k e p o r t

kIC ro-Akadem|a
2012











2

IN1LkNA1ICNAL kCILC1S

No. 1|t|e
Source of
fund|ng
ko|e of kIC
ro-
Akadem|a
Inst|tut|ona|
partners
Descr|pt|on art|c|pants Dates
1. 8loenergy for
Lhe 8eglon -
lnLegraLed
rogramme for
h.u.sLudenLs
developmenL
Luropean
Soclal lund,
Puman
CaplLal
CperaLlonal
rogramme,
Submeasure
8.2.1

Leader ! ueuLschen
8lomasseforschu
ngszenLrum
(Cermany)
! keo ro[ecL (lLaly)
! ne[o 8yggparLner
(Sweden)

Ponorary
paLronage:
! ollsh MlnlsLer of
Sclence and
Plgher LducaLlon
! ollsh MlnlsLry of
Lconomy
! Marshal of Lodz
8eglon
! ollsh naLlonal
ConLacL olnL for
Lu 8esearch
rogrammes
! ollsh naLlonal
CenLre for
8esearch and
uevelopmenL
! ollsh Soclal
Councll for
naLlonal
rogramme of
Lmlsslon
8educLlon
1he maln alm of Lhe pro[ecL was Lo
sLrengLhen co-operaLlon of sclence and
lndusLry ln Lhe fleld of renewable energy
Lhanks Lo explolLaLlon of hu sLudenLs'
research resulLs.
ln Lhe flrsL phase of Lhe pro[ecL 24 hu
sLudenLs from unlverslLy of Lodz and Lodz
unlverslLy of 1echnology worked on
varlous energy Lechnology areas such as:
passlve bulldlng, blogas, v, hydro and
wlnd power, under supervlslon of lndusLry
pracLlLloners. uurlng 12 monLhs sLudenLs
had an opporLunlLy Lo parLlclpaLe ln
monLhly experL sesslons wlLh buslness
pracLlLloners from Lhe ClusLer 8loenergy
for Lhe 8eglon, l8 counsellors as well as
Lhelr personal coaches.
ln Lhe second phase of Lhe pro[ecL 10 hu
sLudenLs worked on commerclallsaLlon of
Lhelr pro[ecLs wlLhln Lhelr spln-off
companles ln co-operaLlon wlLh experLs
from oLher Lu Member SLaLes. 1hree
sLudy Lours were organlzed: Lo Cermany,
lLaly and Sweden. uurlng Lhe Luropean
Week of SusLalnable Lnergy ln 8russels
hu sLudenLs presenLed Lhelr
achlevemenLs ln lnLernaLlonal
envlronmenL of renewable energy
experLs. Semlnars offered wlLhln Lhe
pro[ecL were based on problem-solvlng
approach and were organlsed wlLh
mulLlnaLlonal groups - ollsh, Cerman,
lLallan and Swedlsh experLs.
Added values of Lhe pro[ecL were 7
lnLerdlsclpllnary publlcaLlons connecLed
wlLh renewable energy and 6 paLenL
appllcaLlons Lo Lhe ollsh aLenL Cfflce,
among oLhers:
! 1he heaLlng and coollng sysLem of Lrl-
generaLlon from 8LS ln a complex of
bulldlngs connecLed by an lnLelllgenL
mlcro-glrd,
! 1he hybrld solar sysLem,
! 1he hybrld sysLem for heaL and power
from sLraw, solar and wlnd energy.

! 24 h.u.
sLudenLs
AugusL
2010
-
!uly
2012


3
2. 8loenergy for
Lhe 8eglon -
developmenL
of cooperaLlon
neLwork
beLween
sclence and
economy ln
Lhe fleld of
renewable
energy sources
ln reglon of
Lodz uslng
experlences of
Cerman
deLneL
neLwork
Luropean
Soclal lund,
Puman
CaplLal
CperaLlonal
rogramme,
Submeasure
8.2.1

Leader kompeLenzneLzwerk
uezenLrale
LnergleLechnologlen
deLneL e.v.
(Cermany)
1he pro[ecL was almed aL explolLaLlon of
research resulLs ln Lhe fleld of
decenLrallzed Lechnology of energy
supply, opLlmlzaLlon of energy efflclenL
Lechnologlcal processes, developmenL of
balanced energy supplylng ldeas, baslng
on renewable energy sources. 1he pro[ecL
acLlvlLles lncluded:
1. ueflnlng of an approprlaLe model of
cooperaLlon beLween sclence and
lndusLry ln Lhe fleld of 8LS,
2. ueLermlnlng key condlLlons of
knowledge Lransfer effecLlveness ln Lodz
8eglon,
3. lnLenslflcaLlon of knowledge Lransfer
beLween sclence and lndusLry Lhanks Lo
lmplemenLaLlon of dedlcaLed web-based
plaLform on research resulLs.
3. LsLabllshmenL of close cooperaLlon
beLween neLworks: 8loenergy for Lhe
8eglon ClusLer and deLneL as well as
neLwork members.
Semlnars offered wlLhln Lhe pro[ecL were
based on problem-solvlng approach and
were organlsed wlLh mulLlnaLlonal -
ollsh and Cerman - groups.
! 30 SMLs
! 20 local
auLhorlLles
! 30 8&u
lsnLlLuLlons

!uly
2011
-
CcLober
2012
3. 1ourlsm for
Lhe 8eglon -
lnLegraLed
rogramme for
h.u.sLudenLs
developmenL
Luropean
Soclal lund,
Puman
CaplLal
CperaLlonal
rogramme,
Submeasure
8.2.1

Leader loundaLlon
Llllehammer Mll[
(norway)

Ponorary
paLronage:
! ollsh MlnlsLer of
Sclence and
Plgher LducaLlon
! Marshal of Lodz
8eglon
! ollsh naLlonal
ConLacL olnL for
Lu 8esearch
rogrammes
! ollsh naLlonal
CenLre for
8esearch and
uevelopmenL

1he pro[ecL was almed aL lmprovemenL of
lnsLlLuLlonal capaclLy for efflclenL supporL
Lo lnnovaLlon wlLhln SMLs Lhrough co-
operaLlon wlLh hu sLudenLs. 1he
pro[ecL's overall ob[ecLlve was Lo
sLrengLhen llnks beLween sclence and
lndusLry ln Lourlsm Lhrough
esLabllshmenL of a reglonal lnnovaLlon
sysLem based on lndusLry-drlven
research.

