In October 2021 I had the chance to be part of an Academic mobility program with Erasmus + between the Agricultural University of Tirana (Albania) and the University of Life Sciences in Lublin (Poland). Although I am in advanced stages of my academic career, this was my first experience of participating in a teaching exchange program within the framework of Erasmus.

The retrospective assessment of my Erasmus teaching period in Lublin is overall positive. The most beneficial effects are an enhanced intercultural competence, establishing new collaborations with partner professors at the host institution, and an observation of teaching modalities from foreign educational systems.

The opportunity to learn from each other is an essential element of a more broadened educational landscape and this is the fundamental reason for establishing such staff mobility programmes as Erasmus+.

My sincere appreciation goes for Prof. Edmund Lorencowicz and the entire team at University of Life Sciences in Lublin for facilitating such a positive experience and the dedicated time. Furthermore, I would like to thank the Erasmus+ institutional coordinators and their staff of our two universities for the excellent cooperation and unstinting assistance given for the progress of this truly impressive visit.

In May 2022, by the Erasmus + mobility program I visited the University of Life Sciences in Lublin. The visit was very fruitful and interesting; I was given the opportunity to give lectures, to attend my host professor’s – Wojciech Pęczuła’s practical class. During my time at the faculty, I had meetings with colleagues, professors; we discussed future long-term partnership programs and joint project implementation possibilities.

I truly appreciate to Professor Pęczuła and Erasmus+ international coordinator Izabela Wolska. Amazing professionals and exceptionally special persons by their positive attitude.

Erasmus+ mobility is an extraordinary occasion that gives you a chance in addition to professional development, to be acquainted with a new culture, traditions and environment, which is amazingly enjoyable and exciting.

The city of Lublin is unique and special with its history, universities and spirit, and I am happy with this opportunity.

FIVE DAYS UNDER THE ERASMUS + PROGRAM

at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin (Poland)

Vira Sabadash, Professor of the Department of ecology and sustainable environmental management at Lviv Polytechnic National University and Oksana Liuta, Associate Professor of the Department of ecology and sustainable environmental management at Lviv Polytechnic National University took part in the project № 2019-1- PL 01- KA 107-062060. The program lasted from May 16 till May 20, 2022.

The aim of trip: lecturing on the program of academic mobility Erasmus +.

Liuta Oksana’s visit included the following events:

• Lectures in English for master students in “Environmental Engineering” on topics:
• Problems with solid waste management in Ukraine (2 hours)
• Modern methods of wastewater treatment (2 hours)
• Modern methods of cleaning gas emissions (2 hours)
• Methods of recultivation and melioration for improving the conditions of degraded soils (2 hours)
• work with Polish students, comparison of teaching methods in Ukraine and Poland;
• deepening of knowledge of Polish students in sustainable development and the application of methods of purification solid, liquid and gaseous emissions in order to reduce environmental pollution;
• acquaintance with the material and technical base of the University of Life Sciences, which is used for teaching students;
• discussion of conducted lectures with teachers of the department and exchange of experiences within the conducting lectures for masters in “Environmental Engineering”.

Sabadash Vira conducted lectures on the subject of Ecoenergetics for students of the 1st educational level of bachelor and 2nd educational level of master. The lectures were attended by 29 bachelor’s students and 20 master’s students. Lectures included the following topics:

• Renewable energy sources and power plants (2 hours)
• Solar energy as a component of the transition to low-carbon development (2 hours)
• Features and prospects for the development of hydrogen energy systems (2 hours)
• Co- and trigeneration technologies and their application (2 hours)

The world trends in the development of energy-saving technologies and the experience of implementing these technologies in Ukraine were presented.

The agreements between Lviv Polytechnic National University and the University of Life Sciences in Lublin in the field of scientific and teaching cooperation were reached.

The teaching results at a seminar of the Institute and the Department of Geodesy and Ecology were presented.

Polish colleagues organized for us a tour to the research laboratories of the university. In particular, we visited the laboratory of renewable energy sources. Professor Juśko Alina told about the directions of work of the department, acquainted us with the latest developments of the department.

At the final seminar Oksana Liuta presented the results of scientific and educational work of the Lviv Polytechnic National University, the structure of the university, educational and scientific areas of the department of ecology and sustainable environmental management.

An agreement was reached on cooperation in the field of adsorption technologies. at the university level. The concept of cooperation in the field of purification of multicomponent wastewater from heavy metal ions has been developed. Prerequisites for scientific cooperation in the field of adsorption technologies and synthesis of new sorbents have been established.

Erasmus + is a program that unites Europe and brings together students and teachers from all over. Thanks to it, we were able to meet incredible people from the University of Life Sciences in Lublin and a colleague from Moldova. We were very impressed by the hospitality of the teaching staff and we are very happy that we were able to participate in the program and gained invaluable experience. As a result of the project we managed to expand the scope of scientific cooperation, improve our scientific level, increase the level of knowledge of Polish and English.

Especially important was the experience of conducting lectures to foreign students. We hope that the meeting with our colleagues from Moldova and the University of Lublin will help to expand scientific cooperation in Lviv and create real research projects.

Today we can say only one thing: participation in this program is worth all the effort made for it. And, of course, it was worth the impressions and opportunities that have opened up now!

However, the program in which we managed to participate thanks to our university and the host university deserves the most attention, in particular.

We would like to express our special gratitude for the support in documents and informational support to Patrycja Pochwatka, Isabella Wolska, Juśko Alina, as well as to the Center of International Education of the Lviv Polytechnic National University headed by Nataliya Gots and a specialist of the department Lesia Brych.

