UNESCO Chair for Science, Technology and Engineering Education at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Poland announces the launch of the scholarship program for young scientists from rapid economic growth countries, edition (edition 2013 A)

With a view to promoting human resource capacities in the developing countries and to enhancing international understanding and friendship among nations and the people of Poland, the Polish National Commission for UNESCO and the UNESCO Chair for Science, Technology and Engineering at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow are placing at the disposal of UNESCO thirty-two (32) fellowships of six (6) months duration starting on 1st October 2013 for the benefit of Member States listed in Annex I. Beneficiaries of these fellowships will be given the opportunity to undertake an individual research programme in the field of Science. Deadline for applications: 10 July 2013.

For more information please visit:
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/fellowships/programmes/unesco-poland-co-sponsored-fellowships-programme-2013-engineering/

 

 

Polish – Malaysia UNESCO AGH Chair Workshop, AGH University of Science and Technology (AGH UST) and Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 8.04.2013, Krakow, Poland

 

Workshop program

 

 

PRMR Conference 2013, 27-31 January 2013, Krakow, Poland

26th Scientific Conference on Trends in the Development of Heavy Duty Machines (PRMR2013), January 27-31, 2013, Zakopane, Poland. Conference topics: All life-cycle problems focusing on heavy duty machines and their development, and in particular on: automation, testing, research, diagnostics, operations, maintenance, logistics, modeling, designing. UNESCO AGH Chair is coorganiser of the PRMR 2013 Conference, and is the organistaor of the International Young Researcher Session on January 30, 2013.
Official Conference website
Conference program

 

 

UNESCO AGH Chair Workshop on Innovation and Technology Transfer to Emerging Countries in the Frame of the UNESCO Activities, 25 January 2013, Krakow, Poland

Organizator: UNESCO Chair for Science, Technology and Engineering Education at the AGH University of Science and Technology Krakow, Poland. Workshop Scope: The main target of the Workshop is identification universities' partner from the African, Asian, and Latin American countries, their needs and potential in the science and technology and engineering education promotion and transfer, as well possible joint cooperation areas based on innovation and technology transfer to emerging countries in the frame of the UNESCO activities.

 

 

UNESCO Interregional Engineering Conference in Technology and Education - Global Benchmarking and Monitoring, December 7-9, 2012; Krakow, Poland

In this year conference theme concerns the needs identification of developing countries in the field of engineering education, science and technology in accordance with the priorities of UNESCO for 2008-2013, as well as the exchange of knowledge and experiences of the participants.

 

 

Polish - Norwegian Seminar

On September 20 UNESCO Chair for Science, Technology and Engineering Education at the AGH UST organized a meeting with 21 young researchers and students form the Bergen University College, Norway. The purpose of the meeting was to familiarize them with educational and scientific potential of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow. The meeting was opened by Professor Dr hab. C. Eng.Zbiginew Kąkol, Vice-Rector for Science, and chaired by Professor Dr hab. C. Eng.Janusz Szpytko, UNESCO AGH Chairholder. The participants became acquainted with several laboratories in five faculties of the AGH UST.

 

UNESCO AGH Chair Fellowships Cycle 2012 B in Engineering - NEW
All interesting with the UNESCO AGH Chair Fellowships are requested to submit the cv and motivation letter for the following address: unesco@agh.edu.pl till September 2, 2012.  

UNESCO AGH Chair Fellowships Cycle 2012 A in Engineering
Fellowship Programme the UNESCO/Poland Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme Cycle 2012 A 
in Engineering - RESULTS.  

UNESCO AGH Chair - partnership between AGH and MUST  
During  6th-8th June 2012, Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Ulaanbaatar was hosted participants of the international conference: Building a world class university: Challenges and Initiatives 2012. The Polish side (AGH) was represented by prof. Jerzy Lis, Vice-Rector for Development and Cooperation and prof. Janusz Szpytko, UNESCO AGH Chairholder.   During the visit prof. J. Lis (AGH UST) and prof. Damdinsuren Bayanduuren, the Rector of MUST, signed the cooperation agreement expressing willingness for joint cooperation between AGH UST and MUST, especially in relation to the UNESCO schema implementation.