educational course on the basis of not only Polish national diagnoses Dynamic changes resulting from the development of new media conducted by researchers from the Faculty of Educational Stud- and the transformation of traditional socializing environments, ies, Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU), but also based on the

ooperation for instance families and schools, have produced a sense of chaos Icelandic experience. This is especially helpful because, accord- C and helplessness for many teachers and pedagogues working ing to OECD4 studies, the education system in Iceland shows with young people. a good response to contemporary social and educational challenges, which results in one of the lowest educational inequality “Schools nowadays focus their activities mainly on teaching, levels (caused by gender or learning difficulties) in Europe. The while the broader sphere of socialization and education remains materials developed within the project are addressed to the a difficult challenge”, says Jacek Pyżalski, PhD, project coordina- following groups: teacher trainers (both initial and in-service I nstitutional - tor. “Nonetheless,” he continues, “teaching and educating are two sides of the same coin, and in the long term, any problems 4 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

I nter in one area will translate into failure in the other.” Polish School in Reykjavik was founded in 2008. It is oper- The aim of the project was to develop a modern academic ated by the Association of Friends of the Polish School in Reykjavik, course and a multimedia portal (featuring educational videos, a non-profit organisation. Currently, the school has 200 students presentations, worksheets etc.), and to publish three mono- aged 5- 18. They attend classes for the newly established group of graphs (in Polish and English) to provide a consistent knowledge five-year-olds, grades 0 to 6 (primary school) and grades 1 to 3 (lower resource on contemporary educational problems (e.g. exclusion secondary school). Inter-Institutional Cooperation of HEIs 57 , works works , ooperation C Professor nstitutional -I PhD, Associate PhD, Inter

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Pyż Jacek at the Special Education Needs Unit at the Faculty of Edu- of Unit at the Faculty Education Needs at the Special He has taken Poznań. AMU, cational partStudies, in and research 60 national and international over coordinated outcomes

modern multimedia materials for lecturers, trainers, teachers and and teachers trainers, lecturers, for materials multimedia modern educators portal: http://kompetencjenauczyciela.pl/publikacje/ a new launch of publications numerous helpful to open access offering deal prepared to educational studies are better of AMU graduates with the most difficult educational including challenges, bullying, from a group or cyberbullying exclusion Major • • • projects. His projects. research interests include cyber media, new aggression, among cyberbullying and promotion health school, at communication people. young the completion of the The project. project partners intend to continue their cooperation with a focus on bullying prevention methodology. - - http://kom t t ojec pr , , alski Pyż Jacek OFESSOR or cultural cultural change. With the cooperation an of educational the Icelandic partner, portal has been created offering videos, papers and presentations: The . petencjenauczyciela.pl/publikacje/ portal also contains links to full versions Both the of portal books. relevant and its publications are available free of charge. A significant was achievement the huge who professionals relevant of commitment teacher training), teachers, educators and educators teachers, training), teacher researchers in the field of education and t E PR TE rdina coo ASSOCIA It was surprising that, despite despite that, surprising It was faced we are cultural differences, with similar in schools. problems eykjavik, eykjavik, FSS/2013/IIC/W/0004 Project promoter: Project Adam Mickiewicz Poznań University, Partner: School in R Polish Iceland Duration: 2014 20 January 2016 16 January – project budget: Total PLN 416 952.68 STF funding: PLN 375 257.37 coordinator: Project PhD Pyżalski, Jacek website: Project - http://kompetencjenauczy ciela.pl/publikacje/ rently used in educational courses provided by the Faculty of They AMU. will Educational be Studies, fully used following materials on a much larger scale than initially planned. The educational materials produced under the project are cur followed the project on social media. This helped disseminate the disseminate helped This media. social on project the followed 58 Inter-Institutional Cooperation

Lillehammer University College (LUC) is a public higher education institution established in 1971. It specialises in social sciences and media science. It has about 5,000 students and 380 academic staff. The HEI has a beautiful campus near the city of SCHEDULE. SIGNIFICANCE OF Lillehammer.

COMPETITIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION says Tomasz Napierała, PhD. “The participating teams prepared a draft strategy for the development of business tourism in Łódź.” s The project SCHEDULE sought to verify the effectiveness of A study visit to Lillehammer with the par-

HEI competitions organised in higher education. It was meant to ticipation of the winners of the 24HOURS Project promoter:

of University of Łódź focus on topics linked to research conducted by the Faculty of competition was a supplementary activ- Geographical Sciences at the University of Łódź, which focuses ity. The project outcomes were presented Partner: Lillehammer University on business tourism. As regards its contents, the project included in Naples at an international conference College a student-oriented education pathway and another involving entitled The Tourism Intelligence Forum Duration: academic research. Owing to this concept, the implementation (t-Forum). 14 April 2014 – 22 May 2015 ooperation of the project managed to attract academic teachers, researchers

C Total project budget: and students. The project SCHEDULE was intended to PLN 221 205.87 support and stimulate mobility not only STF funding: We did not expect academic staff involved in the among students of the University of Łódź, PLN 199 085.28 but also among students of all other HEIs Project coordinator: implementation of the SCHEDULE project to open up Tomasz Napierała, PhD interested in participation in 24HOURS as Project website: so much to further international cooperation. an integral part of the project. As a result, http://schedule.edu. I nstitutional - Tomasz Napierała, PhD, project coordinator the positive outcomes of mobility were plFSS/2013/IIC/W/0008

multiplied and they benefited not only out- FSS/2013/IIC/W/0008

I nter “The 24HOURS competition that was run in Łódź in cooperation standing students of some Polish HEIs but with the Poland Convention Bureau, Novotel Łódź Centrum Hotel, also those of the partner college. Now back the Regional Tourism Organisation of the Łódź province and the in their home HEIs, cities and country, Lillehammer University Włóczykije Tourism Geographers’ Student Club operating at the College students participating in the project are the best ambas- University of Łódź was the most publicised activity of the project”, sadors of the University of Łódź, Łódź itself and Poland. The fact that LUC researchers’ interest in scientific cooperation with The most important outcomes employees of the University of Łódź has grown so significantly and impact is a direct outcome of the project SCHEDULE.

• it was the first big international project for all those involved in it – it was a valuable experience that will facilitate taking up more Tomasz Napierała, PhD, works at the Faculty of Geo- such challenges graphical Sciences at the University of Łódź. He is a geogra- • the project motivated the staff of the Faculty of Geographical Sciences pher and economist by education and his research interests at the University of Łódź to extend the offer of subjects provided in focus on spatial aspects in hotel industry competition, with foreign languages particular emphasis on prices throughout the industry. He has extensive • experience gained in the course of the project helped introduce research experience in evaluating financial and strategic policies operated subjects provided as project-based learning by local governments. • Lillehammer University College’s very effective and highly-rated cooperation with the University of Łódź provided an incentive to develop further cooperation in research Inter-Institutional Cooperation of HEIs 59 - echnology in echnology T ooperation C y y Technolog FSS/2013/IIC/W/0009 rondheim T Duration: 24 March 2014 24 March 2016 – project budget: Total PLN 417 580.14 STF funding: PLN 375 822.13 coordinator: Project Magdalena Skowron Project promoter: Project in Economics of University Katowice Partners: Liechtenstein, of University of University Norwegian and Science and

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THE IDATES CAND EMPLOYEES I – SUPPORT – I INTERUN ION ISAT IONAL INTERNAT Education – opportunities – and Education threats and the publication Ambassadors” “Foreign the , Market Education Higher the in Media HEI the of website responsive the applications, mobile platform, it to the needs of the disabled. and adapting demic community by using new media was the main objective of the The project. most important project outcomes are: an entitled conference scientific international Support for the process of internationalisation process the Support for and the aca- the of members between relationship the of strengthening tion market, where it is tion necessary market, to adapt HEI communication channels to young recipients who regard modern technologies in society. functioning as the basis for The project was a response to the current situation on the educa- the on situation current the to response a was project The 60 Inter-Institutional Cooperation

Project promoter: University of Physical ADAPTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Education in Warsaw Partner: needs is high and constantly growing. Due University of Iceland, – THEORY AND PRACTICE School of Education HEI s to their specific muscle and joints strains, Duration: of

lots of wheelchair users experience acute 1 February 2014 The project was meant mainly to increase the social inclusion and chronic injuries or conditions limit- – 31 December 2015 of wheelchair users in Poland and Iceland by educating future ing their employment opportunities and Total project budget: PLN 418 040.00 physiotherapists and PE teachers. To achieve this objective, three participation in social life. Physical activity STF funding: workshops were organised for 42 students from Poland and Ice- and sport are an effective form of support PLN 376 235.99

ooperation land to acquaint them with the theoretical and practical principles for people with congenital and acquired Project coordinator: C of adapted physical activity for those with special needs. Other disabilities.” Natalia Morgulec- Adamowicz, PhD project outcomes included a project conference entitled Adapted Project website: physical activity in rehabilitation and education and a project web- Continuation http://apafss.eu/ site visited by almost 9,000 users. The preparation (adaptation There are plans for the continuation of FSS/2013/IIC/W/0020 and translation) of tools to assess wheelchair users’ physical research conducted together with the activity (among other things the international Physical Activ- School of Education at the University of I nstitutional - ity Questionnaire for Wheelchair Users – IPAQ – WU) was an Iceland and focusing on the assessment of wheelchair users’ important outcome of the project. physical activity, and for joint scientific publications relating to I nter Project activities The University of Iceland is a state higher education institution “Adapted physical activity is an academic discipline developing established in 1911 in Reykjavik. Its 11 faculties educate about 16,000 in Europe and aimed at the improvement of the life quality students. The University and its related research units employ about and independence of people with special needs”, says Natalia 2,500 people, including about 1,000 researchers. The HEI conducts Morgulec-Adamowicz, PhD, project coordinator. “The number of research focusing on a number of social and natural sciences. wheelchair users belonging to the group of people with special Inter-Institutional Cooperation 61

Thanks to the participation in the project, our staff learned project management taking account of cultural differences and the partner’s specific legal, organisational and administrative

regulations. The most important outcomes and impact Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz, PhD, project coordinator

• establishment of real and prospective cooperation with the Uni- versity of Iceland this domain. As part of the Erasmus+ programme, student and • enabling the Faculty of Rehabilitation at the University of Physical staff mobilities will be continued. The University of Physical Edu- Education in Warsaw a better implementation of its mission state- cation in Warsaw would like to attract new partners and continue ment – a practical combination of education, science and research research into wheelchair users’ physical activity, especially of dissemination those with spinal cord injuries. • students and academic as well as administrative staff had an opportunity to work as partners within a team – everyone was surprised at how integrated activities improved the effectiveness and atmosphere Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz, PhD, works at the of task implementation Chair of the Theory and Methodology of Movement Education • students of Physiotherapy and Physical Education participated in train- at the Faculty of Rehabilitation, Józef Piłsudski University of ing as a result of which they acquired knowledge and skills allowing Physical Education in Warsaw. Her main research interests them to involve disabled people in different areas of physical activity include: adapted physical activity, disabled sports (rugby for wheelchair • adaptation of the extended Polish, English and Icelandic versions of users), physiology of exertion in spinal cord injury sufferers, physical the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) to the require- activity of people with special needs. ments of research into wheelchair users’ needs (IPAQ – WU) I nter - I nstitutional C ooperation

of HEI s 62 Inter-Institutional Cooperation

INNO-Connection: the development

of Polish-Icelandic partnership in The most important outcomes and impact

the area of academic excellence • the Polish HEI implemented blended-learning and e-learning solutions, which raised the standard of education with the help of information and • thanks to new multimedia courses provided in English, the HEI is now more attractive to foreign students and its modern videoconferencing communication technologies equipment is in constant use • transfer of good practices and innovative solutions from a highly- rated Icelandic HEI to the Polish institution Thanks to the project, the Bielsko-Biała School of Finance and • the first joint project resulted in plans for more partner initiatives Law implemented blended-learning solutions, which improved • a new computer lab was created in Bielsko-Biała – the Bifröst Uni- the quality of education and made it more attractive to students. versity examination centre, where Erasmus+ Icelandic students will The preparation of multimedia courses, also in English, allowed be able to bridge curriculum gaps in a more effective way the HEI to open up more to foreign students. The project also • conclusion of a long-term cooperation agreement involved the promotion of good practices related to science and education, experience exchange and knowledge transfer Bifröst University is a private higher education institution s between the partners. ICT solutions facilitating videoconferences established in 1918 using Ruskin College in Oxford as a model. It

HEI with the partner, which have also been used after the completion specialises in educating business, political and social leaders. It has of

of the project, were really helpful in the process of introducing three departments: Department of Business, Department of Law and new teaching technologies. the Department of Social Sciences and educates about 600 students.

Project promoter: “Not only did the project allow us to Bielsko-Biała School of introduce new IT solutions supporting Finance and Law The project allowed us to have a broader view of ooperation the teaching process at the School of

C Partner: Bifröst University, Iceland Finances and Law, but – which is just as the process of education and the role of modern Duration: important – it also initiated lasting coop- technologies in Iceland. 12 May 2014 eration at institutional, personal and Jacek Binda, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, project coordinator – 10 January 2016 scientific levels”, says Jacek Binda, PhD, Total project budget: PLN 434 330.92 project coordinator. implementing projects relating to ICT supporting the teaching process. By making use of the videoconferencing equipment that

I nstitutional STF funding: - PLN 390 897.82 As a result of the project, the architec- was acquired as part of the project, the HEI wishes to maintain Project coordinator: ture of an e-learning/blended-learning contact with the Icelandic partner and use its assistance when Jacek Binda, PhD, Eng. I nter platform was designed, an open source developing the blended-learning system. This communication FSS/2013/IIC/W/0031 platform was adapted to the needs of channel will also be used to exchange information and prepare the Polish HEI, and model courses were more projects including student and staff exchange, and for the prepared to be launched on the platform. future joint development of the continuing education offer based Academic staff and students benefited from publications contain- on e-learning. ing guidance and the target groups of the project were trained in using the platform. The creation of the project website containing a thematic forum for the partners, where they could exchange Jacek Binda, PhD, Eng., Associate Professor is knowledge and good practices linked to their common interests the Vice-Rector of the Bielsko-Biała School of Finance and was absolutely essential. Numerous videoconferences were held Law. His research interests include: economics and e-econo- with the partner during the project and students participated mics, IT in economics, and e-banking. in some of them. The organisation of New Technologies Open Days at the School of Finance and Law served the purpose of the dissemination of e-learning solutions.

Continuation The Bielsko-Biała School of Finance and Law intends to develop its existing cooperation with the University of Bifröst by making use of an examination centre established by the two HEIs and Inter-Institutional Cooperation 63

Sólheimar is an eco-village in Iceland, established in 1939 by Sesselja Sigmundsdóttir. This is a community of about 100 people living in accordance with the principles of sustainable development in an artistic and eco-friendly atmosphere. This small rural-style village is marked by the abundance of greenery, open space and buildings blending with the landscape.

Project promoter: University College of Enterprise and Administration in Lublin Partner: Sólheimar, Iceland Duration: Focus on sustainable development 1 May 2014 – 30 April 2016 I nter Total project budget: knowledge and Icelandic models, lecturers PLN 167 907.53

The project intended to develop a teaching module focusing on developed a teaching model for the stu- -

STF funding: I nstitutional sustainable development. Sólheimar – an eco-village with long dents of first- and second-cycle degree PLN 151 111.78 experience in this field – was our Icelandic partner involved in programmes. The module provides the Project coordinator: the development of the module. Sustainable development was basis for training and courses offered by Barbara Zdrojewska treated in an inclusive way and included exact sciences such the HEI. The project is an inspiration to FSS/2013/IIC/W/0032 as architecture and land management, as well as humanities carry on the modernisation of the HEI –

such as management and sociology. The project involved edu- among other things there are plans for the introduction of a waste C cating lecturers who – having acquired new knowledge – worked sorting system. ooperation on the concept of the module for students of various cycles of degree programmes. The added value of the project consists in its international dimension, the practical character of informa- Barbara Zdrojewska is the chancellor of the University tion coming from the partner and the adaptation of the module College of Enterprise and Administration in Lublin and has to the expectations of the labour market. been the head of the Centre for the Development of Compe- of

tences since 2010. Under her management, the HEI imple- HEI We were greatly impressed by the mission statement ments international projects as part of such programmes as Erasmus+ s of the partner institution, which says that business and the Scholarship and Training Fund. ends where other people’s welfare starts. Barbara Zdrojewska, project coordinator

The project implementation involved training and workshops for academic staff. Experts and the Icelandic partner participated in the teaching process. On the basis of their freshly acquired

The most important outcomes and impact

• acquisition of practical knowledge, participation in expert-led training • establishing direct contact between lecturers and the Icelandic institution likely to result in stronger cooperation in selected scientific domains in the future • practical dissemination of the idea of sustainable development among students and lecturers • development of a teaching module focusing on sustainable development 64 Inter-Institutional Cooperation

We were pleasantly surprised by the fact that students Eye on outgoing students in the partner countries have similar problems linked to mobility and that workshops serve them as a form of Three universities forming a partner group implemented a joint opening up and breaking down their own barriers. project as part of the Leonardo da Vinci programme. This experi- Barbara Zdrojewska, project coordinator ence shows that international competences and communication between nations, religions and cultures require the hardest work As a result of the project, the HEI gained trained staff ready to and present the biggest challenge. conduct workshops preparing students for mobilities. The workshop scenarios that were developed during the project will be used Therefore, the most important objective of the project “Eye on during classes for students in the partner institutions. The project outgoing students” consisted of its participants’ intercultural edu- outcomes have had a positive influence on the quality of current cation. It was implemented within two groups: the first one was mobilities. The added value consists in the project participants’ composed of employees of career and international cooperation personal development and in discovering their potential for being offices, and the other one of the partner HEIs’ outgoing students. a trainer or coach.

