Thanks to the signed agreement between Kozminski University and UNEP/GRID-Warsaw, we are opening up opportunities for joint research and international projects focused on ethics, social responsibility and protection of Earth's resources.
- We are very happy to have established a cooperation with UNEP-GRID-Warsaw, which will allow for further development of sustainable development activities at our University. We believe that this partnership will allow Kozminski University to better respond to the most important climate challenges. We are especially looking forward to the cooperation concerning the creation of EcoCraft, i.e. the implementation of sustainable development principles into the Minecraft. Such actions are in the scope of our interest, because as a university we are responsible for educating the future business leaders in the spirit of authentic care for our planet - says Prof. Aleksandra Przegalińska-Skierkowska, Vice-Rector for International Relations and ESR at KU.
Cooperation with UNEP/GRID-Warsaw will result in the inclusion of the university in already conducted research projects of this organization, as well as the development of our own original research in the field of business ethics and management of unique resources. The concluded agreement also includes cooperation in the exchange of information, joint scientific publications and sharing of resources. - The agreement gives many mutual benefits, from the activities carried out jointly with UNEP's Science Division, through research and academic cooperation, to strengthening activities in the area of business responsibility. The projects we are already implementing are Climate Leadership, as well as EcoCraft - said Maria Andrzejewska, Director of UNEP/GRID Warsaw.
UNEP/GRID Warsaw is an organization that is a part of the global UN Environment Programme (UNEP). It operates as one of several centers of the international network GRID (Global Resource Information Database), which is a homogeneous database on Earth's resources. It promotes environmental responsibility attitudes in society and in business. It specializes in obtaining, processing and sharing of environmental information and dissemination of applications of modern information technologies, especially geographic information systems (GIS) and satellite technologies for effective management of environmental resources. UNEP/GRID-Warsaw cooperates with national institutions, local governments, schools and universities. It stipulates that its partner can only be an institution that observes the principles of sustainable development and ethics. Kozminski University has its own program to strive for sustainable development for the years 2020-2030, which is part of global concern for a better tomorrow.
Prof. Grzegorz Mazurek, Rector of Kozminski University and Mrs. Maria Andrzejewska, Director of UNEP/GRID Warsaw signing the agreement.
