It is a well-established tradition of the World Institute for Engineering and Technology Education (WIETE), based in Melbourne, Australia, to present its awards in person at international conferences and meetings organised by the WIETE each year. In the spirit of this tradition, two outstanding Polish engineers/architects were elected Fellows of the World Institute for Engineering and Technology Education (FWIETE) on 12 February 2020. Unfortunately, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have not been able to present them personally with the official certificates of this award. Exceptionally, this year, the awards were delivered by e-mails on 22 September 2020.

The WIETE team are delighted to announce that the two awardees are: Professor Lucyna Nyka, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at Gdańsk University of Technology (FA-GUT), Gdańsk, Poland, and Professor Maria Jolanta Żychowska, of the Faculty of Architecture at Cracow University of Technology (FA-CUT), Kraków, Poland. The citation states that the recipient of this WIETE honour has received it ...in recognition of her distinguished contributions to engineering and technology education, outstanding achievements in the globalisation of engineering and technology education through the activities of the WIETE, and, in particular, for exceptional service to the WIETE.

Lucyna Nyka (PhD, DSc) is a full Professor in the Faculty of Architecture at Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland. She presently holds the position of Head of the Department of Urban Architecture and Waterscapes, and since 2016 has been Dean of the Faculty of Architecture. Her research interests focus on issues concerning historical hydrographies, water-related architecture and urban landscapes. Professor Nyka is involved in several transdisciplinary research studies on urban environment and re-naturalisation of cities. She is the author, co-author and expert in many European research projects, and is currently involved in the H2020 SOS Climate Waterfront project focused on linking research and innovation on waterfront studies to face climate change. She is a member of the Architecture and Urbanism Committee at the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), one of the Vice-Presidents of the International Academic Advisory Committee of the World Institute for Engineering and Technology Education (WIETE-IAAC), based in Melbourne, Australia, and a member of the Research Committee for Valencia International Biennial of Research in Architecture (VIBRArch). She is a reviewer of several journals, and a member of numerous editorial boards in Poland and abroad, including such journals as the Global Journal of Engineering Education (GJEE), and the World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education (WTE&TE).

Maria Jolanta Żychowska is a full Professor in the Faculty of Architecture at Cracow University of Technology, Kraków, Poland. She graduated from the Faculty and obtained her PhD and DSc in 1987 and 1995, respectively. Her professional and research interests include contemporary architecture, especially modernism, conservation of monuments and also the history of stained-glass art. Professor Żychowska is also active as a practising architect, and the scope of her work includes historical object conservation, interior decoration, ecclesiastic architecture, public utility objects and design of stained glass for objects. She is the author and co-author of more than 50 architectural projects, including some that involved conservation of historical monuments and objects. Also, she has realised stained-glass projects in four churches in Germany and 10 in Poland. She has published numerous research articles in peer-refereed journals and conference proceedings; books on the history of modern architecture and conservation of architectural objects; and books on education of freehand drawings. She is a member of numerous national and international professional and scientific organisations and associations, including Ars Vitrea Polona; ICOMOS - International Council on Monuments and Sites - Poland (Commission on 20th Century); and Docomomo International, to name a few. Her extramural activities include photography, wherein she has held several public exhibitions. Professor Żychowska is a member the WIETE International Academic Advisory Committee (WIETE-IAAC), and member the Editorial Advisory Board of the WIETE’s Global Journal of Engineering Education (GJEE).

We would like to congratulate our distinguished colleagues on the awards and wish them continuing success with their exceptional contribution to engineering and technology education, and to thank them for their involvement in the life and activities of the WIETE.