Opening of the Erasmus+ Innovation Center InnHUB Białystok at Bialystok University of Technology
20-03-2023
Erasmus+ Innovation Centre InnHUB – this is the full name of the newly established centres, of which more and more are appearing on the map of the country. The essence of their operation is cooperation with local institutions: universities, local government units, vocational training establishments, schools or NGOs to support innovation under the Erasmus+ Programme.
Bialystok University of Technology for years has been successfully involved in educational and scientific research projects carried out in international consortia, which was the reason for establishing the Centre in agreement with our university.
The Erasmus+ InnHUB Białystok began its activities in February this year (read more) Behind the establishment of such a centre in our city was the need to integrate the worlds of business and science for the popularization of European programmes, supporting the professional development of employees of universities and regional companies. The offer of the Erasmus+ programme can be used not only by NGOs, universities and schools, but also by businesses and local governments.
– In the InnHUB Białystok, you will find a staff member who will help you implement your ideas, suggest what programme you can use to apply for support, and help you build a consortium, which is necessary to apply for international projects. In this way, InnHUB Białystok will contribute to the improvement of the skills of employees, students and school students, and thus influence the development of our institutions and the entire region, – says Assoc. Prof. Dorota Anna Krawczyk, DSc, PhD, Eng, Vice Rector for International Cooperation.
On 4 April 2023, during the inauguration of the Erasmus+ InnHUB Innovation Centre at Bialystok University of Technology, an agreement on cooperation to support Podlasie innovations within the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme will be signed by Paweł Poszytek, PhD, director general of FRSE, and the rectors of the largest universities in the region: Bialystok University of Technology, the University of Bialystok, the Medical University of Bialystok, Lomza State University of Applied Sciences, the International Academy of Applied Sciences in Łomża, and the Prof. Edwars F. Szczepanik State Higher Vocational School in Suwałki.
The first initiative of the InnHUB Białystok is to organise – on 4 April this year – an informational meeting on the Erasmus+ programme and the European Solidarity Corps under the 2023 competition.
The workshop, which will be held in the assembly hall of the Centre for Modern Education from 10:15 am to 3:15 pm, is particularly directed towards:
- university and departmental coordinators of the Erasmus+ programme;
- teaching staff of universities from all academic disciplines wishing to implement international projects in the field of higher education;
- academic teachers interested in projects on the implementation of innovative educational methods;
- pracowników uczelni zainteresowanych rozwojem własnym i studentów,
- university employees interested in their own and their students’ development;
- employees of foreign cooperation departments or international project departments.
The Erasmus+ InnHUB Białystok is located in the Centre for Modern Education at 16 Zwierzyniecka Street in Bialystok (room P1/09) and is open to all those interested in Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps (for organizational reasons please email: bartlomiej.wargocki@frse.org.pl to arrange a meeting during office hours, i.e. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday from 8 am to 4 pm).
Information on the activities of Erasmus+ InnHUB points can be found in social media on Facebook and Linkedin platforms.
by mr