European projects currently being implemented
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„Vizja Home – University for All”
The project is implemented under the European Funds for Social Development programme.
Implementation period: 01.01.2025 to 31.12.2028
Target groups: Support will also be provided to teaching and administrative staff of VIZJA University – 272 people, management staff – 32 people and selected representatives of formal student groups, e.g. scientific circles, student government – 60 people in total.
Support will be provided to the university – VIZJA University located at 59 Okopowa Street and its branches.
Project objective: The aim of the project is to create conditions for the full participation of all persons, including persons with disabilities and other persons with special needs, in the life of the university and the academic community, including during recruitment, education, conducting scientific research, participation in cultural and sporting events and employment – on an equal basis with others.
The project involves the implementation of tasks that will result in ensuring the accessibility of the university in eight areas: Organizational Structure, Architectural Accessibility, Information and Communication Accessibility, Digital Accessibility, Technologies, Procedures, Education Support Services, and Disability Awareness Raising Activities.
The project will implement many innovative activities to ensure accessibility of the university. Examples of activities that will be implemented as part of the above project:
– an innovative navigation and communication system will be implemented to facilitate movement (and evacuation) around the university and its branches for people with special needs, in particular the blind;
• the university buildings will be adapted to the needs of blind and visually impaired people by installing vertical and horizontal markings in Braille;
– new solutions will be implemented to increase the accessibility of education for deaf and hard of hearing people – induction loops – stationary and portable – will be installed in lecture halls and at key service stations;
– six silence zones will be created – the so-called Wellbeing Space. These will be publicly accessible places for students, PhD students and university employees (particularly important for neurodiverse people), equipped with comfortable furniture, sofas, armchairs, tables, appropriate lighting and technical solutions ensuring the possibility of quieting down;
• psychological and advisory support will be organized for students, doctoral students and university employees. Individual support will be provided in the form of individual consultations with a psychiatrist, psychologist, coach, career advisor, dietitian or other specialist, in accordance with the reported needs. Group support will be provided in the form of training, workshops and support groups, including groups conducted using art therapy methods;
• sports activities will be organized, adapted to the needs of people with special needs, including people with disabilities. Sports activities will be conducted in the form of individual training and group classes. Classes will be conducted in sports halls equipped with specialist devices and sports equipment adapted to the needs of people with disabilities;
• a foreign language learning classroom will be created, adapted to the needs of people with special needs, including people with disabilities, and foreign language classes will be conducted, adapted to the needs of people with special needs, including people with disabilities;
• awareness activities, trainings, integration events will be conducted. Trainings in the area of accessibility will be organized: e.g. work and communication with people with various types of disabilities, principles of adapting teaching materials, including e.g. constructing content in plain language, principles of creating accessible websites and mobile applications and many others. Numerous awareness and integration events will also be organized, addressed to the entire academic community, such as the Academic Autism Awareness Days;
• “Room of the Senses” will be created, which will be equipped with devices enabling exercises using devices simulating limitations in various senses, e.g. sight, hearing. The room will be equipped with, for example, blackout blindfolds, a set simulating 12 different visual defects, an old age simulator, a wheelchair, canes for the blind and many others;
• Numerous procedures and standards will also be implemented to ensure accessibility in all organizational units of the university.
The result of the project will be:
• implementing solutions to improve the accessibility of VIZJA University for people with disabilities;
• raising the competences of teaching and administrative staff in the field of basic awareness and/or specialist training – 245 people;
• raising the competences of management staff in the field of basic awareness and/or specialist training – 32 people;
• raising competences of representatives of formal student groups in the field of basic awareness and/or specialist training – 54.
The project is implemented under the European Funds for Social Development 2021-2027 program co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus, Priority 3 Accessibility and services for people with disabilities, Measure 03.01 Accessibility of higher education.
Value of eligible project expenses: PLN 8,121,503.86
Value of subsidy: PLN 7,877,858.74
Value of subsidy from European funds: PLN 6,701,864.99
Projects implemented between 2009 and 2023
01
„A Remarkable University”
The main goal of the project is to improve the access to the University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw in terms of: architecture, communication, website administration, IT tools, and teaching procedures, all of which will contribute to making our University 100% accessible to persons with different kinds and degrees of disability.
02
„Vision of the Future”
A project implemented from April 1st, 2019 to March 31st, 2023. Aimed at students, teaching and research staff and administration staff of the University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw. The main goal of the project is to increase the effectiveness of managing and quality of teaching at the University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw in order to ensure professional teaching adjusted to the requirements of the job market. More information https://vizjaprzyszlosci.vizja.pl/.
03
„University Closer to Business”
A Complex Development Program for the University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw – project implemented from September 3rd 2018, to August 30th, 2022. The main goal of the project is to increase the quality of teaching and the effectiveness of management within the framework of a complex programme “University Closer to Business – an integrated program for the development of the University of Finance and Management”. More information https://uczelniablizejbiznesu.vizja.pl/.
04
„University of Democracy”
The main goal of the project was to prepare a teaching programme and undertake teaching activities (such as workshops, training, direct workplace mentoring in cooperation with the Employment Office) in order to develop competencies which will allow students to be active socially and on the job market, expand their general and expert knowledge and develop their interests, fostering educational and cultural activity, preventing social exclusion. The project involves 900 students (500 girls and 400 boys) currently in primary and secondary schools (aged 12-19) in various regions of Poland by offering them the possibility to participate in educational activities.
05
„Universities closer to foreign students – international programme for the promotion of Polish universities”
A project implemented between January 2nd, 2019 and December 31st, 2019. It was financed by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange as part of the Modern Foreign Promotion Programme. The aim of the project was to participate in seven international fairs: in Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City); Russia (Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk); Thailand (Bangkok), Uzbekistan (Samarkanda, Bukhra) in order to promote our University abroad.
06
„Postgraduate studies for employees of the judicial system – Restructuring Law, Bankruptcy Law, and Finance Law”
A project implemented between November 1st, 2016 and August 31st, 2018. The project involved conducting two editions of postgraduate studies for 80 employees of the judicial system specializing in economy, in particular in restructuring law, bankruptcy law and finance law, who were interested in gaining knowledge, improving their competencies and learning practical skills in said fields, as well as gaining non-legal knowledge useful in prosecuting economic crimes and tax offences and when ruling in cases of economic crime.
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„Plan your career with Vizja!”
A project implemented from September 1st, 2016 to August 31st, 2018, thanks to which 480 students in their last two semesters of either BA or MA studies in the fields of: Management, Finance and Accounting, Political Studies, Psychology and Law were offered assistance in business-related issues and in the form of personal career advising. After the project was completed, a Balance of competencies was created. To learn more, please visit www.kariera.vizja.pl.
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„IT specialists in business – programme for development of the University of Information Technologies”
The project was aimed at first-year, second-year and third-year IT students of the University of Information Technologies. It was implemented between 2013 and 2015. To learn more, please visit www.informatycywbiznesie.vizja.net.
09
„GRADYS”
Software including simulation activities with VR elements to support cognitive functions in people who age normally and pathologically due to dementia, financed from the funds of the Social Innovations programme, implemented in partnership with the Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz.