The project involved training and workshops for people con-

s ducting preparatory classes for students intending to carry out Barbara Zdrojewska is the chancellor of the University mobilities abroad. The partners learned from one another, imple- College of Enterprise and Administration in Lublin and has HEI mented scenarios and developed new proposed exercises for been the head of the Centre for the Development of Compe- of students as well as participating in workshops with students. tences since 2010. Under her management, the HEI imple- This education was provided in an international environment ments international projects under such programmes as Erasmus+ and and each HEI contributed its own experi- the Scholarship and Training Fund. ences in improving the quality of student Project promoter: mobility. The Norwegian partner prepared The most important outcomes and impact ooperation University College C a workshop for students. The observation of Enterprise and Administration in Lublin of the workshop was a particularly interest- • academic staff acquired practical skills necessary for preparing stu- Partners: ing part of the programme. dents for mobility University of Liechtenstein, • students are better prepared for mobilities Diakonhjemmet University College, Reykjavik “The workshop method really helped us • acquisition of intercultural competences University share our experiences, get to know the • opportunity to use partner experience

I nstitutional Duration: • discovery of new opportunities for development, for example coach- - participants and test our skills in prac- 1 June 2014 – 31 May 2016 tice”, says Barbara Zdrojewska, project ing competences Total project budget: coordinator. • improvement of the attractiveness of the HEI’s offer I nter PLN 311 028.80 STF funding: The University of Liechtenstein was established in 1961 as PLN 279 893.18 an initiative of business communities and the state under the name Project coordinator: Barbara Zdrojewska of “Abendtechnikum Vaduz”. In June 2008, the government of the Principality of Liechtenstein authorised a doctoral programme offer at FSS/2013/IIC/W/0045 the Hochschule Liechtenstein. Since 2010, the HEI has been allowed to use a name including the word “university”. It has three faculties offering first- and second-cycle programmes in Architecture, Banking and Finance Management.

The Diakonhjemmet University College is a private, Lu- theran educational institution operating in Oslo. Its tradition dates back to 1890. The HEI focuses on health care, social services and diakonia.

The University of Iceland (Reykjavik University) is a state higher education institution established in 1911. At the moment, its 11 faculties educate about 16,000 students. The University and its related research centres employ nearly 2,500 persons, including about 1,000 research workers. The University conducts research focusing on a number of social and natural sciences. Inter-Institutional Cooperation 65 I nter

Computer assisted learning of - I nstitutional logistics of management (CALM)

desktop users but also to those who work with mobile devices, The project CALM managed to disseminate knowledge of such as smartphones or tablets. logistics and production management. The University of Łódź C

extended its teaching offer by creating six modern teaching Students’ own work was focused on selected and specific problem ooperation modules, which will be used within a new field of study already areas, which is why they can learn anywhere using any mobile planned. device. Not only do lecturers have access to modern online teaching tools, but they also create them. We managed to establish even more contacts with

employees of the HEIs and companies than we had of

Remigiusz Kozłowski, PhD, Eng., is a lecturer at the HEI planned before the project. Faculty of Management of the University of Łódź. He specia- Remigiusz Kozłowski, PhD, Eng., project coordinator lises in issues relating to logistics infrastructure as well as s to the management of new technologies and production. Being able to observe and exchange experiences linked to the teaching process conducted by the Norwegian HEI and Project promoter: University of Łódź, Faculty transferring methods proven to work in The most important outcomes and impact of Management practice to the University of Łódź was just Partner: as important. The outcomes of the project • familiarisation with the culture and functioning of Norwegian com- Norwegian University of Science and Technology were presented at an international con- panies and HEIs in Trondheim (NTNU) ference organised to disseminate project • development of six modern teaching modules, which will be used Duration: outcomes. in the study programme of a new degree programme 1 March 2014 – 29 February 2016 • effective solutions transferred from the Norwegian HEI to be included Total project budget: The project resulted in the preparation of in the teaching of the University of Łódź PLN 464 024.36 teaching modules focusing on key issues STF funding: related to logistics and production man- The Norwegian University of Science and Technology PLN 417 621.92 agement. These modules were developed in Trondheim was established in 1996 as a result of merging six Project coordinator: Remigiusz Kozłowski, using modern tools for the development universities. “Knowledge for a better world” is its motto. It employs PhD, Eng. of multimedia applications containing about 6,700 persons, of whom over 4,000 are research workers. It

FSS/2013/IIC/W/0034 elements of e-learning, which makes the provides education to 39,000 students including 3,000 international system accessible not only to laptop or students. 66 Inter-Institutional Cooperation

Active in languages – interActive in The most important outcomes and impact • development, in cooperation with the Norwegian partner, of 120 teaching. Modern ICT-based methods innovative, interactive e-learning courses for students of four philological programmes of teaching languages • making studying more attractive to future students, incentive to create further e-learning courses • establishment of the international group ‘Little Wrocław Family’, The project served the purpose of the exchange of experiences and which will cooperate during future international projects good Polish-Norwegian practices relating to language teaching. Based on the best Scandinavian models, the Philological School Sogn og Fjordane University College (HISF), which was estab- of Higher Education, which is a typical languages-oriented HEI, lished in 1994, is a medium-sized higher education institution in Western created 120 innovative e-learning courses using modern solu- Norway, spectacularly situated near glaciers. It has about 4,000 students tions and ICT tools. Making use of the experience and expertise including many international students. The HEI employs 330 staff members. s of Norwegian practitioners, lecturers of the Philological School

HEI of Higher Education selected by way of a competition developed of

interactive online courses for students of English, German, Span- He also visited our HEI, offering lectures and informational meet- ish and Italian Philology to teach them practical language skills. ings to Polish students. I think that we owe to him the success of In the academic year 2014/15, all the materials were made avail- three projects already implemented in cooperation with HiSF.” able to students of the Philological School of Higher Education and to those who will study there in the future. Apart from being bound by common academic interests,

ooperation we really liked the other team members. The international C “The cooperation of our HEI with the Sogn og Fjordane University group ‘Little Wrocław Family’ remains in permanent touch College (HiSF) started as early as in 2007 when a bilateral agreement under the Erasmus programme was concluded”, says Anna and is open to cooperation during future projects. Anna Zasłona, project coordinator Zasłona, project coordinator. “A lecturer at HiSF, John Seriot, played the significant role of the instigator and driving force for our long cooperation. The e-learning courses that were developed in consultation with the I nstitutional

- 5 Project promoter: For years, he showed great kindness to our Norwegian partners apply to CEFR ’s six reference levels of foreign Philological School of Erasmus grant holders and was authenti- language proficiency: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, and to five skills: read- Higher Education in I nter Wrocław cally involved in providing care to them. ing and listening comprehension, writing, speaking and grammar in Partner: use. The courses were developed using the full technical potential of Sogn og Fjordane the Moodle e-learning platform operated by the Philological School University College of Higher Education. The forms are diverse and the online tasks are Duration: 1 February 2014 interactive, which greatly improves the effectiveness of language – 31 January 2016 education; therefore the e-courses enjoy immense popularity among Total project budget: students of the Philological School of Higher Education. PLN 463 439.14 STF funding: PLN 417 095.23 The innovative e-courses developed during the project will be Project coordinator: updated and improved. The concept of interactive e-courses resulting Anna Zasłona from the project is an inspiration to other lecturers at the Philologi- Project website: cal School of Higher Education in the process of developing new http://www.wsf.edu.pl/ upload_module/wysiwyg/ materials. The model of modern ICT-based language teaching was Wydawnictwo%20WSF/ disseminated at a conference and in a publication summing up the Active_in_Languages.pdf outcomes of the project and may serve as an example to follow by FSS/2013/IIC/W/0033 educational institutions in Poland and abroad.

Anna Zasłona graduated in English Studies and has 18 years of teaching experience. Since 2009, she has been the head of the International Cooperation and EU Projects Depart- ment at the Philological School of Higher Education in Wro- cław. She also coordinates the Erasmus+ programme at the HEI.

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The most important outcomes and impact

• the project was an important experience for academic teachers involved in its implementation • the project resulted in the publication Mobility to the edges of Europe. The case of Iceland and Poland • employees developed their skills relating to project management and cooperation within international teams • opening up to other ways of thinking and new scientific disciplines • improvement of workshop-related and academic skills in English

Leisure practices and perception 2.0) Photo Didier Jansen (CCBY-NC of nature. Polish tourists and Four seminars and workshops were the most important project outcomes – two such meetings were held at each university. How- migrants in Iceland ever, they were not a purpose in themselves. They were a means I nter to prepare a multidimensional and original academic book. The international conference Intersections of tourism and migration - The project was based on cooperation between anthropologists, held in Gdańsk in April 2016 was the crowning event. The part- I nstitutional sociologists, social geographers from the University of Gdańsk ners prepared an innovative book entitled Mobility to the edges and the University of Iceland. The fact that Polish migrants were of Europe. The case of Iceland and Poland. a significant presence in Iceland was the starting point and a cat- alyst for beginning cooperation. However, I particularly value this opportunity for the project was not about describing that development through contact with other scientists, C

community. It sought to ask questions ooperation Project promoter: University of Gdańsk (UG) concerning the relationship between observing their working methods, discussion, Partner: mobility, leisure and nature, espe- workshops, content-related hints and being able to University of Iceland cially between migration and tourism. (Reykjavik University) “It turned out that those questions went test my ideas against other views. Duration: Agata Bachórz, PhD, project coordinator

1 May 2014 beyond Polish-Icelandic relations and of – 30 April 2016

migration sociology; that they referred As a result of exchanging experiences for two years, it was possible HEI Total project budget: to the general importance of mobility in to develop a real platform for cooperation between employees, PLN 465 805.24 social relations and to situating people doctoral students and students from the two partner institutions. s STF funding: PLN 418 022.44 in time and space”, says Agata Bachórz, Project coordinator: project coordinator. “During the cyclical Thanks to the well-planned distribution of the publication and Agata Bachórz, PhD meetings of the Polish and Norwegian free access to it offered by digital platforms, the publication has Project website: teams we managed to steer the discus- reached, and is still reaching, sociologists and anthropologists http://mobility-leisure. edu.pl/ sion on important issues relatively new to not only in Poland and Iceland. Due to our original approach modern anthropology and sociology. Our to the issues discussed in the book, it will be used for academic FSS/2013/IIC/W/0025 short visits to the University of Iceland teaching purposes in Poland and other countries. allowed us to have a look at its vibrant everyday life, organisational culture and partner relationships between various participants in that HEI’s academic life.” Agata Bachórz, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Anthropology operating within the Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Journalism at the Uni- versity of Gdańsk. Her research interests focus on mobility The University of Iceland is a state higher education institution and travelling from the perspective of sociology, on lifestyle issues and established in 1911 in Reykjavik. Its 11 faculties educate about 16,000 the culture of everyday life, but above all – on the social aspects of eating. students. The University and its related research units employ about 2,500 people, including about 1,000 researchers. The HEI conducts research focusing on a number of social and natural sciences. 68 Inter-Institutional Cooperation

Problem-Based Learning in the scope of the application of information Other projects implemented as technology in environmental protection Project promoter: Łódź University of Technology part of the Inter-institutional FSS/2013/IIC/W/0028 Partner: Telemark University College, Norway Cooperation measure Duration: 1 May 2014 – 31 March 2016 Total project budget: PLN 264 702.93 STF funding: PLN 237 948.37 International network supporting research and knowledge transfer as a platform for cooperation between Polish and Norwegian universities Mapping the Polish and Norwegian perspective on regional integration Project promoter: Kraków University of Economics in Eastern Europe FSS/2013/IIC/W/0013 Project promoter: Collegium Civitas Partners: University of Bergen, Stowarzyszenie Edukacja dla FSS/2013/IIC/W/0037 Przedsiębiorczości, Wrocław University of Science and Technol- Partners: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Polish Institute ogy, University of Economics in Katowice, Kozminski University of International Affairs in Warsaw, National Contact Point for Research Programmes of Duration: 1 February 2014 – 31 January 2015 the European Union Total project budget: PLN 211 845.87 Duration: 1 April 2014 – 31 May 2015 STF funding: PLN 189 999.10 Total project budget: PLN 418 040.00 s STF funding: PLN 376 236.00 Social inclusion, diversity and citizenship

HEI Project promoter: Collegium Civitas of

Distance learning in the scope of management in construction FSS/2013/IIC/W/0038 Project promoter: Warsaw University of Technology Partner: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) FSS/2013/IIC/W/0015 Social Research Partners: University of Iceland (Reykjavík University), Norwegian Duration: 3 March 2014 – 20 November 2014 University of Science and Technology Total project budget: PLN 99 970.08

ooperation Duration: 1 April 2014 – 31 March 2016 STF funding: PLN 88 787.52 C Total project budget: PLN 458 915.96 STF funding: PLN 413 010.98 Challenges of education in the Internet era: supporting leaders of ICT use Project website: http://fss.il.pw.edu.pl/ at schools Project promoter: University of Social Sciences and Humanities E-based education – (r)evolution in teaching and learning FSS/2013/IIC/W/0043 Project promoter: WSB University in Poznań Partner: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) I nstitutional - FSS/2013/IIC/W/0016 Norwegian Centre for Mathematics Education Partner: University of Akureyri, Iceland Duration: 10 February 2014 – 31 October 2015

I nter Duration: 1 March 2014 – 31 August 2015 Total project budget: PLN 418 039.60 Total project budget: PLN 463 652.34 STF funding: PLN 376 235.60 STF funding: PLN 417 283.34

Reconstruction and monitoring of environmental changes – tools for planning sustainable development of lake ecosystems Project promoter: Institute of Geography and Spatial Organisation, Polish Academy of Sciences FSS/2013/IIC/W/0022 Partner: Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) Duration: 1 March 2014 – 29 February 2016 Total project budget: PLN 234 248.30 STF funding: PLN 210 813.46 MODERNISATION OF EDUCATION LISH HEIs OLISH PMENT OF P OPMENT DEVEL MODERNISATION OF EDUCATION OF MODERNISATION 70

Development of Polish Higher Education 2 / PLN 516 325.09 2 / PLN 1 066 804.00 pomorskie Institutions – general description warmińsko-mazurskie 1/ PLN 197 739.00 of the measure 5 / PLN 3 555 440.68 podlaskie kujawsko-pomorskie

4 / PLN 3 016 071.00 12 / PLN 7 647 014,57 wielkopolskie mazowieckie 7/ PLN 3 149 540.36 łódzkie 4 / PLN 2 338 148.30 3 / PLN 1 686 659.82 lubelskie dolnośląskie

8 / PLN 2 927 372.27 śląskie 1 / PLN 679 320.00 Higher education and science are changing dynamically, not only 8 / PLN 6 266 239.34 podkarpackie in Poland but across the globe. Increased mobility, internation- małopolskie alisation and cooperation with business are only some of the challenges faced by higher education institutions in Poland. In addition to the ‘Europe 2020’ strategy, national plans are being THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS AND GRANT AMOUNT developed, in particular the planned 2.0 law. The activities con- PER VOIVODESHIP ducted by the Fund have fully met the diagnosed needs of the higher education sector in Poland. Among other things, grants have been awarded for the development of study programmes have been offered, innovative teaching methods have been and the development of institutional capacities of Polish HEIs, implemented and cooperation with the private sector has been including in particular: enhanced within the framework of existing specialisation tracks, all of which has contributed to boosting graduate employability. • the development of study programmes in English (as the lan- Specialist laboratories have been provided with new equipment guage of instruction); and the technical infrastructure of HEIs has been modernised, which has resulted in opening them up to Europe and the world. • the development of joint first-, second- and third-cycle programmes leading to a double diploma; Among other things, the activities conducted by higher education institutions as part of individual projects included: • the development of new innovative study programmes meeting the current needs and challenges faced at the national and • international mobilities of the partners; European level; • development of study programmes; • the development of new courses, modules, specialisation tracks and study programmes; • organisation of meetings, seminars and workshops;

