Cracow University of Technology (PK) is implementing a project under the NAWA SPINAKER – Intensive International Educational Programmes (IMPK)
“IMPK – Sustainable Building Materials and Technologies”
Project No. BPI/SPI/2024/1/00026
Project duration: 2025-06-01 to 2026-07-31
Funding amount: PLN 299,810.00
Funding under FERS – European Funds for Social Development – “Support for the creation and implementation of international educational programmes” – total allocation PLN 98,934,944.42.
Beneficiary: NAWA – Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange
PROJECT OBJECTIVE
The main goal is to develop and implement an intensive, hybrid educational programme – a summer school delivered in English for students, doctoral candidates and academic staff from foreign universities.
Under SPINAKER IMPK “Sustainable building materials and technologies,” the project will develop and implement intensive international learning formats – a summer school on sustainable building materials and technologies, delivered in English for students, doctoral candidates and academic staff from abroad and carried out at PK.
ACTIVITIES
In the first stage, the project includes preparing teaching materials and strengthening staff competencies (specialist training for 2 people and English language improvement for 9 lecturers).
The planned summer school programme includes 60 hours delivered in hybrid form, covering 9 micro-courses:
- Geopolymers – 8 h (4 h lecture + 4 h lab)
- Use of VR/AR in construction – 8 h (4 h lecture + 4 h lab)
- 3D printing of cements/concretes – 8 h (4 h lecture + 4 h lab)
- Design of high-performance and ultra-high-performance concrete – 4 h (lecture)
- Fibre-reinforced mineral materials – properties, applications, design – 8 h (4 h lecture + 4 h lab)
- Self-compacting concrete – properties, applications, design – 8 h (4 h lecture + 4 h lab)
- Fire behaviour testing of building materials – 4 h (lecture)
- Non-destructive testing of cement and geopolymer concrete structures – 6 h (4 h lecture + 2 h lab)
- Testing ageing processes in building materials – 6 h (4 h lecture + 2 h lab)
Classes will be delivered partly online (28 hours – lectures) and partly on-site in Kraków (32 hours – lectures and labs). On-site verification of learning outcomes is also planned.
EXPECTED RESULTS
The project will support medium- and long-term goals of the participating faculties and PK regarding internationalisation. In particular, it will contribute to:
- Increasing recognition of PK among young researchers as a centre specialising in sustainable building materials aligned with the circular economy.
- Facilitating future applications for prestigious research grants and cooperation with industrial partners, including internationally.
- Developing professional micro-courses in English that can later be included permanently in PK’s educational offer (e.g. for ERASMUS participants).
- Improving competencies of staff involved in the project, supporting their professional development and strengthening PK’s position as a leading centre in circular-economy-related material research.
- Enhancing PK’s brand as a partner in international networks and a university open to global collaboration.
- Improving teaching quality through better English proficiency among staff and increased use of international literature.
- Developing skills needed for effective work in an international environment, including teaching in English.
TARGET GROUPS
PK staff:
- Teaching and research-teaching staff from both faculties.
- Specialist training for 2 people in VR and English-language improvement for 9 lecturers.
Students, doctoral candidates and academic staff from abroad, with preference for:
- Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania (Group 1) – 2 people (doctoral student/staff)
- University of Miskolc, Hungary (Group 2) – 2 people (student/staff)
- Riga Technical University, Latvia (Group 2) – 2 people (doctoral student/staff)
- Lutsk National Technical University, Ukraine (Group 2) – 2 people (doctoral student/staff)
- Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, Turkey (Group 3) – 2 people (student/doctoral student)
- Nantes University, France (Group 3) – 2 people (students)
- L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan (Group 4) – 6 people (doctoral students/staff)
- Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico (Group 6) – 2 people (students)
- Nha Trang University, Vietnam (Group 6) – 2 people (doctoral students/staff)
- National Ilan University, Taiwan (Group 6) – 2 people (students/staff)
- The summer school is expected to include 24 participants, including 8 students and 16 doctoral students/staff.