1he LargeL group of Lhe pro[ecL conslsLs of
hu sLudenLs, SMLs and research
lnsLlLuLlons acLlve ln Lhe fleld of Lourlsm
and connecLed research areas, such as
susLalnable developmenL, land
managemenL and economlcs.

1he pro[ecL 1ourlsm for Lhe 8eglon"
sLlmulaLed lnnovaLlve acLlvlLy by
promoLlng lnLenslve connecLlons, sharlng
background faclllLles and exchange of
knowledge and experLlse and by
conLrlbuLlng effecLlvely Lo Lechnology
Lransfer, neLworklng and sharlng of
lnformaLlon among companles wlLhln Lhe
clusLer.

1he key acLors wlLhln Lhe pro[ecL were
hu sLudenLs - young sclenLlsLs, who
were encouraged by Lhe pro[ecL acLlvlLles
Lo faclllLaLe Lechnology Lransfer and
fosLer close academla-lndusLry relaLlons.
1hanks Lo pro[ecL supporL (12-monLh-long
scholarshlps, coachlng and experL
consulLlng glven by pracLlLloners from
SMLs), hu sLudenLs Laklng parL ln Lhe
pro[ecL commenced research acLlvlLles for
Lhe beneflL of reglonal enLerprlses.

! 24 h.u.
sLudenLs
SepLember
2010
-
AugusL
2012


4
4. 8alslng Lhe
Awareness of
a Luropean
MulLl-AcLor
neLwork
AcLlng for Lhe
LnhancemenL
of AgrlculLure
ln Sub-Saharan
Afrlca
Luropean
Commlsslon
uC AluCC
arLner ! lsLlLuLo per la
Cooperazlone
unlverslLarla
(Leader - lLaly)
! Crganlzacln
navarra para
Ayuda enLre los
ueblos (Spaln)
! lnsLlLuL zur
CooperaLlon bel
LnLwlcklungs-
ro[ekLen
(AusLrla)
! lnLernaLlonal
SolldarlLy of
lamlly
AssoclaLlons for
8ural 1ralnlng
(8elglum)
! MalLa lorum
(MalLa)

1he acLlvlLles of Lhe pro[ecL lncluded
lnformaLlon and educaLlonal workshops
wlLh Lhe alm of lmprovlng knowledge
and lnformaLlon of Sub-Saharan
agrlculLural developmenL problems.
Such workshops were lmplemenLed
ln each of Lhe 9 Luropean counLrles
lnvolved ln Lhe pro[ecL and were
sLrucLured accordlng Lo each naLlonal
conLexL and need. ln oland, Lhe
educaLlonal workshops malnly
LargeLed unlverslLy sLudenLs and young
farmers, Lhus, such workshops relnforced
Lhelr knowledge and allowed for a frulLful
exchange of lnslghLs.
! 97 young
farmers
! 63
sLudenLs
lebruary
2010
-
!uly
2012
3. 8u88An
Lnergy
lederal
MlnlsLry for
LducaLlon
and 8esearch
(Cermany)
arLner ! lraunhofer
lnsLlLuLe MCLZ
(Leader -
Cermany)
! lraunhofer
lnsLlLuLe for
8ulldlng hyslcs
l8, ueparLmenL
Lnergy SysLems,
kassel (Cermany)
! CompeLence
neLwork
ulsLrlbuLed
Lnergy
1echnologles e.v.
(denLeL)
(Cermany)
! CompeLence
CenLre Pessen
for CooperaLlon
ln 8esearch and
Plgher LducaLlon
wlLh CenLral and
LasLern Lurope
(CWWZ)
(Cermany)
! norway lnland
Lnergy Agency
(lnLA), C[vlk
(norway)
! Lelbnlz CenLer for
AgrlculLural
Landscape
8esearch (ZALl),
Muncheberg
(Cermany)
! 8alLlc
LnvlronmenLal
lorum LaLvla
(8Ll), 8lga
(LaLvla)
1he alm of Lhe pro[ecL ls Lo sLrengLhen
cooperaLlon beLween ollsh, Cerman,
LaLvlan and norweglan reglons for Lhe
developmenL of dlsLrlbuLed energy based
on renewable energy sources by bulldlng
parLnershlps ln urban and rural areas.

1he cenLral pro[ecL goal of Lhe pro[ecL
parLners from Cermany, oland, LaLvla,
and norway ls Lo ldenLlfy Lhe mosL
lmporLanL facLors conLrlbuLlng Lo Lhe
success of Lhe developmenL and
lmplemenLaLlon of such parLnershlps as
well as any ma[or challenges. 1hese wlll
be explored as parL of a feaslblllLy sLudy
for urban-rural energy parLnershlps and
Lhen reflecLed onLo Lhe prevlous
approaches and experlences of Lhe
parLlclpaLlng reglons. As parL of a
workshop ln LaLvla, Lhe maln resulLs of
Lhe sLudy wlll be made publlc. llnally, an
onllne plaLform, as well as Lwo plannlng
workshops held ln early 2013 wlll supporL
conLlnued work Lowards an Lu pro[ecL.
! 8&u
lnsLlLuLlons


!une
2012
-
May
2013


3
6. Cpen
lnformaLlon
processlng
wlLhln
lnnovaLlon
neLworks -
lnforo
Luropean
8eglonal
uevelopmenL
lund,
lnLerreg lvc
arLner ! vlrCL-
CompeLence
CenLer for vlrLual
8eallLy and
cooperaLlve
Lnglneerlng
(vlrLual
ulmenslon
CenLer lellbach)
- Leader
(Cermany)
! Zala CounLy
loundaLlon for
LnLerprlse
romoLlon
(Pungary)
! Llndhoven
unlverslLy of
1echnology,
ueparLmenL of
lndusLrlal ueslgn
(1he
neLherlands)

