The JASMINE Crisis Management Laboratory has been opened at the Silesian University of Technology
JASMINE Multi- Environmental Automated Emergency Management System (SZK JASMINE) is a modern tool that enables the education of future security specialists. Silesian University of Technology is the first university in the south of Poland to have such a laboratory. The system is implemented in 16 scientific units or ones related to crisis management.
During the official opening of the laboratory at our University hosted the representatives of the services headed by the Silesian Voivode and rescue units.
– We cannot act alone in this area, cooperation and coordination are crucial, and precisely in such a group that met here – emphasized Professor Marek Pawełczyk, the Rector of the Silesian University of Technology. - Public security and crisis management are areas we need to get used to, they concern not only armed conflicts, but many events to which we need to be able to react properly and which require efficient coordination of actions, - said Prof. Pawełczyk, thanking the services for their cooperation and support of the University so far.
The authorities of the Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation emphasized the great importance of this modern laboratory in the education of students.
- Students will be able to participate in simulations of real crisis situations, such as floods, fires, or threats to critical infrastructure. This will allow them to face the challenges they may meet in their future professional work and gain practical skills of responding and coordinating actions – said Dr Hab. Eng. Małgorzata Wyganowska, Prof. SUT, Vice-Dean for Student Affairs and Education, Head of the Department of Safety Engineering.
The laboratory significantly strengthens the university’s potential for educating future security professionals. JASMINE Crisis Management System is an advanced, integrated ICT solution that can be used for both civilian and military purposes and is compatible with NATO and European Union solutions. The system supports action command, rescue planning, monitoring the state of forces and resources or current threats, integrates data obtained from many other systems, and most importantly, allows them to be updated and analysed in real time.
– The key distinguishing feature of our system is the operation based on current data and live information obtained directly from the area, e.g. from rescuers, mobile phones, tablets or drones – said Łukasz Blechman, Deputy Director of the Marketing and Trade department at TELDAT, the creator of the crisis management system Jasmine, presenting its advantages during the opening ceremony. - The system also allows for gathering in one environment a variety of information, from critical infrastructure data, such as power plants, to elements related to local security, such as shelters, alarm sirens or even monuments,- the author said, and emphasized that Jasmine is fully used in the Territorial Defence Forces and has proven itself in real operations, including Operation Phoenix related to the flood in 2024.
- Crisis management is becoming an increasingly important part of our lives. Therefore, we must think not only about the proper preparation of personnel for the various services, but also about the use of modern tools. I am glad that such a laboratory has been established at the Silesian University of Technology, thanks to which it will be possible to prepare specialists for crisis management activities – emphasized Marek Wójcik, Voivode of Silesia.
The laboratory is connected by a network with other units equipped with the JASMINE system, which enables cooperation and conducting joint simulations of crisis situations. Thanks to this, the process of educating students acquires a practical and operational dimension.
- What we had the opportunity to see today, is an extremely advanced tool that can integrate the activities of many services and support them in effective crisis management, - said Senior Brigadier Arkadiusz Korzeniewski, city commander of the State Fire Service in Katowice. – The Silesian University of Technology has been cooperating with the services for many years, including the State Fire Service, and we value this cooperation very highly, because it brings mutual benefits. For students it is a chance to learn the practical dimension of the profession, while for firefighters – the opportunity to use theoretical and scientific knowledge – added the commander.
The Laboratory of the JASMINE Multi- Environmental Automated Emergency Management System is fully ready and starts its didactic and research activity. Its substantive supervisor is Dr Maja Taraszkiewicz‑Łyda from the Department of Safety Engineering.
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