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Barbara Kuklińska: What helps scientists most to be successful?

Prof. Kazimierz Darowicki - A scientist must have passion, because it is the main driving force for action and continuous research. The work of a scientist is a kind of vocation where it is important to work more than the expected minimum. You have to look wider, maintain your curiosity and always demand of yourself.

ACEEU (Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities) is an international organization founded in 2016, specialising in acknowledging and fostering entrepreneurial and engaged potential of universities on institutional and divisional levels.

– 3D printing is not something new anymore, while some research areas are still undiscovered. Looking through the prism of the pandemic, researchers who deal with 3D printing have significantly contributed to the support of medics, for example by printing fragments of helmets or mask connectors. Based on these experiences, I thought that it would be worth checking how the material we print behaves under the influence of sterilization, i.e.

– I am very glad that we are starting the academic year in the traditional, face-to-face form. I hope that we will be able to conduct it entirely on the campus, not at home, in front of laptop and tablet screens. Remember that you can help us with this. I appeal to those of you who have not yet made use of the vaccination opportunity. Do it as soon as possible, helping yourselves, your relatives and all of us - says the rector of Gdańsk Tech.