During the European Economic Congress, on 26 April 2022, the ceremony of awarding the ‘Promoter of Poland’ statuettes took place. For the 6th time, the Polish Promotional Emblem Foundation awarded outstanding personalities from Silesia. One of the laureates was Prof. Tadeusz Sławek – literary scholar, poet, local government official and the Rector of the University of Silesia from 1996 to 2002.
Also rewarded were:
- Robert Talarczyk – Director of the Silesian Theatre,
- Zdzisława Dacko-Pikiewicz – Rector of WSB University in Dąbrowa Górnicza,
- Artur Tomasik – Chair of the Board of the Upper Silesian Aviation Group (GTL SA).
The statuettes were presented by: Prof. Jerzy Buzek – Member of the European Parliament, former Prime Minister of Poland, former President of the European Parliament, and winner of the Outstanding Pole award, Dr Marcin Krupa – Mayor of Katowice, Wojciech Kuśpik – President of the European Economic Congress, and Andrzej Czernek – Vice President of the Polish Promotional Emblem Foundation.
Prof. Tadeusz Sławek collects the prize from the Mayor of Katowice | Photo by Rafał Klimkiewicz