Summary of the first edition of the Interuniversity Climate Academy
In mid-February 2022, the Interuniversity Climate Academy was established. An initiative of three universities that is unique in the country. The project is also supported by the banking and business sectors. It is geared towards educating professionals wishing to increase their knowledge of climate change and, above all, gain practical skills in this area. The AGH University of Science and Technology is responsible for the technical aspects, the Warsaw School of Economics for the economic and business aspects, and the University of Wrocław for the natural sciences and humanities. Students of the Interuniversity Climate Academy degree programme will receive a diploma issued by these three universities.
Representatives from the authorities of the universities that make up the Interuniversity Climate Academy met on 9 November 2023 at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków to summarise the first edition of the joint project and discuss the possibilities of using the potential of the Interuniversity Climate Academy consortium to implement other pro-climate initiatives.
The meeting was attended by:
- University of Wrocław: Rector prof. Robert Olkiewicz, dr hab. Maciej Kryza, prof. UWr, and Wojciech Hann, Chairperson of the UWr Council;
- AGH: Rector prof. Jerzy Lis, Vice-Rector for Cooperation prof. Rafał Wiśniowski and representatives of the Faculty of Mining Surveying and Environmental Engineering dr hab. Tomasz Bergier, prof. AGH and dr inż. Mateusz Jakubiak;
- Warsaw School of Economics: Rector dr hab. Piotr Wachowiak, prof. SGH and dr hab. Dorota Niedziółka, prof. SGH
- company representatives: Piotr Ziętara, president of Kraków Water, Paweł Senderek, vice-president of Kraków Water and Wojciech Falkowski, president of Ecol-Unicon.
