On 29–30 September 2026, Lodz University of Technology will welcome experts and university representatives from across Europe for two days of presentations and discussions on the future of joint education. Participants will explore joint and double degree programmes, flexible learning pathways, micro-credentials and the opportunities and challenges associated with the European Degree initiative. The full list of speakers and moderators, organised by conference session, is presented below:
Day 1, session 1: Keynote speech
- Speaker:
Dorota Piotrowska (Lodz University of Technology)
Day 1, session 2: Joint Educational Opportunities Across ECIU: Results of TUL’s Study
- Speakers from Lodz University of Technology:
Jolanta Jagiełło,
Agata Kostrzewa,
Maria Plucińska,
Marta Rybicka.
Day 1, session 3: Strategic Perspectives on Joint Educational Initiatives
- Session moderator:
Dorota Piotrowska (Lodz University of Technology) - Session panellists:
Andrea Brose (ECIU),
Goretti Daughton (Dublin City University),
Antonia Gohr (Hamburg University of Technology),
Ramón Vilanova (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).
Day 1, session 4: Beyond Joint Degrees: Examples of Alternative Forms of Educational Collaboration
- Session moderator:
Andrea Brose (ECIU) - Session panellists:
Henning Haschke (Hamburg University of Technology),
Frauke Kasting (Hamburg University of Technology),
Agnieszka Roganowicz and Robert Blażlak (Lodz University of Technology),
Ramón Vilanova (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona),
#edu4sgs project team representatives - TBC.
Day 2, session 1: European Label for micro-credentials. Presentation of the concept and discussion
- Speaker:
Mairéad Nic Giolla Mhichíl (Dublin City University)
Day 2, session 2: Operational guide for the Joint European Degree Label
- Speaker:
Dorota Piotrowska (Lodz University of Technology)
Day 2, session 3: Panel Discussion: Joint Degrees Across European University Alliances
- Session moderator:
Maria Niewiara (Jagiellonian University) - Session panellists:
Karol Mojkowski (Nicolaus Copernicus University),
Rafał Witkowski (Adam Mickiewicz University).
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The conference is organised by Lodz University of Technology under the European Universities Support Programme and financed by the European Union as part of the project “Support for European Universities Alliances”, project number FERS.01.05-IP.08-0219/23.
