Vice-chancellors’ portraits and new decor
26.05.2010
From today portraits may be admired of vice-chancellors, starting with a painting presenting Prof. Stanisław Tołpa, painted by Antoni Michalak, and a portrait of Prof. Jerzy Kowalski, painted by Andrzeja Dobrzanieckiego, and also portraits of Professors Alfred Sanze, Aleksander Tychowski, Tadeusz Garbuliński, Ryszard Badura, Józef Dzieżyc, Henryk Balbierz, Bronisław Jabłoński, Jerzy Juszczak, Tadeusz Szulc and Michał Mazurkiewicz, painted by Wrocław artist Dariusz Godlewski.
Prof. Józef Sowiński now a honorary professor of Kostanai Social-Technical University
26.05.2010
On 20 May Prof. Józef Sowiński from the Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology was given the title of Honorary Professor of Kostanai Social-Technical University in Kazakhstan.
Promotion on the peaks of the Himalayas
18.05.2010
Professor Marek Houszka and prof. Jerzy Monkiewicz have just come back from an expedition on the Himalayan six thousand metre Island Peak (6,189 m).
Workshops „DNA – the encyclopedia of life”
16.05.2010
On Sunday 16 May Wrocław market square changed into a biotechnological town. A scientific picnic was organized by students of biotechnology from three universities: Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław University of Technology and the University of Wrocław.
Sweetness due to Wrocław Yeast - Yarrowia lipolytica Wratislawia
10.05.2010
A team supervised by Prof. Waldemar Rymanowicz has developed a method of more economical and efficient biosynthesis of erytrytol – a low-calorie sweetener – due to the use of the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica Wratislawia.
Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences assessed by students
29.04.2010
In the internet survey published on the internet portal Gazeta.pl students have assessed the access to qualified scientific and teaching staff, scientific publications, the comfort of studying, the level of IT on the University etc. According to students’ opinions Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences got 15th place in Poland.
Condolences
16.04.2010
On 10 April 2010 on the way to commemoration ceremony of the 70 th anniversary of the Katyn massacre the President of the Republic of Poland Mr Lech Kaczynski, the First Lady Mrs Maria Kaczynska, members of the Polish delegation and crew lost their lives.
Biotechnological consortium created
25.03.2010
A new consortium has been created by the Faculty of Food Science and the Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology in Warsaw.
Weather not only for rich man
24.03.2010
Meteorological data from the WROC permanent station provided by Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformatics the Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy are now available on the web page of Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences.
Laureate of the Jan Zachwatowicz International Competition of PKN ICOMOS
27.01.2010
The jury of the Jan Zachwatowicz International Competition of PKN ICOMOS for the best student dissertations dealing with the issue of cultural heritage protection has awarded Małgorzata Furtak an honorable mention for her dissertation entitled “Revitalization of Brewery in Sobótka Górka as an Element of Tourist Development in Sobótka District”.
The Opening of the Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC)
20.01.2010
A two-day working meeting of members of Regional Innovation Implementation Community (RIC), which has been dedicated to explaining goals, prospects and the direction of activities of the Climate Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) and the role of Wrocław, our region and Poland in this undertaking, has finished with a press conference which included rector professor Roman Kołacz.
A mathematician from the Catholic University in Leuven has been granted the title of honorary professor
18.01.2010
Rector Professor Roman Kołacz, who welcomed the invited guests by recalling the history and roots of the University, opened the University ceremony, which took place on Saturday the 18 December in John Paul II hall.
”Cosmos – dreams, reality” – A meeting with Mirosław Hermaszewski
03.12.2009
The meeting with General Mirosław Hermaszewski, the first Pole to see the Earth from the outer space, took place in the building of the Faculty of Biology and Animal Science on 3 December 2009.
Letter of thanks for „Jedliniok” from the embassy in Astana
19.10.2009
I would like to express my gratitude for the unforgettable performances of the Academic Song and Dance Group “Jedliniok”, performed in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan from 12 September to 15 October 2009.
Nearly PLN10m for New Faculties – the Department of Bioinformatics and the Department of Production Management and Engineering
07.07.2009
The University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław will receive nearly PLN10m in funding from the European Social Fund (ESF) for the creation of new departments - Bioinformatics and Production Management and Engineering. The goal of the project is also to improve the qualifications of research and teaching staff, which means that members of our staff will be attending research training in reputable academic centers both in Poland and abroad.
Measurements in Bear Cave in Kletno
05.07.2009
Scientists from Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences and Wrocław University of Technology, equipped with two specialist laser scanners, have scanned parts of Bear Cave in Kletno.
EVSSAR Symposium
06.06.2009
On June the 6th 2009 the University of Environmental and Life Sciences hosted the 6th EVSSAR Annual Symposium. This was in fact the 12th meeting in a row involving the EVSSAR since it's foundation.
Designing „without barriers”
27.05.2009
What should be done in order to make landscape architects design green areas that are accessible to disabled people? In what way can we stimulate imagination and sensitivity? How can we recognize what creates barriers for a wheelchair?
Two silver medals and a special prize at the 37th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva
09.04.2009
At the 37th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva, which took place from 1st to 5th April 2009, a team from the Institute of Animal Breeding, led by Professor Bożena Patkowska-Sokoła, won two silver medals for scientific research and a special prize from the Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA).
Certificate ISO 9001:2000 for the Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
18.03.2009
The Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences has been audited by the DEKRA Co. and received the recommendation of the auditors for the prolongation of ISO 9001:2000 - the international certificate of quality management.
Inventors from the University of Environmental and Life Sciences visit the President of Poland
11.03.2009
The president Lech Kaczyński invited the laureates of the competition „Woman-inventor”also the winners of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) medal in the category “The Best Woman Inventor” which is supported by companies implementing new technologies.
Bioactive substances in eggs
10.03.2009
Scientists, have started the scientific project dedicated to finding and examining bioactive substances in eggs. These compounds are treated as diet supplements and could be used to prevent lifestyle diseases, including dementia, heart and blood pressure diseases and cancer.
Visit of Experts from E.A.E.V.E.
02.03.2009
A group of experts from the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (E.A.E.V.E.) has visited our University. The main goal of the visit was to evaluate the teaching process of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
Bat Count
13.01.2009
Every year in the middle of January there is a bat count in underground tunnels in the central part of the fortified military defense line between the Odra and Warta rivers.
