The gala award ceremony of THE World University Rankings during the LUMEN 2023 conference.

For three years now, PCG Academia and Times Higher Education have been collaborating within the LUMEN conference. During this period, the participation of Polish universities in the main and most prestigious ranking by Times – THE World University Rankings, has increased from 19 universities in 2021 to 39 universities in 2023. This statistic reflects the continuously growing awareness and interest of Polish universities in THE ranking, which serves as an excellent tool for building international visibility and reputation for Polish higher education institutions.

During the LUMEN 2023 conference, as is tradition, we awarded all universities from Poland that were classified in this year’s edition of the Ranking. Additionally, this year, we also honored the top 5 higher education institutions from Ukraine. The joint award ceremony was a symbolic gesture emphasizing the friendship and close collaboration between Polish and Ukrainian higher education institutions.

THE World University Rankings is distinguished by a comprehensive methodology that encompasses every aspect of a university’s activities. In the latest edition of the Times Higher Education ranking, 18 indicators were applied, covering teaching, research, knowledge transfer to the economy, and internationalization. The methodology, along with the results of THE World University Rankings 2024, was presented and discussed by Lachyn Italmazova, Commercial Director UK & Europe, and Magdalena Marzec, Regional Manager UK & Europe at Times Higher Education.

The solemn Gala began promptly at 4:00 PM. The ceremony was inaugurated by commemorative speeches from Prof. Łukasz Sułkowski (PCG), Prof. Jerzy Woźnicki (FRP), and Lachyn Italmazova (THE). Subsequently, Rectors and Vice-Rectors of individual universities from Poland and Ukraine were invited to the stage. In a dignified and ceremonial atmosphere, the following universities were honored:

POSITION IN THE RANKING	UNIVERSITY NAME	PERSON RECEIVING THE AWARD
401 – 500	Sumy State University	Prof. Vasyl D. Karpusha, Rector
601 – 800	Jagiellonian University	prof. dr hab. Jarosław Górniak, Vice-Rector for Development
601 – 800	Medical University of Silesia in Wrocław	dr hab. Tomasz Zatoński, prof. UMW, Vice-Rector for Building Relations and Cooperation with the Environment
601 – 800	University of Warsaw	prof. dr hab. Zygmunt Lalak, Vice-Rector for Research
801 -1000	Medical University of Lodz	mgr Paweł Zawieja, Deputy Chancellor for Organization and Development
1001 – 1200	AGH University of Science and Technology	prof. dr hab. inż Leszek Magalas, Rector’s Plenipotentiary for Development Strategy
1001 – 1200	Gdańsk Medical University	dr hab. Agnieszka Zimmermann, prof. GUMed, Vice-Rector for Quality of Education
1001 – 1200	Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics	Prof. Tatiana Fesenko, Professor
1001 – 1200	Gdansk University of Technology	prof. Dariusz Mikielewicz, Vice-Rector for Organization and Development
1001 – 1200	Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań	mgr Anna Zakrzewska, Deputy Head of the Office for Science and Rankings
1001 – 1200	Karol Marcinkowski Medical University in Poznań	No Representative
1001 – 1200	Medical University of Bialystok	prof. dr hab. Tomasz Hryszko, Rector’s Plenipotentiary for International Cooperation
1001 – 1200	Nicolas Copernicus University in Toruń	dr hab. Dominik Antonowicz, prof. UMK, Rector’s Plenipotentiary for Organization and Evaluation of Scientific Research
1001 – 1200	SWPS University in Warsaw	prof. Roman Cieślak, Rector
1001 – 1200	University of Wroclaw	No Representative
1001 – 1200	Warsaw Medical University	prof. dr hab. Paweł Włodarski, Vice-Rector for Internationalization, Promotion, and Development
1201 – 1500	Ivan Franko National University of Lviv	Prof.Vitaliy Kukharskyy, Vice-rector for Reseach
1201 – 1500	Catholic University of Lublin John Paul II	dr hab. Beata Piskorska, prof. KUL, Vice-Rector for Students, Doctoral Students, and Development
1201 – 1500	National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute	Prof. Yevhen Sokol, Rector
1201 – 1500	Lodz University of Technology	dr hab. inż. Andrzej Romanowski prof. PŁ, Vice-Rector for Education
1201 – 1500	Opole University of Technology	dr hab. inż. Marcin Lorenc, Rector
1201 – 1500	Poznan University of Technology	prof. dr hab. inż. Michał Wieczorowski, Vice-Rector for Development and Cooperation with the Economy
1201 – 1500	Silesian University of Technology	No Representative
1201 – 1500	Warsaw University of Technology	Prof. Jerzy Woźnicki, President of the Board of the Foundation of Rectors of Polish Universities
1201 – 1500	Wroclaw University of Technology	dr Jędrzej Leśniewski, Library Director
1201 – 1500	Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW	Piotr Pietrzak, Plenipotentiary of the Rector for Rankings
1201 – 1500	Medical University of Silesia in Katowice	Beata Królikowska, Head of the Student Affairs Department
1201 – 1500	Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv	Prof. Kseniia Smyrnova, Vice-rector for International Cooperation
1201 – 1500	University of Gdańsk	dr hab. Sylwia Mrozowska, prof. UG, Vice-Rector for Cooperation and Development
1201 – 1500	Medical University of Lublin	prof. dr hab. n. med. Jarosław Dudka, Vice-Rector for Cooperation with the Socio-Economic Environment
1201 – 1500	Poznan University of Life Sciences	prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Szoszkiewicz, Rector
1201 – 1500	Wroclaw University of Life Sciences	prof. Anna Chełmońska-Soyta, Vice-Rector for Internationalization
1501+	Bialystok University of Technology	dr hab. inż. Dorota Anna Krawczyk, prof. PB, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation
1501+	Cracow University of Technology	prof. dr hab. inż. Dariusz Bogdał, Vice-Rector for Science
1501+	Rzeszow University of Technology	prof. dr hab Grzegorz Ostasz, Vice-Rector for Students
1501+	Warsaw School of Economics	dr hab. Piotr Wachowiak, prof. SGH, Rector
1501+	Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce	prof. dr hab. Stanisław Głuszek, Rector
1501+	University of Lodz	prof. dr hab. Łukasz Bogucki, Vice-Rector for Cooperation with Foreign Countries
1501+	Maria Curie-Skłodowska University	No Representative
1501+	University of Life Sciences in Lublin	prof. dr hab. Andrzej Marczuk, Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
1501+	University of Silesia in Katowice	No Representative
1501+	Warmia and Masuria University in Olsztyn	dr hab. Jerzy A. Przyborowski, prof. UWM, Rector
Reporter	Academy of WSB	dr Sabina Ratajczak, Vice-Rector for Development
Reporter	Maritime University of Szczecin	dr hab. inż. kpt. Janusz Uriasz, prof. PM, Vice-Rector for Innovation and Development

On behalf of the organizers, we sincerely congratulate all the universities awarded in this year’s ranking. We wish you determination in striving for even better results in the THE World University Rankings in the coming years.

Recordings from this year’s LUMEN edition are available on our website and YouTube channel.

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