There is no time to spare! Our response to the final warning on climate change is to act with you, here and now. The plan is simple. We build upon who we are and move forward based on what we can do right away. Ready? Join us in Warsaw this July, share your experience, and co-design the change! We are going to be that change together!

Through international peer-to-peer networking within our ENHANCE academic community, you will learn about global climate change issues and define local opportunities together using the Problem-based learning (PBL) approach.

Experienced tutors will support your work by providing you with knowledge on climate change, sharing ready-to-use teamwork methods, boosting up your creativity, and taking care of comfortable environments for your work. But first and foremost, we are open to your perspectives and ideas.

Whatever unconventional you suggest, we will follow your own life-based experience, good vibe, and creativity. We don't want to put you in lectures, we want to give you the opportunity to work together and look for interesting solutions.

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TIMETABLE

The summer school will be held between 4th-20th July 2023 and will last 9 days altogether. The meetings will take place in a hybrid way – 4 days online and 5 days at Warsaw University of Technology in Warsaw. Check the timeline below for more information ►

Schedule

TIMELINE

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SYLLABUS

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Timing:
- Block 1 (online): July 4-5, 2023
- Block 2 (place-based, in Warsaw): July 10-14, 2023
- Block 3 (online): Self work July 18-19, 2023

Tutors: Katarzyna Bargieł, Anna Cudny, Artur Filip, Mariusz Kaleta, Anna Rolewicz-Kalińska
Course level: B.Sc. and M.Sc.
Course type: Online and place-based summer school (online lectures, online presentations, direct teamwork)

ECTS: 4 credit points

Organizing Unit: Warsaw University of Technology 

After the school students will:
 - understand the importance and complexity of climate change issues;
 - be familiar with basic ideas and theoretical concepts regarding climate change research;
 - know latest technology solutions being used regarding climate issues;
 - be able to identify the aspects influencing climate change in their local environment (city, campus, housing estate);
 - understand how local actions might influence long-term, global changes;
 - understand and be sensitive to citizen-led attempts to climate issues,
 - recognize the potential of university campuses and the possible progressive role of academic communities; 

Teaching Methods
Acquisition of knowledge and skills will be implemented through the use of the following techniques:
 - direct contact and transfer of knowledge by the tutor;
 - site-specific research;
 - product-oriented work;
 - group work and exchange of thoughts;
 - presentations and public discussions. 

Assessment methods
 - group and public presentations;
 - discussions;
 - engagement and project responsibility;
 - individual (partial) project tasks. 

The Summer School consists of three blocks (two online and one place-based in Warsaw). Participation in the School requires a prior preparation, including reading the materials provided by the Tutors and preparing a self-presentation (in accordance with the instructions provided). After the 9-day Summer School ends, students will have to prepare a film as a project result.

Block 1 (online): July 4-5, 2023
The first two days of online meetings will be devoted to getting to know each other by students and tutors (workshop, self-presentations). In addition, students will be introduced to the basic knowledge of climate change and its complexity in the context of the functioning of the local systems.

Block 2 (place-based, in Warsaw): July 10-14, 2023
During their stay in Warsaw, students will work in international teams on the problem of climate change perceived in the perspective of the university campus. Each team will receive a different problem area. Work in teams will be supervised and supported by tutors. Each team will be assigned tutors. Additionally, mini-lectures introducing students to the techniques of solving complex project problems will be organized.

Block 3 (online): July 18-19, 2023
In this part, students will finish the design task and prepare their final version of a film. The tutors will support the teams in the process of preparing the final version of the project result. The films prepared by students will be presented to the public during the festival Warsaw Under Construction XV: It's Already Cold, organised by the Museum of Warsaw in September 2023

TUTORS & SPEAKERS

OUTCOMES

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  • Understanding of the importance and complexity of climate change issues
  • Understanding of basic ideas and theoretical concepts regarding climate change research
  • Knowledge of latest technology solutions with rega    rd to climate issues
  • Ability to identify the aspects influencing climate change in local environment (city, campus, housing estate)
  • Understanding of how local actions influence long-term global changes
  • Understanding of and being sensitive to citizen-led attempts to climate issues
  • Recognition of the potential of university campuses and the role of academic communities
  • Skills in integrating ideas into solutions and proposing an action plan in selected fields of climate change
  • Skills in analyzing and decomposing challenges in selected fields of climate change
  • Skills in solving identified problems in teams based on the knowledge and skills of team participants

