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Description
The project allows the Ignacy Łukasiewicz Rzeszów University of Technology to increase mobility opportunities in higher education between Poland and Icelandic (University of Akureyri) and Norwegian (University of Stavanger) institutions. The project is carried out in the scope of:
a. Student mobility:
- Outgoing mobilities of Polish students to Iceland and Norway and incoming mobilities of students from the Donor States for study periods lasting from 3 to 12 months within an academic year.
- Outgoing mobilities of Polish students to Donor States and incoming mobilities of students from the Donor States for work placements from lasting from 2 to 12 months within an academic year.
b. Staff mobility:
- Teaching assignment-based mobilities for academic teachers between The Ignacy Łukasiewicz Rzeszów University of Technology and the University of Akureyri and University of Stavanger for a period of between one day and six weeks (a minimum of eight hours of teaching at the partner institution must be provided during one week of mobility).
- Higher education staff mobility between Poland and Iceland and Norway for job shadowing, participation in seminars, training, workshops and conferences aimed at improving skills and expanding knowledge in a given field for a period of between one day and six weeks.
- Mobilities of representatives (employees) of The Ignacy Łukasiewicz Rzeszów University of Technology and the Donor States for teaching assignments in a host institution for a period of between one day and six weeks.
Expected results are professional development of staff working in the field of higher education, mobility of students and university staff between The Ignacy Łukasiewicz Rzeszów University of Technology and University of Akureyri and University of Stavanger in institutional partnership to improve the quality and relevance of educational offerings in the field of higher education.
Summary of project results
The funds received under Component II of the Education Programme allowed for the organization of trips for students and researchers to partner universities. The aim of the project was to strengthen the existing cooperation in the field of mobility of students and academic staff between the Rzeszów University of Technology (RUT) and partner institutions.
These mobilities helped to achieve one of the university''s strategic goals, which is internationalization. The trips also had a positive impact on the project participants - on their scientific, intellectual and cultural development, which is confirmed by the evaluation surveys completed by the participants.
The trips were also an opportunity to improve language skills and learn about other teaching systems. The mobilities also led to broader effects beyond the exchange of students and staff. This cooperation will certainly be continued in the future on many levels. Participation in the project gave students the opportunity to better prepare for future professional work. The exchange of a researcher contributed to even deeper cooperation between universities. Cooperation with University of Stavanger is permanent and also takes place outside the framework of the Education Program. It includes, among others: joint research, work on scientific articles, etc. at the faculties of: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering and Aviation, Construction, Environmental Engineering and Architecture of the Rzeszów University of Technology.
University of Stavanger (UiS): During the semester, one of the students established contacts with a company from the automation and robotics industry, returned to Norway and started working.
During his stay as part of the Education program (1st recruitment) at the University of Stavanger (UiS), Ph.D, Eng.Tomasz Kosssowski established cooperation with prof. Reggie Davidraj, who has been cooperating with scientists from the Rzeszów University of Technology from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science since 2009. Prof. Davidrajuh is the author of software for modeling discrete event systems using the Matlab package and Petri Nets used for research in research centers around the world. In May this year Ph.D, Eng. Tomasz Kossowski visited UiS again - he presented lectures on algorithms to students and met with the Professor to talk about joint research and articles.
Together with Ph.D, Eng. Sławomir Samolej from RUT, scientists prepared and submitted for publication a publication on modeling traffic lights using colored, modular Petri nets. The article: Kossowski T., Samolej S., Davidrajuh R., "Simulation in the GPenSIM environment of the movement of vehicles in the city based on their license plate numbers" was sent to the Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences.
Scientists plan to continue the research and publish another publication, depending on the results of the planned simulations. They focus on optimizing the solutions proposed in the article submitted for publication. They try to prove that a new approach to traffic light management can provide greater efficiency in reducing traffic jams in the city.
Summary of bilateral results
The universities from Norway and Iceland with which the project promoter cooperated in the project are a long-term partners from the Erasmus+ programme and previous Scholarship and Training Fund (FSS). The cooperation on the project ran smoothly, continuously, without any disruptions. All the parties were in constant contact with each other. Partners responded quickly to emails. It was reliable and thorough cooperation during the preparation, implementation and completion of the mobility and while searching for a person who could carry out the canceled mobility. Partners from the Donor States provided support in its implementation. Cooperation, online contact, related to, among others, with the preparation and maintenance of documentation regarding the project beneficiaries and the response to emerging issues, was continuous and without disruptions. Rzeszów University of Technology ensured high quality of exchanges with partners, in accordance with the rules applicable in the Programme. All the partners were looking for a common solution when one of the planned mobilities from the Donor States did not take place.