projects
Summary of the universities consolidation project
Participants of the meeting summarising the project | Photo by Olimpia Orządała On 5 July 2023, at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia in Katowice, a project-summarising meeting was held. The project’s purpose was to check the possibility of consolidating the universities that are part of the Academic Consortium “Katowice –...
Scientists from the University of Silesia are implementing European MECOG-CE project
Scientists from the Institute of Sociology of the University of Silesia in Katowice are implementing an international project entitled ‘Strengthening metropolitan cooperation and governance in Central Europe’ (MECOG-CE). The team consists of: Robert Pyka, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof.; Krzysztof Bierwiaczek, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof; Małgorzata Suchacka, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof and Zuzanna Neuve-Église, PhD. The...
Katowice City of Science – consortium universities analyse potential
Katowice | Photo by University of Silesia Silesian universities have begun to diagnose their joint potential and analyse its usage possibilities. This initiative launched in October 2022 refers directly to the previously implemented collaboration of seven universities, thanks to which the city that they are based in, Katowice, has earned the title of the European...
International initiative PlantACT!
The international initiative PlantACT! (‘Plants for Climate Action!’) is carried out by plant biology scientists. As part of this undertaking, postulates were developed indicating how and in which areas researchers can contribute to finding immediate, medium-term and long-term solutions for climate, and what changes are necessary to implement these solutions at a personal, institutional and...