TEAM VIDEOS

EXTRA BENEFITS

International experience at Warsaw University of Technology

High quality teaching; intense courses during summer time

Based in one of the most beautiful cities of Poland, easy access from other ENHANCE cities

Cultural activities organized by Warsaw University of Technology

Building new contacts and networking in international academic environment

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Basic travel information can be found here:

- Public Transport System in Warsaw wtp.waw.pl
- Prices of the tickets in Warsaw public transport (zone 1) wtp.waw.pl
- Application how to get to warszawa.jakdojade.pl
- Polish Railway rozklad-pkp.pl
- Bus connections polskibus.com

AIRPORT
Chopin Airport in Warsaw. The website includes an interactive arrival/departure timetable and information on transportation.
To reach WUT, take the bus 188 in front of the Airport Exit gates and get off at the METRO POLITECHNIKA stop. When you get off from the bus, you will need to walk about 950 m to PL. POLITECHNIKI 1.

TAXIS IN WARSAW
Use only official companies (see below). Outside of Terminal 2 airport, there is a taxi rank. There, you will find official taxis waiting to take customers.
- City Taxi +48 22 848 88 88
- Wawa Taxi +48 22 333 44 44
- Ele Taxi +48 22 811 11 11
- MPT Taxi +48 22 19191
- Sawa Taxi +48 22 644 44 44
- Eco Car +48 123456789

There is also Uber and FreeNow. Receipts are available.

RAILWAY
To reach WUT from Central Railway Station, take the tram 10 in front of the CRS and get off at the Pl. POLITECHNIKI stop. 

We recommend that participants use portals such as booking.com and airbnb to look for short term rentals in Warsaw. 

Warsaw is the capital of Poland and its biggest city. The city was a witness of wars and the Warsaw Rising during the II World War (in 1944), during which it was almost completely destroyed. Rebuilt after the war, it has kept its historical atmosphere in the Old Town (which is included in the World Heritage List by UNESCO). Nowadays, Warsaw is Poland's business center with headquarters of many international companies.

The city is divided into 18 districts. WUT Main Campus is located in the most central district called "Śródmieście".Each city has a place that is its showcase and a must-see on any trip. In Warsaw, it’s the Old Town, entered on the UNESCO World Heritage List – it’s where the city’s heart has been beating for centuries. However, when you cross the Vistula River and look at the Old Town from a distance, you are struck by how unusual the panorama of the city is – skyscrapers rise above the red roofs of the Old Town. Historical buildings blend in harmoniously with modern architecture, and the city surprises us by revealing its second face.

More information about how to enjoy a stay in Warsaw you can find warsawtour.pl ►►►

Discover Warsaw!

We really believe that you will be fine with just English bt just in case you want to feel more secure, you can find here some of the Polish words and names you will probably encounter on your way.

Warsaw University of Technology - Politechnika Warszawska
student card - legitymacja studencka
Dean's Office / Student office - dziekanat
dean - dziekan
Main Building of WUT - Gmach Główny PW
faculty - wydział
dormitory - akademik / dom studencki
examination period - sesja
room / office - pokój
opening hours - godziny otwarcia
student - student
library - biblioteka
canteen - stołówka
bus - autobus
tram - tramwaj
ticket - bilet
public transport monthly card - karta miejska
airport - lotnisko
Central Railway Station - Dworzec Centralny
City center - Centrum
Good morning / Good afternoon - Dzień dobry
Goodbye - Do widzenia
Thank you - Dziękuję
Please - Proszę
Excuse me - Przepraszam
Sorry, I don't speak Polish - Przepraszam, nie mówię po polsku
I don't understand - Nie rozumiem
Do you speak English? - Czy mówisz po angielsku?


Address

Warsaw University of Technology / Center for International Cooperation

pl. Politechniki 1 room. 234
00-661 Warsaw, Poland


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