1he pro[ecL was lmplemenLed by four
parLners from dlfferenL Lu counLrles LhaL
had a common lnLeresL ln lmprovlng and
opLlmlzlng lnformaLlon processlng wlLhln
lnnovaLlon neLworks. 1he lnforo pro[ecL
was Lhe flrsL and only pro[ecL Lo focus
excluslvely on besL pracLlces exchange
beLween lnnovaLlon neLworks on Lhe
Loplc of lnformaLlon processlng Lowards
Lhelr members.
1he overall goal of lnforo was Lo lnlLlaLe
an lnLenslve exchange of experlences
concernlng lnformaLlon processlng wlLhln
Lhe parLlclpaLlng neLworks as well as a
dlssemlnaLlon of Lhese besL pracLlces Lo
exLernal lnnovaLlon neLworks. 1he alm
was Lo lmprove Lhe lnnovaLlon supporL for
all neLworks' members Lhrough a more
efflclenL managemenL of knowledge and
know-how aL Lhe neLwork's level. lnforo
almed aL fosLerlng open lnnovaLlon and
compeLlLlveness Lhrough a falr access Lo
relevanL knowledge and know-how as
well as Lhrough Lhe supporL ln Lhe
esLabllshmenL of collaboraLlons Lo brlng
lnnovaLlons on Lhe markeL. 1he pro[ecL
faclllLaLed and promoLed Lhe ablllLy of Lhe
parLlclpaLlng neLworks Lo supporL Lhelr
members Lo lnnovaLe ln a more effecLlve
way and ln an open way wlLh Lhe mosL
relevanL parLners ln Lhelr reglons or ln Lhe
parLner reglons.

! 8lS sLake-
holders
Aprll
2011
-
uecember
2012


6
7. 8LSCu8CL
romoLlon of
8esource
Lfflclency ln
SMLs ln
CenLral Lurope
Luropean
8eglonal
uevelopmenL
lund,
CenLral
Lurope
rogramme
arLner ! lederal
LnvlronmenL
Agency,
ueparLmenL lll
SusLalnable
roducLlon and
ConsumpLlon
(Sachsen-AnhalL,
Cermany),
! Cerman lederal
MlnlsLry for Lhe
LnvlronmenL,
naLure
ConservaLlon and
nuclear SafeLy
(8erlln,
Cermany),
! lraunhofer
CesellschafL zur
lrderung der
angewandLen
lorschung e.v.
(8ayern,
Cermany),
! Lnvl8CS, LLd.
(raha, Czech
8epubllc),
! S1LnuM
LnvlronmenLal
ConsulLancy and
8esearch
Company LLd.
(SLelermark,
AusLrla),
! LnLA -lLallan
naLlonal Agency
for new
1echnologles,
Lnergy and
SusLalnable
Lconomlc
uevelopmenL
(Lmllla-8omagna,
lLaly),
! Corvlnus
unlverslLy of
8udapesL (kozep-
Magyarorszag,
Pungary)
1he 8LSCu8CL pro[ecL connecLs elghL
parLners from slx counLrles, represenLlng
publlc and prlvaLe lnsLlLuLlons from
envlronmenLal, lnnovaLlon and research
secLors. 1hey alm Lo promoLe a more
responslble use of naLural resources and
Lo lmplemenL acLlons leadlng Lo lncreased
resource producLlvlLy ln cenLral Lurope.
1he pro[ecL wlll speclflcally Lackle Lhe
poLenLlal of SMLs represenLlng Lhe
producLlon and manufacLurlng secLor ln
Lhe flelds of agrlculLure, consLrucLlon or
LransporLaLlon.

1he pro[ecL looks for lncenLlves and
lnnovaLlve flnanclng schemes, lmprovlng
Lhe framework for flnanclng eco-
lnnovaLlons wlLh a parLlcular focus on
resource efflclency-relaLed lnvesLmenLs.
Moreover, Lhe pro[ecL lnLends Lo lssue
recommendaLlons and esLabllsh a
sLakeholder dlalogue wlLh Lhe alm Lo
respond Lo Lhe Lu2020 8esource
Lfflclency llagshlp lnlLlaLlve and Lhe
relaLed Lu 8oadmap.
! SMLs ln
CenLral
Lurope
!une
2012
-
november
2014
8. 8loenergy for
food and
agrlculLure
lndusLry
Luropean
Soclal lund,
Puman
CaplLal
CperaLlonal
rogramme,
Measure
8.1.1

Leader ! neLzwerk Lnergle
& umwelL e. v.
(Cermany)
ro[ecL alms Lo lncrease compeLlveness of
ollsh companles from agrlculLural and
food secLor, by enhanclng skllls ln Lhe fleld
of producLlon lefL overs managemenL,
baslng on Cerman experlences.

arLlclpaLlon ln Lhe pro[ecL wlll allow Lhe
parLlclpanLs Lo galn unlque knowledge
how Lo effecLlvely use blogas producLlon
Lechnologles, as an elemenL LhaL wlll
lncrease compeLlLlveness of Lhelr
enLerprlse. Moreover Lhanks Lo Cerman
and ollsh consulLlng, Lhe parLlclpanLs are
able Lo prepare lndlvldual sLraLegy for
producLlon lefLovers managemenL ln Lhelr
company. ln Lurn lmplemenLaLlon of
assumpLlons enllsLed ln LhaL sLraLegy wlll
allow Lhelr company Lo reduce cosLs of
lefLovers uLlllzaLlon.

