This year's Santander Awards were presented to 60 WUST students and doctoral students. Among them there are 15 students and a PhD student from our Faculty. Congratulations! The aim of the competition was to recognise individuals particularly involved in the life of our academic community.

Santander Awards is a competition that has been promoting and supporting scientific and social development for years, while also recognising the commitment and activity of students and doctoral candidates at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. The Wednesday event was an occasion to honour as many as 60 people from our university, each of whom will receive a one-time financial award of 2,000 PLN.

The laureates include: 10 first-year undergraduate students, 40 students from the second, third, and fourth years of undergraduate and master's studies, and 10 doctoral students from the Doctoral School at Wrocław University of Science and Technology.

– What they share is not only excellent results but also immense energy and a desire to engage,’ said Dr. Piotr Górski, vice-rector for student affairs at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, during the award ceremony. There were more applications than ever before, which only confirms that we have many exceptional students and doctoral students at the university. The Santander Award is not only a distinction for them, but also a signal that it is worth it to be passionate and become engaged in studying, in projects, and in helping others – added Dr. Górski.

15 of the awarded individuals are our Faculty's students – Jakub Owoc, Wojciech Krzos, Piotr Gabrysch, Izabela Kalenik, Filip Puszko, Wojciech Majchrowski, Michał Ramus, Michał Kos, Jakub Drzewiecki, Joanna Popielewska, Paweł Dzikiewicz, Adrian Kotula, Maksymilian Górski, Kacper Jarysz, Michał Szewczyk. NThe Santander award was also received by our doctoral student Katarzyna Białas. Congratulations!

The following aspects were important in the candidate selection process:

• academic performance or university admission results
• scientific competitions
• social activity for the benefit of the university and beyond
• artistic achievements
• sporting achievements
• scientific achievements

Santander supports social development

For 28 years, Santander has focused on building a better future by supporting society in its development. It works towards connecting people, companies, and universities, helping them grow and reach for more.

In 1996, the Santander Group launched a pioneering initiative supporting education, career building, and entrepreneurship. As part of it, support has already been provided to over 1,500,000 individuals and businesses. As part of the programme, the group has invested over 2.3 billion euros and collaborates with more than 1,200 universities across 26 countries.

We encourage you to follow the upcoming initiatives on the Santander Open Academy platform and take advantage of the available programmes there.

Photos by Barbara Cząstkiewicz.