Welcome to the website of the UNIC Ambassador Programme at the University of Lodz – an initiative thanks to which we strengthen the University of Lodz students’ ties with the 9 other universities that make up the UNIC community and promote UNIC among the university community and the inhabitants of Lodz.
The call for the first edition of the programme ended on 17 November 2023. We already encourage you to take part in the next edition, which will take place in November 2024.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
We team up with two committed imaginative and, above all, action-ready individuals representing different study programmes and different faculties so as to jointly promote the UNIC Alliance at the University of Lodz.
Are you open to new adventures and challenges? Do you like people and make new friends easily? Are you involved in the life of your faculty? Are you everywhere? Or are you looking for your first professional experience and an additional source of income? If you answer yes to these questions, the UNIC Ambassador Programme is perfect for you!
Ambassadors selected for the programme:
- participate in trips abroad and gain experience in an international student government environment (we cover travel expenses);
- represent the University of Lodz on the UNIC Student Board and at local and international events and conferences;
- ensure the active participation of students and their visibility in all UNIC activities;
- promote the UNIC Alliance among the academic and city community;
- attend various events, appear in the university's social media and engage in various; marketing projects to promote UNIC.
By joining the group of UNIC Ambassadors at the University of Lodz, you help the academic community know what's going on at UNIC, learn about interesting initiatives and build increasingly stronger international ties.
UNIC AMBASSADOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LODZ
In the first edition of the UNIC Ambassador Programme, our university is represented by: Julita Maciejewska and Rumbidzai Hodzonge.
GET TO KNOW THE UNIC AMBASSADORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LODZ!
Julita Maciejewska
She comes from Kalisz. She is a third-year law student (Uniform Master's Studies) at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Lodz. She is interested in human rights. She is the chairwoman of the international law student science club. She is an active member in the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA), where she is currently the Vice-President for seminars and conferences in the local group ELSA Lodz.
Julita represents the University of Lodz community on the UNIC Student Board, participating in discussions about the vision of the future of UNIC. She is particularly active in the area of the fourth thematic track "Justice, Security and Institutions at UNIC".
That’s what she says about her activity within UNIC:
I am most proud of the fact that I can represent the University of Lodz student community at Student Board meetings. It is a great honour for me, but also a huge responsibility, to speak out on matters that concern the future of our post-industrial cities and universities. I have a sense of agency and I feel that I can influence the future of UNIC. I hold meetings with decision makers and I can say that the voice of students is heard. Last December, I had the opportunity to take part in a fantastic conference hosted by our university. Many valuable discussions took place and numerous ideas for areas of further cooperation within UNIC were proposed.
Recently, under the watchful eye of Dr Izabela Florczak, she has been preparing descriptions of Law Clinics operating at the University of Lodz, which will be included in the list of Law Clinics of the UNIC Alliance. Such a database will serve both students and researchers, as well as people using the assistance provided by the Clinics.
Rumbidzai Hodzonge
She was born and raised in Harare – the capital city of Zimbabwe. She is a first-year student of business management (Uniform Master's Studies) at the Faculty of Management. The decision to join UNIC results from her deep belief in the significance of integration and active participation in social activities. This involvement is closely related to her personal process of integration with the new environment – she has been living in Lodz since September 2023.
She justifies her activity in the Ambassador Programme by saying:
The ideas of UNIC resonate with my personal values of collaboration and community involvement. As a UNIC Ambassador, I represent our university on the UNIC Student Board. The sixth thematic path, concerning health and well-being is the main area of my activity. Moreover, I am a member of a working group focused on the activities of student associations and organisations. We are looking for ways to increase engagement and networking of people from different universities through UNIC. The people I work with are very inspiring. Our ambition is to empower members of university communities, enabling students, doctoral students and university staff to move freely within and beyond UNIC. Virtual mobility and participation in online classes provided by partner universities will also play a key role in broadening our educational horizons.
Julita Maciejewska and Rumbidzai Hodzonge serve as UNIC Ambassadors at the University of Lodz from November 2023 to the end of October 2024.
WHO CAN BECOME A UNIC AMBASSADOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LODZ?
You can become a UNIC Ambassador if you are:
- a full-time BA student of the University of Lodz from the second year onwards,
- a full-time MA student of the University of Lodz from the first year onwards,
- a full-time student of uniform MA studies at the University of Lodz from the second year onwards.
It is important that you are involved in the life of the university, e.g. through activities in student associations, student science clubs and others, and that you are proficient in the social media environment.
If you belong to one of the above-mentioned groups and additionally:
- your level of English (at least B2) enables you to communicate freely and understand the topics discussed at UNIC Student Board meetings;
- you make contacts easily and have no problem maintaining relationships;
- you are determined to act;
- social media is your environment;
- communication doesn't scare you, even if it means saying something in front of the camera;
- you like taking part in dynamic projects;
- you are punctual and reliable in carrying out the tasks entrusted to you
… then this offer is just for you!
WHAT DO WE OFFER IN RETURN FOR YOUR COMMITMENT?
- a salary of PLN 800 gross per month
- interesting pre-career experience: participation in trips abroad, gaining experience in an international student government environment and participating in a major international project
- covering travel expenses, including those abroad
- a certificate confirming your ambassadorial activities at UNIC for the University of Lodz, which may be valuable to your future employer,
- and, of course, the UNIC goodie pack
THE CALL
The call for the second edition of the UNIC Ambassador Programme at the University of Lodz will start in November 2024.
You can now read the Rules and Regulations of the first edition carried out in the academic year 2023/2024 to familiarise yourself with the principles of operation of the UNIC Ambassador Programme.
With the announcement of the second edition of the programme in November 2024, we will post the current regulations here. If, after reading the Rules and Regulations, you decide that you would like to take part in it, fill in the application form.
If your application makes it to the next (and the final) stage of the recruitment process, we will invite you to take part in an interview so that we can get to know each other better and organise a test speech in front of the camera.
What can you expect during a recruitment meeting?
- We would love to hear from you why you are the ideal candidate to be a UNIC Ambassador at the University of Lodz.
- We will ask about your involvement in student projects so far.
- We'll also see how you're doing in front of the camera – relax, this isn't about elaborate performances – as part of the UNIC Ambassador Programme at the University of Lodz, we're all about short, relaxed forms typical of Insta Stories or TikTok. We want to see how you deal with them.