Ten years of optical communications laboratories in the institute of electronics and telecommunications, Poznan University of Technology, Poland

For thirty years, the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication has been teaching students in the field-of-elecommunications. In the academic year 1990/91, a course in optical communications was introduced. Currently, within electronics and telecommunication programmes, we offer an undergraduate course entitled: Optotelecommunications, two courses for master level specialities: Optical Networks and Advanced Fiber Optic Systems, and finally, a course for extramural students. We also provide lab projects for Computer Science and Electrotechnics students and contribute to continuous education training. Over the last ten years, a number of students participating in our lab-oratorios has increased seven times. At present, we have two laboratories, offering 40 projects, which fall into 5 categories: basics projects, fundamental projects, applied projects, advanced projects, optical systems. Such a variety of topics allows to offer a flexible choice to suit individual student interests.