External partners also participated in the event. The opening session featured Joanna Lindberg-Sterzy\u0144ska, Director of the Regional Representation of the European Commission in Poland. Workshops were led not only by experts from Wroc\u0142aw Tech but also by leaders from well-known global companies, giving students a rare opportunity to work directly with practitioners.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cStudents are at the heart of Unite! The alliance was created with them in mind, to provide future engineers with the best possible conditions for studying: access to international collaboration, the latest knowledge, and real experience gained through teamwork with peers from across Europe. That is why we are especially pleased that the first-ever SURE! Forum could take place here in Wroc\u0142aw and that our university is actively helping to create a space where students can meet, exchange ideas and jointly design solutions for the future,\u201d emphasises Vicerector for Research and Innovations and Unite! KLO at Wroc\u0142aw Tech<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The programme combined the development of practical skills with reflection on the role of universities in a rapidly changing world. Workshops focused, among other topics, on communication within European university alliances \u2014 both internal and intercultural, as well as external communication, including students\u2019 presence on social media. Participants also worked on issues such as team and project management, leadership in the academic environment and the art of communication in a global world.<\/span><\/p>\n The Forum, however, was not a series of lectures. It was designed as a working space \u2014 a place where students could confront their ideas directly with experienced experts.<\/span><\/p>\n The starting point was a simple principle: if you cannot tell a story, you cannot lead. During a session with one of the global bank representatives, participants set aside corporate jargon and analysed how clear communication influences leadership. A workshop led by BNY focused on the challenges of global collaboration and showed how much can be \u201clost in translation\u201d when people from different cultures try to move in the same direction.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe didn\u2019t come here just to sit in a room and nod along,\u201d says Adham Elaraby, a student representative from TU Darmstadt. \u201cThe energy was completely different. We genuinely questioned the way we usually talk to each other and how decisions are made about the future of technology, universities and society.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The issue of responsibility became a central theme of one of the workshop sessions. The discussion shifted from how technology works to who actually holds control over it. Students debated ethics, power, and the role of universities in shaping technological change. The reflections continued during the critical design thinking workshop, where participants examined their own assumptions about problem-solving.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThese discussions even influenced how we think about our internal strategy and governance principles,\u201d Elaraby adds.<\/span><\/p>\n For many participants, the Forum was also an opportunity to build relationships across the entire alliance.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSURE! Forum was a truly dynamic experience,\u201d says Rachel LeBlanc from UPC. \u201cThe programme of workshops and accompanying events made the past few days both very valuable and unforgettable. I especially enjoyed meeting students from Wroc\u0142aw Tech and having the chance to visit beautiful Wroc\u0142aw. I am very grateful to all the organisers who devoted so much time to making this event happen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The Forum also included the second edition of the Let\u2019s Unite! Fair, open to the entire community of Wroc\u0142aw Tech. During the poster session, SURE students shared insights into academic life and everyday student experiences in their countries. They also presented the activities of local student organisations and projects carried out within the Unite! network, with particular emphasis on initiatives funded through the Seed Fund programme.<\/span><\/p>\n For the Wroc\u0142aw Tech community, it was a unique opportunity to meet students from partner universities and learn more about the key initiatives being developed within the alliance.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFrom my perspective, the SURE! Forum was not only a meeting of students representing the Unite! partner universities, but above all a space that truly belongs to us,\u201d summarizes Marcel Sobecki, President of SURE!. \u201cUnlike the Dialogues, which include many formal meetings and discussions, the Forum took the form of workshops organised under the \u2018Students for Students\u2019 formula. This allowed us to further develop our skills, particularly in communication and project work. We also discussed our internal structures, new criteria for our activities, and the challenges we face as Unite! enters the next phase of the project.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n A few days of workshops, discussions and joint work demonstrated one thing: within Unite!, students want to act, not just talk. The meeting in Wroc\u0142aw marked the beginning of further initiatives that will be developed in the coming months by students from partner universities.<\/span><\/p>\n How do you communicate within an international team? How do you tell a story that truly convinces others? And who, in fact, bears responsibility for the direction in which technology develops? These were the questions explored by participants of the first-ever Unite! SURE! Forum, held at Wroc\u0142aw Tech. 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