• the development of two-cycle study programmes based on lear- • creation of a needs analysis; ning outcomes and using ECTS as a system for credit transfer and learning achievement accumulation; • development of policy and strategy;

• the development of quality culture and internal quality assu- • development of teaching tools, methods and materials. rance systems; All the above elements could have been combined in the imple- • the development of study programmes in cooperation with the mentation of a single project. From among the Polish HEIs which private sector. applied for funding under the Development of Polish Higher Educa- tion Institutions measure, 46 public and 11 non-public HEIs acted Projects implemented as part of the Development of Polish Higher as project coordinators. Education Institutions measure have contributed to the development of the education offer and improvements to the organisational Forming a partnership (i.e. a project group composed of at least capacities of HEIs in Poland. New study programmes in English one HEI from Poland and one from Norway) was obligatory for DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH HEIs 71

Call for proposals

April 2013 March 2014 allocation € 2 866 666.50 - allocation: € 5 049 182.00 (‘Environment and climate change’ priority sector)

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Number of submitted applications As part of the two calls for proposals, 57 projects obtained funding, and 56 were successfully completed. Most projects were implemented in large academic hubs, such as Warsaw and PLN 71 001 341.58 PLN 43 389 212.03 Kraków. This partly results from the fact that it was mainly large HEIs, where individuals presented project proposals units inde- Requested amount pendently from one another, which applied for funding. The other reason is that large academic hubs have greater experience in applying for international project funding. Quite often a HEI’s unit dedicated to grant acquisition played a significant 19 38 role in the success of a given project. However, it is pleasing that HEIs situated in smaller academic centres, such as Bydgoszcz, Number of implemented projects Toruń, Lublin, Gdańsk, Olsztyn, Rzeszów and Białystok – which together implemented 15 projects (amounting to 27% of all projects) – have also been successful. PLN 11 951 697.73 PLN 21 094 976.70 Most projects were unilateral ventures by Polish HEIs. In the 2013 Grant amount call for proposals, 14 projects, and in the 2014 call, 34 projects were implemented without a foreign partner (48 projects in total). Nine partnerships implemented by Polish HEIs in cooperation projects aimed at the development of joint study programmes. For with a partner from Norway used the opportunity for the transfer other types of projects, forming a partnership was optional, which of good practices and innovative solutions from foreign partners. meant that it was possible to implement a unilateral project (i.e. The size disproportion between the Polish and Norwegian sectors a project implemented by Polish HEIs only). The projects could of higher education may be the explanation for the relatively last from one to nearly two years. In the case of an additional call small number of partnerships implemented: more than 440 HEIs for proposals announced in 2014, which gave priority to projects operate in Poland6 and 77 in Norway7. focusing on environment and climate change, project duration was set at 18 months maximum. Projects implemented by HEIs as part of Development of Polish Higher Education Institutions have directly contributed to strength- Projects implemented as part of the Development of Polish Higher ening their teaching potential and to adapting the system of Education Institutions measure could be awarded funding ranging education to the needs of the economy and the socio-economic from € 20,000 to 250,000. The grant amount could not exceed environment. What is more, lasting links have been established 90% of the total project costs, so applicants were obliged to acquire between the science and business sector. Last but not least, new funding for the remaining 10% from sources other than STF. specialisation tracks have been launched in English, which has made the education offer more attractive and boosted the com- Competition among HEIs applying for grants was very strong. petitiveness of Polish higher education in Europe. The success ratio amounted to 14% in the 2013 call and 31% in the 2014 call, which was 22.5% on average. This means that just under every fourth application submitted to the Scholarship and 6 Data based on the 2013 report on higher education in Poland published by the Ministry Training Fund could obtain funding. of Science and Higher Education. Available at: www.nauka.gov.pl 7 Data available at: http://www.eurodesk.pl/eurostudia/norwegia

Modernisation of Education

Original fields of study and specialisation tracks, tutoring, study programmes in English, using innovative web platforms, simulation companies and even decision-making games. Many valuable projects have been implemented under the Development of Polish Higher Education Institutions measure, providing for the modernisation of the education offer in our HEIs thanks to using best practices from other countries. 74 DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH HEIs

The activities of the research centre involved some students from the Management in Virtual Environment programme and interna- tionally renowned researchers (in particular Prof. Andreas Kaplan of ESCP Europe). Moreover, the Kozminski University faculty could widen their teaching competences by taking part in additional Project CYBERMAN workshops, for example on how to use gamification methods.

– REAL MANAGEMENT IN VIRTUAL REALITY The Kozminski University resources were enhanced with numerous stimulating and valuable books, software and research devices CYBERMAN was an innovative educational project with a major (e.g. eye trackers), in addition to appliances and tools to support focus on the development and popularisation of knowledge teaching processes (e.g. the student platform, portable projec- and skills related to using the Internet, cyberspace and con- tors and analytical and statistical tools). Some of the researchers temporary phenomena such as virtual reality in the economy, had the opportunity to take part in major international events business and society. in the digital sector, for example the Internet Marketing Associa- tion Conference in the USA or the European Marketing Academy The main objective accomplished was educating a group of stu- Conference in Oslo. dents from all over the world (fourteen countries) in the use of new web-based technologies in business. The students acquired It is extremely valuable that the project made it possible to not only valuable knowledge, but also important practical skills. develop and strengthen cooperation with institutions such as The international character of the group made it possible to the University of Reykjavik or the BI Norwegian Business School develop truly global social competences through teamwork, joint from Oslo, which resulted in new ideas and joint teaching and preparation and presentation of projects, and so on. research plans.

The core of the project was the development of a Master’s degree programme in Management offered in English and a specialisa- Grzegorz Mazurek, PhD, is Vice-Rector for International tion track in Management in the Virtual Environment. The study Cooperation at Kozminski University. He specialises in the programme was addressed to students from all over the world and impact of modern technologies on marketing and organisa- was designed to educate a modern e-business manager: a person tion management, in particular in virtualisation, innovation MODERNISATION OF EDUCATION OF MODERNISATION who is creative and resourceful and who is capable in relation to in marketing (e-marketing), new economy and e-business. the Internet, networking, innovation, start-ups and virtual reality.

During the study programme, the students enjoyed close contact with business practice by taking part in numerous practical workshops (e.g. Google Analytics, Facebook Ads and Google Adwords), company visits (e.g. Dell, CD Projekt and The most important outcomes and impact Orange), meetings with representatives of Project promoter: unconventional enterprises (e.g. Trusense), • new Master’s degree programme in English in the field of man- Kozminski University as well as seminars and conferences (e.g. agement and a specialisation track in Management in the Virtual Duration: Digital Marketing Day). Environment 3 March 2014 – 31 May 2016 • close contact with business practice for students of the programme Total project budget: Furthermore, the project significantly • education in an international group: the development of global PLN 1 160 105.94 contributed to the professional develop- competences STF funding: ment of Kozminski University researchers. • new CYBERMAN Research Centre at Kozminski University PLN 1 044 095.35 The opening of the CYBERMAN Research • participation of Kozminski University researchers in prestigious Project coordinator: Grzegorz Mazurek, PhD Centre made it possible to create innova- international events in the digital sector Project website: tive research projects, to integrate many • enhanced Kozminski University resources with literature, software http://alk.nazwa.pl/ researchers from Poland and abroad and devices to support modern teaching Emanagement.kozminski. edu.pl/ and to produce two highly interesting • new or strengthened cooperation with foreign partners: the University publications. of Reykjavik and the BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo FSS/2013/HEI/W/0090 DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH HEIs 75

The Lillehammer University College (LUC) is a Norwegian TOURISM INDUSTRY SIMULATION public higher education institution. It was established in 1971 as Oppland College and adopted its present name in 1994. The HEI is – AN INNOVATIVE PRACTICE-ORIENTED located in the former radio and television centre built for the 1994 Winter Olympic Games. It has approximately 5,000 students and 380 TEACHING METHOD FOR THE NEW faculty and administration staff members.

SPECIALISATION “TOURISM AND Mo and Jølster Secondary School offers a variety of educational pathways for young people aged between 16 and 19. These HOSPITALITY ECONOMICS WITH ENGLISH include Design and Textiles, Design and Crafts, Media and Communica- tion, Art and Design, Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry. The school has AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE” long-standing experience in managing international projects.

The most important outcomes and impact Symtur is a modern practice firm where students of the State Higher Vocational School in Tarnów can learn by working in • launching a new specialisation track: Tourism and Hospitality Eco- conditions resembling those in a real tourism enterprise. nomics with English as a Foreign Language • using a practice firm as aninnovative learning method All the operations, cases and documents at Symtur are as authen- • increased language competences among students tic as possible, whilst only money (services) and customers are • higher level of soft competences among students boosting their imaginary. “A practice firm is one of the most effective teaching employability on the labour market methods and makes it possible to acquire not only knowledge, • greater interest in projects among PWSZ faculty members (new but also practical skills and soft competences when studying”, applications from other departments) says Anna Gądek, PhD, project coordinator. • establishing cooperation with Norwegian partners: Lillehammer University College (LUC) and Mo and Jølster Secondary School The project was created in response to the Tarnów subregion’s demand for a study programme focusing on the tourism and hospitality sector. The programme was required to concen- ample opportunities to practice customer communications, cor- trate on an intensive development of skills sought in the labour respondence writing and creating documents using professional market, to be conducted in close cooperation with the tourism applications. As a result, they easily and effectively acquired the MODERNISATION OF EDUCATION sector and to provide for improved language competences, allow- language skills and competences sought in the labour market. ing for communication in English for special purposes (English for Tourism). With funding from Norway Grants, it was possible The project also provided for other activities, which reinforced its to implement this plan by launching a new specialisation track: key objectives. Consequently, PWSZ established cooperation with Tourism and Hospitality Economics with English as a Foreign Norwegian partners: the Lillehammer University College (LUC), one of Language, including a programme of study and course syllabuses. the best universities in Norway, and Mo and Jølster Secondary School, which provides strictly practical learning. The State Higher Vocational School in Tarnów (PWSZ) has established a unique facility at the national level laboratory where an Project promoter: appealing and modern interior recreates typical components of Anna Gądek, PhD, is an Assistant State Higher Vocational School in Tarnów a tourism company and provides a setting for students to assume Professor at the State Higher Voca- Partners: the role of staff member or employer, and thus to step beyond tional School in Tarnów. Her research Mo and Jølster Secondary the conventional process of studying. The interior design was interests include higher education School, Norway; Lillehammer University assisted by faculty members of the PWSZ Institute of Arts, whilst law, innovative teaching methods and history. College, Norway the Symtur logo was selected from among competition entries Duration: submitted by students of the Institute. A typical lecture hall has 7 February 2014 – 31 May 2016 been replaced with a state-of-the art laboratory featuring separate Total project budget: departments: reception, HR, finance and accounting, marketing, PLN 1 022 005.61 sales and management. Every student who took part in the project STF funding: had to become familiar with the specifics of each department. Under PLN 919 805.05 the project, office administration software was also purchased to Project coordinator: Anna Gądek, PhD make students familiar with running a tourism agency. Project website: http://symtur.pwsz.tarnow.pl/ Furthermore, the project included ESP (English for Tourism) FSS/2013/HEI/W/0016 classes and lectures in English. These provided the students with 76 DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH HEIs

INTERNATIONAL MASTER’S DEGREE IN MULTIMEDIA – TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN, MANAGEMENT

The project team involved engineers as well as artists and managers. It has resulted in a Master’s degree study programme in English and innovative interactive textbooks.

The project team comprised specialists in widely understood multimedia who focus on this field from the perspective of traditional academic disciplines. The team members hailed from the Warsaw University of Technology (WUT), the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in central Warsaw and also from their socio-economic environments. “We knew that comprehensive multimedia education was already provided by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim”, says Krystian Ignasiak, project coordinator, and adds: “Therefore, we undertook the design of a Master’s degree course in English using the Norwe- gian experience and the synergy of people from various academic backgrounds.” Project promoter: Warsaw University of The project created a cooperation opportunity for three Technology professional groups: engineers, artists and managers. It Duration: teaching materials are also quite innovative, providing 1 March 2014 also made it possible for them to determine a common – 29 February 2016 an illustration to solving typical multimedia problems. multimedia vocabulary. Of great importance was also Total project budget: the chance to become familiar with teaching methods PLN 1 160 834.38 The project featured numerous events, including used in Norway. STF funding: a kick-off meeting and the project team’s study visit PLN 1 044 201.21 to Norway, followed by the first international scientific MODERNISATION OF EDUCATION OF MODERNISATION Project coordinator: A major innovation was the development of a platform Krystian Ignasiak, PhD conference. Multimedia Road Show seminars were for the creation of interactive multimedia textbooks. also organised in various locations in Poland and Project website: Another was the fine-tuning of principles for an educa- http://imdm.ire.pw.edu.pl/ the project concluded with an education conference tion method whereby the teaching process is guided promoting its results. FSS/2013/HEI/W/0120 by the need to deliver specific project tasks. The actual The project reinforced the prior cooperation between The most important outcomes and impact WUT and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim (NTNU), and it is currently continuing at individual • development of a new Master’s degree course in English: Multimedia and institutional level. – Technology, Design, Management • integration of project participants representing technical and artistic higher education institutions, engineers, artists and managers Krystian Ignasiak, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at • launching a new platform for creating interactive, multimedia the Department of Television, Institute of Radioelectronics textbooks and Multimedia Technology, Warsaw University of Technology. • cooperation with NTNU, which was a first-time international experi- His research activities focus on computer science, distributed ence for the artistic HEIs supporting WUT in the project, and is likely multimedia systems and Internet technology. to be continued • extensive presentation of project results in several locations in Poland: Multimedia Road Show DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH HEIs 77

Project promoter: University of Łódź, Institute of Neurobiology Duration: 1 March 2014 – 31 May 2016 Total project budget: PLN 624 798.40 STF funding: IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INNOVATIVE PLN 562 318.56 Project coordinator: Prof. Jan Konopacki ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY COURSE FOR BIOLOGY “Without the support of STF, the process MODERNISATION OF EDUCATION of teaching animal physiology at the Uni- FSS/2013/HEI/W/0088 STUDENTS USING HIGHLY ADVANCED versity of Łódź, Institute of Neurobiology would be inferior in terms of quality. The project has improved COMPUTER SOFTWARE the University’s competitiveness in attracting students. Taking part in the project was an interesting experience”, Prof. Konopacki reiterates. How can the process of learning animal physiology by students be modernised? The solution is to purchase a technologically advanced system for teaching this course. Prof. Jan Konopacki is the Head of the Institute of Neurobiology at the Faculty of Biology and Environmental “The idea of the project was to introduce highly advanced software Protection at the University of Łódź and the coordinator of to the teaching of animal physiology, without using animals”, the Faculty’s Erasmus programme. His research focuses on says Prof. Jan Konopacki, project coordinator. “The implemented the neurobiology of oscillation activity in the brain. syllabus and experimentation programme made it possible to use numerous simulations that recreate the physiological processes occurring in living animal organisms”, he continues.

Under the project, four sets of course materials for students were designed, including one in English. The animal physiology syllabus was implemented for biology, psychology and international students. The project concept was also successfully promoted during an international conference. Of equal importance is also the fact that, as a result of the project, it is no longer necessary to use living animals, without compromising the quality of teaching.

