ENHANCE GREAT Staff Week - Programme

Day 1 - Wednesday, 6th May

Time Session
08:00–09:00 Registration & Morning Coffee
Place: Ground Floor, Faculty of Management and Economics
09:00–11:00 Official Welcome & Wellbeing / Diversity / Intercultural Session
Anna Modrzejewska, Paulina Chobot - workshop with Kahoot
Place: Aula, Faculty of Management and Economics
11:00–11:30 Coffee Break
Place: Ground Floor, Faculty of Management and Economics
11:40–14:00

Basic Track
Job Shadowing
Place: Various locations

Employee Functional Diversity Hub
Strategies for supporting autistic employees
Michał Tomczak (Gdańsk Tech)
Place: Room 110, Faculty of Management and Economics

International Exchange Knowledge Hub
Ice-breaker and introduction around tables
Why and how universities can support researchers and their families in mobility - the NTNU case
Magdalena Pajor (Gdańsk Tech), Anette Moen (NTNU)
Place: Room 257, Main Building (Gdańsk Tech)

Methodological Hub
Critique - participants identify and discuss current problems, frustrations, and barriers related to the topic. The goal is to articulate what is not working, or potential not being explored, and build a shared understanding of the present situation.
Svend Hauekrog Christiansen, Aida Olivia Pereira de Carvalho Guerra (Aalborg University)
Place: Room Epsilon, STOS Building, 3rd floor

Open Science Hub
AI tools for searching scholarly literature – Ethical, Transparent and Responsible AI in RDM
Magdalena Szuflita-Żurawska (Gdańsk Tech)
Primo Research Assistant: Functionalities, User Experience and Semantic Search
Paweł Borkowski (WUT)

Place: Branch Library - Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics (New ETI Building, level 0, room NE 050)

Wellbeing Hub
Well-being in Action (Workshop)
Stach Borawski (SWPS University Sopot Campus)
Place: Room 009, Faculty of Management and Economics
14:00–15:00 Lunch
Place: Ground Floor, Faculty of Management and Economics
15:15–17:00

Basic Track
Melih Oezkardes (RWTH Aachen) & Paulina Chobot (Gdańsk Tech)
Place: Heweliusz Courtyard, Main Building

Employee Functional Diversity Hub
Understanding ADHD in the workplace: What it means for working together
Joanna Szulc (Gdańsk Tech)
Place: Room 110, Faculty of Management and Economics

International Exchange Knowledge Hub
Outgoing researcher mobility and sustainability in academia
Anette Moen (NTNU), Justyna Lubośna (Gdańsk Tech)
Place: Room 257, Main Building

Methodological Hub
Fantasy - participants generate creative, unconstrained ideas for an ideal future of their teaching practice. This phase encourages imagination and alternative thinking, allowing participants to propose bold or unconventional solutions without considering limitations.
Svend Hauekrog Christiansen, Aida Olivia Pereira de Carvalho Guerra
Place: Room 205, Main Building

Open Science Hub
How we (don’t) use AI in our daily work – AI in student learning
Agnieszka Szymik, Anna Woźniczka (Gdańsk Tech)
Tool Supporting the Preparaton of Scientific Articels: Examples and Recommendiations - Natalia Mikołaczak, Paweł Borkowski (WUT)
Place: Branch Library, New ETI Building, level 0, room NE 050

Wellbeing Hub
Design Your Work: Job-Crafting for Better Well-Being
Małgorzata Zięba, Magdalena Fabjanowicz (Gdańsk Tech)
Place: Room 009, Faculty of Management and Economics
17:00 - 20:00 Free Time
20:00 Optional Dinner (self-pay)
Place: Restaurant Nowosopocka, Emilii Plater 7/9/11, Sopot

Day 2 – Thursday, 7th May

Time Session
08:30–09:00 Morning Coffee
Place: Ground Floor, Faculty of Management and Economics
09:00–11:00

Basic Track
Job Shadowing
Place: Various locations

Employee Functional Diversity Hub
Psychological determinants of the perception of diversity
Katarzyna Stankiewicz (Gdańsk Tech)
Place: Room 010, Faculty of Management and Economics

International Exchange Knowledge Hub
Facilitating job shadowing – workshop, part 1
Place: Room 257, Main Building

Methodological Hub
Realization - the group transforms selected
fantasy ideas into realistic, actionable concepts
considering their teaching and institutional
contexts. Participants assess feasibility,
refine ideas, and develop concrete plans for
implementation.
Svend Hauekrog Christiansen, Aida Olivia Pereira de Carvalho Guerra
Place: Room Epsilon, STOS Building, 3rd floor

Open Science Hub
AI tools and solutions in everyday support services: Building applications without code – case study
Paweł Borkowski (WUT), Piotr Krajewski (Gdańsk Tech)
Place: Branch Library, New ETI Building, level 0, room NE 050

Wellbeing Hub
Needs analysis and best practices sharing concerning well-being at universities
Małgorzata Zięba (Gdańsk Tech)
Place: Room 009, Faculty of Management and Economics

