Bialystok University of Technology Day 2022. A myriad of medals and honours

While opening the ceremonial meeting of the Senate of Bialystok University of Technology for the 16th term, Assoc. Prof. Marta Kosior-Kazberuk, DSc, PhD, Eng, Rector of Bialystok University of Technology, said:

The past year was a good one for us, despite the many surprising and difficult circumstances we had to face.

We have had many successes: first of all – the evaluation of scientific disciplines was successful. We continue to increase the number of highly qualified staff, students – members of scientific circles have achieved numerous successes in competitions in national and international competitions, after the pandemic we returned to intensive international cooperation, the circle of our partners from the socio-economic environment is significantly increasing, the recognition of our university through its presence in the world rankings is increasing.

All this would not have been possible without the commitment, passion and daily hard, diligent work of our entire community.

This year we have a record number of people awarded and honoured. I sincerely congratulate all of them and thank them for their activity for the benefit of the University hoping for further effective work.

Special congratulations, on obtaining the title of professor by virtue of the nomination act of the President of the Republic of Poland, were received by Prof. Jolanta Pauk, DSc, PhD, Eng, professor of engineering sciences in the discipline of biomedical engineering, and Prof. Ewa Roszkowska, DSc, PhD, professor in the field of social sciences in the discipline of economics and finance.

During the Bialystok University of Technology Day, the solemn oaths of office were taken by teachers with the DSc (doktor habilitowany) and the PhD (doktor) degree, who were awarded academic promotions at our university in 2022.

The Senate of Bialystok University of Technology, on the basis of resolutions of the relevant university Councils of Scientific Disciplines, decided to confer the degree of Doctor of Science to:

• Tomasz Janusz Teleszewski
• Krzysztof Kamil Żur

Tomasz Teleszewski, DSc, PhD, Eng is an employee of the Institute of Environmental Engineering and Energy at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences. The subject of his postdoctoral proceedings was an achievement in the topic “Intensification of heat transfer in heating devices and improvement of thermal insulation of heat transport ducts”.

Krzysztof Żur, Dsc, PhD, Eng is an employee of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The subject of the postdoctoral proceedings was the scientific achievement entitled “Analytical and numerical solutions of selected problems of mechanics of functionally gradient plates at macro, micro and nano scales”.

Congratulations on receiving postdoctoral degrees under resolutions adopted by other scientific units were also received by Michal Kondrat Krzysiak, DSc, PhD, and Grzegorz Świderski, DSc, PhD, Eng.

Last year, the Senate of Bialystok University of Technology, on the basis of resolutions of the relevant university Scientific Discipline Councils, decided to confer doctoral degrees to ten persons. During the ceremony, the solemn oath was taken by:

Anna Bernatowicz, PhD, Eng

Adam Gołub, PhD, Eng

Joanna Kalejta, PhD

Jacek Karpiesiuk, PhD, Eng

Paweł Malinowski, PhD, Eng

Marta Nalewajko, PhD, Eng

Paweł Puzowski, PhD, Eng

Aneta Szymajda, PhD, Eng

Justyna Winkowska, PhD, Eng

Emilia Zamojska, PhD, Eng.

In addition, Michal Citko, PhD, head of the Foreign Language Centre at Bialystok University of Technology, and Marcin Stocki, PhD of the Institute of Forest Sciences at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, were congratulated on their doctoral degrees.

The Bialystok University of Technology Alumni Association awarded the titles of Bialystok University of Technology Golden Alumni. These awards were given in 4 categories: Science, Inventor, Manager, and Sports, Arts and Other Achievements.

In the Science category, the title of Golden Alumni went to Stanisław Łuniewski, DSc, PhD, Eng, assoc. prof. of the L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University. In the Inventor category, the title of Golden Alumni went to Piotr Borkowski, PhD, Eng. The young athlete Marlena Granaszewska, BSc was awarded in the Sport, Art and Other category. In the Manager category, the title of Golden Alumni was awarded to Assoc. Prof. Marta Kosior-Kazberuk, DSc, PhD, Eng.

The ceremony was an opportunity to award winners of Bialystok University of Technology competitions.

