A solar-powered bus station that provides up-to-date passenger information on energy-saving screens serves as a wifi hotspot and allows people to recharge their phones is now a reality thanks to the efforts of a Polish company The Helio Smart Shelter could soon also be equipped with the technology to recognise dangerous situations and alert emergency services "The stop is equipped with cameras that monitor the surroundings we plan to equip the stop's electronics with artificial intelligence and signal them to operators who watch over the safety of the city Other functionalities are dynamic lighting The shelter’s electricity is generated solely by photovoltaic modules integrated into its walls and roof Dynamically controlled lighting saves energy A wireless hotspot enables public transport users to access the internet while they can also recharge their mobile phones and other portable devices – both wirelessly and by cable Surveillance cameras are fitted to ensure passenger safety Helioenergia specialises in solutions that use photovoltaics – technology that converts solar energy into electricity – to provide power for public spaces One of the main aims of Helioenergia’s work is to integrate photovoltaic technology into architectural elements such as façades railings and roofing so that they produce electricity while fulfilling their structural functions The company first came up with the idea of an energy-self-sufficient bus stop in around 2016 in response to the global trend towards the development of smart cities Smart cities use digital and telecommunications technologies to collect information This is processed and analysed to improve the use of resources and boost the efficiency of services like transport lighting and heating for the benefit of inhabitants and businesses The Helio Smart Shelter was designed to fit into the architecture of contemporary A prototype of the shelter was presented at the 24th UN Climate Change Conference Although its functionalities were still incomplete at the time it attracted the attention of residents and representatives of public authorities from around the world Many of them expressed an interest in deploying similar solutions in their cities Thanks to its innovative use of solar power it can be supplemented with additional technologies thereby bringing further benefits for passengers Total investment for the project “Autonomous public transport stop with built-in dynamic passenger information system” is EUR 1 180 000 (PLN 5 275 665) with the EU’s European Regional Development Fund contributing EUR 800 000 (PLN 3 556 348) through the “Śląskie Voivodeship” Operational Programme for the 2014-2020 programming period The investment falls under the priority “Network infrastructures in transport and energy” Zarząd Województwa Śląskiego obsługiwany przez Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Śląskiego This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Start - Aktualności - Conference PROJECT POLITECHNIKA The interest in the second edition of the Silesian University of Technology program was huge Pupils from 27 secondary schools from Gliwice and even from Krakow and Wolsztyn took part in the implementation of the projects The project teams consisted of 2- 3 pupils from the second or third grades of comprehensive secondary schools or technical vocational schools from the Silesian Voivodeship often supported by PhD students or students 42 main and 43 assistant tutors took part in the project providing substantive supervision over 159 pupils The program also enabled financing the purchase of necessary materials The first competition for financing projects implemented with secondary school pupils as part of the Excellence Initiative - Research University program their financing and settlement is carried out in accordance with the rules set out in the Regulations on financing projects implemented with secondary school pupils at the Educational and Congress Centre of the Silesian University of Technology during the POLITECHNIKA PROJECT conference project teams presented the results of their work in the form of posters The topics covered all the priority research areas of the university While implementing research topics in cooperation with the Silesian University of Technology pupils develop many valuable skills thanks to the use of the project-oriented education method (PBL - Project-Based Learning) Classes allow not only to acquire knowledge and skills in a given area but also serve to develop pupils’ creativity teach teamwork skills and shape organizational skills issued Micro certifications to all pupils implementing the projects The Micro certificate is a digital document confirming the acquisition of knowledge and professional competences that a learner has acquired with little learning It is an innovative tool in lifelong learning and professional development in the European Higher Education Area a team of experts selected 6 teams - competition winners Detector - obstacle detector for blind people - III LO in Katowice Participants of the project: Błażej Dzwonkowicz Functional ceramic-metal structural composites for applications in aviation and automotive industry - ZST in Mikołów of Silesian University of Technology Participants of the project: Adrian Brożek Participants of the project: Borys Rogowski Design and manufacture of a sensory book with interchangeable panels with 3D printing technology - ZST in Mikołów Participants of the project: Krzysztof Statnik The impact of lifestyle on the physical fitness of secondary school students - Generation Z - 1st Secondary Comprehensive School in Chorzów Automated object identification - I LO in Chorzów Participants of the project:  Filip Gołąbek if they become students of the Silesian University of Technology will receive a scholarship of PLN 700 per month for 10 months in the first year of studies Secondary use of waste materials in the process of 3D printing using the FDM - ZST method in Mikołów of Silesian University of Technology Participants of the project: Damian Gajda – The Silesian University of Technology has what is the most valuable to offer young people who plan to invest well in their future real mentors who willingly engage as project group supervisors We have great students and PhD students with heads full of ideas giving the opportunity to implement the wildest ideas we have a well-developed and well-verified modern approach to education in a project-oriented form which is what other universities envy us – said the Vice-Rector for Education Science and Development prof who developed the principles and promoted the modern method of project-oriented education (PBL - Project Based Learning) at the Silesian University of Technology The experience gained from its pilot implementation several years ago in the field of Automation and Robotics has been dynamically developed throughout the University where over 200 PBL projects are currently implemented each year and used by students and employees of all faculties he proposed a program for involving secondary school pupils in scientific research by implementing projects in a formula similar to PBL During the conference summarizing THE PROJECT young people could get acquainted with the educational offer of the Silesian University of Technology which was presented by the Vice-Rector for Education Student and Education Prof – Silesian University of Technology focuses on education in the PBL formula We spend more than 3 million PLN per year for this purpose We strive to make most of the practical classes take place in this formula – said prof Wojciech Szkliniarz secondary school pupils implementing projects at the Silesian University of Technology under the supervision of academic teachers conduct research using modern research infrastructure and learn to work in a group thanks to which they have a chance to plan their future education at the University of Technology pupils had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the research presented by their colleagues conducted interesting and inspiring discussions – added the professor Anna Chrobok in the last two editions of a series of research projects carried out at the Silesian University of Technology more than 300 pupils from 35 different schools from Gliwice and the region took part A summary monograph has also been published the first edition in which all the poster works presented at last year’s conference were presented The monograph is also available in the RePolis collection: Project Politechnika: Projekt Politechnika : I edycja konkursu na projekty realizowane z uczniami szkół ponadpodstawowych w ramach programu Inicjatywa Doskonałości - 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