In the area of the Poznan University of Technology campus, the foundation stone of the Centre of Mechatronics, Biomechanics and Nanoengineering was set. The new centre, which will be built at the junction of ul. Jana Pawła II and Berdychowo, will house five departments of the Poznan University of Technology, including the Department of Materials and their Properties and the Department of Mechatronics and Biomechanics.

Renovation works on the Stara Drukarnia on ul. Zwierzyniecka in Poznan at the back of the Sheraton Hotel have already begun. Thanks to EU funds and a 40% share of the Pro Design company, the Wielkopolska Design Centre will be built in the Concordia building which dates from the 19^th century. Its main goal will be to improve the competitiveness of Wielkopolska businesses designing and producing original projects, such as furniture or furnishings. The co-financing will be granted on the basis of an agreement between Pro Design and the Wielkopolska Region Marshall’s Office.

After 17 years, Lech Poznan Football Club became the champions of Poland, winning their last match with Zagłębie Lubin 2:0 outdistancing the second-placed team in the table, Wisła Kraków, by mere points. Poznan’s footballers have now claimed the Polish championship for the 6^th time in the history of the league.

Lech Poznan Football Club is the pride of Poznan’s inhabitants and a perfect marketing product for the city’s authorities – which is why the club is treated by both the former and the letter as the apple of their eyes. No other Polish team can count on such fan love. The stadium is filled to the last seat during Ekstraklasa matches in Poznan, and tickets are sold out a dozen or so days before the match. What is more, Poznan leads in sales of season passes allowing entry to all matches in a season.

Poznan fans are not only young men clad in sporting t-shirts wrapped in their club scarves, loudly supporting their favourites, but also women, children and even whole families.

The setting of each match – with special banners, flags and fan songs – is prepared separately for each match. This season's biggest hits included the matches against Legia and Wisła Kraków, which were watched not only by thousands of fans in the stadium but also whole masses of football fans sitting in front of their TVs – in private houses, pubs and dedicated fan zones.

Following the example of such football powers as FC Barcelona or Manchester United, in Poznan there are special shops offering Lech Poznan gadgets such as original team shirts with the name of a favourite player; scarves; posters; footballs; towels; cosmetics; key rings; calendars; and other souvenirs. Profits go into the club’s budget.

Poznan’s team can also pride itself on having the best striker of this year’s league – Robert Lewandowski. This nearly 22-year-old player is seen as one of the biggest hopes for Polish football. Lewandowski does perfectly well, not only in the Poznan team but also in the Polish national squad.