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Orientation Days for international students at the University of Silesia

The inauguration ceremony of the Orientation Days for international students coming to study at the University of Silesia in Katowice took place at 10.00 a.m. on 28 September 2026. The event was held at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Silesia in Katowice. During the inauguration, students had the opportunity to learn...

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New academic year

In the new 2026/2027 academic year, the University of Silesia will welcome nearly 8,000 new students. By 30 September, 7,980 people were admitted to studies. Admissions and enrolment are still ongoing, so this figure may still increase. Each of these individuals brings their own story and their own vision of what studying and their future...

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51st Gdynia Polish Film Festival

The 51st Gdynia Polish Film Festival concluded on Saturday, 26 September 2026. The Closing Ceremony was broadcast on TVP Kultura and TVP1. Thanks to the alumni and faculty of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, the University of Silesia in Katowice can take pride in the significant presence and successes of its academic community at the...

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USil Representatives on the Polish-Slovak Commission for the Humanities

From 23 to 26 September 2026, the 28th meeting of the Polish-Slovak Commission for the Humanities, an international body operating on the basis of intergovernmental agreements and supporting the development of Polish-Slovak academic cooperation in the fields of culture, literature, history and language, took place in Trenčín, Slovakia. At this year’s meeting, representatives of the...

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Meeting with the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia

On 25 September 2026, Enass Alshahwan, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, visited the University of Silesia. The meeting, chaired by Prof. Ryszard Koziołek, Rector of the University of Silesia, was also attended by Katarzyna Trynda, PhD, Assoc. Prof., Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Education and Monika Rosa, Member of the Polish Sejm, as...

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University of Silesia awarded for Rawa River prototype

During the Society of Polish Town Planners (TUP) gala in Gliwice, the University of Silesia received the Special Award for the Rawa River prototype, presented as part of the 17th Competition for the Best Developed Public Space in Poland. The reason for the jury’s recognition is particularly worth noting : we were appreciated for our...

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The Makers project

The Makers: Mobilizing Arts, Knowledge, and Education to Reclaim Human Agency. Strategies for the Age of Machine Thinking ‘The Makers’ sounds like the name of a band—in the vein of The Beatles, The Ramones, or the Sex Pistols. Yet, it is not. It is an international research initiative spanning the humanities and the arts, bringing...

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POULARIS on Polish Map of Research Infrastructure

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...

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