University of Silesia in Katowice

Two research teams from the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Silesia have been awarded during the Warsaw International Invention Show (IWIS) The gold medal was won by the team composed of Dr Eng Andrzej Dzienia, Dr Eng Paulina Maksym, Assoc Prof Kamil Kamiński, Professor of the University of Silesia,

Dr Karol Pyka from the Institute of Music at the University of Silesia has been awarded in the 1st edition of Warsaw Wind Ensemble Composition Contest 2020, organised by Warsaw Wind Music Association oraz Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne (Polish Music Publishing House)  The task of the participants was to compose a musical piece for concert

The Prime Minister decided to grant the awards for outstanding doctoral dissertations, highly evaluated achievements underlying the conferring of postdoctoral degrees, as well as achievements in the field of scientific and implementation activities in 2020 One of the honoured individuals was Dr Anna Milewska-Hendel, who was entered in the contest by the University

On 10 October 2020 Assoc Prof Urszula Myga-Piątek, Professor of the University of Silesia, has been selected the Chair of Polish Geographical Society, the biggest scientific and professional organisation of geographers for the term 2020–2024 Assoc Prof Urszula Myga-Piątek is the second woman in this position during over 100 years of the society’s history 

At the request of Prof Marian Kisiel, Chair of the District Committee of the Polish Literature and Language School Contest, Dariusz Piontkowski, Minister of National Education, decided to award medals of Commission of National Education to the following Committee members: Prof Mariola Jarczyk, Assoc Prof Piotr Bogalecki, Professor of the University of Silesia, Assoc Prof Dorota

Dr Agata Daszkowska-Golec, Professor of the University of Silesia, Deputy Dean for Promotion of Research and Internationalisation at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Silesia, has won Polish Intelligent Development Prize 2020 in the ‘Scientist of the Future’ category The distinction was awarded for the implementation of two projects entitled

Assoc Prof Dagmara Drzazga, Professor of the University of Silesia from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, has won the jubilee 15th Silesia Press – a regional journalist competition The prize was awarded for the black-and-white documentary film about the poet and journalist Aleksander Rozenfeld entitled “Gramatyka nieobecności” (The Grammar of Absence) Silesia Press distinctions

The results of the international edition of Wienerberger Brick Award 2020 competition have just been announced The Grand Prize was awarded to the new seat of Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia in Katowice The building has also won the Sharing Public Spaces category Wienerberger Brick Award gives credit to original