The most important outcomes and impact

• implementation of advanced software for the teaching of animal physiology without using animals • four new sets of course materials (including one in English) • project promotion during an international conference • higher quality of teaching animal physiology at the University of Łódź 78 DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH HEIs e lab PEDPowerElectronicsDrives

The most important outcomes and impact

• improved teaching method for electrical drives • enhanced interactive teaching materials • learning environment that resembles future workplace conditions • learning materials in English • project promotion at SUT and at scientific conferences, which is likely to produce new education modernisation INCREASING THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF projects

ELECTRICAL DRIVES TEACHING BY LAUNCHING Moreover, the practical component has also become more attractive owing to new learning sets in the electrical drives laboratory. AN E-LEARNING PLATFORM AND THE Some of these are based on strictly industrial solutions, which allow students to experience the actual conditions they will EXTENSION OF THE LABORATORY BASE encounter at their future workplaces. Access to the models from the project website allows them to conduct simulation exercises individually, before the practical component or after it, to Industry is experiencing a growing demand for specialists in consolidate their new skills. Another advantage for the Silesian electrical drives who are familiar with the latest developments. University of Technology (SUT) is a set of learning materials in The project carried out by the Silesian University of Technology English. It is used in classes with international students, whilst provides a response to this challenge. Polish students can also benefit from access to specialist English vocabulary. “It should be noted that the materials on the website Modern technological advancement demands from technical are available to all, not just SUT students”, says Grzegorz Jarek, universities not only the provision of their students with fun- project coordinator. damental knowledge, but also the application of this knowledge to practical solutions currently used. The project proposed the During the course of the project, the results of its activities improvement of teaching methods and making learning materials were presented at several scientific conferences devoted to the MODERNISATION OF EDUCATION OF MODERNISATION more attractive. The latter have been published on the project teaching of engineering sciences, where they were very well- website. Traditional lectures based on slides discussed by the received. After a presentation of the project for the Faculty of lecturer have been replaced with interactive content. Instead of Electrical Engineering, a proposal was made to expand the scope static data presentations, some of the illustrations allow students of the published learning materials to other courses taught by to change testing conditions, parameter values, and so on. This the Department of Power Electronics, Electrical Drives and in turn allows them to seek responses to Robotics. The teaching method developed under the project various questions independently, for exam- provides students with a range of tools to individually enhance Project promoter: ple “Which particular drive will respond to their knowledge, and can be effectively used in the teaching of Silesian University of a load change?” other subjects. Technology Duration: 5 March 2014 In a traditional teaching approach, – 31 May 2016 students would first master relevant Grzegorz Jarek, PhD, Eng. is an Assistant Professor at Total project budget: theoretical knowledge and then move on the Department of Power Electronics, Electrical Drives and PLN 196 395.19 to practical activities. The new method Robotics of the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. STF funding: PLN 176 755.67 includes an intermediate stage, where all His research focuses on modern drive system control methods. Project coordinator: the exercises have been posted on a web- Grzegorz Jarek, PhD, Eng. site and take the form of computer models Project website: featuring parameters that correspond to http://kener.elektr.polsl.pl/ epedlab/ these, in workstations. Consequently, the project website acts as a small e-learning FSS/2013/HEI/W/0102 platform dedicated to electrical drives. DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH HEIs 79

RESEARCH AND EXPERTISE IN SOCIETY

The project combined the academic resources of the Jagiel- lonian University in Kraków and the University of Oslo with the expertise offered by non-governmental organisations and public and private institutions.

The project responded to young people’s growing expectations of higher education institutions to offer not only the highest quality of academic knowledge, but also opportunities to test this knowledge in practice in the public and private sectors and to use it to further their research careers.

A new specialisation track was opened under the project: Central and Eastern European Studies: Research Track. It develops criti- cal thinking and teaches students to interpret and analyse social, The most important outcomes and impact political and economic phenomena in Central and Eastern Europe. It also focuses on students’ research skills, offering theoretical and • launching a new specialisation track: Central and Eastern European practical classes taught by experts of national and international Studies: Research Track renown. One of the options offered by the specialisation track is • domestic and international internships for students internship programmes in Kraków, Warsaw and Brussels. Many • numerous mobilities for persons involved in the project students have taken the opportunity offered by these programmes • intensive project promotion, in new media in particular to expand their knowledge and professional skills, and to acquire • strengthened cooperation between the Centre for European Studies their first work experience that will yield results in the future. of the Jagiellonian University and the ARENA Centre for European Another learning path offered under this specialisation track Studies, University of Oslo (who shared responsibility for the project) prepares students for conducting research projects and using their results in real socio-economic contexts. The project also focused on the organisation of a summer and a winter school, The project made it possible to implement a wide-reaching pro- MODERNISATION OF EDUCATION which provided opportunities for discussions on democracy in motional strategy. The activities aimed at increasing the visibility Europe, the development of a knowledge society and the role of of the project included campaigns in new media, photographic Europe in the global political and economic situation. The inter- and video coverage, education fairs and press advertising, to est in both schools was far higher than anticipated, confirming name a few. Finally, the experience acquired through the project the organisers’ belief that this form of conveying knowledge and was reviewed in the book Expertisation and Democracy in Europe. skills is highly effective.

The project also contributed to strengthening cooperation Marta Warat, PhD, is an Assi- Project promoter: between the Centre for European Studies of the Jagiellonian stant Professor at the Institute of The Jagiellonian University University and the ARENA Centre for European Studies, Uni- Sociology of the Jagiellonian Uni- Partner: ARENA – Centre for versity of Oslo. The two years of project execution included versity. Her main research interests European Studies, numerous mobilities, meetings, discussions and joint classes. include citizenship, democracy and sociocultural University of Oslo, Norway The competences of the project team members from the Jag- gender identity. Duration: 17 February 2014 iellonian University were enhanced during a training course – 31 May 2016 organised by the partner institution. What is more, the collabora- Total project budget: tion between the universities went far beyond staff exchanges, PLN 629 271.43 and was based on sharing project tasks and accountability for STF funding: PLN 491 318.23 their performance. Project coordinator: Marta Warat, PhD ARENA – Centre for European Studies is an interdiscipli- Project website: nary research centre at the University of Oslo. Projects implemented http://www.ces.uj.edu. pl/about-ces/curriculum- by ARENA cover areas such as the institutional and organisational development development of the EU, constitutionalism, democracy and legitimacy, FSS/2013/HEI/W/0024 foreign policies and security and social policies. 80 DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH HEIs

COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING – A COURSE FOR THE FUTURE

The Master’s degree study programme in Computer Aided Engineering offered in English at the University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz (UTP) has attracted both Polish and international students from countries like Spain, Ukraine, Turkey and Zimbabwe. The most important outcomes and impact The project activities comprised an element of the strategy for the internationalisation of UTP. The main objective was accompanied • launching a new Master’s degree study programme in English: Com- by numerous additional activities, including language training puter Aided Engineering for the faculty and training in the use of the latest software. The • admission of Polish and international students project also focused on the improvement of the teaching infra- • establishing contact with employers to design an education pro- structure at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering through the gramme that meets the needs of the labour market purchase of servers, modern hardware and software, and special- • improved language competences among the faculty members thanks ist literature in English. Meetings were held with employers and to English training provided by a native speaker with prospective students to determine the needs of both groups. • educating graduates sought by the labour market Based on these needs, the study programme was modified to be more consistent with the expectations of all the stakeholders. The students also attended a PowerMILL software training course, views and experiences, was very interesting following which they received valuable certificates. and inspiring”, says Dariusz Skibicki, pro- Project promoter: ject coordinator, and adds: “The students University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz An important element of the project was an international seminar were not just passive participants of the (UTP)

MODERNISATION OF EDUCATION OF MODERNISATION on teaching methods and techniques for the Computer Aided seminar. Each of them delivered their own Duration: Engineering (CAE) field of study at various European higher presentation describing, for example, the 2 March 2014 – 31 May 2016 education institutions. It was attended by members of interna- education system in their home country. Total project budget: tional educational institutions and CAE students at UTP. “The This was both interesting and surpris- PLN 813 807.76 coming together of different nationalities, and thus different ing, because we learned that Zimbabwe, STF funding: for example, which is so far away from PLN 732 426.98 Poland, has an education system that is Project coordinator: Dariusz Skibicki, PhD much closer to ours than that of our neigh- Project website: bours in Ukraine.” www.cae.utp.edu.pl

FSS/2013/HEI/W/0009 The greatest advantage for students was finding work right after graduation. Nearly all of them, in Poland and in other countries alike, were employed in the CAE field within three months of obtaining their degree. The graduates of this field of study displayed not only substantive knowledge, but also a very good command of English, which was highly appreciated by employers.

Dariusz Skibicki, PhD, is a member of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Science and Tech- nology in Bydgoszcz. His main research interests include material and structure fatigue and calculation methods in machine design. MODERNISATION OF EDUCATION 81 s HEI

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GAMIFICATION HELPS EDUCATE MANAGERS

“A web application for management students has proven to be an extremely effective tool for shaping their skills”, says Marcin Błażejowski, PhD, of the WBS University in Toruń.

- Why would a student of a serious field of study – namely management – need a web decision-making game? Aren’t lectures, classes and textbooks enough? - The development of a decision-making game and introducing it to a study programme is related to the increasingly popular trend of using gamification and games in education. Learning

through simulation games is one of the most effective forms of Pacholak Photo K. knowledge acquisition. Not only do students explore an issue or problem in this way, but they are also strongly motivated to version allowed us to include the game more fully in the educa- participate in the classes. tion offer, for example to educate Erasmus students.

- Does the game teach anything more than traditional - What was the reaction of the most important participants methods of education do? Why was your HEI of the opinion of the project, I mean your students? that such tools were needed? - Their response to this new form of classes was surprising. At - The idea for this project was a response to the problem of poor the beginning they were quite wary of the game, but with the practical soft skills relating to managerial competences possessed passage of time they started getting more involved. At the end by first-cycle students just about to graduate in Management. We of our classes they simply expressed the willingness to continue also deemed it necessary to create interdisciplinary subjects using when the game was over! new technologies and shaping the skills needed for the practical application of theoretical knowledge gained at the university. - Gamification brought variety to studying… The decision-making game, taking the form of a web application - The HEI has a new didactic tool motivating students who are encompassing company management issues (human resources equipped with competences required by employers. Students are management, marketing, sales, finance management) and training better prepared for entering the labour market. students’ soft and managerial skills is the main outcome of the project. MODERNISATION OF EDUCATION OF MODERNISATION Project Training of Marcin Błażejowski, PhD, is a lecturer at the WSB managerial skills - Preparing that kind of a game must University in Toruń working at the Chair of Quantitative – decision-making game as a method for be much more complex than writing Methods and the coordinator of the project. His main research developing future a course book… interests include: Bayesian inference, growth modelling, manager’s skills - The game was developed by a team of dynamic econometrics, congruent modelling, threshold models, program- Project promoter: 8 WSB University in Toruń didacticians from the WSB University in ming, gretl . Duration: Toruń. They prepared its principles, func- 7 February 2014 tionalities and scenarios and a programing – 31 May 2016 company created the web application, Total project budget: PLN 790 346.42 taking account of the scenarios. Then the STF funding: game was tested by a pilot group and when PLN 711 311.78 all necessary modifications were applied, Project coordinator: the game was made available to third-year Marcin Błażejowski, PhD students of the first-cycle Management FSS/2013/HEI/W/0119 programme. We held two information seminars for students and lecturers of WSB Universities and a conference summing up the project and we also published a book. Moreover, we managed to prepare an English language version of the game as part of the project, despite having no such intention at the beginning. This change was made during the implementation. The preparation of the English language 8 Acronym used as the name of an open source software package used mainly in econometrics MODERNISATION OF EDUCATION - 83 s HEI

, is employed as an as an is employed , ł, PhD ł, H POLIS OF DEVELOPMENT usia M - ska ń arpi K eata B Assistant Professor at the Institute of English and American English and of at the Institute Assistant Professor Studies of the of Her Gdańsk. University research interests deve education, linguistic in issues intercultural on focus lopment of glottodidactic competences in future teachers of languages, languages, of in future teachers competences glottodidactic lopment of adult education and pedagogy, and personalistic intercultural issues of within the provided tutoring relations in academic of the development EDUinspi- the for nominated was she 2015 In university. a of institution in the Higher Education category. prize rator academic teamwork, where students were partners and not only not and partners were students where teamwork, academic recipients of traditionally transmitted knowledge to proved be from the project. gained the most valuable experiences Students - of the University of Gdańsk were not the only from this project. benefits ones to derive I - am sure that the project was an inspiration to extend our that saying in justified am I think I students. for offer educational it has become a flagship in academic educational experiments not but only the notwithstanding also in abroad, this country, is There experiment. pilot a only is it being time the for that fact universities Polish other among outcomes its in interest growing a University and Silesia of University University, Mickiewicz (Adam as well those as HEIs of even that Wrocław) are - already provid ing tutoring as part of Interdisciplinary Individual Humanities University the of session A Warsaw). of (University Programmes at Committee the Accreditation University of Gdańsk in June dissemination the to contributing event high-profile a was 2016 of I project was outcomes. able to talk there about the project - con research and outcomes implementation, objectives, its and ducted in showing the the added process, value of that kind of growing been has project the in interest International education. example for conferences, international at it presenting to thanks in 2016. Venice in 2014 and in in Barcelona the British education system. The fact that academic staff learned staff academic that fact The system. education British the dialogue, authentic in engaged students, from or another one from satisfaction with building a unique culture of profound and felt

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prevention of terrorist bombing), four specialist training courses in the protection of people and property (monitoring of movement of people, protective measures relating to the protection of people and property, large surface facilities security services, methods and measures of airport security) and three training courses in first aid. We also organised four scientific conferences, of which two were intended for students. Two post-conference monographs and four handbooks are also the results of the project. We managed to organise three study visits: to the Land Forces A NEW EDUCATION PATHWAY Military Academy in Wrocław, the Border Guard Specialist Train- ing Centre in Lubań and to the Military Gendarmerie Training IN INTERNAL SECURITY Centre in Mińsk Mazowiecki.

What influence did the implementation of the project have Robert Netczuk, PhD, of the University of Silesia talks about on the education offer of the Faculty of Law and Admini- modern education meeting the needs of internal security stration at the University of Silesia? institutions. First of all, the project contributed to the launch of an “Internal Security” specialisation track as part of second-cycle programmes. Who was your project addressed to? This is a specialisation track whose profile meets social demand The project, entitled “A new quality in education – Internal Secu- and is in line with the current political and economic situation. rity”, was developed for upper secondary school leavers wishing We disseminated the need for supporting teaching activities to be employed in police forces and for active police officers, offered as part of the study programme by introducing an as well as for entrepreneurs and employees offering internal additional education offer, which is developing practical skills security management services. The project mainly sought to related to legal protection. This will make the study offer much MODERNISATION OF EDUCATION OF MODERNISATION create a new education pathway as part of which students would more attractive and graduates’ employability will improve. The be able to profile their process of education, thus bringing it in additional education offer was developed in consultation with line with job-related needs arising in individual internal security representatives of legal protection and internal security bodies. management areas. The education offer was developed to meet In this way, employers can influence the way in which students the needs of police forces (Police, Border Guard, Prison Service, are educated and students are able to serve their placements in Internal Security Agency, Central Anti-corruption Bureau), nature institutions where they will be able to look protection services (National Hunting Guard, National Fish- for a job in the future. The participation ing Guard, Forest Service), street wardens, inspection bodies in the project motivated students to set (National Trading Standards Inspectorate, National Sanitary up their Internal Security Scientific Club. Project Inspectorate, Chief Labour Inspectorate), transport police (Road Due to a high rating given to the project A new quality in education– Internal Transport Inspectorate, Railroad Guards, Airport Security Guard) by its participants we are now planning Security and employers providing police security services at international to develop new specialisation tracks and Project promoter: airports, railway stations, shopping centres, sport facilities and research activities. University of Silesia public services and facilities. Duration: 2 March 2014 – 31 May 2016 Your project participants also gained instructor qualifications Robert Netczuk, PhD, works as Total project budget: which are in high demand on the market. an Assistant Professor at the Chair PLN 633 058.88 Yes, as part of the project we organised three long-term instructor of Procedural Criminal Law at the STF funding: PLN 569 752.99 courses (survival, self-defence and shooting sports instructors), Faculty of Law and Administration, Project coordinator: three long-term vocational courses (detective, qualified security University of Silesia in Katowice. Robert Netczuk, PhD guard, sign language), three specialist training courses in coun- FSS/2013/HEI/W/0049 terterrorism (sabotage workshops, managing in crisis situations, MODERNISATION OF EDUCATION 85 s HEI

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Høgskulen i Sogn og Fjordane (HiSF) is a modern higher Linguists attractive on the labour education institution in Norway established in 1994 and providing education to about 3,800 students. It employs about 300 people. HiSF market provides first- and second-cycle programmes at the following faculties: Health, Engineering and Technology, Education and Sport, and Social Sciences. HiSF conducts international research projects focusing on Magdalena Opala of the Philological School of Higher Educa- the organisation of education, student and staff mobility. tion in Wrocław coordinated a project whose main objective was the development and implementation of original practical training programmes meeting the needs of today’s labour develop cooperation with higher education institutions in that market. country. The Philological School of Higher Education is bound to endeavour to establish new and interesting inter-institutional It seems that philological programmes do not require moder- and individual relations to prepare new education and science nisation and that linguists – especially well-educated ones projects as part of Norway, EU or Erasmus+ funds. – are perceived as attractive enough on the labour market. So, why did you decide to implement that kind of project? The HEI gained new language learning suites serving stu- The main objective of the project consisted of strengthening the dents. Are there any visible results of using them when development potential of the HEI through extending its education providing instruction? offer, closer cooperation with employers and graduates, and taking Two years after we launched our new interpreting suites and advantage of modern teaching infrastructure and e-infrastructure. started regular classes conducted by practising interpreters, we As a result of the project, students are able to follow practical can now see a growing student interest in this topic and form profile first- and second-cycle programmes, choosing modules of education. I am sure that the launch of the language learning developed by practitioners in consultation with representatives suites contributed to graduates’ growing employability on the of employers and the social and economic environment. They labour market and improved the HEI’s competitiveness in the can participate in practical workshop activities held in modern Polish education space. interpreting suites or use an innovative portal called PracaDlaFilologa.pl which is Has the portal PracaDlaFilologa.pl proven useful in practice? Project Language a communication platform between stu- I am sure it has. In the opinion of employers, students and gradu- specialists dents, graduates and employers. ates, the launch of a portal which is a tool linking students and attractive on the labour market. the labour market is a new feature in the activity of the Graduate Preparing and The experience of the Norwegian Career Bureau operating in our HEI, and of the HEI itself. Besides, implementing practical profile partner was used in the process of deve- all activities and elements introduced as part of the project will study programmes loping the study programme. be consistently developed and improved to offer high quality

MODERNISATION OF EDUCATION OF MODERNISATION at the Faculty of Modern Languages Yes, owing to Norwegian funding, stu- education to students and graduates. and Literature dents of the Philological School of Higher Project promoter: Education can choose Bachelor’s or Therefore, a linguist attractive on the labour market is one Philological School of Higher Education in Wrocław Master’s degree courses whose study pro- who has been educated in line with the needs and require- Partner institution: grammes have been prepared in line with ments of potential employers? Høgskulen i Sogn og employers’ guidelines and instructions Relations with employers established and maintained during Fjordane and based on the Norwegian partner’s – our 20-month cooperation are a big achievement. They point Duration: 1 March 2014 Høgskulen Sogn og Fjordane (HiSF) – best towards the need for contact between these communities to create – 31 October 2015 practices. The project contributed to a relevant, innovative and practical education offer, as a result of Total project budget: improving knowledge and to familiarisa- which graduates will become valuable employees and will have PLN 617 361.48 tion with both HEIs’ education offers, and no problem finding their place on the labour market. I am sure STF funding: PLN 555 625.32 in a broader sense with their functioning that such contacts will be developed within various aspects of Project coordinator: in those countries’ academic realities. This the HEI’s activity and that it will be an essential element of its Magdalena Opala has an immense influence on international development strategy.

