University of Silesia in Katowice

Representatives of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Silesia in Katowice participated in the XV ISLSSL European Congress in Ljubljana, held from 16 to 19 September 2026. The European Congress of the International Society for Labour and Social Security Law (ISLSSL) is recognized as one of the most important and prestigious...

In September 2026, PhD candidate Wiktoria Sikorska, M.A., participated in the international conference EPIP 2026 (European Policy for Intellectual Property) in Turin, which focused on contemporary challenges in intellectual property policy and its significance for innovation, the economy, and social development. Her presentation was part of a broader discussion on the role of intellectual property...

On the 22nd of September the first International Breakfast after Holiday took place. On the last day of Summer we could exchange information about interesting holiday destinations we have visited and talk about plans for the new academic year. We could also meet new employees from abroad that will shortly start work at the University...

The training session for doctoral students admitted to the Doctoral School for the 2026/2027 academic year will take place on October 1–2 at the spinPLACE building (5 Bankowa Street, Katowice). Please arrive before 9:00. First day of the training will last untill 16:00. Second day is planned of 9:00 to 14:00 and after that the...

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Hydrogeologists from the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Silesia in Katowice are continuing fieldwork in Zgorzelec as part of the “CRossWATER: Transboundary groundwater management for a climate-resilient water supply in the European City of Görlitz-Zgorzelec” project, funded by the Interreg Poland–Saxony 2021–2027 programme. Monthly water monitoring, carried out since December 2025, is...

Another research infrastructure proposal included in the updated Polish Map for Research Infrastructure—with the University of Silesia in Katowice acting as the lead institution—is POULARIS (Poland’s Underground Laboratory for Advanced Research, Innovation, and Science). It is Poland’s first deep underground laboratory, planned for a depth of several hundred metres below the Earth’s surface. The interdisciplinary...