The winners of the Competition for the Best Student of Bialystok University of Technology in the 2021/2022 academic year were:

• Jędrzej Zalewski, student of graphic design at the Faculty of Architecture (his arithmetic mean was 5.0),
• Marta Bolińska, student of environmental engineering at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences (arithmetic mean 5,0)
• Gabriela Druć, student of electrical engineering at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering (arithmetic mean 4,94)
• Piotr Grusza, student of computer science at the Faculty of Computer Science (arithmetic mean to 4,98)
• Angelika Remiszewska, student of logistics at the Faculty of Engineering Management (arithmetic mean 4,99)
• Dominika Iwan, student of biomedical engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (arithmetic mean to 5,0).

The winners of the Competition for the Best Doctoral Student of Bialystok University of Technology in the academic year 2021/2022 are:

• Jacek Maciej Stankiewicz, MSc in the discipline of automation, electronic and electrical engineering
• Aleksander Sawicki, MSc in the discipline of information and communication technology
• Adriana Dowbysz, MSc in the discipline of environmental engineering, mining and energy
• Maciej Wardach, MSc in the discipline of civil engineering and transport
• Przemysław Zamojski, MSc in the discipline of mechanical engineering
• Anna Powojska, MSc in the discipline of biomedical engineering.

The winners of the competition for the best thesis that raises spatial problems of Białystok were also announced. Prizes and distinctions of the President of Białystok in this year’s edition of the competition received:

field of study: architecture

• Magdalena Dworakowska, MSc, Arch. for the masters dissertation „Revitalisation of a housing quarter on Legionowa Street in Białystok”, prepared under the supervision of Janusz Grycel, PhD, Eng, Arch.;
• Izabela Kołodziejska MSc, Arch. for the masters dissertation „ Temporary urban structure”; supervisor assoc. prof. Aleksander Asanowicz, DSc, PhD, Eng, Arch.;
• Anna Skowrońska MSc, Arch. for the masters dissertation „Clinic”; supervisor Robert Misiuk, PhD, Eng, Arch.;
• Diana Wysocka MSc, Arch. for the masters dissertation „ Multi-family housing based on the idea of coliving”; supervisor Piotr Łodziński, PhD, Eng, Arch.;
• Karolina Kowalczyk MSc, Arch. for the bachelors dissertation „Service building”; supervisor Piotr Łodziński, PhD, Eng, Arch.;

field of study: landscape architecture

• Michał Hajdowski, MSc for the masters dissertation “Green and blue infrastructure in the development concept of Antoniuk Park in Białystok”, prepared under the supervision of prof. Piotr Banaszuk, DSc, PhD;
• Aleksandra Trocka, MSc for “Design of rainwater management in the surroundings of the buildings of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences of Bialystok University of Technology, supervisor: prof. Piotr Banaszuk, DSc, PhD;
• Karolina Skorupa, MSc for „Concept for a rain park in the public space of Białystok”, supervisor: prof. Piotr Banaszuk, DSc, PhD;
• Aleksandra Doroszko, BSc for the bachelors dissertation “Development of the square at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences of Bialystok University of Technology” „Zagospodarowanie placu przy Wydziale Budownictwa i Nauk o Środowisku Politechniki Białostockiej”, supervisor Małgorzata Krasowska, PhD, Eng.

The winners of the first edition of the Competition for the Best Teacher were also awarded. The idea of the Student Self-government of Bialystok University of Technology was to recognize academic teachers who were rated highest by students for their involvement in the educational process.

The winners of the 2022 Best Teacher Competition were:

• Waldemar Jasiewicz, MSc, Arch. from the Faculty of Architecture
• Elżbieta Gołąbeska, PhD from the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences
• Adam Kotowski, PhD, Eng from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering
• Ryszard Mazurek, DSc, PhD from the Faculty of Computer Science
• Joanna Szydło, PhD from the Faculty of Engineering Management
• Piotr Prochor, PhD, Eng from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

The results of the seventh edition of the competition named after Professor Nikolai Buslowicz have been announced. This year, the jury awarded two prizes. The winners were: Kamil Borawski, PhD, Eng and Agata Baranowska, PhD, Eng.

Employees of Bialystok University of Technology also received state and departmental medals and awards.

The President of the Republic of Poland awarded the Gold Cross of Merit for services to the development of science to Prof. Dariusz Józef Butrymowicz, DSc, PhD, Eng.

