We are the only university in Lodz to have a place among the national top ten universities in the Perspektywy magazine and Rzeczpospolita newspaper university ranking. The University ranks fourth in the Best Technical University category. TUL has ranked second in the number of patent applications filed and granted per employee according to the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland. It is the only Polish university in the European Consortium of Innovative Universities. As one of the biggest universities in the country, TUL plays an important role in increasing the economy’s competitive edge not only in the Lodz region but also on the national and international arenas. TUL’s Technology Transfer Center together with its Technology Transfer Office provide support for effective cooperation of the academic community and business. This is an example of creativity and initiative in research as well as in transfer and commercialization of advanced technologies and solutions. Since 2008, Lodz University of Technology has been involved in the Ministry for Science and Higher Education project under which the best students of technical, mathematical and natural sciences, among them TUL’s students of civil engineering, textile design, mathematics, automatic control and robotics, and computer science, have been receiving special scholarships as well as benefiting from additional courses expanding their knowledge and competences. (Source: the university’s website)