In the period from February 26, 2023 to March 11, 2023, our doctoral students, studying at the Doctoral School of the Jan Dlugosz University, taken part in a scientific internship at the Institute of Polymers of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava, Slovakia. Three PhD students in chemical sciences: MSc. Jakub Łagiewka(2nd year), MSc. Paulina Kapuśniak(1st year), MSc. Izabela Szymanek (1st year); expanded their knowledge and skills in the field of research on polymeric materials under the care of the organizer Dr. Alena Opálková Šišková. The scientific internship was organized as part of the PROM program organized by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) and co-financed by the European Union from the European Social Fund under the Operational Program Knowledge Education Development.
During the scientific internship, they were active participants in research conducted at the institute on electrospinning, synthesis and characterization of hydrogels and the characteristization of thin films based on polymers. In addition, they took part in the institute's scientific seminar where they were warmly welcomed by the institute's staff.
The friendly atmosphere in the research teams and the large research capabilities of the unit allowed to get new knowledge and skills. Additionally, they met scientists from Bratislava with whom they may establish international cooperation in the future, which may result in interesting scientific projects. Doctoral students appreciate the institution itself as an interesting research and science center to which they would gladly return in the future.
by Jakub Łagiewka
