Zbigniew Szpunar, Ph.D. was awarded the Golden Herald. It is an award granted by the Program Council of the ICT Forum for achievements in implementing the message of all editions of the ICT Forum.

It reads as follows: "Building a modern state based on the widespread use of information and communication technologies is not an antagonistic goal for anyone!” Dr. Szpunar received the award during the Gala of the 28th ICT Forum on 29 September, 2022.

– It is a great honour for me to receive such an award on the eve of the end of over 46 years of work at Wrocław University of Science and Technology – with excellent co-workers and wonderful, creative students. I also feel satisfaction about the successes of six students of our Faculty (including four of my very last graduates) in the National Intercollegiate Competition of Young Masters – says Dr. Zbigniew Szpunar. – It is yet another edition of the competition, in which our students are successful, promoting our Faculty of Information and Communication Technology and – in particular – the Department of Applied Computer Science. I guess you can risk saying that my several-year-long history of coordinating the Young Masters Competition at Wrocław University of Science and Technology in the field of Applied Computer Science ends well.

The Forum appreciated the students of our Faculty

A day later, the Program Council of the ICT Forum were presented during the Young Masters Forum "Economic aspects of computerization of the state, digital modernization of Poland". The jury appreciated the students of our Faculty.

• Aleksandra Stawarz received a distinction for the work titled "Fake News Detection Method", which she wrote under the scientific supervision of Prof. Adrianna Kozierkiewicz, from the Department of Applied Computer Science.
• Kamil Przeniosło received a distinction for the work titled "Comparison of Java and Kotlin languages With Respect to Selected Quality Features", written under the scientific supervision of Dr. Bogumiła Hnatkowska from the Department of Applied Computer Science.
• Kamila Gałka, Mateusz Groblicki, Agata Kowalczyk and Arkadiusz Stępniak received a special award in the category "Best work in the field of effective teamwork in the pandemic situtation" for the work titled "Multi-Platform System for Data Processing and Device Management in the Field of IoT", wrjitten under the scientific supervision of Dr. Zbigniew Szpunar.