International Cooperation and Partnerships

Collaborative Research on International Projects

1) Enhancing the capability of scientists by further cooperation with other entities like RTOs or Trade Partnerships
2) Searching for memberships in key EU initiatives and partnerships, optimization of active participation and contribution
3) Identifying key partners (European and non-European) for cooperation with particular Łukasiewicz institutes;
4) Identifying fields of further cooperation with international partnerships

 

Networking and events:
1) Developing trainings and exchange of knowledge on European
2) Research programmes and partnerships.
3) Enhancing  networking capacities by providing relevant training programs for researchers

 

Professional development

Initiating national and international cooperation in the area of innovation and scientific mobility resulting in signing cooperation agreements with global institutes of key importance for the Łukasiewicz Research Network

Supporting outwards researcher mobility via fellowships, programmes or networks

Lidia Stepinska CFI (002)
Lidia Stępińska-Ustasiak, PhD Head of Unit for International Cooperation and Partnerships as well as Research and Operations Manager at the Centre for Foresight and Internationalisation
Previously deputy director of the Department of Foreign Affairs in the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE). She has been responsible for collaboration with the United Nations agencies (ITU, UNESCO), OECD and other international organizations. Sociologist focused on the social impact of technology, digital skills and implications of ICT for human and institutional capacity building (Science and Technology Studies) with 20 years of experience in public policy and international affairs gathered in the private sector, public administration and academia.
Leena Sarvaranta, PhD Tech Expert at the Centre for Foresight and Internationalisation
EU Affairs Advisor at the Centre for Foresight and Internationalisation (CFI) of the Łukasiewicz Research Network in Poland. She was employed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland until 2021, with several research and management positions over the years. Her work as Head of EU Affairs (2007-2021) was to guide VTT towards European collaboration.