{"id":162376,"date":"2026-01-13T12:53:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T11:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pb.edu.pl\/2026\/01\/13\/politechnika-bialostocka-w-sieci-global-design-thinking-alliance\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T09:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:28:09","slug":"bialystok-university-of-technology-joins-the-global-design-thinking-alliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archiwalna.pb.edu.pl\/en\/2026\/01\/13\/bialystok-university-of-technology-joins-the-global-design-thinking-alliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Bialystok University of Technology Joins the Global Design Thinking Alliance"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bialystok University of Technology has joined the prestigious Global Design Thinking Alliance (GDTA). This is a historic step \u2013 our university is now the only representative of Poland in the international network, which brings together innovation leaders from 5 continents.<\/div>\n
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The Global Design Thinking Alliance is an elite network of 39 institutions from 24 countries (including the USA, Germany, and South Africa) that are redefining the way innovation is created. They focus on establishing high international standards in teaching and research in the field of Design Thinking \u2013 project-based thinking. Bialystok University of Technology\u2019s membership in the GDTA network is both an honor and a confirmation that our approach to education and human-centered design meets the highest global standards.<\/p>\n

The university\u2019s success is built on many years of experience in promoting and implementing the design thinking approach \u2013 consistently developed at Bialystok University of Technology for over ten years.<\/p>\n

Official acceptance into the alliance is a direct result of the presentation prepared and delivered by Izabela Senderacka, PhD, Vice-Dean for Development and Cooperation at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Bialystok University of Technology. In November 2025, she presented to the GDTA associate members the university\u2019s and the faculty\u2019s many years of experience in promoting and implementing the design thinking approach.<\/p>\n

At the forefront of these initiatives is the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Bialystok University of Technology<\/a>, which has modernized and upgraded the engineering education model by:<\/p>\n