The Executive Board of the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg met on the 4th and 5th of April with the management of the Poznań University of Technology to discuss joint doctoral programmes, the implementation of EUNICE and other opportunities for cooperation.
Brandenburg University of Technology (Germany-BTU) and Poznań University of Technology (Poland-PUT) have already been working together for 30 years. Most recently, the cooperation was intensified by the joint project EUNICE, the European University for Customised Education.
Last week, a delegation from BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg headed by Prof. Dr Gesine Grande travelled to Poznań to exchange views with the university management there – represented by the Rector Professor Teofil Jesionowski, the Vice-Rector for International Relations Professor Paweł Śniatała and the Director of the PUT Doctoral School Professor Alina Dudkowiak – on cooperation opportunities in the area of doctoral programmes and activities to implement EUNICE.
Both universities appreciate the long-standing, excellent cooperation and emphasised the importance of this partnership for each other. EUNICE in particular is of great strategic importance for BTU and PUT, as the project offers enormous potential for further joint projects in study, teaching and research. To this end, the faculties and departments are to be even more closely involved.
In addition, the participants exchanged ideas on joint doctoral training. Specific questions about suitable topics and subject areas, possible scholarships, joint announcement and application procedures as well as other organisational processes are to be discussed in a follow-up meeting at the BTU at the end of April.
It was the first visit by BTU President Prof. Dr. Gesine Grande since she took office. This trip was embedded in the Colloqium of Applied Mechanics – Materials, Design and Biomedical Engineering organised by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Ziegenhorn from the Chair of Engineering Mechanics and Machine Dynamics: “With the presidents’ meeting and the colloquium we have reached a further important milestone on the way to a joint doctoral college.”
Other participants from the German university were Vice President Prof. Dr. Michael Hübner, EUNICE Project Manager Prof. Dr. Christiane Hipp and Michael Mannel from the International Relations Office.
In addition to the constructive discussions, the German delegation had the opportunity to visit the modern and excellently equipped teaching and laboratory buildings on the PUT campus during a guided tour.
