We are proud to announce that during the LXIII Congress of the Association of Doctoral Students of Technical Universities, held at the Warsaw University of Technology, the PhD Students’ Union of Poznan University of Technology received awards in three categories in the Doctoral Initiatives of Technical Universities Competition 2025:

•    1st place in the “Doctoral Students for Science” category for the scientific seminar The PhD Science Forum – Innovative Thinking. Real Data. Future Science, held on June 27, 2025
•    1st place in the “Effective Negotiations” category for the PhDBoost program
•    2nd place in the “Overall Achievements” category

During the Congress, doctoral students had the opportunity to participate in inspiring meetings, including with representatives of the National Centre for Research and Development, which presented the new Lider UP program, as well as with distinguished guests: Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik, Chair of the Conference of Rectors of Polish Technical Universities, Prof. Jerzy Małachowski, Director of NCBR, and Prof. Aneta Pobudkowska-Mirecka, Director of the Doctoral School of Warsaw University of Technology.

These distinctions are a testament to the activity and engagement of doctoral students at Poznan University of Technology.

We warmly congratulate all other laureates of the Competition and thank the Organisers for preparing an inspiring event that promotes the development of doctoral initiatives across Poland.