Rector Professor Arkadiusz Wójs signed the "Equality Plan for Wrocław University of Technology for 2022-2024", which was developed by the PWr Equality Policy Team. We are one of the first universities in Poland to adopt such a document.

In accordance with its Statute, Wrocław University of Science and Technology is a university that fosters ethical attitudes based on truth, tolerance, equality, openness, and intellectual liberty, i.e. principles and values indispensable for the sustainable development of the contemporary world. Equality, as a fundamental human right, is therefore recognised as an essential principle of the university, which aims to ensure that every person participating in the academic community has both full and free access to work and education and receives equal treatment irrespective of their status and personal characteristics.

The main purpose of the Equality Plan for Wrocław University of Science and Technology, hereafter referred to as „the Plan”, is to promote equality and diversity as the principles that enable all those working and studying at the university to thrive, develop, and fulfil their potential as well as deepen their autonomy of thought and action. At the same time, they increase the security, empowerment, and autonomy of the entire academic community.

The adoption of this Plan complements and extends the range of pro-equality and anti-discrimination measures that constitute the embodiment of the commitments made by the university in connection with the award of the „HR Excellence in Research” logo by the European Commission.

It is also intended to carry into effect the recommendations of the European Commission on the implementation of the Gender Equality Plan in research institutions.

Irrespective of the fulfilment of the obligations incumbent upon the university, the Plan is also intended to respond to the need for systematic action to counteract discrimination and promote equality, as indicated by the conclusions of research into discrimination, including sexual harassment, at Polish universities . The Minister of Science and Higher Education has also indicated the need for action in this area.

The Equality Plan is the result of the work of the university’s Equality Policy Team, appointed by order of the Rector of Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Prof. Arkadiusz Wójs on December 1, 2020. The document was drawn up on the basis of an analysis of similar types of documents in force at Polish and European universities and the results of a diagnosis conducted at the university in the first half of 2021.

Equality Plan for Wrocław Tech