Lublin is the first ever Polish city to become the European Youth Capital. In the annual contest organised by the European Youth Forum, Lublin was recognized for its energy and inspirational ideas of young people. The city secured the title after being shortlisted along with Beia Mare and Kazan.
Centre of Wheelchairs is about to move to a new location to better meet the growing needs and expectations of people with disabilities. The centre is due to open at the end of March.
Construction of the Integrated Metropolitan Station and reconstruction of the transportation system in the surrounding area have just begun. The investment worth over PLN 231 million is due to complete by the end of July 2022.
With the introduction and development of voice assistants such as Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant, Samsung’s Bixby and Microsoft’s Cortana, voice has become a powerful tool that opens door to new commercial applications and takes customer experience to the next level. Companies are now automating voice – something we’ve been using for more than 50,000 years. Does Polish tech make its voice heard?
The City of Lublin and Lublin Football Academy have signed an agreement to lease city-owned property at Krochmalna and Przeskok streets. The area of over 11 hectares is earmarked for the construction and operation of a modern training facility, which was approved last year by the City Council. The deal ends several months of negotiations aimed at securing the city's interests.
Start of construction works on Racławickie Avenue, improvements to bus infrastructure, new junction schemes, construction and repairs of roads and pavements of a total length of over 21 km, plus about 50 road improvement schemes in districts and projects under the Civic Budget. This is the balance of road investments completed in 2020. Their total value exceeds PLN 100 million.
Researchers from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (Department of Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Aviation Propulsion Systems) are working on the concept of a self-service car wash with a compact system for recovering and saving water and energy. The project's funding comes from the National Center for Research and Development – it will last 2.5 years and cost nearly PLN 4.4 million.
In December, the company informed about its investment plans in connection with the existing production facility at Vetterów Street in Lublin. Based on investments to date and the growing demand for diagnostic products relating to SARS-CoV-2, Biomaxima will purchase an adjacent plot of land for further development of its plant.
Lublin gains new recreational and functional spaces, a place for walks and intimate cultural events. A two-level foot and bike bridge over the Bystrzyca River next to Ludowy Park impresses with its spectacular illumination. Last week witnessed an illumination test, which is a sign that after one and a half years of work, the renovation of the park is drawing to a close.
The solution developed by the scientists from the Department of Electrical Drives and Machines of the Lublin University of Technology regarding the power electronic system of the MV/LV transformer with a kinetic energy storage device was awarded with a gold medal. Authors of the invention are Dariusz Zieliński, BEng, PhD, Karol Fatyga, BEng, MSc, Łukasz Kwaśny, BEng, MSc and Bartłomiej Stefańczak, BEng, MSc.
The Ultimate AgriTech Event – this is the title of an online business conference held last week between Polish and British companies which wish to explore how a Hull-based C4DI connection with Lublin might streamline international business and investment in the UK and Poland, especially in the light of the looming end of Brexit transition period.
The co-founder of SDS Optic SA from Lublin, Magdalena Staniszewska, PhD, received a prestigious award on behalf of the European Commission in the Innovation Radar Prize 2020 competition in the category called Women-led Innovation and has been named the most innovative woman in the European Union in 2020.
