WUEB for a Sustainable Future. How the SDGs Build the Quality, Relationships and Advantage of Our University​

WUEB has strengthened its position as a university that cares about high quality education at the international level. The visit of the CEEMAN IQA Accreditation Committee and the positive review of the re-accreditation self-assessment report confirm the high standard of teaching, research and university management, aligning WUEB’s activities with the standards of recognised business schools worldwide.​ 

WUEB is consistently expanding the reach of its educational activities, going far beyond the classic study offer. The Children’s University of Economics (180 pupils and 160 parents), the Young Economist Academy (145 participants) and Nboj Junior – an international mathematics and physics competition with almost 2,300 teams from eight countries – demonstrate the university’s openness to younger generations and its role in co-creating their learning paths already at primary and secondary school level. The series “No grades. WUEB lecturers for pupils” gives high school students a first-hand experience of academic reality and develops their critical thinking, while the digitisation of 112 doctoral theses from the Jelenia Góra branch – made available in the Lower Silesian Digital Library – strengthens open access to the university’s research output.​ 

In 2024 Wroclaw University of Economics and Business clearly strengthened its role in developing innovation and modern, people-friendly infrastructure for both the campus and the city. DT HUB workshops using LEGO SERIOUS PLAY help teams design new solutions and cooperation models, combining creative tools with real organisational challenges.​ 

The university is also carrying out major infrastructure investments: nearly PLN 1.3 million in funding for the thermal modernisation of Building B, the completed investment in Building D, and the “Equal safe accessible” project with more than PLN 6.7 million in funding for removing barriers for people with special needs in eight key functional areas of the university. Cooperation between WUEB, the city and business is reflected, among others, in the “Partnership for quality of goods delivery services in Wrocław’s historic city centre” and in the “Microhub Wrocław” concept – the first micro-consolidation centre in Poland for low and zeroemission deliveries. This is complemented by success in the “Wrocławska Magnolia” competition, where a master’s thesis on the development of second-hand clothing brands and the circular economy was awarded.​ 

Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu w 2024 roku wyraźnie wzmocnił swoją rolę w rozwijaniu innowacji oraz nowoczesnej, przyjaznej infrastruktury uczelni i miasta. Warsztaty DT HUB z wykorzystaniem LEGO SERIOUS PLAY wspierają zespoły w projektowaniu nowych rozwiązań i modeli współpracy, łącząc kreatywne narzędzia z realnymi wyzwaniami organizacyjnymi.​ 

Uczelnia prowadzi także znaczące inwestycje infrastrukturalne: prawie 1,3 mln zł dofinansowania na termomodernizację budynku B, zakończona inwestycja w budynku D oraz projekt „Equal safe accessible” z dofinansowaniem ponad 6,7 mln zł na usuwanie barier dla osób ze szczególnymi potrzebami w ośmiu kluczowych obszarach funkcjonowania uczelni. Współpraca UEW z miastem i biznesem widoczna jest m.in. w „Partnerstwie na rzecz jakości usług dostaw towarów w historycznym centrum Wrocławia” oraz w koncepcji „Microhub Wrocław” – pierwszego w Polsce mikrocentrum przeładunkowego dla nisko i zeroemisyjnych dostaw. Uzupełnia to sukces w konkursie „Wrocławska Magnolia”, gdzie nagrodzono pracę magisterską dotyczącą rozwoju marek odzieży z drugiej ręki i gospodarki obiegu zamkniętego.​

WUEB adopts a broad approach to climate – from youth education and research projects to expert debates and international cooperation. The School Climate Conference engages secondary school students and – for the first time – senior primary school pupils in working together with experts and city representatives on climate challenges, bringing together the perspectives of science, education and urban policy.​ 

Climate Academy (editions 4 and 5) focuses on climate threats and challenges for SMEs and on the biodiversity of the campus and the city, creating a space for dialogue between academics, business and public institutions. The participation of the H2FAST team in EU TalentOn 2024 – crowned with a public award for a hydrogen–photovoltaic installation concept – and the organisation of the Green Region Forum dedicated to energy, digital and green transition, energy poverty and EU funds, show that WUEB is actively involved in the European debate on climate transformation.​