On January 29th, 2018 the Institute of Aviation hosted a working meeting with a delegation from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The special guest of the meeting was the Undersecretary of State, Piotr Dardziński. The representatives of the Institute of Aviation was leaded by the Acting Director of the Institute of Aviation, Leszek Loroch, PhD Eng. The purpose of the meeting was to present the principles of the Research Network: Łukasiewicz and consultations with representatives of the Institute of Aviation on ongoing changes.
Research Network: Łukasiewicz is a project that was created in response to challenges faced by Polish science and economy in the process of implementing a new development model presented in the Strategy for Responsible Development until 2020. The main goal of the Research Network: Łukasiewicz will be building a scientific base for implementation strategic government programs.
The Network will start operating on April 1st, 2018 and will be based on the research potential of 38 research institutes. The Institute of Aviation will be the largest institute in the Network.