Students from Międzyrzec Podlaski dominated this year’s, and simultaneously the first, edition of the Logistics Olympiad. The school had the most finalists – six people, including the winner Dariusz Makaruk and the fourth-place laureate Adam Syczewski. Following such a huge success and an invitation from the management, the WSL authorities decided to send a delegation to the Podlasie region to give lectures for the students. A lecture on the state of logistics in Central and Eastern Europe was conducted by the head of the ILiM Knowledge Dissemination Department, Tomasz Janiak. Subsequently, WSL press spokesperson Wojciech Zalewski presented the opportunities offered by studying logistics at WSL. The two-hour meeting was concluded by an alumnus of the school – currently the editorial secretary of the Logistyka magazine – Artur Olejniczak, with a lecture by Associate Professor Ireneusz Fechner titled “What is logistics?” and a presentation of the ILiM Knowledge Dissemination Department. The speakers also held a short competition in which the book “LOGISTICS” could be won.
– The youth in Międzyrzec Podlaski are disciplined, ambitious, and full of respect for their teachers, which does not always happen in modern times – says Wojciech Zalewski, WSL press spokesperson. – Despite the distance of over 400 kilometers between us, they know our university, the textbooks published by ILiM, and the WSL cooperation program with schools perfectly. In the logistics lab, there is even a quote from the book “Logistics Centers” by the Chancellor of WSL, Assoc. Prof. Ireneusz Fechner, which reads: “Do not give up on a goal just because it takes a long time to achieve. The time will pass anyway.” We were also impressed by the hospitality with which we were received, as well as the school’s infrastructure: perfectly equipped laboratories, air conditioning, good working conditions – this is surely to the credit of the school principal, Michał Kiryluk.
The “WSL for High Schools” program has been developing very dynamically for three years. The university decided to help teachers training in the professions of “Logistics Technician” and “Freight Forwarding Technician” in their daily work. In cooperation with ILiM, a series of textbooks for high schools was created. Postgraduate studies for teachers were launched, within which they acquire knowledge that they can pass on to students. An internet portal was created as a platform for exchanging materials and experiences. WSL also hosts field trips from high schools, during which classes are conducted at the university, and afterwards, students visit partner logistics companies.