FSS/2013/HEI/W/0137 cooperation, not only from the perspective of cooperation between the two HEIs, but also collaboration with other scientific Magdalena Opala, project coordinator, graduated in and teaching units in Norway. The experience we gained in the English Studies and works at the Philological School of Higher course of the project implemented as part of the Scholarship and Education in Wrocław. Training Fund as well as extensive knowledge about Norway, its society, culture and everyday life form a good base on which to MODERNISATION OF EDUCATION 87 s HEI

H POLIS OF DEVELOPMENT Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Information of Academy Polish-Japanese JIIT echnologySciences and Life GRIFFIN Project FSS/2013/HEI/W/0136 Project: in Kraków Tischner European University promoter: Project Norway College, University Partner: Buskerud 2016 29 February – Duration: 1 March 2014 budget: PLN 963 481.86 project Total STF funding: PLN 867 132.00 – a new e-learning sustainable development technology for Information inprogramme P FSS/2013/HEI/W/0138 Project: promoter: Project Technology April 2016 30 – 2014 April Duration: 1 budget: PLN 772 861.67 project Total STF funding: PLN 695 575.50 https://izr.pja.edu.pl/ website: Project he implementation of innovative programmes and forms of education education of and forms innovative programmes The implementation of in telemedicine engineering the at University T of FSS/2013/HEI/W/0111 Project: in Bydgoszcz Technology and Science of University promoter: Project April 2016 30 – 2014 February Duration: 7 budget: PLN 640 395.47 project Total STF funding: PLN 576 355.92 http://inzynieriabiomedyczna.edu.pl website: Project Programme Game and Degree Virtual Design – Master’s Space FSS/2013/HEI/W/0121 Project: Silesia in Katowice of University promoter: Project 2016 31 May – Duration: 1 March 2014 budget: PLN 541 934.51 project Total STF funding: PLN 487 739.81 http://www.game.us.edu.pl/ website: Project olish and English mplemented as part part as implemented ects j http://wpia.uksw.edu.pl/node/5348 http://project0050.kim.hostklub.pl/?p=8

ther pro ther ons MEASURE ions Institut ion Educat gher Higher ish Pol of Development the of O Innovative second-cycle computer science programmes in science programmes P computer second-cycle Innovative FSS/2013/HEI/W/0094 Project: Technology of University Warsaw promoter: Project 31 March 2016 – 2014 Duration: 5 May budget: PLN 459 754.86 project Total STF funding: PLN 413 770.46 Project: FSS/2013/HEI/W/0083 Project: in Warsaw University Wyszyński Stefan Cardinal promoter: Project 2016 31 October – August 2014 Duration: 1 budget: PLN 264 888.72 project Total STF funding: PLN 238 399.85 website: Project nhancing the quality of law student education thanks to the introduction the introduction thanks to Enhancing law student education the quality of module a practical of ducation for research development and innovations development research for Education FSS/2013/HEI/W/0050 Project: Economics of University Kraków promoter: Project Partners: Association Entrepreneurship’ ‘Education for Academy Polish Research, Technological Fundamental of Institute Sciences of the EU of Programmes Research for Point National Contact Polish Szczecin of University in Katowice Economics of University Technology of University Łódź Technology of University Czestochowa Stavanger of University 31 March 2016 – 2014 April Duration: 1 budget: PLN 995 064.79 project Total STF funding: PLN 895 558.31 website: Project Project: FSS/2013/HEI/W/0020 Project: The Jagiellonian University promoter: Project 2016 31 May – 2014 Duration: 15 February budget: PLN 731 875.17 project Total STF funding: PLN 658 687.65 http://www.geo.uj.edu.pl/~egeo/ website: Project eographic information technologies for spatial planning: spatial technologies for innovative study Geographic information meetingprogramme demand market 88

Podrozdział: Development of Polish Higher Education Institutions Priority Sector: Environment and Climate Change

Climate change, the continuous deterioration of the natural • Higher awareness and enhanced knowledge base concerning environment and the increasingly intensive exploitation of our the environment and climate change among HEI students, gra- limited natural resources are forcing societies to seek more effec- duates and staff; tive pathways to sustainability, and consequently, better methods of caring for our natural environment. These matters underpin • Better compliance with EU environmental legislation, including an argument which motivates the modern world to implement increased information exchange between Norway and Poland on innovation in the field of environment protection. For entrepre- environmental impact, status and trends, and on the adaptation neurs, eco-innovation has become an essential success factor. of legal regulations to EU legislation;

The issues are the focus of European environmental policies and • Higher awareness of and better education in environmental constitute one of the priority programme areas of the EEA Grants monitoring and integrated planning and control, including and Norway Grants. Norway is considered a perfect example better efficiency and quality of environmental monitoring thro- of a country where society’s environmental awareness is at its ugh improved environmental data quality; highest, whilst its approaches to the natural environment and sensitivity to its issues are imitable. On the other hand, the find- • Higher social awareness of and better education in biodiversity ings of reports and studies on the environmental awareness of and ecosystem services, including higher awareness of and edu- Polish people point to the necessity of significant changes, both cation in the linkage between biodiversity and climate change on an individual and macro social scale. The challenges in this or the economic valuation of ecosystems; field are thus placed before the education sector, whose role in raising awareness and influencing attitudes towards the ecosys- • Higher awareness of and better education in climate change and tem cannot be overestimated. To assist the academic milieu in the renewable energy sources, with reference to, for example, energy implementation of this objective, the Scholarship and Training efficiency, capacity to assess vulnerability to climate change, Fund finances projects under the Development of Polish Higher adaptation to climate change, industrial pollution reduction and Education Institutions measure, which focus on the Environment polar research connected to climate change; development of and Climate Change priority. adaptive management skills with reference to climate change;

The second call for proposals in 2014 was possible due to the • Wider knowledge of and stronger international cooperation on increased allocation of € 5,049,182 to the Scholarship and Training climate change mitigation options, including more frequent use Fund intended for supporting interdisciplinary uni- and multilat- of the so-called “green”, environmentally-friendly technologies eral projects which aim to design study programmes and develop or carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies; the institutional capacity of Polish HEIs. Thanks to the money from the Norway Financial Mechanism, initially intended to • Higher awareness of and better education in hazardous sub- fund the Carbon Capture and Storage programme, it was decided stances, including prevention of adverse environmental effects that in this call for proposals priority would be given to projects caused by chemicals and hazardous waste; concerning the environment and climate change. • Higher awareness of and better education in integrated marine The catalogue of activities regarded as referring to the priority and inland water resources management; area included: DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH HEIs 89

€ 5,049,182 allocation

125 submitted applications

38 projects obtained grants

Education Institutions measure. The goal of the conference was to share experiences regarding the role HEIs play in shaping € 4,981,631.13 environmental awareness by strengthening the competences of (PLN 20,812,756.70) students, graduates and faculty members in the field of environ- grants amount mental protection and climate change. The conference showed how environmental awareness impacts on the development of 34 4 HEIs by directly reinforcing their educational potential, raising unilateral projects in partnerships with the quality of their teaching and adapting it to the needs of the a Norwegian institution economy and the labour market. At the time, most of the featured projects were at their halfway point; hence it was possible 32 6 to present their initial results and to constructively discuss the public HEIs private HEIs planned effects.

The conference, organised under the auspices of the Royal Nor- • Integration of business models concerned with environmental wegian Embassy in Poland, was primarily addressed to the Polish issues and climate change into study programmes and courses; higher education sector. It was attended by Polish and interna- wider green, environmentally-friendly job creation and entre- tional experts, as well as representatives of the Donor States, preneurship; labour market analyses regarding job supply and ministries, project promoters and other countries involved in demand in the environmental products and services sector; educational and environment protection projects funded by EEA and Norway Grants. The conference attracted great interest and • Higher qualifications among HEI graduates and employees of was attended not only by the Scholarship and Training Fund companies and public institutions in the field of environmental project promoters, but also by other members of the public. and climate issues as an important economic growth factor. Due to their indisputable role in the process of raising envi- Following eligibility and quality assessment, 82 projects were ronmental awareness and shaping social attitudes, HEIs are an included on the ranking list, out of 125 submitted applications important link in the relationship between humans and the envi- (amounting to € 16,855,095). Due to the money available to the ronment. The need for innovative research and development, operator for the selection round, the final list of projects approved changes in HEIs, synergies between the world of research, busi- for funding featured 38 projects. Most of these referred directly ness and the socio-economic environment, and finally, the duty to environment and climate change. Partnerships between Polish to educate informed, competent and sensitive graduates, has and Norwegian institutions were not mandatory; nonetheless, given an impulse to the design of education activities and the many Polish HEIs used the Norwegian experience and models implementation of specific projects regarding the environment. in their projects and worked with experts and researchers from renowned Norwegian HEIs and research centres.

On 18 November 2015, the Foundation for the Development of the Education System held the Green universities international conference dedicated to environment and climate change in projects implemented under the Development of Polish Higher 90 DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH HEIs MODERNISATION OF EDUCATION OF MODERNISATION MODERNISATION OF EDUCATION 91 Education of

Modernisation Modernisation of Education Modernisation leaders th with cooperate and Learn ethnology to ethnology educating specialists in renewable sources. energy and long- brought tangible have below The activities presented to and institutions education higher our to both benefits -lasting the environment. Projects implemented as part of the “green priority” related to to related priority” “green as part implemented the of Projects cultural from – living environmentally-friendly of various aspects 92 DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH HEIs

Environment and Climate Change

The most important outcomes and impact

• creation of an innovative education offer: a comprehensive approach to the education of specialists in the prosumer use of renewable and non-renewable energy sources • publication of the interdisciplinary monograph Prosumer society and prosumer power engineering. Difficulties in the implementation of innovative development paths of renewable energy sources and posting it online • extensive promotion of prosumer power engineering (seminars, debates, press conference) • disseminating the project topic among a large group of people (students, academic staff, administration staff, business people) • change to project participants’ awareness resulting in the application PROSUMER SOCIETY AND PROSUMER of prosumer solutions in everyday life POWER ENGINEERING11 The development of an innovative education offer, providing an opportunity to educate graduates competent in prosumer power “Prosumer society and prosumer power engineering” is a pro- engineering, opportunities to use renewable energy sources and ject well ahead of the current state of awareness of social the awareness of threats to the environment and climate were attitudes and market needs in relation to accessing and using the most important outcomes of the project. available energy sources. The project made it possible to organise thematic seminars, “The extinction of dinosaurs is nothing compared to the changes debates and a press briefing with the participation of climate to which we are currently exposing the Earth’s biosphere”, says change experts, local and regional state administration officers, Edyta Sierka, PhD. That is why the project combines three aspects: and representatives of companies. But that is not all. Breaking social, natural and technical, to prepare learners for the imple- down the barriers in learners’ thinking concerning taking pro- mentation of the concept of distributed sumer activities into the field of power engineering, instead of power generation. waiting for systemic solutions, were just as important. Project promoter: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT University of Silesia The innovativeness of project activities Science also benefited, thanks to the publication of an interdisci- in Katowice included the study programme: a compre- plinary monograph entitled Prosumer society and prosumer power Polish Partner: Silesian University of hensive approach to educating specialists engineering. Difficulties in the implementation of the innovative Technology in the field of prosumer use of renewable development paths of renewable energy sources. It will be avail- Duration: and non-renewable energy sources, the able online to be shared by all persons concerned. The learners 1 January 2015 – 31 May 2016 evaluation of resources and the technical acquired knowledge and skills allowing them to continue or take Total project budget: feasibility of obtaining energy. Innovative up work for regional administration units, companies and schools, PLN 384 664.00 methods of education were also used, such where they will be able to implement prosumer solutions as part STF funding: as the establishment of the Mobile Teach- of their job. PLN 346 197.60 ing Centre. Support was offered with the Project coordinator: Edyta Sierka, PhD development of human capital who would display responsibility towards the effects Edyta Sierka, PhD was awarded the title of Assistant FSS/2014/HEI/W/0119 of changes to the natural environment. Professor at the Technical University of Ostrava in 2015. Her This is important, because today prosumer main research interests include the human-induced trans- culture, defined as eco-friendly social innovation, is in its initial formation of natural environment elements, especially water stages and this new kind of thinking requires promotion. ecosystems. She is an expert in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of projects. 11 Shaping a new energy consumption culture based on users’ (society) respect for energy, especially for energy produced from non-renewable fuels (regarded as zero-carbon or low- -carbon fuels). Shaping energy-conscious attitudes in society, introduction to the fundamentals of renewable energy sources technology and a market that promotes the abandoning of power systems involving big power units in favour of dispersed energy, where individuals not only consume energy but also generate it. ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE - 93 s HEI

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CULTURAL ECOLOGY – SPECIALISATION TRACK AS PART OF ETHNOLOGY PROGRAMME, SECOND-CYCLE STUDIES

The Cultural Ecology specialisation track prepares graduates for the transfer of good practices in this domain to various Project promoter: University of Silesia in sectors. knowledge and practical skills relating to Katowice cultural ecology, which are directly trans- Duration: Apart from culture, the natural environment is the basic pillar of latable into professional competences. 1 January 2015 – 31 May 2016 human life. When meeting their needs, people have always used Total project budget: natural resources. However, nowadays the exploitation of these The project resulted in the development PLN 376 010.00 resources has reached unprecedented dimensions. It has resulted of a study programme and documenta- STF funding: in the following challenges: devastated landscapes, destroyed tion for the Cultural Ecology specialisation PLN 338 408.90 ecosystems, polluted air, water containing toxins and e-waste. track offered as part of the second-cycle Project coordinator: Magdalena Szalbot, PhD Therefore, the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropol- Ethnology programme, a bilingual project ogy at the University of Silesia in Cieszyn has developed a new website, teaching materials in the form of FSS/2014/HEI/W/0075 specialisation track: Cultural Ecology. The very location of the 10 e-learning courses, and in the launch of programme is its strong point. The City of Cieszyn, to a smaller a study course for the first group of students. It also involved the extent, and the Cieszyn Silesia region to a greater extent are preparation of attractive materials promoting the specialisation a borderland combining Polish, Czech and Slovak cultures. “This track and the development of a number of programmes involving offers an unparalleled opportunity in terms of observing the training, two off-site workshops, and some lectures delivered to dynamics of transformation and dependencies between people students by visiting experts. A collective scientific monograph and the environment”, says Magdalena Szalbot, PhD. “This is also and a conference summing up the project were the culmination. an area permitting research into phenomena in the region of the Silesian Beskid Mountains and in the post-industrial spaces of The project raised awareness among its main participants, i.e. Upper Silesia. On the one hand, these ecosystems are based on Ethnology students at the University of Silesia, but also among all the harmonious coexistence of people and the natural environ- those who came across the information that a new specialisation ment, i.e. on pastoralism in mountain areas. On the other hand, would be launched in the academic year 2015/2016. Cultural Ecol- however, this is a region whose natural environment has been ogy provided as part of the second-cycle Ethnology programme significantly destroyed by industrial activities and, as a result, makes the education offer of the University of Silesia more inter- ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT now requires revitalisation and environmentally-friendly devel- esting and allows the HEI to prepare graduates for the transfer opment of its ecosystem. of good practices in this domain to various sectors.