54 employees of Bialystok University of Technology received Long Service Medals awarded by the President of the Republic of Poland at the request of the Minister of Science and Higher Education. These medals are for exemplary and exceptionally conscientious performance of duties resulting from professional work in the service of the State.

Gold Long Service Medals were awarded to:

Dariusz Andraka, PhD, Eng

Jarosław Czaban, PhD, Eng

Maria Czyżewska, MA

Andrzej Kazimierz Dworakowski, PhD, Eng

Dorota Dworzańczyk-Krzywiec, PhD, Eng

Beata Fiedorowicz, MA

Czesław Kietliński, BSc

Sławomir Kwiećkowski, PhD, Eng

Halina Łapińska, DSc,PhD, Eng, Arch.

Jarosław Piotr Makal, PhD, Eng

Andrzej Markowski

Raisa Ostaszewska, MA

Janina Piekutin, PhD, Eng

Nina Szklennik, MSc

Ewa Wojciuk., MA

Silver Long Service Medals were awarded to:

Ewa Chodakowska, DSc, PhD, Eng

Kazimierz Dzierżek, DSc, PhD, Eng

Dorota Filipiuk, MA

Jarosław Forenc, PhD, Eng

Katarzyna Herman

Tomasz Huścio, PhD, Eng

Magdalena Monika Ickiewicz-Sawicka, PhD

Małgorzata Jakubiuk

prof. Oleksandr Jewtuszenko, DSc, PhD

Marcin Rafał Jurewicz, PhD

Dariusz Kacprzak, PhD

Joanna Kardasz, MA

Marta Kościuk, MA

prof. Marek Krętowski, DSc, PhD, Eng

Wojciech Kwedlo, PhD, Eng

Bogumiła Matys, MSc

Kanstantsin Miatluk, DSc, PhD, Eng

Paweł Myszkowski, PhD, Eng

Wioletta Obidzińska, MA

Sławomir Obidziński, DSc, PhD, Eng

Wojciech Puchalski, MSc

Krystyna Rauba, PhD, Eng

Andrzej Ruszewski, DSc, PhD, Eng

Andrzej Smolarczyk, PhD

Justyna Tołstoj-Sienkiewicz, PhD, Eng

Bronze Long Service Medals were awarded to:

Mariusz Bogdan, PhD, Eng

Marcin Czajkowski, PhD, Eng

Rafał Grądzki, PhD, Eng

Anna Gryniewicka, MA

Tomasz Jastrzębski, MA

Daniel Ołdziej, MSc

Marta Płońska-Wasieńko, MA

Ewa Rollnik-Sadowska, PhD

Anna Sidorczuk, MA

Ewa Diana Sidoruk, MA

Aneta Sienkiewicz, PhD, Eng

Marzena Ewa Smolewska, MA

Małgorzata Turecka, MA

Urszula Wydro, PhD, Eng.

Sixteen academic teachers of Bialystok University of Technology were awarded medals of the Commission of National Education. This honour is awarded for special merits to education by the Minister of Science and Higher Education.

Medals of the Commission of National Education were awarded to:

Dorota Dworzańczyk-Krzywiec, PhD, Eng

Tomasz Grześ, PhD, Eng

Agata Jabłońska-Trypuć, PhD, Eng

Agnieszka Januszkiewicz, PhD, Eng, Arch.

Joanna Kazimierowicz, PhD, Eng

Krzysztof Konopko, PhD, Eng

Mirosława Laszuk, PhD, Eng

Beata Madras-Kobus, PhD

Assoc. Prof. Tatiana Misijuk, DSc, PhD, Eng, Arch.

Adam Nikołajew, PhD, Eng

Piotr Ofman, PhD, Eng

Prof. Jarosław Perszko, DSc, PhD

Izabela Senderacka, PhD

Assoc. Prof. Adam Sołbut, DSc, PhD, Eng

Agata Szmitkowska, PhD, Eng, Arch.

Urszula Wydro, PhD, Eng.

