Scientific debut 2023 - Sustainable development and the European Green Deal
Once again, the Faculty of Organization and Management hosted a conference summarizing the "Scientific debut 2023 - Sustainable development and the European Green Deal" competition. As in previous years, the special guest of the event was prof. Jerzy Buzek, Member of the European Parliament, initiator of the competition.
The plenary session was led and moderated by dr hab. Aleksandra Kuzior, prof. SUT, vice-dean of the Faculty of Organization and Management for cooperation and development. The session featured: dean of the faculty, prof. Jan Kaźmierczak, the rector of the Academy of Applied Sciences in Racibórz, dr Paweł Strózik, and the director of the office of the mayor of Zabrze, Jan Pawluch.
In his speech, Jerzy Buzek explained the correlation between sustainable development and the European Green Deal. – The Green Deal is a grand plan for a lasting, systemic change in thinking about the planet and how to use its resources. If successful, it will change not only Europe and Poland, but also the world - said prof. Buzek.
The winners of this year's edition of the competition were:
- 1st prize – Judyta Rduch, M.A. (Faculty of Architecture, Krakow University of Technology) for the work entitled Revitalization of socially excluded zones in pursuit of sustainable development of post-industrial cities.
- Distinction for analytical and research work – Eng. arch. Szymon Jackowski from the Gdańsk University of Technology for his work entitled Restoring river biodiversity as an opportunity for community development in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. Case study of the Vistula Delta region in Poland and the Rhine Delta region in the Netherlands.
- Special mention - Vanessa Stawinoga from the Faculty of Organization and Management of the Silesian University of Technology for her work entitled Challenges of sustainable development in education as a psychosocial aspect of the functioning of the school community.
- 1st special prize for winning the cover design competition - Jakub Ludwig, student of the Faculty of Architecture of the Silesian University of Technology.
You can read the publications and history of the project at: http://www.debiut.buzek.pl/archiwum/ .
The competition was organized by:
The office of prof. Jerzy Buzek, the Department of Applied Social Sciences of the Faculty of Organization and Management of the Silesian University of Technology, the Institute of Social Studies of the Academy of Applied Sciences in Racibórz and the Silesian Centre for Business Ethics and Sustainable Development.