This specialisation track seeks to explore human impact on the “From the academic perspective, the project re-opened the dis- natural environment and its consequences, including extremely cussion on the role of the humanities in awareness-raising and important cultural consequences. In this case, theory directly improving education on environmental aspects, thanks to the intermingles with practice. Great emphasis has been placed on launch of the Cultural Ecology specialisation track, publication contact with institutions focusing on improvement of the qual- of the monograph and the organisation of a nationwide confer- ity of the environment or on using its potential. Students gain ence”, says Magdalena Szalbot. “At personal and professional levels, it involved a lot of unforgettable meetings, new contacts, The most important outcomes and impact discovering and sharing passions, and discussions resulting in ideas for new activities aimed at the sustainable development • development of a new specialisation track – Cultural Ecology and protection of natural and cultural heritage”. • establishing contact with institutions focusing on the improvement of the quality of the natural environment or on the use of its potential • raising awareness of ecology among the main target group of the Magdalena Szalbot, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at project, i.e. students of the University of Silesia, and among all those the Institute of Modern Culture Theory and Research at the who came across the project University of Silesia in Katowice. Her main research interests • re-opening the discussion on the role of the humanities in awareness- include issues of ludicity, anthropology of cities, ethnicity, raising and improving education on environmental aspects migration, pop culture, borderlands and multiculturalism. ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE , 95 s HEI

Professor FSS/2014/HEI/W/0017 Project promoter: Project Maria Grzegorzewska University Partner: Norway Agder, of University Duration: 2015 1 January 2016 31 May – budget project: Total PLN 601 436.00 STF funding: PLN 541 292.40 coordinator: Project PhD Bałachowicz, Józefa website: Project http://www.aps.edu.pl impact

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Universit strengthening of its position as a national and international research its position as a national and international strengthening of environ- on sustainable development, focussing centre and teaching ment and climate. 10,000 students and is one of the youngest universities in Norway. Norway. in universities youngest the of one is and students 10,000 in student and staff is involved Apart the University from research, 10 offers The University with 180 partner institutions. exchanges programmes, degree and degree 43 Bachelor's 31 Master's doctoral, the to committed is HEI The programmes. training teacher as well as ENVIRONMENTAL INABLE SUSTA ION EDUCAT 12 - experi and experiencing through learning of process organised the is education outdoor activities). outdoor during skills and knowledge (gaining cognition at aim Activities menting. learning. and a reason for background Nature is a means, forming forming an introduction to outdoor education and education University of Agder, the University developed a new methodology new a developed University the Agder, of University for teaching Environmental Basing Education. on the method of outdoor education of nature-related outdoor five didacticactivities, publications Science Science Bałachowicz, Józefa says track”, specialisation Pedagogy Schooling the with partnership in implemented project the to PhD.Thanks “Due to the specificity of pedagogical universities, where the law the where universities, pedagogical of specificity the to “Due does the not for natural provide project programmes, science “Natural course the for syllabus a of development the on focuses towards the need to launch education programmes for teachers launch education programmes for to the need towards of the level from knowledge environmental transfer will who schools and local communities. to universities The persistently low level of Poles’ ecology awareness points points awareness ecology Poles’ of level low persistently The 96 DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH HEIs

Building Ecological Europe – Master’s degree Civil Engineering programmes offered in English Project promoter: Faculty of Civil Engineering BUILDING AN ECO-FRIENDLY EUROPE and Architecture, the Lublin University of Technology – IN ENGLISH other hand they realised that they needed Duration: 5 January 2015 materials from other scientists. This is – 31 May 2016 what didactics is all about – it means that Total project budget: “The development of a study programme for the Maste- knowledge transferred by teachers is the PLN 1 045 298.00 r’s degree programme in Civil Engineering, offered in English, result of many other people’s achieve- STF funding: provided impetus for enhancing academic staff’s competences ments and their subsequent discoveries. PLN 940 758.00 Project coordinator: in many domains”, says Ewa Błazik-Borowa, PhD, Eng. at the Therefore we organised a meeting between Ewa Błazik-Borowa, PhD, Eng. Lublin University of Technology. our employees and a lawyer, during which Project website they discussed such issues as copyright http://budeco.pollub.pl/en/

- Programmes offered in English are indispensable for the in science and methods of using other FSS/2014/HEI/W/0034 internationalisation of the university. A quality programme authors’ work for scientific purposes and and well-prepared staff are instrumental in the process. in teaching, as well as the rules for sharing - Our project meets the two requirements. It also offered an team work effects. The meeting raised our faculty employees’ opportunity to introduce new courses and elements of soft com- awareness of other people’s rights and of possessing rights to ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT petences into such courses as Consultation and Social Dialogue their own pieces of work. in Transport Infrastructure Engineering, Equal Opportunities Policy in Practice, European Legislation, Entry onto the Labour - The development of a study programme offered in English Market and Eco-friendly Civil Engineering Project Management. is, of course, the main outcome of the project, but as can be seen you also managed to achieve some other objectives. - The project also required a better command of English - Entrusting our employees with this task mobilised them to work from all its participants. in a more intensive way. If they had had no opportunity to prepare - That is why English classes were provided to 60 research work- teaching materials as part of the project they would probably have ers, members of academic staff and supporting staff who will failed to review any literature, record their knowledge, develop hold their classes in English or use this language as support. We their contact network or create new monographs. The project has prepared information material presenting the new study offer already been an opportunity for many faculty members to carry in English and a final publication. We also launched a bilingual out specific tasks and enhance their skills. English/Polish website, which is meant to serve as an information platform for candidates and students. Future students will have access to a set of teaching/learning materials (course books Ewa Błazik-Borowa PhD, Eng., was the Dean of the and presentations). Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture at the Lublin University of Technology (2012-2016). She is a member of - In the course of preparing your teaching materials the the Committee of Civil Engineering at the Polish Academy issue of copyright arose. of Sciences. She deals mostly with issues of structural analysis of - On the one hand, our faculty members wanted to present their scaffolding. work in other scientific publications in the future, and on the ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE -

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Project promoter: Project College Health Promotion in Kraków Duration: 2015 2 January 2016 31 May – project budget: Total PLN 1 080 639.00 STF funding: PLN 972 575.00 coordinator: Project Prof. Project website: website: Project http://ecofood.kwspz.pl/ is of the the HealthRector ski H POLIS OF DEVELOPMENT important yń

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Project promoter: Lublin University of Technology MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT Duration: 1 January 2015 IN ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING for the purposes of research and Mas- – 31 May 2016 ter’s theses, in which the students were Total project budget: PLN 943 770.00 keen on exploring IT issues in environ- – A NEW MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME STF funding: mental monitoring and protection. The PLN 848 770.00 SPECIALISATION TRACK IN ENGLISH project resulted in the establishment of Project coordinator: a number of new and interesting contacts Małgorzata Plechawska- Wójcik, PhD, Eng. in Poland and abroad, especially in Norway. Project website: Research conducted prior to the project showed that there was http://madem.cs.pollub.pl a big demand on the labour market – especially on the local The project involved the preparation of FSS/2014/HEI/W/0076 one – for IT specialists and programmers possessing know- a study plan and programmes, as well as ledge of environment monitoring and protection technology. teaching materials (lectures, laboratory materials, e-learning materials, handbooks). An e-learning plat- The project, coordinated by Małgorzata Plechawska-Wójcik, form and a knowledge exchange portal were launched where PhD, Eng., focused on the development of a specialisation track articles and interesting facts published by scientific circles linked ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT provided in English and combining knowledge of IT and environ- to the industrial sector are posted. During a study visit to Norway, mental protection. Prior to the project, there was no specialisation contact was established with the Porsgrunn City Council and with track of that kind in Poland, and the fact that the University, the authorities and employees of Telemark University College. students, industry and other organisations linked to the sector In Poland, close cooperation was established with the Provincial (including the Provincial Environmental Protection Inspectorate) Environmental Protection Inspectorate. took a keen interest in the matter served as confirmation of the need for launching the specialisation track. The project resulted in the improvement of academic staff competences and the increase of student awareness of environmental Apart from the development of teaching materials covering IT risks. The Lublin University of Technology launched not only and environmental protection, such tasks as the purchase of a new specialisation, provided in English, but it also found new equipment for students and staff were successfully carried out. partners for future activities. This equipment, almost from the very beginning, was fully used

The most important outcomes and impact Małgorzata Plechawska-Wójcik, PhD, Eng., is employed in the Institute of Computer Science at the Lublin • development of a new Master’s degree specialisation track provided University of Technology. Her main research interests focus in English on bioinformatics systems, medical diagnostics support sys- • purchase of specialist equipment for students and staff tems, knowledge management systems, software engineering and • preparation of teaching materials, launch of an e-learning platform databases. and a specialist portal • establishment of contact with partners in Norway and Poland ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE - - 99 s Oslo HEI Pro

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software) and specialist (multimedia equipment ics and Sociology the of competences professional and knowledge of improvement staff academic among students, sustainable development raising awareness of community and the academic graduates with partners contact establishment of from Norway: representatives Oslo and Bergen of and local government community the academic of and module-based study programme and module-based study an innovative of development programmeentitled degree practical Sus- profile the first-cycle for tainable Cities Economics - Econom of the Faculty of infrastructure the teaching of improvement The • • • • • 100 DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH HEIs

INNOVATION MANAGEMENT – MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH, SUPPORTED BY MODERN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

Current business models implemented by a number of cor- porations are leading straight to an environmental disaster – says Naomi Klein in her book entitled This changes every- thing. Capitalism vs climate. Therefore it is essential that future managers are told about the gravity of this issue and taught innovativeness sensitive to the environment. i.e. through learning by doing and allow- The main objective of the project consisted in the development ing students to become familiar with the Project promoter: and launch of a new specialisation track within the Master’s degree modern equipment used in the process of Poznań University of Economics and Business programme entitled Innovation Management and provided as part of innovation management. Therefore two Duration: the Management course at the Faculty of Management of the Poznań laboratories were set up: ShopLab – focus- 1 January 2015 University of Economics and Business. Awareness of the fact that ing on research into consumer behaviour – 31 May 2016 the Polish economy is not sufficiently innovative, lack within the in real shops, and ConsumerLab – dealing Total project budget: PLN 1 040 684.00 University’s education offer relating to the creation and management with consumer behaviour in online shops. STF funding: of innovation, poor degree programme internationalisation, and PLN 936 615.60 the need to raise awareness of and sensitivity to ecological issues The new offer was addressed to first-cycle Project coordinator: among future managers and lecturers, shaping their knowledge and programme graduates from Poland and Barbara Borusiak, PhD attitudes, served as inspirations for the project. abroad. It proved attractive enough to Project website: http:// recruit 49 people, both Poles and foreign- innovationmanagement. It was essential that instruction provided as part of this spe- ers from Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Peru, ue.poznan.pl/

cialisation track was given by lecturers aware of environmental Turkey, Egypt, India, Bangladesh, China FSS/2014/HEI/W/0095 problems, who would pass this sensitivity onto their students, and Nepal. and that the programme was implemented in a modern way, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT Barbara Borusiak, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Poznań University of Economics and Business. She conducts research focusing on the commercial sector, in particular: retail, product, process- and organisation-related innovation in the sector, commercial company operation strategies, their The most important outcomes and impact business models, retail internationalisation, merchandising and customer behaviour. • development of the Innovation Management degree programme specialisation track, composed of 34 syllabuses and 34 sets of teaching materials • development of the specialisation track that has proven interesting on the education market and attracted students from abroad – Norway, USA, Mexico, Chile • mobilities abroad (to Norway, Croatia and Slovakia) and within the country • improvement of the project team’s competences relating to environmental aspects of innovation management, structural modelling, consumer behaviour research tools • establishment of new and strengthening of existing contacts with researchers from other countries, which has resulted in new joint projects, research and publications ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT AND AND CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CHANGE

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The most important outcomes and impact

• modernisation of the Environmental Protection programme and changing its profile from a general academic to a practical one • infrastructure improvementacquisition of new competences by staff and their increased openness to academic cooperation and project implementation • organisation of two conferences resulting, among other things, in a publication containing 25 original scientific papers

Hedmark University College – is a multicampus institution situated in the district of Hedmark in Norway, 120 km north of Oslo. The current number of students is 7,700 which makes it the twelfth biggest institution of IMPLEMENTATION OF RENEWABLE public higher education and research in Norway.

ENERGY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT kind of effective modernisation could be achieved only through externally-funded AND PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF projects. The establishment of cooperation with the Norwegian partner was a very NATURAL RESOURCES SPECIALISATION valuable aspect, which should bear fruit TRACKS in the future. Although the project is now completed, it has potential long-term effects: modern The establishment of a renewable energy sources laboratory, study programmes geared towards hands- weather station, solar power system, modernisation of the on learning, new or better-equipped Environment Monitoring Laboratory, acquisition of field equ- laboratories, new books and software for ipment, books and software, an intensive English language the library, and staff open to scientific

ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT course and a field course in the biology of mammals are only cooperation and project implementation. Project promoter: a few outcomes of the project. State Higher Vocational School in Tarnów The main objective of the project was the introduction of two Prof. Jan Kozłowski is an Partner institution: Hedmark University College new specialisation tracks as part of the Environmental Protection active member of the Polish Aca- – Faculty of Applied degree programme. One of them is Renewable Energy Sources and demy of Learning and a correspon- Ecology and Agricultural Sciences, Norway Waste Management and the other is Protection and Management ding member of the Polish Academy Duration: of Natural Resources. Moreover, the project sought to transform of Sciences. He works at the Jagiellonian Univer- 1 January 2015 the general academic profile of the programme into a practical sity and at the State Higher Vocational School in – 31 May 2016 one. The infrastructure of the HEI was significantly improved and Tarnów. His interests focus on issues at the inter- Total project budget: PLN 952 187.00 its staff underwent Moodle training, which resulted in the intro- section of ecology and evolutionary biology. Most STF funding: duction of distance learning elements into the teaching practice. of his scientific achievements involve life history PLN 856 687.00 evolution. He is also interested in environmental Project coordinator: The fact that the Environment Protection programme was thor- protection, especially in renewable energy Prof. Jan Kozłowski oughly modernised is the greatest benefit. Apart from the above sources. Project website: http://norzos.pwsztar.edu.pl study programmes and the improvement of the infrastructure, this modernisation also gave rise to student and staff involve- FSS/2014/HEI/W/0023 ment in international cooperation, and the conclusion that this ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE 103 s HEI

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Project promoter: Project Applied of University State in Konin Sciences Duration: 2015 1 January 2016 31 May – project budget: Total PLN 703 973.00 STF funding: PLN 633 575.70 coordinator: Project Artur website: Project http://www.sustman.pwsz. konin.edu.pl SUSTMAN INABLE SUSTA ING MANUFACTUR OF participation, since over half since over participation, of those in involved the project participation male and female active Stimulating women. were mention Modern Languages. That allowed these young people young these allowed That Languages. Modern mention to learn cooperation with others who had different skills and The project was experiences. a platform for boosting female to them thanks to the courses. The added value of the project project the of value added The courses. the to thanks them to the integration of students was very interesting and involved to through Management from ranging programmes, various of to not Humanities, to Engineering Mechanical Security, Internal observe the development of young people’s observe interest the of in development young people’s sus- which became tainable more even development, significant development were an important scientific benefit of the proj- the of benefit scientific important an were development to able were project the in participated who teachers The ect. two two publications: a handbook students for and a guide to the Services. It also organised study visits and workshops in Poland Poland in workshops and visits study organised also It Services. beginning the at one held: were conferences Two Norway. and and the other one at the end of by the accompanied project, The institution organised courses – in Polish and English – in – English and Polish in – courses organised institution The Soft Skills Eco-entrepreneurship; and and Communication; and Manufacturing Sustainable and Development Sustainable effectiveness of education were the most importantwere education objectives of effectiveness Applied of University State the by implemented project, this of in Konin. Sciences The preparation of local students for sustainable development sustainable for local students The preparation of market, labour European the on activity entrepreneurial -based the of improvement the and barriers, language down breaking 104 DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH HEIs

DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPERATING MODEL FOR THE INTER-FACULTY SCHOOL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN

The operating model of the Inter-faculty School of Entrepre- neurship can be summarized in three words: PEOPLE – SPACE – IDEA. This school will educate innovation leaders.