State awards were presented by Bohdan Paszkowski, Podlasie Governor, and Medals of the Commission of National Education by Beata Pietruszka, Podlasie deputy chief education officer. Whereas, the awards of the President of the City of Białystok for the best diploma theses raising spatial problems of the City of Białystok defended in the academic year 2021/2022 were handed over by Rafał Rudnicki, Vice-president of Białystok.

The Rector of Bialystok University of Technology also presented appreciation letters to employees who, from 1 January this year to the present day, finished their work at Bialystok University of Technology and took a well-deserved retirement. They are:

Katarzyna Asanowicz, PhD, Eng, Arch.

Anna Borucka, MA

Łucja Carpenter, MA

Maria Czyżewska, MA

Sławomir Daciuk, BSc

Assoc. Prof. Marian Dubowski, DSc, PhD, Eng

Prof. Vołodymyr Durmanov, DSc, PhD, Eng, Arch

Dorota Dworzańczyk-Krzywiec, PhD, Eng

Alina Goworko, MA

Andrzej Gryczko

Irena Grzybek

Assoc. Prof. Irena Ickiewicz, DSc, PhD, Eng

Elżbieta Jedynak

Danuta Karpowicz, MSc

Zbigniew Klim

Zdzisław Kondrat, DSc, PhD, Eng

Włodzimierz Łowicki

Andrzej Markowski

Jerzy Mielech

Assoc. Prof. Edward Oczeretko, DSc, PhD

Elżbieta Romaniuk

Assoc. Prof. Eugeniusz Sajewicz, DSc, PhD, Eng

Wiesław Sarosiek, PhD, Eng

Danuta Siemion

prof. Teodor Skiepko, DSc, PhD

Romuald Sokołowski, MSc

Waldemar Szymanowicz

Andrzej Waliński

prof. Andrzej Wasiak, DSc, PhD

Aleksander Wawrusiewicz, DSc, PhD

Anna Wyszyńska, MA.

Stanisław Piątkowski, MSc was among the retired employees. His services to Bialystok University of Technology were particularly appreciated and he was awarded the medal of merit.

Stanisław Piątkowski, MSc, has worked at Bialystok University of Technology for 41 years. Since 2008 he has been the head of the Academic Sports Centre. For many years he was a senator of the university and a member of the university’s committees: for student affairs and didactics, for quality of education, the Rector’s committee on changes to the university’s statutes and the anti-mobbing commission. He was a coach of the Academic Sports Club (AZS) of Bialystok University of Technology, and his students won top positions in the Podlaska Akademicka Liga Międzyuczelniana (Podlasie Interuniversity Academic League) and the Academic Championships of Poland. As a long-standing activist of the Solidarity Trade Union, in which he held the positions of secretary and chairman, he contributed to solving many remuneration and social problems at the University.

Assoc. Prof. Jarosław Szusta, DSc, PhD, Eng, Vice-Rector for Student Affairs of Bialystok University of Technology thanked the people who supported and were actively involved in the educational project of Podlasie Children’s University. These are:To:

Assoc. Prof. Adam Piotr Adamowicz, DSc, PhD, Eng

Tomasz Grzegorz Buczkowicz, MA

Anna Falkowska, PhD, Eng

Grzegorz Górski, PhD, Eng

Anna Gromko, MA

Tomasz Grześ, PhD, Eng

Julitta Grzywa, MA

Julita Krassowska, PhD, Eng

Krystyna Murawska-Sitko, MA

Piotr Ofman, PhD, Eng

Marta Tomiczek, MA

Tomasz Trochimczuk, MA

Assoc. Prof. Maciej Zajkowski, DSc, PhD, Eng

Joanna Ziółkowska, MSc

Małgorzata Zdrodowska, MA.

On 1 December 1949, the Ministry of Education issued a letter allowing the Polish Federation of Engineering Associations (NOT) to establish and run the Private Evening College of Engineering in Bialystok. Two years later, the school was renamed the Evening College of Engineering. In 1964, having obtained the right to conduct full-time studies, the school changed its name to the Higher School of Engineering. After ten years, it was transformed into Bialystok University of Technology (Politechnika Białostocka).

Today Bialystok University of Technology is not only the largest technical university in northeastern Poland. It is a brand itself, value, tradition and modernity.

The six faculties of Bialystok University of Technology currently educate 7,480 students and 118 students in the Doctoral School. The university employs 1,380 people.

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