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From sculpture to comic book | Research of Marek Głowacki, PhD
| Agnieszka Niewdana | Marek Głowacki, PhD, is an author of eight individual exhibitions, took part in over 70 contests and group exhibitions in Poland and abroad, as well as numerous interdisciplinary art projects. He received the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation scholarship. His base of artistic experience is a creative illustration and figurative art. In his...
Prof. Bożena Łosiewicz | Does frequent car washing accelerate corrosion?
Bożena Łosiewicz, PhD, DSc, Associate Professor Institute of Materials Engineering |Prof. Bożena Łosiewicz| The word “samochód” is the Polish equivalent for “automobile,” which was selected in a competition in the interwar period. The combination of words “sam” and “chód” made it possible to name a vehicle that had its own propulsion and moved independently. Another...
University in English
| Tomasz Grząślewicz | The position of a university is largely determined by its visibility in the international arena. Translators from the Centre of Translation Services and the Media Communication Centre take care of making the University of Silesia in Katowice is visible around the world. Centre for Translation Services The Centre for Translation Services...
The Secret of Sucha Góra | Research of Prof. Marzena Lamparska
| Małgorzata Kłoskowicz | Silesian Greenwich, place of origin, geodetic heart of Silesia – these are some of the names given to one of the oldest elements of the triangulation network in the territory of Poland. There is a good reason for this. The inconspicuous stone with an engraved triangle and letters “TP” in Sucha...
Recruitment process and selection of employees during the pandemic in Śląskie Voivodeship | Research of Angelika M. Pabian, PhD
| dr Angelika M. Pabian | The state of epidemic threat due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic announced in March 2020 has greatly influenced the Polish labour market. Implemented regulations changed the style and conditions of work and were an incentive for new trends to emerge in the labour market. Switching the traditional way of working...
Upper Silesia plebiscite – an intensive course in Polish identity
| Maria Sztuka | The Palm Sunday of 20 March 2021 became the most important date in the 20th century history of Upper Silesia. The plebiscite that was to decide about the fate of over 1 million people, outline the borders and determine whether the Upper Silesia should belong to Poland or Germany, started early...
Where are our data?
| Agnieszka Niewdana | The first and second decades of the 21st century are a time of significant IT advance. Computers have become faster and their ability to store and process a wide variety of information is huge. But where is this information? We do not wonder about this question so often. Every day we...