Season’s greetings
Wishing you a Joyful Holiday Season and a Wonderful New Year
PolSCA team
Christmas break – changes in the operation in PolSCA office
Please be informed that between 23rd – 29th December 2019 the PolSCA office – located on Rue du Trone 98, 1050 Brussels – will be closed. Happy festive season!
Screening of ‘The Journalist’ movie
On 9th December 2019 in East Poland House in Brussels the screening of the “The Journalist” documentary movie took place. The screening was organized by the Polish Science Contact Agency and the Regional Office of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Brussels, operating within the East Poland House initiative.
(wiecej…)Discussions on Horizon Europe in the PolSCA Office: a series of meetings for Polish regional representations in Brussels
In 2019, regular working meetings for representatives of Polish regional offices in Brussels were continued. Through this platform for the exchange of information and experience (with external guests as well), PolSCA strives to support the development of knowledge about research and innovation among our Polish partners at the regional level. The main emphasis during these monthly meetings was put on elements related to the preparation of the next framework program – Horizon Europe (HEU).
(wiecej…)‘V4 Training’ – summary of the autumn edition 2019
Between 18-20 November 2019, the next edition of ‘V4 Training’ took place in Brussels. This training for managers of European research projects was organized, like always, by Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA), Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development (SLORD), Czech Liaison Office for R&D (CZELO) and National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDIO) of Hungary.
In this edition, the participants were employees of universities and research institutes not only from the Visegrad Group countries, but also from the Netherlands, Lithuania and Romania. This year, we received over 20 applications from Poland, from which we selected 7 Polish participants of “V4 Training”. Finally, the following people attended the training:
- Agnieszka BARCIK – Poznan University of Technology,
- Anna FOKS-RYZNAR – Space Research Centre of PAS,
- Michał GRUDZIŃSKI – West Pomeranian University of Technology Szczecin,
- Barbara KAMIŃSKA – Institute of Cultivation, Fertilization and Soil Science – National Research Institute,
- Maciej POSŁUSZNY – Warsaw University of Life Sciences,
- Katarzyna SZYNISZEWSKA – University of Warsaw.
Meeting with Members of the EP
This Thursday, December 12, a meeting with Members of the European Parliament will be held at the premises of the Polish Science Contact Agency in Brussels. The meeting will be an excellent opportunity to exchange information and present an action plan for the next year.
Screening of “The Journalist” movie
The Polish Science Contact Agency and the Regional Office of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Brussels, operating within the East Poland House initiative, are pleased to invite you for the screening of the “The Journalist” movie. The screening will take place on 9th December 2019 (Monday) at 18.00 in the East Poland House.
The film is about journalist – Leopold Unger, for whom journalism was a profession, a craft, a way of life, but also a great passion. Leopold Unger published his articles in ‘Życie Warszawy’ until emigration in 1969, then in the Belgian daily ‘Le Soir’. He was a regular collaborator of the Paris “Culture” and Radio Free Europe, he regularly printed comments in the “International Herald Tribune”.
The document is also an attempt to answer the question what is the serious journalism and what is the condition of modern journalism.
When: 9th December 2019 (Monday)
Time: 18.00-20.30
Where: East Poland House, Avenue de Tervuren 48, 1040 Brussels
Registration: https://forms.gle/8hLEfoCaczhR1PHdA
Registration deadline: 6th December
After the screening you are invited for a discussion with the director Mr. Mateusz Kasiak and the producer Mr. Tomasz Biaduń. The discussion is followed by the cocktail.
Meeting with an expert: New trends in technology for renewable sources using nanomaterials
The Polish Science Contact Agency in Brussels is delighted to invite you for a meeting with the expert prof. Monika Kwoka entitled “New trends in technology for renewable sources using nanomaterials”. The meeting will take place on 9th December 2019 between 9.30-11.30 at the PolSCA premises at Rue du Trone 98 (first floor).
Description:
Photovoltaics technology, which converts solar energy into electricity is expected to be the most promising strategy among the common clean renewable energy sources. It is well known that already the fourth generations of the photovoltaic cells based on the various type inorganic and organic semiconductor nanostructures (hetero-junctions) have been elaborated. Apart from above, the most important parts of every solar cell are the transparent electrodes, the light trapping layers, as well as electron transport layers, which are commonly based on the transparent conductive oxides (TCO), and directly determined its final efficiency.
This presentation will show a novel trends in the technology and characterization of the low dimensional TCO nanostructures for above mentioned potential photovoltaic, including mainly zinc oxide ZnO, titanium dioxide TiO2 and tin dioxide SnO2, with a special emphasis on their specific surface/interface properties playing a crucial role in electron charge transport inside the solar cells.
Prof. Monika Kwoka obtained her master’s degree in engineering in technical physics in 2003 – specialization: Optoelectronics, in 2007. doctoral degree in physical sciences, and in 2015 at the Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science of the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, postdoctoral degree in technical sciences, discipline Electronics. She deals with nanotechnology of electronic materials and their application in environmental monitoring and medicine, cooperating with the best research centers around the world.
Currently, she is a professor at the Silesian University of Technology, working at the Faculty of Automatic Control Electronics and Computer Science as deputy dean for Science and International Cooperation. Winner of many awards and distinctions, including the Ministry of Science and Higher Education Scholarship for an Outstanding Young Scientist and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education Award for scientific achievements. Participates in projects of the European Commission and financed by the National Center for Research and Development, National Science Center and Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Vice-president of the Academy of Young Scholars of the Polish Academy of Sciences, as well as a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences Committee for the dissemination of science.
PoliSSH perspective on Horizon Europe, 27th November 2019, PAS, Staszic Palace, Warsaw (gallery)
On 27th November 2019, the event “PoliSSH perspective on Horizon Europe” devoted to the role of social sciences and humanities in European research took place at the headquarters of the Polish Academy of Sciences in the Staszic Palace in Warsaw. Thank you all for coming and active participation and we encourage you to see photos from the event below.
(wiecej…)Event “PoliSSH perspective on Horizon Europe”, 27th November, Warsaw
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