An attractive and professional education offer, preparing students and doctoral students of the University of Warmia and Mazury for conducting business activity (using elements of coaching, The most important outcomes and impact attitude training, etc.) was the main objective of the project. “That was our first opportunity to show young people a new approach • involvement of creative and enterprising students of the University to academic entrepreneurship, and specialists involved in the of Warmia and Mazury in additional education development of the model understood that giving young people • becoming familiar with best practices relating to academic entre- space and showing them how to set up socially responsible busi- preneurship at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway nesses were the most important things in the process of creating • shaping environmentally-friendly attitudes in young people young and innovative companies”, says Eliza Popławska-Jodko. • development of an innovative simulation game called Eco-Company, which supports the preparation of students for establishing their The main objective of the Inter-faculty School of Entrepreneurship own businesses is providing additional education to creative and enterprising • classes delivered by business people successful on the market students who are innovation and entrepreneurship leaders, regardless of their field of study and specialisation track. Above all, the task of the school will involve teaching and supporting socially responsible businesses, while instilling environmentally-friendly decisions will be reflected in such elements as the company attitudes in those young and enterprising people who will hope- account balance, profit, possible loss, resources, and possibly fully contribute to the development of the Warmia and Mazury bankruptcy. At the beginning, all the companies will have the region. The School will guide students to professional success by same parameters, but they will function in different market ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT combining studying, workshops and work on business projects scenarios. Ultimately, the game will depend on the master and with economic activity. What will they learn? How to become an participants themselves. Individual counselling and mentoring entrepreneur and observe the principles of sustainable business; focusing on selected topics and targeting future business people how to conduct a creative search for and implement innovations; will be another important added value of the project. Classes will how to manage environmental projects; how to manage resources be conducted by practitioners – entrepreneurs who run their own and eco-innovations effectively, and how dynamic companies and succeed in the market. It is planned that to market eco-brands effectively. They will each School year will involve 30 students who will then be given also learn about the legal aspects of busi- comprehensive support in running their own businesses. Project promoter: ness operations. Classes will be provided University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn in the form of workshops in small project Duration: groups. The majority of the projects will be Eliza Popławska-Jodko is the Head of the European 1 January 2015 transformed into companies in the course Project Office at the University of Warmia and Mazury. She – 31 May 2016 of or on completion of education. Classes is the initiator and implementer of an innovative model of Total project budget: PLN 996 380.00 where students will learn to run a virtual disabled people’s employment as part of the project Indivi- STF funding: company using a simulation game specially dual Employment Paths, which was the 2012 winner of the ESF Ambas- PLN 896 742.00 developed for the needs of the School will sador competition and in 2013 was awarded the first prize in Project coordinator: be particularly interesting. When meet- RegioStarsAwards, a prestigious competition organised by the European Eliza Popławska-Jodko ing the master of the game, students will Commission. Project website: http://msp.uwm.edu.pl have to make certain decisions, which will be indispensable to progress in the game. FSS/2014/HEI/W/0118 The effectiveness of their operations and ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

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FSS/2014/HEI/W/0086 ompetences changes in envir Development pr people for c Project promoter: Project Piłsudski University Józef Physical Education in of Warsaw Duration: 2015 1 January 2016 31 May – project budget: Total PLN 437 440.00 STF funding: PLN 393 696.00 coordinator: Project PhD Elżbieta Olszewska, - , is a researcher and academic is a researcher and academic , H POLIS OF DEVELOPMENT , PhD , Olszewska żbieta El staff member attached to the Institute of Physical Education Education Physical of Institute the to attached member staff at Theory the Exercises Piłsudski and Józef Uni- Corrective interests research Her Warsaw. in Education Physical of versity entitled Children’s and Young Peo entitled and Children’s Young ple’s Diet and The Environment and Human Health attracted 48 ised for teachers of various subjects participants. ŁAN Association of Food Producers and organic food man- food organic and Producers Food of Association OŁAN Owing to the we project, established cooperation with the focus on issues of children’s and young people’s somatic and motoric and motoric somatic people’s young and children’s on issues of focus ontogenesis various at posture shaping their on and development stages. postgraduate programme, entitled Nutri- entitled programme, postgraduate tion and Dietary Management in Sports, organ- Workshops has now 30 graduates. about The participants learned a lot - the advantages of organic food. - EK ufacturers who participated in educational activities addressed direct This participants. workshop and students postgraduate to during consumers prospective and producers food of interaction organic the shaping to contributed visits study and activities the - con informed of group a of creation the Therefore market. food choices whose and promoters lifestyle healthy are who sumers, outcomes the of one is food, organic for demand the increase will of the project. - -

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LANGUAGE SPECIALISTS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Proficiency in a foreign language is one of the tools most sought after by employers. Being able to use specialist jargon in foreign languages is valued even more, as it is a key to participation in international projects implemented within certain industries and professional circles.

As a specialised higher education institution offering language The most important outcomes and impact training, the Philological School of Higher Education defined the main outcome of the project as developing the School’s potential, • equipping future language professionals with specialist and modern by expanding its education offer with environmental protection tools, making them stand out on today’s labour market issues and application of modern education methods and by raising • strengthening of partnership cooperation between the School and students’ and staff’s awareness of environmental protection issues. Sogn og Fjordane University College • development of over 30 state-of-the-art specialist language training Language specialists for the environment is an international syllabuses for specialist language courses incorporating environ- interdisciplinary project implemented in 2015-2016 by the Philo- mental content and 30 e-learning eco-courses logical School of Higher Education in Wrocław, in partnership • development of an environmentally-friendly strategy for the School with the Faculty of Engineering and Technology at the Sogn og • know-how provided by the Norwegian partner relating to shaping Fjordane University College (HiSF). Why would exact science the social responsibility of higher education institutions within the representatives cooperate with language professionals? This scope of environmentally-friendly policies is the question that was put by the partner’s representative at the beginning of our cooperation in response to our proposed project activities. The subsequent results of the project were environmental content, 30 e-learning eco-courses helping develop the best answer. From the very beginning, students’ language and IT competences, as well as over 1,000 in addition to the conscious and consist- teaching hours of new subjects that were launched as part of Project promoter: ent work on the image of the School as the project, in which nearly 300 students participated in the Philological School a modern and socially responsible HEI, academic year 2015/2016. of Higher Education in Wrocław the project addressed the need to equip Partner: future language professionals with special- The joint implementation of the project contributed to the ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT Sogn og Fjordane ist and modern tools which would make strengthening of the partnership between the two HEIs, better University College, Norwegia them stand out in today’s labour market. awareness of their education offers and teaching infrastructure, Duration: The outcomes of the project were achieved exchanging experiences, and joint development of good practices 5 January 2015 thanks to the complementary combina- concerning education processes at the two HEIs. – 31 May 2016 tion of the partner’s technical knowledge, Total project budget: PLN 1 159 600.00 professional teaching supervision con- STF funding: ducted by the School, and the application Magdalena Nowak is the project coordinator responsible PLN 1 043 640.00 of modern ICT tools, those supporting dis- for its organisational aspects and a specialist working at the Project coordinators: tance learning and teaching in particular. Department of International Cooperation and EU Projects of Magdalena Nowak, Anna Pol, PhD the Philological School of Higher Education in Wrocław. She The most important project outcomes graduated from the University of Wrocław and for a number of years has FSS/2014/HEI/W/0056 include over 30 state-of-the-art specialist been teaching Polish as a foreign language. She is interested in issues of language training syllabuses incorporating interpersonal communication, including communication and its effectiveness in intercultural environments. Høgskulen i Sogn og Fjordane (HiSF) is a modern higher education institution in Norway established in 1994 and providing Anna Pol, PhD, is the project coordinator responsible for the education to about 3,800 students. It employs about 300 people. HiSF didactic aspects of the project. She is an Assistant Professor at provides first- and second-cycle programmes at the following faculties: the Philological School of Higher Education in Wrocław, an Health, Engineering and Technology, Education and Sport, and Social experienced lecturer in methodology, and a teacher conducting Sciences. HiSF conducts international research projects focusing on practical German courses. She is the author of a number of publications on the organisation of education, student and staff mobility. foreign language teaching and e-learning and blended-learning courses. DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH HEIs 107

The study programme created is in line with the functioning of ARCHITECTURE FOR THE Society of the Warsaw University of Technology; however it has a strongly individual character. “We are trying to Knowledge (ASK) – A THIRD-CYCLE ensure the strong orientation of and clear information on our research profile”, says Project promoter: Jan Słyk, PhD. “Thanks to the funding Faculty of Architecture at PROGRAMME OFFERED IN ENGLISH the Warsaw University of we received from the STF programme we Technology AT THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, managed not only to develop the study Duration: programme and teaching materials, but 1 January 2015 – 31 May 2016 also to rebuild our space and improve the WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Total project budget: technical infrastructure. The new unit will PLN 969 596.00 be adjacent to the existing laboratory used STF funding: Owing to the widespread digitalisation of the environment, by Master’s degree programme students of PLN 872 636.40 architecture has been equipped with new technical measures Architecture for the Knowledge Society, so Project coordinator: Jan Słyk, PhD (Arch) and expanded its scope of activity. Students of the Faculty of that both programmes will be able to make Project website: Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology are now use of common resources.” http://phd.asknow.eu/ able to develop competences allowing them to participate in FSS/2014/HEI/W/0007 these changes. The themes of research conducted as part ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE of the Architecture for the Knowledge The idea of developing a doctoral programme focusing on Society doctoral programme will mainly focus on simulation, Architecture for the Knowledge Society was a consequence of optimisation and work with digital models applied to architecture. experience gained in the process of remodelling Master’s degree Thanks to experiments in the digital environment, architecture programmes. will be given the chance to foresee the consequences of future spatial development. Raising awareness of this issue will help The provision of the doctoral programme will allow graduates avoid errors destroying the natural environment. holding a Master’s degree to develop their academic passions. As computer-assisted architecture arouses interest worldwide, so the candidates for the programme will be found in Poland Jan Słyk, PhD, (Arch) is an Assistant Professor at the Warsaw and abroad. Materials related to the study programme will be University of Technology. He is an architect with achievements in English, so they will be easily available and relevant in the in design, and experience in the construction of residential international context. dwellings and public facilities as well as in urban planning.

The most important outcomes and impact

• development of the idea and doctoral study programme focusing on Architecture for the Knowledge Society and its external evaluation by consultants during study visits to Norwegian HEIs and as part of opinion surveys • the project is an element of a wider modernisation concept, which involves internationalisation and opening up to new technologies at the Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology • project team members gained new competences as part of their work on project tasks • study visits resulted in valuable contacts within the academic community and with practising architects and opened up new perspectives for establishing cooperation at the institutional level Photo K. Pacholak Photo K. 108 DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH HEIs

ECO-SOLVING

The robustness of student education quality improvement requires the development of a model of cooperation between a HEI and institutions from the private, public and non-governmental sectors. The project, entitled eCo-solving, was an important step in that direction.

The main objective of the project was to develop an effective model for the HEI’s cooperation with external stakeholders, in line with new trends in higher education, promoting student preparation for future jobs. The activities were based on graduation work by students of the University of Warsaw to solve some existing problems diagnosed Project promoter: by external stakeholders, relating to sus- University of Warsaw tainable development, environmental Partner: protection and climate change. The gradu- Fundacja Pracownia Badań i Innowacji Społecznych ation work was the result of cooperation “Stocznia” (Laboratory with companies, public institutions or of Research and Social Innovations “Shipyard”) non-governmental organisations. Candi- Duration: dates for Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees Photo m_dickson/Foap/visitnorway.com 1 January 2015 participating in the project were offered – 31 May 2016 an opportunity to cooperate with external Total project budget: PLN 681 601.00 institutions while dealing with a specific STF funding: problem to be solved under the guidance PLN 607 368.00 of their supervisors. Project coordinator: Work done as part of this project was provided with additional Małgorzata Roge- Wiśniewska, PhD The project was implemented by the Uni- support: special activities called “Pracademia (Workademy) – Project website: versity of Warsaw in partnership with where knowledge meets practice”, meant to develop students’ http://www.delab.uw.edu. Fundacja Pracownia Badań i Innowacji project-related and entrepreneurial competences, the “Praca- pl/pl/ecosolving/ Społecznych “Stocznia”. At the Univer- demia” portal www.pracademia.eu, allowing institutions to post FSS/2014/HEI/W/0127 sity of Warsaw, the team of the Faculty their problematic issues and find students wishing to tackle them, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT of Geography and Regional Studies, sup- supervision guidance for graduation work supervisors, and a final ported by the Inter-Faculty Studies in Environmental Protection conference and workshops for academic teachers, students and and the Social Challenges Unit was responsible for project doctoral students. The development of the main elements of the implementation. project was preceded by EcoLabs workshops, where students, graduation work supervisors and representatives of institutions shared their knowledge and observations regarding cooperation related to the graduation work.

The most important outcomes and impact The implementation of the project strengthened the trend of the gradual reorientation of education to make it more practical and • individual and institutional development of all people involved in more adjusted to the needs and expectations of the institutional cooperation during the preparation of practical graduation work: environment of the HEI. A model example for future leaders and students, supervisors, representatives of companies and institutions facilitators of those changes was created. • facilitating mutual communication by the launch of a new communication channel, pracademia.eu portal, and making it available to all persons concerned Małgorzata Roge-Wiśniewska, PhD, is the head spe- • improvement of student skills linked to the needs of the labour cialist at the Warsaw University Centre for Technology market and increasing students’ chances on the labour market Transfer. • establishment and development of ongoing contact between graduation work supervisors and stakeholders ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE 109 s HEI

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to Social Sciences study programmes study Social Sciences to topics innovative of introduction involving organisations non-governmental of representatives Norway, from and local authorities in cooperation with researchers from Norway cooperation initiating long-term conferences two of organisation researchers) other to and Science Festival of during the Baltic topic the of dissemination Fair the “Akademia” The • • • • • disseminated these issues among Social Sciences students. This wasThis students. Sciences Social among issues these disseminated done the at firstconferences: one addressed to and students, the second to researchers. and popular courses, science publications, lectures delivered as Staff Fair. “Akademia” the and Science of Festival Baltic the of part from scientists with cooperation established project the in involved of Oslo and NTNU in Trondheim). Norway (University cooperation long-term of beginning the as project the treated “We “The PhD. Mrozowska, Sylwia says researchers”, Norwegian with - Technol and Science of University Norwegian the to visit study ogy that we are going to carry out will be the first step on the doctoral Polish-Norwegian a develop to able be to hope We way. programme in the future.” - ’ ’

STUDENTS slo and Trondheim; par Oslo and Trondheim; ENVIRONMENT SCIENCES THE The project expanded the study programme study the expanded project The theirand change climate of issues include to andfor power engineering, consequences tives tives as well as academic teachers and researchers from Norway in - the develop the to visit study a content; course of ment of Universities international and congress a in ticipation open an of development the conferences; representa- science involving and course; organisations non-governmental and tives in cooperation. CHANGE OF SOCIAL

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FSS/2014/HEI/W/0099

Project promoter: Project Gdańsk of University Duration: 2015 1 January 2016 31 May – project budget: Total PLN 228 289.00 STF funding: PLN 205 458.00 coordinator: Project PhD Sylwia Mrozowska,

RAISING AWARENESS AND Some activities that went beyond traditional educational pathways educational traditional beyond went that activities Some included involving students and local - representa government The most important objective of the project consisted of raising raising of consisted project the of objective important most The - cli and environment the of awareness students’ Sciences Social introduce to developed was idea an purpose, this For change. mate programmes. study Sciences Social to handbooks and courses new of the environment was and intended climate to intro- change, and teaching to issues Science-Technology-Society-related duce research as part of Social Sciences at the University of Gdańsk. are not within the scope of Social Science interests. Social Science of the scope within are not awareness students’ Sciences Social Raising entitled project, The Innovative topics taught as part program- topics Social Sciences Innovative of to contributed have Gdańsk of University the at provided mes that the environment and climate challenging the stereotype Photo m_dickson/Foap/visitnorway.com Photo 110 DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH HEIs

The most important outcomes and impact

• development of an innovative postgraduate programme for career counsellors • enhanced knowledge of career counsellors who have completed the programme with issues related to shaping environmental awareness in society and applying it in career guidance practice • development of a set of materials for career counsellors who have completed the programme and for biology and ecology teachers, specialists in labour pedagogy, entrepreneurs and career counsellors interested in environmental issues • organising a conference and workshop summarising the vCAREER GUIDANCE OPEN TO THE first term of the postgraduate programme

SHAPING OF SOCIETY’S ENVIRONMENTAL The project has shown a new dimension to career guidance, which should be further developed to sensitise career counsellors to AWARENESS environmental issues. The project has also proven that career guidance is an interdisciplinary theory of labour pedagogy, which should also expand its scope with environmental content. Developing career counsellors’ environmental awareness and preparing them for promoting positive attitudes among stu- The project did not involve cooperation with institutions from dents was the main objective of the project implemented by EEA countries. Nonetheless, following a seminar which concluded Barbara Baraniak, PhD of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University. the project, cooperation was established with institutions from The outcome of the project is a concept for an innovative Norway and Iceland. postgraduate programme.