Wellbeing Session
Mindful walk in the forest
Małgorzata Zięba, Magdalena Fabjanowicz (Gdańsk Tech)
Place: Outdoor area
11:00–11:30 Coffee Break
Place: Ground Floor, Faculty of Management and Economics
11:40–14:00 Wellbeing Session
Sports activities to choose from:
  • Mat workout
  • Beach volleyball
  • Football (soccer)
  • Boccia
  • Nordic walking
  • Relaxation zone – sun loungers
Place: Academic Sports Centre (outside of the campus)
Meeting point: Ground Floor, Faculty of Management and Economics
14:00–15:00 Lunch
Place: Ground Floor, Faculty of Management and Economics
15:15–17:00

Basic Track
Two parallel workshops:

  1. Mind the Gap – cultural differences
    Jocelyn (TU Berlin), Magdalena Pajor (Gdańsk Tech)
    Place: Heweliusz Courtyard, Main Building
  2. Deciphering Sustainability – measuring beyond buzzwords
    Greg Ganczewski (WUT)
    Place: Room Epsilon, STOS Building, 3rd floor

Employee Functional Diversity Hub
Inclusive Classrooms: Teaching and Supporting Neurodiverse Students
Beata Krawczyk-Bryłka (Gdańsk Tech)
Place: Room 010, Faculty of Management and Economics

International Exchange Knowledge Hub
Facilitating job shadowing – workshop, part 2
Place: Room 257, Main Building

Methodological Hub
Group work - After completing the three phases,
participants will work in groups to consolidate
their ideas and develop concrete proposals in
format of road maps, or actions plans
Svend Hauekrog Christiansen (Aalborg University) & Aida Olivia Pereira de Carvalho Guerra (Aalborg University)
Place: Room 205, Main Building

Open Science Hub
AI tools and solutions in everyday support services:
How we (don’t) use AI in our daily work - AI among research support services
Rafał Narwojsz (Gdańsk Tech)
Plausible but False: The Hallucination Challenge in Generative AI
Magdalena Szuflita-Żurawska (Gdańsk Tech) & Piotr Krajewski (Gdańsk Tech)
Place: Branch Library, New ETI Building, level 0, room NE 050

Wellbeing Hub
Build up your resilience!
Anna Modrzejewska (Gdańsk Tech)
Place: Room 009, Faculty of Management and Economics
17:00 - 19:30 Free Time
19:30 Gala Dinner – Dinner with live music (hosted by Gdańsk Tech)
Place: Fahrenheit Courtyard, Main Building

Day 3 - Friday, 8th May

Time Session
08:30–09:00 Morning Coffee
Place: Ground Floor, Faculty of Management and Economics
09:15–11:15

Basic Track
Job Shadowing
Place: Various locations

Employee Functional Diversity Hub
How to support a chronically ill employee
Marta Szeluga-Romańska (Gdańsk Tech)
Place: Room 401, Faculty of Management and Economics

International Exchange Knowledge Hub
Financial Programmes facilitating Staff Mobility
Place: Room 257, Main Building

Methodological Hub
Poster session and peer-feedback - participants
will present their ideas for innovating their teaching
practice through posters summarizing their key
insights, solutions, and action plans.
Svend Hauekrog Christiansen, Aida Olivia Pereira de Carvalho Guerra (Aalborg University)
Place: Room 205, Main Building

Open Science Hub
AI in academic research, ethics
Natalia Mikołajczak (WUT), Madhurya Chandel (WUT), Rafał Narwojsz (Gdańsk Tech)
Place: Branch Library – Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics (New ETI Building, level 0, room NE 050)

Wellbeing Hub
Working on the recommendations / guidelines for well-being activities / solutions at universities
Małgorzata Zięba (Gdańsk Tech)
Place: Room 207, Faculty of Management and Economics

Well-being activities in practice (indoor / outdoor depending on the weather)
Małgorzata Zięba (Gdańsk Tech)
Place: Outdoor area
11:30–12:00 Coffee Break
Place: Ground Floor, Faculty of Management and Economics
12:00–14:00 Wellbeing Session
Sports activities to choose from:
  • Mat exercises,
  • Beach volleyball,
  • Football (soccer),
  • Boccia,
  • Nordic walking,
  • Relaxation zone – sun loungers
Place: Academic Sports Centre (outside of the campus)
Meeting point: Ground Floor, Faculty of Management and Economics
14:00–15:00 Closing Session & Certificate Ceremony
Place: Heweliusz Courtyard, Main Building
15:00 Lunch
Place: Ground Floor, Faculty of Management and Economics

This Staff Week is organised within the following projects 

1) “ENHANCE PG” (project no. BPI/WUE/2025/1/00010) is funded by the European Union under the "Support for European Universities Alliances" programme (call no. FERS.01.05-IP.08-0219/23 – 2025 intake)

 2) “Strengthening the Potential of Gdańsk University of Technology in the ENHANCE Alliance” (project no. BPI/WUE/2024/1/00020). financed by the European Union under the "Support for European Universities Alliances" programme (call no. FERS.01.05-IP.08-0219/23 – 2024 intake)