The University of Warsaw has joined the group of institutions collaborating on the special report dedicated to the security of the supply chain in the Polish defense industry. The ceremony of signing and presenting the agreements to the new signatories took place on 28th May in the Kazimierzowski Palace at the University of Warsaw’s Main Campus. The documents were presented by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
On 28th May Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence signed and presented 10 agreements to the signatories of the Agreement on cooperation in the preparation of a special report about supply chain security in the Polish defence industry.
“Today’s event is not only formal in nature, but above all strategic. It will be significantly important for strengthening the resilience of the defense sector in Poland, as well as for the development of modern organisational, technological, and legislative solutions in this area. The collaboration between the academic community, state institutions, and expert partners is an example of constructive and long-term action for the security of the state, based on knowledge, dialogue, and mutual trust,” said Robert Grey, Chancellor of the University of Warsaw, during the opening of the event.
The partners will jointly conduct a comprehensive analysis of the challenges and recommendations for strengthening the stability and resilience of the supply chain in the defence sector – key to the strategic interests of the state.
“The defense industry is currently one of the most important sectors of the economy. It is through this industry the most crucial technologies and breakthrough solutions are tested. We believe that together with the Ministry and our partners, we are moving in the same direction,” said Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, Rector of the University of Warsaw, upon receiving the agreement.
Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz emphasised during the event that the involvement of leading universities and public institutions in this project is a huge opportunity to develop the national technological potential.
“I know that we have the best of the best, and that you will provide your students, employees, specialists. Poland is today a beacon for Europe. It is a beacon for the world – in terms of armaments, in terms of investment in modern projects. And in my opinion, there is a huge chance that Poland will also become a beacon in the field of development, modern technologies, their implementation and rapid implementation,” emphasised the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense.
New signatories
The initiative was announced in September 2024 during the XXXIII Economic Forum in Karpacz, where the Minister of National Defense signed a letter of intent regarding cooperation in the development of the report “Supply Chain Security in the Polish Defense Industry”. Details of cooperation were defined on 3rd March, 2025 during the 10th European Congress of Local Governments in Mikołajki. At that time, the agreement was signed by: the Ministry of National Defense, the Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies, the Military University of Technology, the Warsaw School of Economics and the Kraków University of Technology.
On 28th May , during the ceremony, the Ministry of State Assets and the Ministry of Development and Technology, as well as the Jagiellonian University and the AGH University of Science and Technology, joined the work on the report.
