We already know the names of those who on October 1 will begin their adventure with the elite Academia Iuvenum (AI). Among the selectees are representatives of WUST’s all twelve scientific disciplines.

An elite interdisciplinary institution to drive creativity

Academia Iuvenum’s first composition comprises 24 young scientists under 35 years of age and shortly (but at least one year) after defending their PhD programmes. The candidates have been selected based on an assessment of their achievements and their academic plan for the coming years. The membership will eventually be 48-strong. 24 new representatives will be elected each year, for a term of two academic years.

– I would also like the Academy to be a kind of voice for lecturers at the university. It’s important to me that young PhD students have their own representation at WUST and that they can express their opinions on certain issues, make comments, and have a real impact on the university’s present and future – says Prof. Arkadiusz Wójs, Rector of Wrocław University of Science and Technology.

With AI, the university wants to educate future great leaders and make the experience of working at WUST more attractive, thus convincing young scientists to pursue their careers at our very university. All academy members can therefore count on several benefits intended to help them focus on their academic work. They will receive an additional 50% of their lecturer’s salary and their teaching load will be reduced to 120 hours. In addition, they will be included in a programme of specialised training and workshops on a variety of issues – including successful grant applications, public speaking, media relations, and the art of reasoning.

Who are the first members of AI? They are 24 people from 12 faculties of WUST,  representatives of its all scientific disciplines:

ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING 

• Marta Rusnak, PhD, Eng, Arch. Faculty of Architecture

AUTOMATICS, ELECTRONICS, AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 

• Michał Jasiński, PhD, Eng. Faculty of Electrical Engineering 
• Agnieszka Podwin, PhD, Eng. Faculty of Microsystem Electronics and Photonics

TECHNICAL INFORMATICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 

• Wojciech Rafajłowicz, PhD, Eng. Faculty of Electronics 
• Róża Goścień PhD, Eng. Faculty of Electronics

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 

• Agnieszka Uryga, PhD, Eng. 

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 

• Piotr Cyganowski, PhD, Eng, Faculty of Chemistry 
• Daria Podstawczyk, PhD, Eng. Faculty of Chemistry

CIVIL ENGINEERING AND TRANSPORT 

• Marcin Chwała, PhD, Eng. Faculty of Civil Engineering 
• Sławomir Czarnecki, PhD, Eng. Faculty of Civil Engineering

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 

• Andrzej Żak, PhD, Eng. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering 
• Patrycja Szymczyk-Ziółkowska, PhD, Eng. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering 
• Paweł Widomski, PhD, Eng Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, MINING, AND POWER ENGINEERING 

• Jakub Jurasz, PhD, Eng. Faculty of Environmental Engineering 
• Bartosz Gil, PhD, Eng. Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering 
• Magdalena Nemś, PhD, Eng. Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering

MATHEMATICS 

• Grzegorz Serafin, PhD. Eng. Faculty of Mathematics

CHEMICAL SCIENCES 

• Konrad Cyprych, PhD, Eng.
• Paulina Kasperkiewicz-Wasilewska, PhD, Eng. Faculty of Chemistry 
• Anna Dzimitrowicz, PhD, Eng. Faculty of Chemistry 
• Jan Zaręba, PhD, Eng. Faculty of Chemistry

PHYSICAL SCIENCES 

• Krzysztof Gałkowski, PhD. Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology 
• Maciej Pieczarka, PhD, Eng. Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology 

MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY SCIENCES 

• Yash Chawla, PhD, Eng. Faculty of Computer Science and Management.