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Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys honours University of Silesia invention
At the 19th International Invention and Innovation Fair INTARG® 2026, the University of Silesia received an award for its invention, ‘Composition Improving Herbicide Penetration through the Surfaces of Aerial Plant Organs’, by Maciej Kapkowski, PhD (Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia) and Michał Ludynia, PhD (Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia). The...
University of Silesia to coordinate the BIOVERTE project under the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters programme
The University of Silesia in Katowice has received funding to carry out the project ‘BIOVERTE – Applied Biodiversity Management and Resilient Ecosystem Transitions’. This is the first project coordinated by the University of Silesia under the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters programme. It will be carried out in collaboration with the University of Trieste (Italy) and...
Signing of cooperation agreement between University of Silesia and Zaporizhzhia National University
On 13 July, at the University of Silesia, a cooperation agreement between the University of Silesia and Zaporizhzhia National University (Ukraine) was signed. During a meeting with Prof. Tomasz Pietrzykowski, Vice-Rector for International and Domestic Cooperation of the University of Silesia, Prof. Olena Tupakhina, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation and Projects of Zaporizhzhia National University, highlighted...
A letter from the Rector to Ukrainian students, PhD students, staff and guests at the University of Silesia
‘Where are you coming from, dark caravan, you flock of birds?’ ‘We once lived in a city that no longer exists.’ Serhiy Zhadan, Untitled Dear All, From the very first days of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the University of Silesia, like many other Polish universities, has taken in refugees – including students – whom...
First round of admissions at University of Silesia is now over
We have completed the first round of admissions for 1st cycle and long-cycle studies at the University of Silesia. This year’s results show a growing interest in studying at our University. Rapid growth A total of 24,968 applications were submitted via the Online Application System (last year there were 19,689, representing an increase of over...
University of Silesia with 26 patents for 2025
According to the annual report for 2025 issued by the Polish Patent Office, the University of Silesia in Katowice took a high 17th position in the ranking of all domestic and foreign applicants (not just universities) based on the number of patents for inventions granted in 2025. In total, our University obtained 26 patents last...