DAY 0
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
For participants who registered in advance, two activities are planned:
15:00 – 16:30
City Tour — Group 1
The tour at 15:00 is recommended for
participants taking part in the kayaking
activity
15:00 – 16:30
City Tour — Group 2
16:30 – 19:30
Kayaking on Łyna River
DAY 1 - Opening & External Dimension
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Venue: CONFERENCE CENTER, DYBOWSKIEGO 11
Registration Desk: 8:00 – 18:00
9:00–12:30
Parallel Activities
- ChallengeEU working meetings.
- Campus tour
12:30–13:15
Standing Lunch
13:30–14:30
Opening of the Conference
16:30–19:30
Plenary Session I
Bridging Regions: Cooperation between Olsztyn (Warmia and Mazury) and Offenburg (Baden-Württemberg) as a role model.
Moderator: Czesław Kiński, UWM
Panelists:
- Jerzy Przyborowski, Rector of the University of Warmia and Mazury in
Olsztyn - Stephan Trahasch, Rector of Hochschule Offenburg
Julia Ritter, Member of the Board of the Maria and Georg Dietrich
Foundation, granddaughter of the foundation’s founders - Agnieszka Cydzik-Kwiatkowska, Head of the Chair of Environmental
Bioengineering, Faculty of Geoengineering, UWM in Olsztyn - Maciej Madeksza, teacher at the Maria and Georg Dietrich Academic High
School in Olsztyn, LO XII
16:00–16:30
Coffee Break
16:30–18:00
Plenary Session II
Impact in the Regions — Meaningful Engagement for Inclusive
Digital, Green, and Social Transitions
Moderator: Ilona Maier, HSO
Keynote speaker:
Veland Ramadani, Vice-Rector of South East European University
From Fragmentation to Impact. Reimagining Regional Innovation
Ecosystem
Panelists:
Iwona Kieda, Head of Communications and International Affairs, InLife
Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of
Science, Associated Partner
Bartłomiej Kowalik, Head of Department for International Cooperation,
Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, Colours European University
Alliance
19:30
Festive Dinner at Campus Marina
DAY 1 - Working Meetings
9:00–9:45
Student Introductory Meeting: Cultural Differences
University Library, R121
9:30–10:30
• Academic matchmaking in research
Conference Center, A2
• Mid-term report
Conference Center, A1
9:30-11:00
Campus Tour — Group 1
Conference Center
10:00–12:00
European Campus Quest: Kortowo Edition
Student’s Walkshop Experience, start – University Library
11:00–12:00
• Management Board + Academic Council
Conference Center, A1
• Student Council
Conference Center, A3
• Designing Joint Learning Experiences (COIL, Micro credentials…)
Conference Center, R1
• Networking in Communication and Media: Research and Teaching
Conference Center, R3
• Networking in Psychology: Research and Teaching
Conference Center, R5
9:30-11:00
Rector's Campus Tour
Stara Kotłownia Exhibition Centre, Prawochenskiego 9
9:30-11:00
Campus Tour — Group 2
Conference Center
12:00-12:30
Management Board + Student Council + Academic Council. Joint session
Conference Center, A1
DAY 2 - Alliance Achievements & Challenges
Thursday, 7 May 2026
Venue: CONFERENCE CENTER, DYBOWSKIEGO 11
Registration Desk: 8:00 – 16:00
9:00–10:30
Working Meetings
ChallengeEU Boards working meeting.
10:30–11:00
Coffee Break
11:00-12:15
Plenary Session III
Challenge-Based Learning
Moderator: Caroline Harnas, ECAM LaSalle
Keynote speaker:
Dorota Piotrowska, Lodz Technical University, ECIU European University
Alliance
Challenge-Based Learning in ECIU Alliance: Innovation hype or a
response to real-world complexity?
Panelists:
Sara Gancho, Director of the Academic Model at Universidade Europeia
(UEL)
Michał Kontraktowicz, Mayor of the Municipality of Stawiguda,
Associated Partner
Rebeca Rocha, President of the ChallengeEU Student Council
12:15–13:15
Standing Lunch
13:15–14:30
Plenary Session IV
Beyond Projects: People at the Heart of ChallengeEU
Moderator: Emmanuel Hazé, UEV
Storytellers:
Fred Fellner, HSO, Rosa Sanchidrian, UEV, Mārtiņš Šabovics, LBTU, Anna
Longueville, MIUN, Caroline Hanras, ECAM LaSalle, Veli Kreci, SEEU,
Filipe Crisóstomo, UEL, Marion Angsthelm, FHNW, Julia Wysocka, UWM
14:30-15:00
Closing of the Conference
15:00–15:30
Coffee Break
15:30–18:30
Parallel Activities
- ChallengeEU working meetings.
- Campus tour
19:30
Non-hosted Dinner
Will take place at Restauracja Przystań
DAY 2 - Working Meetings
9:00–9:30
Working meeting on Interregional student's M.A.R.K.E.T.'s (M.A.R.K.E.T.'s Officers & Students)
University Library, R121
9:00–10:30
Strategy Board (joined by External Advisory Board and Academic Council members
Dybowskiego 13, A 3.01
9:30–10:30
• PhD joint module
Conference Center, R2
• M.A.R.K.E.T.'s Officers meeting
University Library, R121
• Financial Officers meeting
Conference Center, R4
• Working Session in Co-creating Joint Courses/Double/Joint Degrees
Conference Center, A2
• Student's Communication training
Faculty of Humanities, R134
• Building a Holistic, Equitable, and Supportive University Ecosystem
Conference Center, R3
15:30-16:30
Management Board
Conference Center, R2
15:30-17:00
Student's training: Love Across Cultures: Building Healthy Relationships and Promoting Mental Well-Being
Conference Center, A2
