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.