UPWr Participation Budget winning projects announced
'Bee-therapy garden. Apitherapy and relaxation on the Biskupin campus' and 'Work & chillout zone' are the winning projects of the second edition of the UPWr Participatory Budget. The former is an employee initiative, the latter a student initiative. A total of 1285 people took part in the vote. This is 17% more than in the first edition of this initiative.
Five projects were qualified for the UPWr Participatory Budget. A total of 1,285 people (436 employees and 849 students) took part in the vote, which ended on 28 February. This is 17% more than in the first edition of this initiative. On Monday 6 March, the UPWr Participatory Budget Committee unanimously approved the two winning projects. The university will allocate PLN 100 000 for their implementation. They’re meant to be finished by the end of the year.
In the group of student projects, the project 'Work & Chillout Zone - Biskupin Campus', submitted by Katarzyna Filipowicz, a biotechnology student, received the most votes (64.7% of all votes cast). Among the employee projects, the idea of the Faculty of Biology and Animal Husbandry staff was unrivalled. The project 'Bee-therapy garden. Apitherapy and leisure on the Biskupin campus' won 40.6 percent of the votes cast. This was followed by the herb sensory garden – HerbUP (32.3 percent) and the foodsharing fridge (Food Bank) – 27.1 per cent.
Bee-therapy garden. Apitherapy and leisure on the Biskupin campus
The project aims to develop a green area within the campus. It will provide a place for rest and relaxation surrounded by greenery, flowers and the sounds of nature. The project proposes to create an apitherapy area. – The essential oils floating in the air create a sense of calm and relaxation, and the location of the house in the plant environment and in light shade will further allow respite even on hot days – the project members say.
The project aims to provide a place for rest and relaxation surrounded by greenery, flowers and the sounds of nature photo: Shutterstock
In addition, a small garden of vegetable plants and herbs will be created as part of the project to demonstrate good practice in using urban space to grow plants that give us food and at the same time are a benefit to pollinators.
The project was submitted by Prof. Barbara Król, Dr. Maja Słupczyńska, Dr. Sylwia Wierzcholska and Dr. Paweł Migdał.
Work & chillout zone - Biskupin campus
The 'Work & Chillout Zone – Biskupin Campus' project envisages the development of a space where students could rest and study together. The project would eventually be arranged in place of the former "Tarczyński" chillout zone in the building of the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences.
Project visualisation: Work & chillout zone – Biskupin Campus
There would be three zones: a place where students could prepare for classes individually (a long worktop, chairs, office lamps, all with easy access to power and the Internet); a place where students could eat together, prepare for classes and complete projects in groups (round tables and chairs) and a place to relax (a comfortable sofa and pouffes). The different areas would not be physically separated, but the arrangement of the furniture would allow each area to function independently. The project involves replacing damaged and dirty paving, painting the walls and purchasing furniture and appropriate electrical installation.
The project was submitted by Katarzyna Filipowicz, a biotechnology student. The estimated cost of its implementation is PLN 40 256.40.
A 'Bee-therapy' garden, a foodsharing fridge or a study and relaxation area in the library – these are just some of the projects submitted to the UPWr Participatory Budget. Three of them are employee initiatives and two are student initiatives. You can vote for your favourite until Tuesday, 28 February.
An intercultural relations club, a vertical garden in the patio of the main building, a charging station for electric scooters and bikes or a Bee & Chill Patio in the library – these are some of the projects submitted to the UPWr Participatory Budget. Three of them are student initiatives, four – employee initiatives. you can vote for your favorite project until Friday, April 8.
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