Citizen participation, stakeholder engagement, and open innovation in science are just a few of the buzzwords that scientists and lecturers have recently been confronted with more and more frequently. What is behind the buzzwords? The UNIC workshops will enable you to have a closer look at them, as well as learn how the above concepts interact with the assumptions of different projects and what benefits can come from using them in research and lectures.
The workshops are organised as part of a research project UNIC4ER, which pertains to the socially committed science. This attitude is about the systematic generation of knowledge not only for a society, but also with and within the society.
UNIC (European University of Post-Industrial Cities) is an Alliance of European universities from post-industrial cities that form one of alliances of European Universities. European Universities are transnational alliances that will become the universities of the future, promoting European values and identity, and revolutionising the quality and competitiveness of European higher education. They will do so by joint implementation of innovative solutions in the field of education and science and deep institutional integration. The project focuses on the challenges faced by post-industrial cities, the role of universities in their transformation and building the potential of cities in key areas such as: social inclusion, diversity, sustainable development. University of Lodz joined the Alliance in 2022.