SPINAKER

SPINAKER – Intensive International Education Programmes

The SPINAKER Programme of the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) supports universities and research institutions in creating and implementing Intensive International Education Programmes (IMPK) conducted in foreign languages.

The main goal of the programme is to internationalise Polish higher education and research institutions. Its specific objectives include increasing interest in educational opportunities offered by Polish universities among international students and doctoral candidates, boosting their participation in academic programmes in Poland, and expanding the range of intensive international programmes — including those offered in hybrid or online formats.

Third edition

Project title: Third Edition of the International School at AGH University – Cursos de Verano en AGH Universidad de Cracovia
Project reference number: BPI/SPI/2024/1/00077
Implementation period: 1 June 2025 – 31 July 2026
Funding amount: 1,106,179.48 PLN

Participating AGH University units:

• Centre for International Affairs – coordinator
• Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management
• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics
• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Energy and Fuels
• Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science

Planned activities:

• preparation of electronic educational material,
  training of teaching staff in STEM methodology,
  implementation of courses in technical English,
  implementation of the following IMPK programmes:

  - Sustainable Mining Technologies
  - Advanced Manufacturing Processes and CNC Programming
  - Catalysis, Catalysts, Methods of Characterisation, and Application Opportunities
  - Environmental Sociology and Social Issues in Post-Mining Areas

SPINAKER support schedule

The project is implemented under the program of the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange - SPINAKER - Intensive International Education Programs. It is financed entirely from the European Fund for Social Development 2021-2027 (FERS) and is implemented as "Support for the creation and implementation of international education programs", project number FERS.01.05-IP.08-0436/23.

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Project title: International School at AGH University
Project reference number: BPI/SPI/2021/1/00042
Implementation period: 1 June 2022 – 31 May 2023
Funding amount: 471,588.57 PLN

Participating AGH units:

• Centre for International Affairs – coordinator
• Faculty of Energy and Fuels
• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics
• Faculty of Mining Surveying and Environmental Engineering
• Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection
• Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas
• Faculty of Management

Main project activities:

• preparation of electronic teaching materials.
• training of academic staff in academic tutoring methods.

• implementation of the following IMPK courses:

  - Fundamental Problems of Energy
  - Modern Production Technologies and Automation
  - Current Challenges in Environmental Engineering and Protection
  - Groundwater Quality Monitoring
  - Reverse Engineering Management and Rapid Prototyping
  - Modern Trenchless Construction and Gas Pipeline Renovation Technologies
   

• activities promoting Polish culture and Poland.

This edition was also financed under the non-competitive project POWR.03.03.00-00-PN16/18 as part of the Operational Programme Knowledge Education Development (POWER), Priority Axis III: Higher Education for the Economy and Development, Action 3.3: Internationalisation of Polish Higher Education.

Project title:International Virtual School at AGH University

Project reference number: PPI/SPI/2020/1/00054
Implementation period: 1 May 2021 – 30 April 2022
Funding amount: 82,688.23 PLN

Participating AGH University's units:

• Centre for International Affairs – coordinator
• Faculty of Energy and Fuels
• Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas
• Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection
• Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management

Key activities implemented:

• creation of a dedicated area on the UPeL e-learning platform and a project website.
• development of electronic educational materials for each IMPK.
• training of teaching staff to conduct online classes via the UPeL AGH platform.
• implementation of the following IMPK courses:
  - Fundamental Problems of Energy
  - Modern Trenchless Technologies
  - Plate Tectonics – Geodynamics, Paleogeography, and Paleoceanography
  - Deep Sea Mining
• organisation of activities promoting Polish culture and Poland internationally.

The programme was financed under the non-competitive project POWR.03.03.00-00-PN16/18 titled “Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of Polish Universities through the Creation and Implementation of International Study Programmes”, carried out within the Operational Programme Knowledge Education Development (PO WER), Priority Axis III: Higher Education for the Economy and Development, Action 3.3: Internationalisation of Polish Higher Education.

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