SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION

The University of Lodz Department of Asian Studies (Faculty of International and Political Studies) is a partner in the international consortium that carries out a grant from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme. The project entitled Competing Regional Integrations in Southeast Asia (CRISEA) was settled in the competition Regional integration in South East Asia and its consequences for Europe.  

The Consortium includes 13 institutions in total. Its leader is Ecole Francaise d’Extreme-Orient and the remaining members, apart from the University of Lodz, include European and Asia universities and research institutions such as: Cambridge University, Oslo University, Hamburg University, the Institute of Social and Political Sciences in Portugal, the University of Naples L’Orientale, the University of Chiang Mai (Thailand), Center for Strategic and International Studies (Indonesia), the University of Malaya (Malaysia), the University of Mandalay (Myanmar), Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences. All the institutions participating in the project deal with broadly understood issues of East Asia and Southeast Asia. 

The consortium obtained EUR 2.5 million (including EUR 120 thousand for the University of Lodz) for the implementation of the project. Research works within the project will take 36 months. 

 

The basic research problem that will be undertaken in the project is to find an answer to the question: how is Southeast Asia to transform into a strategic region for the European Union? What are the threats, problems and opportunities resulting from the cooperation with this dynamically developing area? 
 
More information can be found on the CRISEA website. 

project 

Competing Regional Integrations in Southeast Asia (CRISEA) 

project partners 

École française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO), The University of Hamburg, The University of Naples L’Orientale, The University of Oslo, The Institute of Social and Political Sciences - Universidade de Lisboa, The University of Cambridge, The University of Cambridge (Indonesia), The University of Malaya (Malaysia), The University of Chiang Mai (Thailand), Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines), The University of Mandalay  

project manager at UL – dr Tomasz Kamiński 
Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of International and Political Studies 

Communication role on perception and beliefs of EU Citizens about Science (CONCISE) is a project funded by the EU funds (H2020 – SwafS, nr 824537). It brings together partners from five countries: Spain, Italy, Portugal, Poland and Slovakia.

The objective of the project is to deliver qualitative knowledge obtained as part of citizen consultations pertaining to means/channels of the media thanks to which the EU citizens get knowledge related to science and how this knowledge influences their beliefs, opinions and perceptions 

project 

Communication role on perception and beliefs of EU Citizens about Science - Horizon 2020 (H2020 – SwafS, nr 824537) 

project partners 

Universitat de València, Observa Science in Society, Trnava University, FyG Consultores, Danmar Computers, The Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Asociación Española de Comunicación Científica (AECC), Studies Centre on Science, Communication and Society - Universitat Pompeu Fabra 

project manager at UL 

prof. Izabela Warwas, Faculty of Economics and Sociology 

Scientists from the University of Lodz led by prof. Aneta Pawłowska organise joint events in cooperation with the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, Academy of Music in Lodz, universities of the third age, Museum of the City of Lodz and specialists from municipal and provincial cultural institutions. 

More about the project on the website of the UL Press Office 

project 

“Art of Lodz against the European art. Excluded / Included”. Operational Programme Knowledge, Education and Development entitled "The Third Mission of the University"; project no. POWR.03.01.00-00-T141 / 18. 

project partners 

Museum of the City of Lodz 

project manager 

prof dr hab. Aneta Pawłowska, Faculty of Philosophy and History

The project focuses on the issue which is extremely important for the EU internal security. So far there have been no specific actions aiming at elaboration of methods for counteracting and reacting to terrorist threats that can potentially occur in shopping malls. 

Mall-CBRN is an international project, the aim of which is to analyse CBRNe threats in shopping malls, to identify the most probable scenarios of attacks by the use of CBRNE agents and to prepare a set of recommendations as well as to carry out a series of adjusted trainings for employees (security and senior personnel). Additionally, the project focuses on the food security within the supply and distribution chain. 

 

The project is funded by the EU under Internal Security Fund – POLICE 

project 

Creation of CBRNE protection system for large area shopping malls - Mall-CBRN (ISFP-2018-AG-CT/ISFP-2018-AG-CT-PROTECT)   

project partners 

University of Lodz (Biohazard Prevention Centre Faculty of Biology and Environmental) – project coordinator, ATRIUM Promenada, Military Institute of Chemistry and Radiometry of Poland, International Security and Emergency Management Institute (Slovakia), National Institute of Aerospace Technology (Spain), Hellenberg International (Finland), Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology 

Project manager 

dr hab. Michał Bijak, faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection

HoloZcan is a new project funded with Horizon 2020 EU Research and Innovation Program, in which University of Lodz is involved. HoloZcan is an European project that aims to bring a new tool for security actors (police, relief workers, disaster managers, crisis managers, stakeholders responsible for public safety, critical infrastructure and service providers), notably in the fields of autonomous detection and response capabilities. 
The project will increase bio-aerosol sensing and measurement capability of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) practitioners by developing a high resolution, large throughput, automatic and highly portable detection system for making automatic classification of pathogens and particles.

HoloZcan develops a novel holographic microscopy and imaging technology for rapid and cost-efficient screening of potential biological threats and unknown, potentially dangerous substances, combined with methods of artificial intelligence and machine learning. 
The project responds to the current needs of European CBRN practitioners and to the technological gaps identified by the ENCIRCLE project, and addresses several shortcomings of the current approaches to bio-threat agent detection.

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