Further projects from the staff of the University of Wrocław acknowledged in the Arqus Innovation Fund – Call 2025
The Arqus Innovation Fund – Call 2025 (part of the Arqus Seed Funding Scheme) was launched to support innovative, bottom-up initiatives of staff and students of the Arqus Alliance, which have an impact on the entire network. The goals of this edition focused on two areas: support for Arqus work package groups and for bottom-up ad hoc initiatives.
Projects were evaluated and selected by committees composed of academic and administrative staff (for work group packages) or academics representing various disciplines (for ad hoc initiatives) from every university in the Arqus Alliance. Every selection committee held joint meetings to asses, rank and select submitted proposals based upon established evaluation criteria.
The University of Wrocław participated in the call, submitting 8 projects. We are pleased to announce that financing was granted to 5 projects, with the University of Wrocław leading 4 of them.
Funded projects:
Among the successful initiatives is a project coordinated by dr Dorota Drużyłowska from the University of Wrocław. It is titled “Arts and Creativity in the Foreign Language Classroom: Interdisciplinarity and Innovation in the Process of Teaching and Learning Slavic Languages” and will be realised through a series of joint workshops led by the University of Granada.
Another project, led by the University of Wrocław, is the initiative of dr hab. Katarzyna Kajdanek, prof. UWr, titled: “VISURB: Workshop on Visual Methodologies in Urban Research” This innovative project will take the form of research training and collaborative workshops, focusing on visual methodologies in urban studies.
Another project, led by the University of Wrocław, is the initiative of dr Tomasz Wysłobocki, titled: “Project AiRQUS” AI in Language Learning and Teaching Pedagogy – a Series of Online Workshops and Webinars with Experts to Enhance Innovativeness and Competitivity at Arqus Universities”. The realisation of interdisciplinary seminars and collaborative workshops focused upon the use of AI in teaching methodology and language learning is assumed in this project.
Initiative of dr. hab. Zygmunt Kącki, prof. UWr, titled: “Arqus Verde: Connecting Botanical Gardens for Europe’s Biodiversity and Cultural Heritage” is another project led by the University of Wrocław. The project will include challenge-based learning programs, public engagement events and collaborative workshops focused on linking botanical gardens in efforts to protect European biodiversity and cultural heritage.
Also worth mentioning is the project of dr Monika Wichłacz from the University of Wrocław titled: “Storytelling in Social Advocacy: Building a Partnership Between Academia and NGOs” This initiative, led by the University of Wrocław, envisages collaborative workshops focused on building partnership between academic society and NGOs through the use of storytelling in social advocacy.
Congratulations to all successful applicants
Translated by Marcin Dolata (student of English Studies at the University of Wrocław) as part of the translation practice under the supervision of Maria Kozan.