! 73 SMLs of
Lodz
8eglon
november
2012
-
lebruary
2014



7


NA1ICNAL kCILC1S

No. 1|t|e
Source of
fund|ng
A|m Descr|pt|on 1arget groups Dates
1. CreaLlon of 1echnology
1ransfer CenLre ln Lhe
fleld of 8enewable
Lnergy Sources
Luropean
8eglonal
uevelopmenL
lund,
lnnovaLlve
Lconomy
CperaLlonal
rogramme,
Measure 3.1
1he maln ob[ecLlve of
Lhe pro[ecL ls Lo lncrease
Lhe lnnovaLlveness of
enLerprlses operaLlng ln
Lhe clusLer 8loenergy for
Lhe 8eglon and Lo
lncrease Lhe share of
lnnovaLlve producLs and
servlces, ollsh
renewable energy ln Lhe
global markeL.
1he maln parL of Lhe pro[ecL ls
consLrucLlon of a modern research
cenLer for developmenL of renewable
energy and dlsLrlbuLed generaLlon
sysLem wlLh lLs own Lechnlcal
faclllLles and laboraLorles. 1he pro[ecL
promoLes Lransfer of knowledge,
Lechnology and lnnovaLlon beLween
sclence and small and medlum-slzed
enLerprlses operaLlng ln lndusLrles
relaLed Lo renewable energy.
Members of
8loenergy for Lhe
ClusLer 8eglon
SepLember
2012
-
AugusL
2014
2. 8loenergy for Lhe
8eglon-Manager of
Lnergy-efflclenL
consLrucLlons
Luropean Soclal
lund, Puman
CaplLal
CperaLlonal
rogramme,
Measure 8.1.1
1he alm of Lhe pro[ecL ls
Lo lmprove and adapL
Lhe skllls and ablllLles of
200 worklng adulLs from
Lo Lhe needs of Lhe
reglonal economy ln Lhe
fleld of energy-efflclenL
consLrucLlons.
10 cycles of 120-hour-long Lralnlng
scheme for persons lnLeresLed ln
energy efflclenL consLrucLlons and
managemenL of lnvesLmenL pro[ecLs
relaLed Lo energy efflclency ln Lodz
8eglon.
200 worklng
adulLs from Lodz
8eglon
AugusL
2012
-
CcLober
2013
3. 8loenergy for Lhe
8eglon - 8esearch on
Lconomlc Change
ManagemenL
Luropean
Soclal lund,
Puman CaplLal
CperaLlonal
rogramme,
Measure 8.1.2
1he pro[ecL soughL Lo
gaLher comprehenslve
knowledge of Lhe sLaLe
of awareness of
enLerprlses and key
sLakeholders of Mazovla
reglon on pro[ecLed
changes assoclaLed wlLh
Lhe LranslLlon Lo a low
carbon economy.
1he raLlonale for Lhe pro[ecL was Lhe
need Lo collecL daLa on Lhe sLaLe of
readlness of enLerprlses Lo LranslLlon
Lo energy-savlng Lechnologles.
1he research was conducLed on Lhe
basls of four Lools: analysls of exlsLlng
daLa (uesk research) CAWl-CA1l
lnLervlew, lndlvldual depLh lnLervlew
(lul), SWC1 analysls.
! 130 enLerprlses
! 30 labour
markeL
lnsLlLuLlons
! 30
organlsaLlons
of employers
! 20 sclenLlflc
lnsLlLuLlons
! 23 buslness
suporL
lnsLlLuLlons
! 30 local
auLhorlLles
! 23 workers'
unlons

May
2011
-
lebruary
2012
4. 8loenergy for Lhe ln-
developmenL of clusLer
co-operaLlon plaLform
8lC ro-
Akademla
SupporL of explolLaLlon
of 8&u resulLs ln
companles, local
governmenL
admlnlsLraLlons and
buslness supporL
organlsaLlons.
Advlce on use of publlc supporL
programmes and lnlLlaLlon of
lnLernaLlonal conLacLs.
! 13 companles
! 4 local
governmenL
unlLs
! 3 8&u unlLs
! 7 buslness
supporL
lnsLlLuLlons
!anuary
2012
-
uecember
2012



8

3. 1esLlng and
lmplemenLaLlon of plloL
consulLlng servlces for
lmprovlng envlronmenL
proLecLlon ln
enLerprlses
Luropean Soclal
lund, Puman
CaplLal
CperaLlonal
rogramme,
Measure 2.2.1
1he alm of Lhe pro[ecL ls
Lo supporL developmenL
of mlcro and small
enLerprlses ln Lodz
8eglon Lhanks Lo
lmprovlng Lhelr
envlronmenLal
managemenL.
1he pro[ecL provlded free
envlronmenL managemenL servlces
for mlcro and small enLerprlses.
1hanks Lo Lhe opLlmlzaLlon of
envlronmenL use, Lhe pro[ecL
parLlclpanLs reduced Lhe cosL of Lhelr
operaLlon and mlnlmlzed Lhelr
envlronmenLal fooLprlnL.
! 30 SMLs
(consulLlng
servlces)
! 131 persons
from 102
companles
(Lralnlngs)
Aprll 2011
-
Aprll 2012
6. SclenLlsLs for Lhe
economy of Lodz
8eglon
Luropean Soclal
lund, Puman
CaplLal
CperaLlonal
rogramme,
Sub-measure
8.2.1

1he alm of Lhe pro[ecL ls
Lo sLrengLhen Lhe llnks
beLween sclence and
economy of Lhe Lodz
8eglon Lhrough Lhe
organlsaLlon of
apprenLlceshlps ln small
and medlum-slzed
enLerprlses for 6
researchers.
WlLhln Lhe framework of Lhe pro[ecL,
each parLlclpanL ls engaged ln an
apprenLlceshlp (12 monLhs) ln SMLs
of Lodz 8eglon ln order Lo relnforce
Lhe llnks beLween Lhe research work
and Lhe demand of enLerprlses. lor
each parLlclpanL of Lhe pro[ecL
research granLs of 3000 Ln/monLh
are provlded. arLlclpaLlon ln Lhe
pro[ecL lasLs for 12 monLhs.
6 researchers of
unlverslLy of Lodz
and 1echnlcal
unlverslLy of Lodz
SepLember
2012
-
november
2013
7. SclenLlsLs for Lhe
economy Mazovla
8eglon
Luropean Soclal
lund, Puman
CaplLal
CperaLlonal
rogramme,
Sub-measure
8.2.1

