The Civic Budget, due to its participatory nature, is one of the tools to strengthen the engagement, sense of fitness and development of the University of Lodz. Thanks to it our communities of students and doctoral students have a real impact on the development of the university and its activities. It is a part of the Fund of the University of Lodz Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Quality of Education for government, scientific and organisational activities of students and doctoral students.
Dr hab. Robert Zakrzewski, Associate Professor at the University of Lodz – Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Quality of Education:
Dear Students and Doctoral Students,
I would like to encourage you to submit your projects to the "wspUŁrządzimy" Civic Budget for students and doctoral students 2024. I would like this Budget to be another tool for the joint development of the University of Lodz, and I believe that it will have a real impact on the activities of our university, which you co-create.
Through this programme you may change both your and our surroundings and actively participate in the academic life. I hope that this will help develop organisational skills to an even greater extent and contribute to closer cooperation. Ultimately, the projects will make the physical and social space more friendly, accessible and modern, thus creating a unique nature of the university.
Initiatives and projects under "wspUŁrządzimy" can be submitted by all individuals who have the status of a student or doctoral student of the University of Lodz. You can apply both individually and in teams, including mixed teams, i.e. teams of student and doctoral students. Projects initiated by the student and doctoral community should be universal, i.e. serve the entire community of the University of Lodz. Projects concerning the student campus and the University of Lodz Library are particularly universal.
In addition, the projects should:
- improve the technical, IT or material infrastructure of the University of Lodz, in accordance with the needs and expectations of students/doctoral students
- improve the functioning conditions of students/doctoral students on the premises and in the buildings of the University of Lodz
- strengthen the integration of the student/doctoral student community
- support the scientific, cultural, artistic or sports development of students/doctoral students
- foster the development of student/doctoral government
- promote environmental protection on the premises, buildings or in terms of activities of the University of Lodz.
Schedule for implementing activities in 2024
- 26 February –26 March – submission of projects;
- 4 April – 15 April – the Committee carries out formal and content-related evaluation, time for
- supplementing the Applications;
- 16 April – announcement of the list of projects included in the voting;
- 18 April – 5 May – voting and promotional activities of Applicants;
- 7 May – announcement of the list of projects selected for implementation.
Project implementation schedule in the period 2024/2025
- 13 May 2024–14 May 2025 – implementation of projects;
- 21 May 2025 – summary of the implementation of the 1st edition.
The maximum amount of costs of one project cannot exceed 30% of the total budget amount established for a given calendar year (this year, the overall Civic Budget of the University of Lodz is PLN 300,000).
When starting to develop a project, please read the Regulations and annexes – the full set of documents can be downloaded below.
The project is to be submitted on the form attached as Annex 1 to the Rules and Regulations. In addition to the application, it is necessary to attach a support list with names of at least 10 students/doctoral students of the University of Lodz, expressed in signatures (Appendix No. 2 to the Regulations). The University of Lodz Social Affairs Centre for Students and Doctoral Students provides consultations on technical, time and financial issues at the project development stage.
Contact details:
Social Affairs Centre for Students and Doctoral Students, University of Lodz
ul. Lumumby 1, Łódź
Phone: +48 42 66 55 338
e-mail: cos@uni.lodz.pl with a note in the title: BO2024
Downloadable documents
- Rules and Regulations of the Civic Budget of students and doctoral students of the University of Lodz "wspUŁrządzimy" (Appendix to the Regulation No. 52 of the Rector of the University of Lodz of 21 February 2024)
- Application form (Appendix 1 to the Regulations)
- A list of project supporters (Appendix 2 to the Regulations)
- Announcement of the University of Lodz Rector of 21 February 2024
Source: Social Affairs Centre for Students and Doctoral Students, University of Lodz
Edit: Communications and PR Centre, University of Lodz
Photo: Bartosz Kałużny, Communications and PR Centre, University of Lodz