Academic Circle "Grupa .NET" at Poznan University of Technology

What Academic Circle "Grupa .NET" at Poznan University of Technology does

Academic Circle "Grupa .NET" (legal name: Koło Naukowe Grupa .NET Politechniki Poznańskiej, also known as PUT.NET) is a student scientific circle (koło naukowe) operating at the Faculty of Informatics and Telecommunications of Poznan University of Technology in Poznań, Poland. The organization brings together students and IT enthusiasts interested in .NET, mobile, and web technologies, startups, and entrepreneurship, and runs open lectures, workshops, and networking events that are free of charge to participants. Activities are funded through university support and in-kind sponsorship from IT companies such as Allegro (which sponsors pizza at events) and delivered through volunteer participation by student members.

The circle maintains three primary technology products: Studencki USOS, a mobile student information system for Poznan University of Technology published on Google Play and featuring a campus map and European Student Card; Katalog eksponatów Muzeum Atari, a custom cataloging system developed for the Atari Museum in Poznań; and the PUT.NET website hosted at net.cs.put.poznan.pl (source code on GitHub). Core technology stack is .NET (ASP.NET Core), Android mobile development, and web applications. The organization runs an annual industry-facing conference series, PUT.NET Software Engineering Talks, with speakers drawn from Allegro, Sii, Santander, and reference to JetBrains tooling.

The business model is non-commercial: the entity is a non-profit educational organization with no revenue model, no paid products, and no disclosed funding rounds. Go-to-market is community-led — members are acquired through university channels, Facebook (facebook.com/put.net), a Discord server, and Google Forms registration. The parent institution is Poznan University of Technology; the organization is not a corporate entity and has no formal ownership structure, investors, or senior management team beyond student leadership (contact: Mikołaj Diakowski).

Name

Academic Circle "Grupa .NET" at Poznan University of Technology

Legal name

Koło Naukowe Grupa .NET Politechniki Poznańskiej

Website

https://net.cs.put.poznan.pl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PUT.NET is a student scientific circle at Poznan University of Technology's Faculty of Informatics and Telecommunications that runs free workshops, lectures, and hackathons on .NET, mobile, and web technologies, and develops student projects such as the Studencki USOS mobile app and a cataloging system for the Atari Museum in Poznań.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Educational Organization / IT Community

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Research & Science Fair Competitions (Science Fairs, Research Symposiums) (EDAMAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hands-on Science Exploration & Experiments (Lab Kits, Science Clubs) (EDAMABAA)

Keywords

• Student scientific circle
• IT education workshops
• Software development projects
• Mobile app development
• University technology club

Headquarters

HQ city

Poznań

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Non-profit educational organization: Student scientific circle with no commercial revenue model. Operates as a non-profit educational organization at Poznan University of Technology. Activities funded through university support, sponsorship from IT companies (e.g., Allegro sponsoring pizza at events), and volunteer participation from members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Student scientific circle that runs free open lectures, workshops, and hackathon teams for students and IT enthusiasts at Poznan University of Technology. Builds community software projects including the Studencki USOS mobile student app and a museum cataloging system for the Atari Museum in Poznań, and hosts the annual PUT.NET Software Engineering Talks conference.

Product overview

Academic Circle 'Grupa .NET' at Poznan University of Technology operates as a student scientific organization within the Faculty of Informatics and Telecommunications. The organization offers a portfolio of projects including Studencki USOS (a mobile student information app), Katalog eksponatów Muzeum Atari (an exhibit catalog system for the Atari Museum), and maintains the PUT.NET Website as its primary communication and community platform. These products are student-developed initiatives that serve both the university community and external organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PUT.NET Software Engineering Talks: Annual technical conference organized by the student circle featuring presentations from IT industry experts and companies such as Allegro and Sii.

Products and services

• Studencki USOS A mobile USOS-equivalent application developed by students for students at Poznan University of Technology. Provides standard USOS functionality plus additional modules such as a PP (Politechnika Poznańska) campus map and European Student Card. Available free on the Google Play Store.
• Katalog eksponatów Muzeum Atari An exhibit cataloging system developed for the Atari Museum in Poznań to organize and present museum collections. Project is in active development with a public preview available.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AllegrocoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 March 2025Leading Polish e-commerce company and technology employer. Sponsors pizza at PUT.NET Software Engineering Talks 2025. Provides senior software engineers as event speakers presenting on JetBrains IDE and ASP.NET Core best practices. Contributes to student education through practical industry insights.
• SiicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 March 2025Major Polish IT services and consulting company. Provides Scrum Master as speaker for Agile methodology presentation at PUT.NET Software Engineering Talks 2025. Supports student professional development through practical Agile knowledge sharing.
• SantanderminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 March 2025International banking group with IT operations. Provides Head of IT Development as speaker presenting on browser developer tools. No formal partnership structure.
• Fundacja Kanał StudenckiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 March 2025Student Foundation providing research on IT recruitment and student-employer perspectives. Conducted research with 250+ students and 10 IT companies. Presents findings at PUT.NET events.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors: Microsoft-sponsored student tech leaders at universities worldwide. Comparable as student-led developer communities running free workshops, hackathons, and tech talks with corporate backing.
• IEEE Student Branch at Polish universities: IEEE-affiliated student branches at Polish technical universities. Comparable because both are university-affiliated scientific circles organizing free technical lectures, workshops, and competitions for engineering students.
• Google Developer Student Clubs: Google-supported student tech communities at universities globally, including multiple Polish chapters. Comparable because both are university-based student developer groups running free workshops, tech talks, and hackathons with industry partners.
• Hack Club: Global network of student-led high school and university coding clubs. Comparable as a student-run, community-led developer organization focused on hackathons, workshops, and project-building at the grassroots level.
• Board of European Students of Technology (BEST): European student-run technology organization with local groups (including BEST AGH, BEST Warsaw) at Polish technical universities. Comparable because both are student-led, free, university-based tech communities hosting industry-academia events and competitions.
• ACM Student Chapter at Polish universities: ACM-affiliated computing student chapters at Polish technical universities. Comparable as university-based student scientific communities running free computing events, hackathons, and tech talks with industry engagement.
• Koło Naukowe Informatyków (KNI) at Warsaw University of Technology: Polish university-affiliated student scientific circle for informatics. Direct peer because both are koła naukowe at technical universities running free workshops, hackathons, and industry-partnered events for IT students in Poland.

Broad incumbents

• Major League Hacking (MLH): Largest hackathon community and organizer globally. Comparable because PUT.NET competes in hackathons and shares the student-hackathon ecosystem; MLH is a broader incumbent operating across universities rather than at a single campus.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/Fejbien/putnet-website
• Facebookfacebook.com/put.net
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/putnet

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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