RECRUITMENT:
SUMMER SCHOOL „IMPK – Sustainable Building Materials and Technologies” 29 June – 10 July 2026
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Krakow, 10 December 2025 – Call No. 3 for Applications for the Summer School “IMPK – Sustainable Building Materials and Technologies” (BPI/SPI/2024/1/00026), taking place 29 June 2026 – 10 July 2026 (2 weeks).
The Summer School takes place according to the schedule announced on the website. Duration: 2 weeks (60 teaching hours, first week remotely, second week in person at Cracow University of Technology)
Application deadline (first round): 15 February 2026
Completion of 9 microcourses will result in the issuance of 9 certificates – requires the participation in whole summer school (two weeks)
- Geopolymers – 8 h (4 h lecture + 4 h lab)
- Use of VR/AR in construction – 8 h (4 h lecture + 4 h lab)
- 3D printing of cements/concretes – 8 h (4 h lecture + 4 h lab)
- Design of high-performance and ultra-high-performance concrete – 4 h (lecture)
- Fibre-reinforced mineral materials – properties, applications, design – 8 h (4 h lecture + 4 h lab)
- Self-compacting concrete – properties, applications, design – 8 h (4 h lecture + 4 h lab)
- Fire behaviour testing of building materials – 4 h (lecture)
- Non-destructive testing of cement and geopolymer concrete structures – 6 h (4 h lecture + 2 h lab)
- Testing ageing processes in building materials – 6 h (4 h lecture + 2 h lab)
The call is addressed to students, PhD candidates, and academic staff from abroad.
- Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania (Group 1) – 2 people (doctoral student/staff)
- University of Miskolc, Hungary (Group 2) – 2 people (student/staff)
- Riga Technical University, Latvia (Group 2) – 2 people (doctoral student/staff)
- Lutsk National Technical University, Ukraine (Group 2) – 2 people (doctoral student/staff)
- Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, Turkey (Group 3) – 2 people (student/doctoral student)
- Nantes University, France (Group 3) – 2 people (students)
- L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan (Group 4) – 6 people (doctoral students/staff)
- Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico (Group 6) – 2 people (students)
- Nha Trang University, Vietnam (Group 6) – 2 people (doctoral students/staff)
- National Ilan University, Taiwan (Group 6) – 2 people (students/staff)
The summer school is expected to include 24 participants, including 8 students and 16 doctoral students/staff.
Application deadline (first round): 15 February 2026.
Please send the signed documents electronically to the NAWA SPINAKER Project Manager izabela.hager@pk.edu.pl by 15 February 2026.
NEW: Recruitment results will be announced on March 1, 2026
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Krakow, 10 October 2025 – Call No.2 for Applications for the language course for instructors teaching in the project “IMPK – Sustainable Building Materials and Technologies” (BPI/SPI/2024/1/00026).
The call is addressed to research and research-and-teaching staff of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and the Faculty of Materials Engineering and Physics of Cracow University of Technology who have been qualified to conduct classes within the NAWA SPINAKER project.
Application deadline: 20 October 2025.
SPINAKER Formularz 2 zgłoszenia udziału w kursie językowym – call closed
Please send the signed documents electronically to the NAWA SPINAKER Project Manager izabela.hager@pk.edu.pl
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Kraków, 1 October 2025 – Call No.1 for Applications for the lecturers in the project “IMPK – Sustainable building materials and technologies” No. BPI/SPI/2024/1/00026.
The call is open to research and teaching staff of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and the Faculty of Materials Engineering and Physics.
Application deadline: 17 October 2025.
SPINAKER Formularz 1 zgłoszenia udziału projekcie – call closed
Please send the signed documents electronically to the NAWA SPINAKER Project Manager izabela.hager@pk.edu.pl
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SPINAKER The schedule of events
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