From 26 to 30 May, the University of Zielona Góra hosted the on-site part of the second edition of an interdisciplinary educational project devoted to identifying mechanisms that bring order to complex systems. This year's edition, like last year's, was carried out as part of the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP). It was entitled ‘Dynamics of Interactions in Various Complex Systems’. The event was organised by three institutes: the Institute of Biological Sciences, the Institute of Physics and the Institute of Sociology.
The week full of inspiring meetings was attended by students from Romania (University of Alba Iulia), Slovakia (University of Presov), Lithuania (Klaipeda University), Italy (Milano University), as well as Spain and Georgia – currently studying at the University of Zielona Góra – and Polish students.

The programme was interdisciplinary in nature, combining biological, physical, social, astrophysical and urban perspectives. Participants took part in lectures, workshops, laboratories and field classes, which were held both on both UZ campuses and in the Rector's Office, as well as in the urban space of Zielona Góra and nearby towns such as Krępa and Zatonie. Together, they sought patterns, harmony and a deeper understanding of the complex systems we deal with on a daily basis.
A special place in the programme was given to a debate entitled: Democracy and democratic elections in the era of disinformation on social networks, organised at the Marshal's Office in Zielona Góra, led by dr. Claudiu Stefani, in which both BIP programme students and members of the Lubuskie Province Youth Council participated.

In addition to academic activities, there was also time for integration – students competed in sports competitions, discovered the secrets of the Zielona Góra Witches' Trail, and the event culminated in an evening barbecue attended by over 100 students from different corners of the world studying in Zielona Góra.

The coordinators of the Blended Intensive Programme would like to thank all the lecturers involved in the project. We would also like to express our gratitude to our foreign guests: dr. Claudiu Stefani and dr. Bogdan Mucea from the University of Alba Iulia and dr. Yasin Turan from Abdullah Gül University in Kayseri – for their substantive contributions and inspiring presentations.
We would also like to thank the lecturers from the University of Zielona Góra: dr. Dorota Bazuń, dr. Artur Kinal, dr. Dorota Szaban, prof. UZ, dr. Sinan Tankut Gülhan, dr. Marzanna Farnicka, prof. Beata Gabryś, Alicja Dubicka-Czechowska, MA, dr. Paweł Czechowski, prof. Leszek Jerzak, dr. Adam Drzewiecki, prof. Andrzej Drzewiński, dr. Stefan Jerzyniak, Sebastian Kruk, MA, dr. hab.  Maria Przybylska, prof. UZ, dr. hab. Gopal Bhatta, dr. Bartłomiej Hes, dr. Martyna Dalecka and dr. Agnieszka Gandecka.

We would like to express our sincere thanks to the students of sociology, biotechnology and physics at the University of Zielona Góra: Amelia Proc, Kornelia Wojciechowska, Piotr Szafiński, German Ostrovski, Kacper Banaszkiewicz, Justyna Bondaronok, Grzegorz Borowicz and Kacper Ślipko for their tremendous commitment and invaluable help in organising the event.

We would also like to express our gratitude to Jerzy Skorulski and Małgorzata Lisowska from Zatonie for their warmth, hospitality and support, which were very valuable to us.
We would also like to thank the team from the International Cooperation Department, in particular Kamila Rabiko and dr. Paweł Truszkiewicz, for their efficient and friendly cooperation in resolving organisational and logistical issues. It is thanks to the joint efforts of all those involved that this project could be realised.
 

Project coordinators:
Sylwia Andrzejczak-Grządko
Sylwia Kondej
Magdalena Pokrzyńska