1he alm of Lhe pro[ecL ls
Lo sLrengLhen Lhe llnks
beLween sclence and
economy of Lhe Mazovla
8eglon Lhrough Lhe
organlsaLlon of
apprenLlceshlps ln small
and medlum-slzed
enLerprlses for 24
researchers.
WlLhln Lhe framework of Lhe pro[ecL,
each parLlclpanL ls engaged ln an
apprenLlceshlp (12 monLhs) ln SMLs
of Mazovla 8eglon ln order Lo
relnforce Lhe llnks beLween Lhe
research work and Lhe demand of
enLerprlses. lor each parLlclpanL of
Lhe pro[ecL research granLs of 3000
Ln/monLh are provlded.
arLlclpaLlon ln Lhe pro[ecL lasLs for
12 monLhs.
24 researchers
from Mazovlan
unlverslLles and
research
lnsLlLuLes
AugusL
2012
-
!anuary
2014
8. Sales represenLaLlve ln
Lhe fleld of 8enewable
Lnergy Sources -
professlon of Lhe fuLure

Luropean Soclal
lund, Puman
CaplLal
CperaLlonal
rogramme,
Measure 8.1.1
1he alm of Lhe pro[ecL ls
Lo lncrease Lhe
compeLlLlveness of 160
worklng adulLs on Lodz
8eglon labour markeL
Lhrough Lhe acqulslLlon
of quallflcaLlons of sales
represenLaLlve ln 8LS
lndusLry.
ro[ecL lncludes 4 Lralnlng blocks:
! "8enewable energy sources"
! "LxLernal fundlng sources Lo
purchase devlces/8LS
Lechnologles"
! "rofesslonal sales represenLaLlve"
! "Lngllsh language as a Lool for 8LS
Sales 8epresenLaLlve"
1he pro[ecL leader ls Lhe Leader
School.
160 worklng
adulLs-lnhablLanLs
of Lodz 8eglon
AugusL
2012
-
!uly
2014
9. 1ralnlng schemes ln Lhe
fleld of envlronmenL
managemenL
Luropean Soclal
lund, Puman
CaplLal
CperaLlonal
rogramme,
Measure 2.1.3
1he alm of Lhe pro[ecL
was Lo broaden Lhe
knowledge of
enLrepreneurs and Lhelr
employees abouL:
! ConsLanLly changlng
requlremenLs of
envlronmenLal
leglslaLlon
! CpporLunlLlesof
obLalnlng funds for
envlronmenLal
lnvesLmenLs
! rlnclples of
funcLlonlng of
LnvlronmenLal
ManagemenL SysLems
(lSC 14001, LMAS)
and meLhods of Lhelr
lmplemenLaLlon
! new envlronmenLal
Lechnologles (8A1)
and meLhods of Lhelr
lmplemenLaLlon
1he pro[ecL parLlclpanLs:
! galned knowledge abouL Lhe
obllgaLlons lmposed on buslnesses
by Lhe law
! lncreased Lhe compeLlLlveness of
Lhelr companles
! lmproved Lhe funcLlonlng of Lhelr
companles and reduced Lhelr cosLs
Lhrough lnvesLmenLs ln
envlronmenLal Lechnologles

1he maln conLracLor of Lhe pro[ecL
was W?C lnLernaLlonal LLd.

8lC ro-Akademla served as Lhe
organlser of Lralnlng schemes ln Lhe
Lodz reglon and auLhor of Lralnlng
conLenLs.
103 SMLs May
2010
-
May
2012



9


kLSLAkCn, ANALSLS, S1kA1LGILS AND LVALUA1ICNS

No. 1|t|e
Contract|ng
Author|ty
Source of fund|ng Cb[ect|ves Methodo|ogy Date
1. MonlLorlng and
evaluaLlon of
norLheasLern
ulglLal LducaLlon
ClusLer
LasL oland
Sclence And
1echnology ark
Luropean
8eglonal
uevelopmenL
lund,
uevelopmenL of
LasLern oland,
Measure 1.4.3
(publlc servlce
conLracL)
1he purpose of Lhe sLudy ls Lo allow
Lhe lmprovemenL of Lhe norLheasLern
ulglLal LducaLlon ClusLer. 1he pro[ecL
ls deslgned Lo supporL Lhe economlc,
soclal and developmenL of
norLheasLern ollsh provlnces and
prosperlLy of Lhelr people Lhrough
Lhe creaLlon of neLworks of Lraders,
lnsLlLuLlons and organlzaLlons ln
provldlng educaLlonal and consulLlng
servlces wlLh regard Lo creaLlon,
developmenL and use of lC1
soluLlons.
1he LesL ls carrled ouL uslng
Lhe followlng meLhods:
! CAWl,
! lul,
! benchmarklng,
! desk research,
! SWC1 analysls.

november
2010
-
!une
2013
2. LvaluaLlon
consulLancy for
Lhe Lower Sllesla
Labour and
LducaLlon
MarkeL
CbservaLory
Lower Slleslan
Labour Cfflce
Luropean Soclal
lund, Puman
CaplLal
CperaLlonal
rogramme,
Measure 6.1.2
(publlc servlce
conLracL)
1he alm of Lhe pro[ecL was Lo supporL
Lhe Lower Slleslan Labour Cfflce ln
Lhe lmplemenLaLlon of research on
employablllLy of resldenLs of rural
and seml-urban areas.
1he mlsslon of Lower Sllesla Labour
and LducaLlon MarkeL CbservaLory ls
Lo provlde rellable lnformaLlon on Lhe
labor markeL and faclllLaLlng declslon-
maklng on Lhe dlrecLlons of reglonal
developmenL ln Lower Sllesla.
! developmenL of research
concepLs,
! developlng Lhe Lerms of
Lhe conLracL,
! parLlclpaLlon ln an
advlsory capaclLy wlLh Lhe
proceedlngs for awardlng
Lhe publlc conLracL
! advlce on Lhe assessmenL
of Lhe correcLness of Lhe
sLudles dellvered
lebruary
2011
-
!une 2012
3. uevelopmenL of
Lrans-reglonal
and cross-border
cooperaLlon ln
Lhe fleld of
lnnovaLlon
unlverslLy of
8lalysLok
Luropean Soclal
lund, Puman
CaplLal
CperaLlonal
rogramme,
Measure 8.2.2
(publlc servlce
conLracL)
1he alm of Lhe pro[ecL was Lhe
developmenL of Lrans-reglonal and
cross-border cooperaLlon ln Lhe fleld
of lnnovaLlon of sLakeholders of Lhe
odlasle 8eglonal lnnovaLlon
SLraLegy.
1he conLracL was Lo organlze
four meeLlngs and SLudy
vlslLs for represenLaLlves of
organlzaLlons, lnsLlLuLlons
and oLher enLlLles of odlasle
8eglon ln Cermany and
Sweden. 1he conLracL was
preceded by a sLudy almed
aL ldenLlfylng besL pracLlces
ln Lhe lmplemenLaLlon of 8lS.

