Linked to UL. Śledzimy losy zagranicznych absolwentów

University of Lodz consistently focuses on internationalisation of the academic community. The slogan "Unity in diversity" means we have the same basic values (tolerance, openness, respect) and at the same time we come from dozens of places in the world, we represent many cultures and various attitudes. Thanks to such an approach in recent years the number of foreign students at the University of Lodz has been growing constantly and significantly. The proof of this is the 3rd place in the country in terms of their number that we took in 2020, next to the University of Warsaw and the Jagiellonian University. However, we try not only to attract new students but also to keep in touch with those who have already graduated from UL. It turns out that many of them are really successful!

 

Some international UL graduates have decided to stay in Lodz, which they treat as their second home and it is here that they want to develop their career. Rajesh from Bangladesh, who has a MA degree in Computer Science, works for Facebook. Arnoldo, from Guatemala has graduated in ecohydrology, as part of Erasmus Mundus programme and currently he is completing his doctoral studies and is working in the European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Since 2016 more than 1000 international students have graduated from the University of Lodz. Some of them willingly come back to us. Currently, due to obvious reasons, in the online form. "How to develop international career" conference was one of such meetings. At the same time, it finished the "Linked to UL" project promoting those UL graduates who have achieved outstanding professional success. After all, international graduates are the best ambassadors of the University of Lodz in the world!

Members of the UL community from several dozen countries were welcomed by the UL Rector, Prof. Elżbieta Żądzińska.

- We are extremely happy to see how our international graduates represent our University in Lodz, Poland and abroad as active creators of our world - the far and the near one - said UL Rector.

The UL Rector - Prof. Elżbieta Żądzińska

Mr Bartłomiej Cyganek, UL VIP Alumni, who has had 12 years of experience in work related to managing international employees in B2B international production companies (Amcor and Philips) was a special guest of the conference. He is currently working in Vienna as the Head of HR Central and Eastern Europe at Wienerberger AG.

- Achieving professional success in the international arena is influenced by, among others: learning foreign languages, following your own path, gaining education and international contacts -explained Bartłomiej Cyganek.

Bartłomiej Cyganek - UL VIP Alumnus

The conference was a summary of the project entitled "Building bonds with international alumni - Linked to UL", conducted at the UL International Relations Office under the International Alumni programme co-funded by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange.

The main goal of the "Linked to UL" project is to build bonds with the UL graduates, who come from different countries. As part of the project an analysis of their position on the labour market, professional fate and willingness to continue contacts with the Polish Alma Mater was performed. A report was prepared from the collected results, the results of which were used to illustrate the professional fate of the UL international graduates. The most interesting success stories have been described in greater detail and presented in promotional materials of the University of Lodz. More on the website: https://iso.uni.lodz.pl/study-in-english/internati...

We wish great success to all our graduates all over the world - stay in touch with #UniLodz!

UL VIP Alumni programme: https://absolwent.uni.lodz.pl/alumni-club/

UL Career Office website: https://biurokarier.uni.lodz.pl/career-services/