PKP Intercity and the Silesian University of Technology establish cooperation
PKP Intercity consistently expands its cooperation with higher education. The national carrier has signed an agreement with the Silesian University of Technology. This is yet another agreement on joint scientific, technical and educational activities with a partner from the world of science. The cooperation between the railway sector and the scientific sector is to be a driving force for the growth of innovativeness of Polish railways.
As a result of the signed agreement, PKP Intercity and the Silesian University of Technology will develop a new educational offer, which will include courses, training, dual studies, postgraduate studies, as well as new directions and specializations. The cooperation of partners will create new opportunities for students to develop professional competences. Thanks to cooperation, they will be able to take advantage of a wide range of services, including: internships, apprenticeships, practical classes and study visits.
- PKP Intercity is a very good cooperation partner for the Silesian University of Technology, where we educate students, among others in in the field of rail transport, but also many others that can also be used in the scope of the Company's operations. This training will of course be best if it takes place in very close cooperation with the future employer providing internships and apprenticeships. Our agreement also concerns joint activities in the area of research and development and the dissemination of knowledge, but above all, the promotion of rail transport as a form that has a huge future ahead of it - said prof. Arkadiusz Mężyk, the Rector of the Silesian University of Technology.
The subject of the agreement with the Silesian University of Technology is also mutual substantive support and constant exchange of experience for the development and research of the railway industry, e.g., by implementing joint research and development projects, preparing analyses and expert opinions, organizing study visits for the academic staff of the university to organizational units of PKP Intercity.
- Prospects for the development of Polish railways are more and more promising. Now even more so as we tighten our cooperation with higher education. The implementation of the largest investment program in the history of PKP Intercity will be supported by specialized staff, based on high-class specialists from leading Polish universities. We are convinced that the exchange of knowledge and experience will benefit both parties - both us and the scientific community - emphasizes Krzysztof Świerczek, member of the management board of PKP Intercity.
The cooperation agreement was signed by prof. dr hab. Eng. Arkadiusz Mężyk, the Rector of the Silesian University of Technology and member of the board of PKP Intercity - Krzysztof Świerczek. The signing of the agreement on the part of the Silesian University of Technology was also attended by dr hab. Eng. Piotr Folęga, prof. SUT, Dean of the Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering and dr hab. Eng. Jaroslaw Konieczny, prof. SUT from the Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering and the Department of Railway Transport. PKP Intercity, apart from Krzysztof Świerczek, was represented by Agnieszka Szcześniak, deputy director of the Human Resources Management Office, and Anna Karniej, an expert on cooperation with education.
The agreement also provides for the promotion of the railway industry and its development among the public, the organization of joint educational and scientific projects, such as conferences, seminars, workshops and symposiums with the participation of students and academic staff, joint industry and scientific publications, cooperation with the university's career office, participation in advisory partners to plan joint teaching and research and development activities.
- Thanks to signing the agreement with PKP Intercity, we will be able to establish even closer cooperation. It is very important for us, because we want to practically educate our students in the field of rail transport. This is another large company with which we are tightening cooperation in this area. We are also planning joint activities as part of dual studies, which are offered in the field of railway transport - assures dr hab. Eng. Piotr Folęga, prof. SUT, Dean of the Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering at SUT.
The Silesian University of Technology is the fifth university to start cooperation with PKP Intercity.
