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USil takes off with Sławosz

On 6 June, we began preparations for the space flight of Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski planned for 10 June. As part of the ‘We’re Going to Space with Sławosz’ campaign, several lectures and workshops for school students were held at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Silesia. During the event, we also connected...

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Meeting with Anne Applebaum

On 30 May, spinPLACE hosted a meeting between Anne Applebaum and the community of the University of Silesia. The journalist and winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize came to Katowice in connection with the Congress of the International Federation for European Union Law (FIDE). The Katowice meeting, entitled ‘Autocracy, Inc. and the Future of Freedom’,...

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New Workroom for Database and Data Analysis for IT Students at USil Faculty of Science and Technology

The official opening of our fresh computer workroom at the Faculty of Science and Technology in Sosnowiec took place on 31 March. The workroom has been created particularly for students of computer science. Modern workstations, powerful computers and a space ideal for learning and projects, all that to provide the possibly best conditions for acquiring...

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Open Day at University of Silesia

The Open Day at the University of Silesia took place on Monday, 24 March, in the spinPLACE building at ul. Bankowa 5. The visitors had a chance to meet and converse with students, PhD students and employees of the University of Silesia who were eager to answer all and any of their questions. The event...

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Meeting with MEP Borys Budka

On Monday, 24 March 2025, Borys Budka, Member of the European Parliament and Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, visited the University of Silesia in Katowice, his alma mater. During the meeting at the Scientific Information Centre and Academic Library (CINiBA), he talked to representatives of the academic community, among...

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19th Pi Day

On Friday, 14 March (3.14) 2025, the University of Silesia in Katowice celebrated the Pi Day for the nineteenth time. 14 March is an important date in the world of science and technology. It is also the birthday of such famous scientists as: Wacław Sierpiński – outstanding mathematician, one of the founders of the Polish...

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Conversation about Polish science | Meeting with minister Prof. Marek Gzik and Prof. Jerzy Małachowski, NCBR Director

As part of the series ‘Let’s talk about Polish science’, on Monday, 17 March 2025, the University of Silesia in Katowice was visited by Prof. Eng. Marek Gzik, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education and Prof. Jerzy Małachowski, Director of the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR). Participants of the meeting at spinPLACE,...

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Summary of the 2024/2025 alpine skiing season

The 2024/2025 alpine skiing season ended on 6 March 2025 in Zakopane during the Polish Academic Championships. Almost 400 athletes from all over Poland took part in the competition. The University of Silesia in Katowice was represented by: Magdalena Bańdo Natalia Heczko Julia Heczko Agata Kolka Julia Gregorczyk Łukasz Cisło Kamil Stabla Igor Wolański Jan...