In 2016, TUL received, as the first technical university in Poland, the HR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH badge which confirms that the University adheres to the principles of the “European Charter for Researchers” and the “Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers”. Having this badge increases the visibility and appeal of the university as a project partner in the European research area. In the following years the university has paved its way into world university rankings such as U-Multirank, RUR or QS, and this year, in April, Lodz University of Technology, as the first university in Poland was awarded HCERES (Haut Conseil de l’évaluation de la recherche et de l’enseignement supérieur) accreditation. In the national PERSPEKTYWY ranking of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) it has been placed 4 among technical universities and as 8th best university in Poland.