The concept presented for a postgraduate programme responds to Barbara Baraniak, PhD, is a Professor at the Faculty the need for career guidance modelling, including the definition of Education of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University. Her ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT of the career guidance profession, which should not evade envi- research interests focus on labour pedagogy and its key con- ronmental problems, but should emphasise cepts, including labour, profession and qualifications. them and promote environment-friendly Project promoter: jobs. The threats caused by industry and Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński workplaces, including some in the services University sector, make it necessary for everyone to Duration: 1 January 2015 be aware of the importance of protecting – 31 May 2016 the natural environment. Total project budget: PLN 452 856.00 So far, environmental issues have not been STF funding: PLN 407 570.00 a subject of interest for career guidance Project coordinator: theory or for career counsellors them- Barbara Baraniak, PhD selves. The latter have not been aware that

FSS/2014/HEI/W/0032 their counselling, being an educational activity, should not evade environmental problems or threats to the natural environment caused by human labour. These problems constitute the contents of a postgraduate programme which is a component of the project entitled Career guidance open to the shaping of society’s environmental awareness. ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE 111 s HEI

H POLIS OF DEVELOPMENT ) – integration of environmental and environmental of ) – integration (GIS ystems Fundacja Partnerstwo dla Środowiska (Founda- Środowiska dla Partnerstwo Fundacja etting and Analysis Setting rend raining to improve student and graduate competences: environment competences: raining and student graduate improve to reparation, launch and promotion of the interdisciplinary study programme of launch and promotion Preparation, entitled T FSS/2014/HEI/W/0072 Project: in Olsztyn and Mazury Warmia of University promoter: Project 2016 29 February – 2015 Duration: 1 January budget: PLN 188 958.00 project Total STF funding: PLN 170 062.00 http://www.uwm.edu.pl/trendy website: Project T usingmonitoring modern analytical techniques and chemometrics FSS/2014/HEI/W/0108 Project: Łódź of University promoter: Project 2016 31 May – 2015 Duration: 1 January budget: PLN 382 034.00 project Total STF funding: PLN 343 730.60 http://www.pzs.uni.lodz.pl/chemonit website: Project Tischner green University goes European FSS/2014/HEI/W/0096 Project: in Kraków Tischner European University promoter: Project Partnerinstitution: the Environment) for tion Partnership 2016 31 May – 2015 Duration: 1 January budget: PLN 671 640.00 project Total STF funding: PLN 604 476.00 new the protection methods radiological to of and tools Application Białystok the Medical University of students of of education FSS/2014/HEI/W/0088 Project: Białystok of Medical University promoter: Project 2016 31 May – 2015 Duration: 1 February budget: PLN 219 710.00 project Total STF funding: PLN 197 739.00 http://www.rad.umb.edu.pl/ website: Project eographic Information S Geographic Information and quality in development economic as an important aspects factor climate programme degree an innovative Master’s – life of FSS/2014/HEI/W/0114 Project: Łódź of University promoter: Project 2016 31 May – 2015 Duration: 1 January budget: PLN 630 706.00 project Total STF funding: PLN 567 306.00 business degree responsible – a Master’s environmentally Linguistics for programme FSS/2014/HEI/W/0110 Project: Łódź of University promoter: Project Norway Nordland, of Partner University institution: 2016 31 May – 2015 Duration: 1 January budget: PLN 389 518.00 project Total STF funding: PLN 350 566.20 ocus – an Engineer’s degree olish and theniversity English) at U mplemented as part part as implemented ects j entre

mate Climate and Environment

ther pro ther hange' priority: Change' of the ' the of O Project: FSS/2014/HEI/W/0115 Project: Łódź of University promoter: Project Partner institutions: Ltd. Atlas Łódź of Province of the Spatial Planning Office Chemical Plant Organika SA Sustainable Development for Centre 2016 31 May – 2015 Duration: 1 January budget: PLN 380 500.00 project Total STF funding: PLN 342 450.00 ustainable development and and sustainableSustainable society – the development development modern focusing on an innovative study programme implementation of life quality of of and prediction methods measurement, evaluation of programme provided in English provided programme FSS/2014/HEI/W/0120 Project: and Business Economics of University Poznań promoter: Project 2016 31 May – 2015 Duration: 1 January budget: PLN 790 553.00 project Total STF funding: PLN 711 497.70 rocess Management. Environmental F & Process Product Project: FSS/2014/HEI/W/0122 Project: Technology of University Częstochowa promoter: Project 2016 31 May – 2015 Duration: 1 January budget: PLN 478 099.00 project Total STF funding: PLN 386 393.40 ducation C Education CCS Project: FSS/2014/HEI/W/0124 Project: Łódź of University promoter: Project 2016 31 May – 2015 Duration: 1 January budget: PLN 592 315.00 project Total STF funding: PLN 533 083.00 evelopment of new interdisciplinary study programmes focusing on focusing on new interdisciplinary study programmes of Development (in Economics P Environmental Protection - and Man Technology Information of University promoter: Project agement in Rzeszów 2016 31 May – 2015 Duration: 1 January budget: PLN 839 800.00 project Total STF funding: PLN 679 320.00 otel – a decision-making game for students game – a decision-making for Hotel Eco FSS/2014/HEI/W/0131 Project: Łódź of 112 DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH HEIs

Eco-journalism – a new quality in media education Postgraduate programme in Legal Instruments for Environmental Protection Project: FSS/2014/HEI/W/0059 Project: FSS/2014/HEI/W/0033 Project promoter: Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Project promoter: Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Duration: 1 January 2015 – 31 May 2016 Partner institutions: Total project budget: PLN 377 258.00 Lublin Chamber of Agriculture STF funding: PLN 339 532.20 Regional Chamber of Commerce in Lublin Duration: 1 January 2015 – 31 May 2016 Sustainable development in energy-efficient civic engineering using Total project budget: PLN 232 309.00 renewable energy sources STF funding: PLN 209 078.00 Project: FSS/2014/HEI/W/0058 Project promoter: University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz Modern education on environmental risks prevention Duration: 1 January 2015 – 31 May 2016 Project: FSS/2014/HEI/W/0027 Total project budget: PLN 664 900.00 Project promoter: University of Silesia in Katowice STF funding: PLN 598 410.00 Duration: 1 January 2015 – 31 May 2016 Total project budget: PLN 377 671.00 Laser-based prevention of environmental pollution with chemicals used in STF funding: PLN 339 903.00 cultural heritage conservation Project: FSS/2014/HEI/W/0053 “Water under pressure” – a practical course in the assessment of pressure Project promoter: College of Arts, Crafts and Management exerted on surface water by urban engineering facilities Duration: 1 January 2015 – 31 May 2016 Project: FSS/2014/HEI/W/0004 Total project budget: PLN 97 105.00 Project promoter: Warsaw University of Technology STF funding: PLN 87 394.50 Duration: 1 January 2015 – 31 May 2016 Project website: http://www.laserswraiz.pl/projekt Total project budget: PLN 500 000.00 STF funding: PLN 450 000.00 ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

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ADDING AND MULTIPLYING VALUES

Each project has clearly defined main and specific objecti- what remains and what all people involved in the project have in ves – that is obvious. Their implementation in line with the common, are the moments when we realised that we were doing principles is no mean achievement, because such tasks are and experiencing something extremely important, something usually ambitious. However, it is quite frequently – almost enhancing our ecological sensitivity and responsibility”. always – possible to obtain additional results – not planned – but nevertheless, very valuable. “The opportunity to participate in the project, not to mention being its coordinator, is always a valuable experience which con- Project coordinators know what they want to achieve. Sometimes, tributes so much to the improvement of one’s working methods during their first projects, they do not quite know how to approach and personal development”, says Magdalena Nowak of the Philo- the problem. In such situations they are often helped by the team logical School of Higher Education in Wrocław. “From the very spirit – a feeling of unity resulting from working together and beginning, the coordinator is the ambassador of the project. In the necessity to overcome obstacles and their own limitations. the case of projects requiring their participants to think outside the box, be open to ambitious and more difficult solutions – and “In our case, the added value of the project consisted in cooperation the project “Philologists for the environment” was one of them – within the project team. It was built on trust, reliability, hard- this fact is particularly important. But fruitful cooperation with working and creativity and led to academic friendships between the participants, mutual respect and involvement brought us its members”, says Beata Karpińska-Musiał of the University of satisfaction and valuable results”. Gdańsk. “The teachers got to know one another and became familiar with what they did. They were joined by the experience of collective “The team spirit is a very important added value. We have learnt improvement and of strengthening their confidence in students”. a lot about ourselves: we know that together we can achieve many things and derive satisfaction from it”, says Barbara Borusiak, PhD, ”The necessity to supervise both less important and key activi- of the Poznań University of Economics and Business. ties always changes the coordinator’s perspective just a bit”, says Magdalena Szalbot of the University of Silesia. “However, Cooperation with institutions situated in countries not widely known and visited by Poles is always a challenge and chance to confront the stereotypes of Norwegians and Icelanders.

“The warm welcome that our partners from a Norwegian school gave to our students was a very pleasant surprise”, says Michał Szyperski of the School Complex in Swarzędz. “Contrary to the stereotype of “reticent Scandinavians with a cold personality”, Sande School teachers and students turned out to be extremely friendly, kind and open to new activities”.

“We have fond memories of the warm welcome and hospitality, which was offered to us by staff of the Norwegian HEIs and companies, which we had the pleasure to visit”, says Remigiusz

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“The project allowed us to see what kind of people Norwegians what’s more, they excelled at the professionalism of their presen- were. I am mightily impressed by their professionalism in the tations, papers and work discipline. That kind of confrontation is organisation of tasks performed by them”, says Adam Mroziński, extremely important and positive in the process of overcoming PhD, Eng, of the University of Technology and Life Sciences in young people’s inhibitions, especially in the case of students Bydgoszcz. coming from small towns or villages and not studying in large academic centres. “Thanks to our students’ mobilities to Norway and the visits of Norwegian experts to Konin, our students were exposed to “Cooperation with the Norwegian school offered our project a modern style of cooperation with their Norwegian lecturers, participants a unique chance and opportunity to break down which was a kind of partnership based on more direct relations”, their language and cultural barriers and to speak a foreign lan- says Artur Zimny from the State University of Applied Sciences guage”, says Robert Guzik of the Municipal School Complex with in Konin. “In our subregion, young people coming predominantly Integrated Classes in Krosno. “It brought incomparably better from small towns and villages were able to explore not only the outcomes that standard teaching at school”. culture of Norway as a country, but also its organisational culture – team work based on a partner relationship also with superiors, Many project participants were offered an opportunity to a different education system as well as a practical approach to discover a completely different world. ecological solutions and lifestyle. “Our participants were amazed at the Icelandic roads leading “There is a widespread belief that Norwegians have quite a cold to the partner’s headquarters and lunar landscapes seen on the personality and keep others at arm’s length”, says Magdalena way, beautiful nature, sustainable approach to the coexistence of Łazarewicz of the Warsaw University of Medicine. “I have no people and nature and to human relations”, says Barbara Zdro- idea where people got this stereotype. During our project we jewska of the University College of Enterprise and Administration had the pleasure to cooperate with a number of people working in Lublin. “Icelandic water is tasty and may be drunk straight at NTNU. They were one of the most open and warm-hearted from the tap, there are also fresh fish and unusual species of people I have ever met. Are they the exceptions that prove the plants and flowers”. rule? I very much doubt it”. “It is not only the white nights of Norway that make an impact on Interacting with foreign partners, the need to communicate you, but also computerisation visible in HEIs and hospitals or even with them, as well as working together on projects are an on Norwegian roads”, says Professor Tadeusz Tuszyński of the opportunity to overcome one’s limitations. Health Promotion College in Cracow. “The fact that Norwegians take great care of each plant and air protection is another nice “Our students were really anxious when preparing for their mobil- surprise (…) Green roofs covered in grass, even on bus shelters, ities and meeting their peers. They would say: “Will we be able to are truly spectacular. Norway is a country that is particularly make ourselves understood?”, “Won’t we seem too provincial?” sensitive to ecology, which is evident everywhere.” or “Are we able to put our knowledge on an equal footing with theirs?”, says Anna Gądek, PhD of the State Higher Vocational “It is with a great deal of interest and curiosity that I explored School in Tarnów. “However, when the ice was broken and they the culture of Iceland. Apparently, in this country Poles are the all got to know one another, it turned out that our students did biggest ethnic minority”, says Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz of not differ from the standards presented by the Norwegian partner, the University of Physical Education in Warsaw. “We were really 116

school with the Polish one. They were really happy to participate in meetings and trips with their Polish peers – new friendships were made”.

“The partner’s and project promoter’s deep involvement, good communication and the unity of purpose, joint implementation of project activities and active ways of spending free time laid the foundations for durable and friendly relationships within the project team”, says Magdalena Opala of the Philological School of Higher Education in Wrocław. “Owing to these relationships,

Photo marenloviseoby/Foap/visitnorway.com those who participated in the project took a liking not only to the other members of the team but also to other staff members happy to involve Polish and Icelandic students in workshops, of both HEIs.” where – before our very eyes – those young people came up with various career-related ideas”. “Friendships made by Polish and Norwegian teachers are particularly valuable”, says Małgorzata Kulesza of No. 13 Upper During the visits, their participants felt sometimes relieved as Secondary School in Cracow. “They will influence our further they realised that they had similar problems as others. work. Acting together, involving a large group of teachers in new initiatives, making use of our experience and professionalism as “We were pleasantly surprised by the fact that students in the well as finding joint solutions were the things that mattered.” partner countries had similar problems linked to mobility and that workshops served them as a form of opening up and break- In numerous cases a successful project gives: ing down their own barriers”, says Barbara Zdrojewska of the University College of Enterprise and Administration in Lublin. an impulse to take further action, which will be

“It was surprising that, despite cultural differences, we are faced – braver – because supported with experience and awareness of with similar problems at schools”, says Jacek Pyżalski of Adam one’s own limitations. Mickiewicz University in Poznań. “The project motivated all staff of our Chair to lodge applications Working together, overcoming obstacles and learning from under future calls for proposals”, says Cezary Kochalski, PhD of one another – that is what contributes to making durable the Poznań University of Economics and Business. friendships. “From the global perspective, the project was a perfect opportu- “Coming to Wrocław as part of their placement was an interesting nity for international cooperation as well as for sharing knowledge experience for Norwegian students, also from cultural perspec- and experience. At local level – it offered new opportunities for tive”, says Anna Zasłona of the Philological School of Higher the development of the Institute of European Studies and its Education in Wrocław. “Meetings at lower and upper secondary students”, say Marta Warat and Aleksandra Wiecha of the Jagiel- schools and participation in classes were the things they liked lonian University. “Such opportunities are always worth taking”.

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encouragement to others And finally:

“Two young teachers, to whom that was the first ever project, “The project was a great adventure as well as immense commit- studied its organisation and funding process and in the new ment and responsibility but it gave us tremendous satisfaction, school year they will continue a Visegrad Fund project”, says personal development opportunities and ideas for the future”, Joanna Stefańska of No. 18 Lower Secondary School in Wrocław. said Grzegorz Mazurek, PhD of the Koźmiński University.

and even inspiration for actions, which seemed unrealistic That says it all. a short while ago:

“Experience gained during field research inspired me to make an application under the international INTERACT programme enabling researchers to conduct research in stations situated on the arctic circle, also in Svalbard”, says Karina Wieczorek, PhD of the University of Silesia. Photo Torbein Kvil Gamst – BY-NC-SA2.0 – Gamst Kvil Torbein Photo 118

Acknowledgements

Another stage of the implementation of the EEA and Norway We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to our Project Pro- grants in Poland is drawing to a close. We wish to thank all those moters – project coordinators and individual participants. If not who have been with us, cooperated with us as well as supported for your involvement in the activities, the Fund would not have us for the past four years. become what it is now. We are confident that your academic contacts and friendships established owing to your projects will Our special thanks go to the Donor States – no transfer of the contribute to your successful personal and professional life. latest knowledge and experiences would have been possible without their support and no durable relationships would have been We are extremely grateful to the Management and support teams established between institutions, HEIs, schools and individuals. at the Foundation for the Development of the Education System – our home institution – for working with us, which was often We thank our partner institutions – SIU from Norway, RAANIS not visible to the ouvtside world, but immensely valuable in our from Iceland and AIBA from Liechtenstein – for promoting coop- everyday reality. eration with Polish educational institutions in partner countries and for their support and commitment to the initiatives of the All those institutions and especially their representatives have Fund. contributed to the success of the Scholarship and Training Fund. It is to them that we owe our feeling of a job well-done, while We would also like to show our gratitude to the Embassy of the waiting for a new challenge – another edition of the Scholarship Kingdom of Norway in Poland for their openness and cooperation. and Training Fund within the 2014-2021 Financial Perspective. We wish to express our thanks to our National Focal Point – the Ministry of Economic Development – for their everyday coopera- The Scholarship and Training Fund Team tion and support in the implementation of the Fund. ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE 119 120 Modernisation of Education ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE 121 Education of

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