End EGD4Cities Project Conference on European Green Deal issues

On 14 July 2022, a regional conference summarising the EGD4Cities project was held at the Faculty of Engineering Management of Bialystok University of Technology. The conference was attended by representatives of various backgrounds including local and government administration bodies, representatives of the business sector and business environment, and the world of science.

During the conference, the final results of the EGD4Cities project were presented and experiences on the practical aspects of implementing the European Green Deal concept were shared. The detailed programme was as follows:

• Welcome speech
• Assoc. Prof. Dorota Anna Krawczyk, DSc, PhD, Eng, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation, Bialystok University of Technology
• Assoc. Prof. Katarzyna Halicka, DSc, PhD, Eng, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Management, Bialystok University of Technology

• European Green Deal, objectives and results of the EGD4Cities project – Andrzej Pawluczuk, PhD – Project Manager, Faculty of Engineering Management, Bialystok University of Technology
• Virtual Think-Thank educational platform as the main product of the EGD4Citie project – Joanna Godlewska, PhD, Faculty of Engineering Management, Bialystok University of Technology
• BOF Eco-Centre of Competence – Dorota Perło, PhD, Director of the Board of the Association of Bialystok Functional Area
• European Green Deal and obligations to report ESG issues at the municipal enterprise level – Małgorzata Feluch, European Commission, Brussels
• Cooperation of business and local government in the implementation of innovative technology on the example of the City Hall in Brzeg, PWiK in Brzeg and WTT Group from Opole – Adam Zadorożny, Vice President, WTT
• Circular strategy for Lublin – Ewelina Frelas-Tyczyńska, Lublin City Hall
• Green transformation of the Augustów health resort – Mirosław Karolczuk, Mayor of the City of Augustów
• Perspectives for European Green Deal cooperation and EU projects – Joanna Sarosiek, Director of the Department of Regional Development, UMWP
• Questions and discussion – Assoc. Prof. Elżbieta Broniewicz, DSc, PhD, Eng, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Bialystok University of Technology
• Summary of the conference – Andrzej Pawluczuk, PhD, Faculty of Engineering Management, Bialystok University of Technology

The project team: Andrzej Pawluczuk, PhD – project manager, Joanna Godlewska, PhD – deputy project manager, Prof. Joanna Ejdys, DSc, PhD, Eng, Assoc. Prof. Elżbieta Broniewcz, DSc, PhD, Eng, Assoc. Prof. Katarzyna Halicka, DSc, PhD, Eng, Danuta Szpilko, PhD, invite you to improve your competencies in the ‘green economy’ by participating in free e-learning modules ending with a certificate after successfully completing a test.

The link to the modules developed as part of the project can be found on the virtual Think -Tank.