This is my first experience of participating in the Academic mobility program from Erasmus +. I am very glad that the quarantine restrictions didn’t hinder the implementation of this project. As part of the program, lectures and seminars were planned for students of the Department of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy, and we were able to implement it.

I thank to the Head of the department, Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwiakowski, and his entire team for their hospitable reception. We have been cooperating for more than 2 years in the format of scientific cooperation, we have joint projects and publications and the academic mobility program helped us to deepen cooperation and identify ways to develop it. Thanks to the project, I gained invaluable teaching experience to foreign students and the opportunity to disseminate the results of my own research and the research of my colleagues in the field of wastewater treatment technologies and biogas production.

We look forward to the arrival of Polish colleagues under this program to Sumy State University. I hope that we will be able to implement this successfully as well. I am very grateful to the Erasmus+ Coordinators and staff of the Academic mobility offices of both universities for great support and assistance in all organizational matters, thanks to which this trip became possible and went perfectly.

Faculty of Construction, Geodesy and Cadastre (FCGC) – Technical University of Moldova (TUM): academic mobility Staff Mobility For Teaching Assignments at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland

In 8 months, after the last visit in July 2022, Mrs. Livia NISTOR-LOPATENCO, associate professor, Ph.D. Eng., dean of the Faculty of Construction, Geodesy and Cadastre, Technical University of Moldova, returns to the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland with the greatest love to teachers, friends and colleagues, but first of all to students. She was accompanied by Mr. Vasile GRAMA, associate professor, PhD at the Faculty of Construction, Geodesy and Cadastre, Technical University of Moldova, who returned to Lublin after a distance of almost 4 years.

During the period 27 – 31 March 2023, two professors of of the Faculty of Construction, Geodesy and Cadastre, Technical University of Moldova carried out academic mobility, Staff mobility for teaching assignments, supported by the European educational program ERASMUS+, for students of the first and second cycle from the Department of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy, Faculty of Production Engineering.

The activities started at the ERASMUS+ Center of the University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland, our representatives being cordially welcomed by Ms. Izabela WOLSKA, international exchange coordinator, after which a week marked by educational activities followed, meetings with decision makers of the department, Faculty and University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland.

The first day in Lublin began with a series of meetings with Polish professors: with the head of the Department of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy, university professor, Dr. Hab. Krzysztof JÓŹWIAKOWSKI and Patrycja POCHWATKA, PhD student (who will soon defend her PhD thesis and we wish her much success on this path) it was discussed the extension of the joint research activities, which have started since 2017, and from 2020 completing with multiple Erasmus+K1 activities, academic mobilities for students (Denis ȚIGANU, student at specialty Geodetic Engineering and Cadastre , TUM, returned on June 30, 2022 from Lublin), for teaching staff from FCGC-UTM 3 mobilities have already been carried out, and in May 2023 2 teaching staff from the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland are going on to carry out mobilities at the Technical University of Moldova, Faculty of Construction, Geodesy and Cadastre.

The next two days were dedicated to lectures on the discipline “Cadastre” (course owner: associate professor, Dr. Eng. Livia NISTOR-LOPATENCO) and on the “Geoinformational Systems” discipline (course owner: associate professor, Dr. Vasile GRAMA).

Mrs. Livia NISTOR-LOPATENCO, FCGC dean, started her Cadastre course with a presentation of TUM and FCGC, the study programs within the faculty she directs, about the benefits of student participation in academic mobility, both from TUM in the EU and and vice versa. And the direct Cadastre course started with an incursion into the Automated Cadastral Informational System “LEGALCAD” from the Republic of Moldova, describing the 12 types of complex cadastral works in the Republic of Moldova, followed by a description of the implementation of the Automated Informational System “Registry of Territorial Administrative Units from Republic of Moldova”, achievements in the field of Cadastre in the Republic of Moldova, since 1991 with the approval of the first legislative document – the Land Code, approved by the Government of the Republic of Moldova, referring to the Real Estate Cadastre Law, no. 1534 from 25.02.1998 and many other legislative acts.

Associate professor, Dr. Vasile GRAMA started the Geoinformation Systems course with an introduction to spatial data infrastructure, data and information, locations and geolocations, referring to the implementation of European INSPIRE directives in the Republic of Moldova, etc.

After the 8 hours successfully completed, the two professors of FCGC-TUM continued the series of meetings with the vice-rector for research and international relations, university professor, dr. hab. Bartosz SOŁOWIEJ. Given that the two universities have a solid scientific potential in the field of Geodesy and Cadastre, it was discussed about the double degree cooperation at the master’s cycle, but also about the joint doctorate.

During the grandiose “Open Door Day” event at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland, the TUM teaching staff discussed with the Rector Professor Krzysztof KOWALCZYK and the vice-rector of human resources, Prof. Andrzej MARCZUK, about how to organize this extensive event at TUM and how some experiences can be mutually taken over by the two universities.

The representatives of FCGC-TUM also had a cordial dialogue with the vice-dean of the Faculty of Production Engineering, associate professor, dr. hab. Andrzej MAZUR, geodetic engineer as a basic training. They also responded to the invitation to visit the specialized laboratories of topographical equipment (with simple Levels, Digital Levels, GNSS Receivers, Terrestrial Laser Scanner, laser distometers, Total Stations, etc.).

The cooperation between the two universities can be considered as a model that contributes to the development of the didactic-scientific potential and capitalizing on the prestige of university studies.

At the end, the program was completed with visits and cultural activities at the Majdanek State Museum – a memorial and education center founded in the fall of 1944, on the grounds of the Nazi German death camp Majdanek, located in Lublin, Poland, where teachers of the Department of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy, Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland carried out laser scanning and three-dimensional modeling of the land with a total area of 270 hectares.

ENGINEERS CREATE THE FUTURE!!!