lebruary
2012
-
Aprll 2012
4. rellmlnary
concepLual
framework for
passlve bulldlng
for Lhe new
headquarLers of
Lodz 8eglonal
lund for
LnvlronmenLal
roLecLlon and
WaLer
ManagemenL
Lodz 8eglonal
lund for
LnvlronmenLal
roLecLlon and
WaLer
ManagemenL
Lodz 8eglonal
lund for
LnvlronmenLal
roLecLlon and
WaLer
ManagemenL

(publlc servlce
conLracL)
1he ob[ecLlve of Lhe pro[ecL was Lo
develop guldellnes for Lhe
consLrucLlon of an offlce bulldlng wlLh
passlve elemenLs, guaranLeelng
bulldlng auLonomy ln Lhe area of
elecLrlcal and Lhermal energy and
wasLe managemenL, waLer and
sewage.
1he followlng fundamenLal
crlLerla were applled as a
sLarLlng polnL for Lhe
preparaLlon of Lhe analysls:
low-energy consumpLlon,
hlgh-Lech, lf posslble based
on Lhe orlglnal soluLlons,
developed by ollsh
sclenLlsLs and englneers, and
above all envlronmenLal
frlendllness.
Aprll 2012
-
!une
2012
3. Lco-energy
analyses for
munlclpallLles of
SwlLokrzyskle
8eglon
SwlLokrzyskle
8eglonal CenLre
for lnnovaLlon
and 1echnology
1ransfer
Luropean
8eglonal
uevelopmenL
lund,
uevelopmenL of
LasLern oland
CperaLlonal
rogramme,
Measure 1.4

(publlc servlce
conLracL)
1he alm of Lhe pro[ecL was Lo develop
a comprehenslve analysls of Lhe eco-
energy currenL use and poLenLlal for
Lhe flve munlclpallLles of
SwlLokrzyskle 8eglon: 8e[sce,
8odzechw, Mledzlana Cra,
CsLrowlec SwlLokrzyskl, and
SLrawczyn.
1he scope of work lncluded
among oLhers: dlagnosls of
Lhe currenL renewable
energy sources ln local
communlLles, and explorlng
Lhe poLenLlal for renewable
energy developmenL.
Aprll 2012
-
AugusL
2012
6. 8esLrucLurlng
plan for AlumasL
!olnL SLock
Company
AlumasL !olnL
SLock Company
rlvaLe funds 1he purpose of Lhe conLracL was Lo
develop a resLrucLurlng plan ln
accordance wlLh Lhe requlremenLs of
Lhe Commlsslon 8egulaLlon (LC) no
794/2004 of 21 Aprll 2004.
1he lan covered markeL
analysls, flnanclal analysls,
and sLraLeglc analysls.
AugusL
2012
-
SepLember
2012


10


NL1WCkkING
arLlclpaLlon ln lnLernaLlonal, naLlonal and reglonal organlsaLlons, neLworks and agreemenLs

