PProf. Tadeusz Więckowski, head of the Department of ICT and Telecommunications, founding father of our Faculty, former rector of Wrocław University of Science and Technology, received the 20th Anniversary Lower Silesian Gryphon statuette for his academic activity. The award was presented during the Grand Business Gala at the National Forum of Music.

The Lower Silesian Gryphon – Economic Award" is a competition that has been organized since 2004. To date its participants included over 1,740 companies and local governments from Lower Silesia. The aim of the competition is to present, promote and integrate the regional economy, business and science.

The jury of the competition awarded prof. Tadeusz Więckowski in the science category.

– Looking at this award, I think I'm a bit lucky because I've met fantastic people in my life. What we did in the scientific and organizational fields, we did together and many of these achievements were the result of teamwork, so a part of this award belongs to all of them and I am very grateful to them for that. I also wanted to thank my loved ones, especially my wife, who showed me great understanding during my work – said the professor during the ceremony..

In the business category, the statuette was awarded to the chairman of our University Council, Grzegorz Dzik, president of Impel.

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Prof. Tadeusz Więckowski was born on 31 October 1952 in Lwówek Śląski. He graduated from the Faculty of Electronics, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology in 1976. He started his professional career in 1976 at the District Inspectorate of the State Radio Inspection in Wrocław. In the same year, he began doctoral studies at the Institute of Telecommunications and Acoustics at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. He defended his doctoral dissertation in 1980. That year he was employed at Wrocław University of Science and Technology as an assistant professor. In 1993, he received a postdoctoral degree in technical sciences at the Faculty of Electronics of the Wrocław University of Technology, and in 1996 he was appointed associate professor at Wrocław University of Science and Technology.

The title of professor of technical sciences was awarded to him in 2002. In 2006 he was appointed to the position of full professor.

t Wrocław University of Science and Technology, he was deputy head of the Department of Radiocommunication (1985-2005), head of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory, deputy director of the Institute of Telecommunications and Acoustics at Wrocław University of Science and Technology (1990-1996), director of the Institute of Telecommunications and Acoustics at Wrocław University of Science and Technology (1996-2002), head for quality at the Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory of the Institute of Telecommunications and Acoustics at WUST, PCBC-accredited head (1998-2005) and head of Brussel-accredited Laboratory of Electromagnetic Compatibility of the Institute of Telecommunications, Teleinformatics and Acoustics, WUST (since 2005), head of the teaching Laboratory of Electromagnetic Compatibility (1980-2002), head of the Department of Radiocommunication and Teleinformatics at the Institute of Telecommunications, Teleinformatics and Acoustics, WUST (2005-2006), head of the Department of Radiocommunication and Teleinformatics at the Institute of Telecommunications, Teleinformatics and Acoustics, WUST (since 2006).

In the years 2002-2008 he was the vice-rector of Wrocław University of Science and Technology for research and cooperation with the industry, and then the rector of Wrocław University of Science and Technology (2008-2016). Currently, he is the director of the Wrocław Centre for Networking and Supercomputing (since 2020) and the rector's representative for the development of the Medical Faculty.

He received twice the Prime Minister's Award. He is an honorary doctor of: Lviv Polytechnic, Moscow Power Engineering Institute and the National Mining University in Dnipropetrovsk. He is an honorary professor at Óbuda University in Budapest and the Honorary Consul of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków.

He was, inter alia, chairman of the Conference of Rectors of Polish Technical Universities (2012-2016), and a honorary chairman of the Conference of Rectors of Polish Technical Universities (2016-2020).

He is a member of the organizational and programme committees for both national and international conferences. He received: Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold and Silver Crosses of Merit and the KEN Medal.

Prof. Tadeusz Więckowski has published nearly 190 scientific papers, including 15 books, monographs and textbooks, over 70 articles in journals and at international conferences, 100 articles in journals and at national conferences. He also owns six patent applications and patents, as well as over 600 expert opinions for the industry, including 399 documented series of reports and numerous implementations.

In his scientific activity, he deals with methods of electromagnetic compatibility testing of devices, systems and installations, with particular emphasis on the intersystem compatibility of telecommunications and ICT installations.

Prof. Więckowski is the supervisor of approx. 100 diploma theses, 10 doctoral dissertations, a reviewer in 5 applications for the title of professor (Faculty of Electronics at the Military University of Technology, Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology at Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology), 6 habilitation programs defended at the Faculty of Electronics, Military University of Technology (3 dissertations) and at the Faculty of Electronics WUST. He is also a reviewer of 2 habilitation monographs and 9 doctoral dissertations defended at the Faculties of Electronics at Warsaw University of Technology, at the Military University of Technology and at Wrocław University of Science and Technology.

It's owing to his efforts that the university campus has been expanded with the following buildings: the Bibliotech, the Technopolis, the Geocentrum complex, the archive, and the sports hall. He organized the largest Faculty of Information and Communication Technology in Poland. The Senate honoured him with the Medal for Outstanding Services for Wrocław University of Science and Technology, and in 2022 – with the Professor Magnus award.