New partnership with the Author's High School of Art - apprenticeships for future educators

We are pleased to announce that 22 May 2025 Author's High School of Art joins the ranks of schools in Lower Silesiawhich will accept future students of pedagogy as apprentices. The College of Vocational Training and Author's High School of Arts start a cooperation aimed at how to the best preparation of future educators to work with gifted young people. As Jacek Dukaj writes in his book-essay 'After Writing', published in 2019, it is art that may remain one of the last areas of authentic human expression.

Stakeholder Council of the School of Vocational Training: a shared view of the University's future

On 15 May 2025, the Stakeholder Council of the College of Vocational Education will meet. This is an important step in developing cooperation between the university and representatives of the socio-economic environment. The meeting was planned as a space for the exchange of knowledge, opinions and ways forward.

In the event programme:

• will be presented information on current studies;
• representatives of partner institutions receive data relevant to the strategic development of the university;
• participants will be invited to express their own observations and recommendations on opportunities to improve teaching and, in the longer term, research.

The College of Vocational Training has been consistently striving to. education and research activities respond to real market needs. The Stakeholder Council meeting is part of a long-term process of strengthening relationships with partners and to adapt the teaching offer to changing socio-economic challenges.

Researcher from the University of Applied Sciences participates in the TOP THINKERS forum: on global challenges and the future

On 24 April 2025, a meeting was held in a hybrid format as part of the Kapuscinski Lectures initiative, organised by the European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The meeting was opened with a lecture by Dr Karine Sargsyan entitled 'The importance of the topic. "The Future of Medicine and Humanity: The Convergence of Biology, Technology, and Society".

On behalf of the College of Vocational Training the event was attended by Dr Wojciech Kazanecki - Assistant Professor at the Institute of Administration and Political Science and Chairman of the University's Stakeholder Council.

Contemporary challenges at the interface of biology, technology and society

Thinking ahead in an age of dynamic technological development requires a new approach to phenomena occurring in the triad: biological environment - technology - society. Supporting the development of graduates in the College of Professional Education and undertaking future-oriented research, the university is actively involved in international scientific dialogue. He is active not only in the Kapuscinski Lectures, but also through his involvement in the work of the Forecasting Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences and initiative Good Judgement Project.

Vocational training college expert at Metrex network meeting

On 10-11 April 2025, a working meeting of the Metrex network was held in Wrocław, Poland., devoted to the theme of "Foresight for Europe". One of the invited external experts was Dr Wojciech Kazanecki - Assistant Professor at the School of Vocational Training, who shared his knowledge and opinions on the future of Europe. He also referred to scenarios for the European Union, developed earlier in Brussels. Comments made by the experts, including a representative from the College of Vocational Training, will be included in the final version of the scenarioswhich will be presented at a conference in Gdansk in June. The meeting was organised by the Metrex network with the support of the Wrocław City Strategy Office.

Safety, education, cooperation - agreement between our University and the Lower Silesian Branch of the Polish Association of Security Studies

The College of Vocational Training continues to develop its research and teaching activities by establishing new partnerships with prestigious institutions. We are proud to announce that on 4 April this year, the following was signed cooperation agreement between our University and the Lower Silesian Branch of the Polish Association of Security Studies.

This collaboration opens up new opportunities for joint organising:

• Conference;
• symposia;
• workshops;
• other educational and scientific events.

Photo 1 Lieutenant Colonel Dr. P. Wasilewski signs the agreement on behalf of the Lower Silesian Branch of PTNoB. Photo by W. Kazanecki

It will make it even more intensive for us to promote safety-related activities - an issue of vital importance in today's world. We are delighted to be working with an organisation with a a proven scientific track record i strong commitment in the formation of civic and patriotic attitudes.

Open to the future - WSKZ in consultations on the Wrocław 2050 Strategy

3 April 2025 Dr. Wojciech Kazanecki - assistant professor at the Vocational Training College in Wrocław and member of the Forecasting Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences - took part in the public consultation concerning Wrocław 2050 Strategy. During the meeting, following speeches by the authors of the document and representatives of the city, issues of inclusivity, public participation and the development of indicators to assess progress in implementing the strategy were discussed.

The WSKZ representative drew particular attention to the importance of building an attractive story about the city - not only on a local scale, but also in the context of the metropolitan area. It was such a narrative can become a coherent foundation for long-term development activities.

A forward-looking strategy - from scenarios to consultation

It is worth recalling that the process of developing the Wrocław 2050 Strategy has not just begun. Already in 2021With the participation of experts - including Dr. Kazanecki - the city has developed a four future scenarios, based on the Delphi method. This is an established heuristic forecasting technique for analysing complex phenomena and trends.

The public consultation will run until 22 April 2025. In parallel, Dr Kazanecki will take part in a workshop on the future of Europe as part of the Metrex network. These meetings focus on thinking about the role of European cities - of which Wrocław - in development and integration processes, which is also of particular importance for the the academic community associated with the WSKZ.