No. Name
Leader]Coord|nat
or
Descr|pt|on
1. LasLern arLnershlp Clvll SocleLy
lorum
Luropean
Commlsslon
Clvll SocleLy lorum of Lhe LasLern arLnershlp ls a sLrucLure of mulLllaLeral
cooperaLlon ln Lhe form of four plaLforms:
-uemocracy, good governance and sLablllLy,
-Lconomlc lnLegraLlon and convergence wlLh Lu pollcles,
-Lnergy securlLy,
-eople-Lo-people conLacLs.
A represenLaLlve of Lhe 8lC ro-Akademla parLlclpaLes ln Lhe work of Lhe Lhlrd
plaLform.
2. SusLalnable Lnergy for Lurope Luropean
Commlsslon, ulre
cLoraLe-Ceneral
for Lnergy and
1ransporL
SusLalnable Lnergy Lurope campalgn ls a Luropean Commlsslon lnlLlaLlve, underLaken
wlLhln Lhe framework of lnLelllgenL Lnergy programme, whlch alms Lo lncrease publlc
awareness and Lo promoLe Lhe producLlon and consumpLlon of renewable energy
among lndlvlduals and organlsaLlons, prlvaLe companles and publlc auLhorlLles. 8lC
ro-Akademla ls an offlclal parLner of Lhe lnlLlaLlve wlLhln Lhe Lodz 8eglon.
3. naLlonal SML Servlces neLwork ollsh Agency for
LnLerprlse
uevelopmenL
naLlonal SML Servlces neLwork (kSu) ls a neLwork of non-proflL buslness supporL
organlsaLlons provldlng servlces for mlcro-, small- and medlum-slzed enLerprlses,
lncludlng general and lnnovaLlon consulLlng, Lralnlng, flnanclal and lnformaLlon
servlces (lncludlng provlslon of loans and sureLles). naLlonal SML Servlces neLwork's
mlsslon ls also Lo promoLe Lhe developmenL of parLnershlps of ollsh small and
medlum-slzed enLrepreneurs. 1he prlmary ob[ecLlve of Lhe neLwork ls Lo lncrease Lhe
compeLlLlveness of ollsh SMLs by provldlng Lhem wlLh a comprehenslve range of
hlgh quallLy servlces and lnLegraLe Lhem wlLh Lhe slngle markeL of Lhe Luropean
unlon.
4. naLlonal lnnovaLlon CenLres ollsh Agency for
LnLerprlse
uevelopmenL
1he naLlonal lnnovaLlon CenLres (kSl) are a group of servlce provlders renderlng
advlsory prolnnovaLlve servlces conslsLlng ln, lnLer alla, conducLlng Lechnology audlL,
assessmenL of enLrepreneur's poLenLlal and Lechnologlcal needs and conducLlng Lhe
process of Lechnology Lransfer. CurrenLly, over forLy kSu cenLres belong Lo Lhe
naLlonal lnnovaLlon CenLres.
3. arLnershlp for CllmaLe ClLy of Warsaw 1he alm of Lhe parLnershlp ls Lo conducL comprehenslve, lnnovaLlve educaLlonal
acLlvlLles, and Lo promoLe evenLs relaLed Lo cllmaLe change lssues. 1he members of
Lhe arLnershlp lnclude among oLhers: Luropean Commlsslon, Lmbassy of uenmark,
Lmbassy of Sweden, unlLed naLlons uevelopmenL rogramme.
6. acL for knowledge MlnlsLry of
Sclence and
Plgher LducaLlon
1he lnLenLlon of Lhe acL ls creaLlon of plaLform of co-operaLlon of medla, buslness
and non-governmenLal organlzaLlons Lo faclllLaLe Lhe debaLe on Lhe challenges faclng
Lhe ollsh sclence ln Lhe 21sL cenLury. 1he acL promoLes Lhe ldea LhaL knowledge ls
Lhe only susLalnable source of economlc growLh.
7. Zagranlca Croup - Zagranlca Croup ls an assoclaLlon of ollsh non-governmenLal organlzaLlons LhaL
operaLe abroad and on behalf of and ln cooperaLlon wlLh parLners from abroad.
Members of Lhe Croup underLake [olnL efforLs Lo creaLe more favorable condlLlons
for developmenL asslsLance measures for counLrles ln need. As a member of Lhe
Croup, 8lC ro-Akademla parLlclpaLes ln Lhe formulaLlon of ollsh and Luropean ald
pollcy Lowards developlng counLrles.
8. naLlonal 8ural neLwork MlnlsLry of
AgrlculLure and
8ural
uevelopmenL
1he purpose of Lhe neLwork ls Lo supporL Lhe lmplemenLaLlon and evaluaLlon of Lhe
rural developmenL pollcy as well as ldenLlflcaLlon, analysls, dlssemlnaLlon and
exchange of lnformaLlon and knowledge ln Lhls area among all Lhe parLners
concerned aL local, reglonal, and communlLy level.
9. ollsh-Swedlsh SusLalnable Lnergy
laLform
Swedlsh
lnLernaLlonal
uevelopmenL
Agency, ollsh
MlnlsLry of
Lconomy
1he maln ob[ecLlves of Lhe laLform are:
-promoLlng Lhe use of susLalnable energy and energy efflclency
-developmenL of clean coal Lechnologles, lncludlng carbon capLure and sLorage (CCS)
-supporL Lo lmplemenLaLlon of Lu energy and cllmaLe package.



11


kNCWLLDGL SnAkING
arLlclpaLlon of represenLaLlves of 8lC ro-Akademla ln lnLernaLlonal, naLlonal and reglonal advlsory, monlLorlng and evaluaLlon bodles

No. Name of the adv|sory body Descr|pt|on
1. lnnovaLlve ro[ecLs romoLers (l) of
ollsh Agency for LnLerprlse
uevelopmenL under lnnovaLlve
Lconomy CperaLlonal rogramme

1he role of Lhe l ls Lo lssue oplnlons on Lhe ellglblllLy of pro[ecLs for measures 4.2 and 4.4 of lnnovaLlve
Lconomy CperaLlonal rogramme. l servlces are LargeLed Lo enLrepreneurs who have doubLs wheLher
Lhe concepL of Lhelr pro[ecL ls conslsLenL wlLh Lhe prlorlLles of Lhe rogramme and Lhe rules of measures
4.2 and 4.4, and consequenLly wheLher lL ls approprlaLe Lo prepare Lhe full appllcaLlon documenLaLlon.
Advlsory servlces provlded by Lhe l are free.
2. MonlLorlng CommlLLee of 8eglonal
CperaLlonal rogramme of Lodz
8eglon for Lhe years 2007-2013

1he maln Lasks of Lhe MonlLorlng CommlLLee should conslder and approve Lhe crlLerla for Lhe selecLlon of
pro[ecLs ln Lhe framework of Lhe operaLlonal programme and approve any changes Lo Lhese crlLerla, Lhe
perlodlc examlnaLlon of progress ln achlevlng Lhe speclflc ob[ecLlves of Lhe programme, on Lhe basls of Lhe
documenLs submlLLed by Lhe managlng auLhorlLy.
3. LxperLs of 8eglonal CperaLlonal
rogramme of Lodz 8eglon for Lhe
years 2007-2013
1he experLs are appolnLed by Lhe 8oard of Lhe Lodz 8eglon ln order Lo provlde falr and lmparLlal oplnlons
on pro[ecL proposals under Lhe 8eglonal CperaLlonal rogramme of Lodz 8eglon for Lhe years 2007 - 2013,
flnanced by Luropean 8eglonal uevelopmenL lund and Lhe sLaLe budgeL.
4. Assessors of 8eglonal CperaLlonal
rogramme of Lodz 8eglon for Lhe
years 2007-2013
1he assessors were appolnLed by Lhe 8oard of Lhe Lodz 8eglon Lo assess Lhe appllcaLlons for flnanclng of
pro[ecLs under Lhe 8eglonal CperaLlonal rogramme of Lodz 8eglon for Lhe years 2007-3013, funded by
Luropean 8eglonal uevelopmenL lund and Lhe sLaLe budgeL.
3. SclenLlflc Councll for Lhe updaLe of
Lodz 8eglon uevelopmenL SLraLegy for
Lhe years 2007-2020
AcLlvlLles of Lhe Councll focus on proposals for Lhe updaLe of Lodz 8eglon uevelopmenL SLraLegy for Lhe
years 2007-2020 and revlewlng lLs parLs (dlagnosls, forecasLs Lrends, vlslon and developmenL goals, Lhe
flnanclal framework).


