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Scanway and Marble Imaging have begun collaboration to develop Europe’s first constellation of satellites providing very high resolution multispectral Earth data (VHR). Marble Imaging, a German company that develops Earth Observation (EO) services based on data from existing constellations of VHR satellites, and Scanway, a Polish company that provides advanced optical instruments for space, have…
Poland’s Thorium Space is becoming a leading light in the European space industry. In mid-November, Poland officially joined the European Space Agency’s (ESA) optional programs and on November 30, the Polish firm Thorium Space was added to the HummingSAT program – a new product line of European small telecommunications satellites for geostationary orbit (GEO). “Thorium…
Yulchon of Korea has been producing for the automotive industry in Korea and Mexico and is moving now to Poland as well, building a plant near Wroclaw, another major Korean investment in the Wroclaw metropolitan area. Yulchon Poland’s new plant in Komorniki near Wroclaw will cost more than PLN 100 million (EU 23 million). Yulchon…
BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) on October 17 opened a new office in the Dominikanska Center in Wrocław, from which it will serve the global precious metals and catalyst markets. The new office in Wroclaw follows a decision in December 2021, when BASF decided to establish an independent subsidiary – BASF Environmental Catalyst…
According to data in the latest Talent Alpha report, The World of Work AI-ed, over 90% of leading service providers, as well as one-third of all workers, are already using AI solutions. As a result, some companies have experienced significant productivity growth. However, AI poses enormous challenges that could lead to the darkest scenarios. The…
Wladyslaw and Lena Grochowski will receive this year’s regional Nansen Award from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The couple, who live near Siedlce, are being honored for their role in helping war refugees from Ukraine. The prestigious award will be presented in person in Geneva and is the first to be awarded…
The “Friends of the World” Association together with the “Heart for Hearts” Foundation are launching the 14th edition of the “Friends Cook” Charity Dinner. This year’s event will take guests on the culinary journey to sunny Greece with Mediterranean dishes prepared by two exquisite Greek chefs: Miltos Karoubas and Teo Vafidis. The charity evening will…
Bioseco – a technological R&D company specializing in the development of innovative devices for the automatic detection of birds in the airspace of wind farms and airports – won the fourth edition of the Polish-German Economics Award in Warsaw on October 17. The company won among five finalists representing new technologies and innovations. This year,…
Defeating ruling PiS and agreement on reversing Poland’s ‘anti-democratic’ turn are one thing. But can the three parties agree on a cohesive policy program? Jo Harper The National Electoral Commission said on October 17 that Law and Justice (PiS) had won 35.38%, Civic Coalition (KO) 30.70%, the Third Way 14.40%, the Left 8.61% and Confederation…
Following the progress in the number of foreign students in Poland, Collegium Civitas’ Vice-Rector for International Relations Katarzyna Maniszewska spoke with Erol Dzhelik from Poland Weekly. Are Polish universities active in attracting foreign students? Yes, they are. Not all of them of course, but there is a growing interest in internationalization among Polish Higher Education…
Nathaniel England The annual Warsaw Security Forum (WSF) took place on October 3-4. This is one of the biggest international security conferences in Europe, taking place for the 10th year running. Attended by over 2,000 participants from 90 countries, with 200 speakers, this year’s forum consisted of four main tracks: defense, global outlook, energy and…
The design of the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) – Poland’s CPK Airport – incorporates stateof-the-art technologies, with sustainability at the heart of the huge project. ”Sustainability is one of the top priorities for the CPK project,” said Jarosław Bodulski, Director of Airport Subprogram Environmental & Location Analyses Department, CPK. CPK – a multimodal hub that…
