“To persistently acquire knowledge and skills, to care for the dignity of a student and the good name of the university, to show respect to the university authorities and all members of its community… we swear” – the words of the oath echoed in the building of the Poznan School of Logistics, where the inauguration of the Academic Year took place on Saturday, October 4th. A record number of 1,263 people joined the ranks of WSL students, Poland’s first logistics university, this year.
– Just as a field, however fertile, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind cannot be without learning – quoting Cicero, the Rector of WSL, Prof. Andrzej Korzeniowski, officially opened the 2008/2009 Academic Year.
Many distinguished guests attended the inauguration – the Vice-Rector of TFH in Wildau near Berlin, Prof. Herbert Sonntag, rectors and deans of many public and private universities, presidents of dozens of companies that cooperate with WSL, as well as a group of professors and other academic and teaching staff.
A special place in the WSL Auditorium was occupied by those who are just beginning their adventure with the first logistics university in Poland. A record number of 1,263 students were admitted to the first year. In total, 3,263 students will begin their studies at WSL, including nearly 2,020 in bachelor’s degree programs and 845 in supplementary master’s degree programs.
An important element of the ceremony was the presentation of awards to WSL employees and students. A special prize awaited MSU student Aneta Pastuszka-Konieczna, who brought home a silver medal in women’s kayaking (K-2) over 500 m from this year’s Olympic Games in Beijing. In addition to a glass statuette from WSL, the kayaker received an album containing all press, radio, and television materials covering her stay at the Olympics. Meanwhile, the company Prologis honored the School’s best graduate by awarding them a significant cash prize. This year, the winner was Piotr Szydłowski, a graduate of the first-cycle studies.
Next, Rector Prof. Andrzej Korzeniowski spoke, and in his address, he did not spare words of praise for the University. – WSL is developing very dynamically.
– In the past academic year, the School achieved significant results in many areas of operation. The university’s human resources potential has grown, research and publishing activities have been developed, and the number of students has increased – he said – The past academic year at WSL was also a period of intensive work aimed at developing foreign contacts. As part of the multi-year cooperation with the Technische Fachhochschule Wildau near Berlin, more graduates have obtained a double degree in the field of logistics. WSL has also expanded its cooperation in terms of student and lecturer exchanges, as well as joint research projects with universities from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, and Finland.
By inaugurating the 2008/2009 academic year, the Poznan School of Logistics begins its eighth year of operation, providing education at the bachelor’s, master’s, and postgraduate levels.