LLk-kLVILWLD SCILN1IIIC MCNCGkAnS

No. 1|t|e ub||sher
1. ConcepL of local CP hybrld planL

8lC ro-Akademla
ollsh Academy of Sclences
2. Pouslng ln 2020. Lcologlcal concepL of energy-efflclenL buldllngs ln Lerms of Lhe lnLegraLed deslgn proces
and lnnovaLlve energy generaLlon from renewable sources

8lC ro-Akademla
ollsh Academy of Sclences
3. Pouse ln 2020. roposal of lnLelllgenL and energy-efflclenL soluLlons uslng renewable energy sources

8lC ro-Akademla
ollsh Academy of Sclences
4. 8logas mlcro-Lechnologles as an lnnovaLlve Lool for sLlmulaLlng local developmenL. rospecLs for appllcaLlon
ln Lodz 8eglon

8lC ro-Akademla
ollsh Academy of Sclences
3. use of waLer resources of Lodz 8eglon for Lhe purpose of energy generaLlon and accompanylng Lourlsm

8lC ro-Akademla
ollsh Academy of Sclences
6. Lnergy producLlon from wasLe

8lC ro-Akademla
ollsh Academy of Sclences
7. Model of legal regulaLlons of renewable energy sources 8lC ro-Akademla
ollsh Academy of Sclences
8.
aradlgm of soclal lnnovaLlon

8lC ro-Akademla
ollsh Academy of Sclences
9. CuallLy of Lourlsm managemenL ln Lodz reglon. osslblllLles of lmplemenLaLlon of good pracLlces from
norway
8lC ro-Akademla
ollsh Academy of Sclences
10. uevelopmenL of Lourlsm ln Lhe reglon of Lodz ln an lnLerdlsclpllnary perspecLlve 8lC ro-Akademla
ollsh Academy of Sclences

















12

SCILN1IIIC ICUkNAL AC1A INNCVA1ICNS

No. Issue number,
date of pub||sh|ng
Art|c|es |n the |ssue
1. number 2, !anuary
2012


1. MulLlcrlLerla analysls of Lhe developmenL of soclal lnnovaLlon ln Lhe conLexL of cooperaLlon beLween sclence and lndusLry -
Lwa kochanska
2. Legal framework for Lhe developmenL of sclence and lndusLry co-operaLlon - barrlers and soluLlons - MaLeusz karolak
3. Analysls of Lhe legal and flnanclal sysLem supporLlng research acLlvlLles by enLerprlses - kaLarzyna Szymura
4. SysLemlc deLermlnanLs of lnnovaLlon flnanclng from publlc funds ln oland - Maxlmlllan kochanskl
3. ro-lnnovaLlve educaLlonal offer ouLslde of academla - a new meLhod of Lransferrlng knowledge - 8eaLa CoLwald
6. neLworklng of unlverslLles and research lnsLlLuLes and programs subsldlzlng lnLernaLlonal cooperaLlon Lo supporL soclal
lnnovaLlon - Aleksandra ollL
7. lnnovaLlve Medlclne ln oland - a Lool Lo sLlmulaLe Lhe developmenL of new Lheraples and dlagnosLlcs ln oland - Lwa
kolomecka-kochanska
8. Cpen lnnovaLlon and lnLerneL Lools Lo sLlmulaLe cooperaLlon beLween sclence and lndusLry ln Lhe LransnaLlonal dlmenslon -
Adam !aslnskl
9. MasLer and pupll. 1he medleval anachronlsm or modern sysLem of shaplng creaLlve soluLlons for Lhe lndusLry? - Lldla
kazlmlerczak, Anna Caszewska

2. number 3, Aprll
2012


1. Analysls of Lechnologlcal lnnovaLlon ln Lhe conLexL of lnLernaLlonal cooperaLlon beLween sclence and lndusLry - Lwa kochanska
2. Pybrld ower lanL fueled by blomass for Luropean counLrles - 1omasz ll[alkowskl, rzemyslaw Makowskl, loLr oplawskl
3. Swedlsh model of developmenL of lnnovaLlve Lechnology-based blogas wasLe managemenL - karlna Mlchalska, Anna kacprzak
4. Lnergy cerLlflcaLlon of bulldlngs - Andrze[ kllmek, Magdalena Lysek, Sonla Szymanska
3. SmarL LexLlles - lnLernaLlonal lnnovaLlon ln LexLronlcs - Sylwla Walczak
6. Comparlson of hydropower lndusLry ln lLaly and oland, lncludlng Lhe envlronmenLally frlendly Lechnologles and Lhe posslblllLy
of Lhelr appllcaLlon ln Lodz 8eglon - !oanna Llk
7. Comparlson of procedures for Lhe LnvlronmenLal lmpacL AssessmenL for lnvesLmenL ln renewable energy sources ln oland
and Sweden - aul Crabowskl

3. number 4, !uly 2012

1. LffecLlveness of agrlLourlsm web porLals ln user perspecLlve. Model of an lnLerneL porLal for Lhe reglon - Adam !aslnskl
2. 8ole of pro[ecL managemenL ln buslness operaLlons - ArLur !anusz
3. Model of lelsure holldays ln Lodz medlcal envlronmenL. 8ecommendaLlons for Lour operaLors - Macle[ Lumor
4. Servlces offer for exhlblLors ln Lhe fleld of lelsure as an opporLunlLy of lncrease of Lhe aLLracLlveness of Lodz falrs - Marla
urozdzyk

4. number 3, CcLober
2012
1. CuesLlons of quallLy managemenL ln Lourlsm - 1homas naplerala
2. 1ourlsm ln sLraLeglc documenLs of local governmenL bodles of Lodz reglon and Lhe norweglan Lourlsm managemenL besL
pracLlces - 8eaLa CoLwald, Lukasz Muslaka, kaLarzyna Szymura
3. llnanclng Lhe developmenL of Lourlsm ln Lodz reglon and counLy of Cppland (norway) - Macle[ Adamlak, 1omasz naplerala
4. ueLermlnanLs of Lourlsm developmenL - llllpMoLerskl, kaLarzyna Lesnlewska, Marcln Zek