University of Silesia in Katowice

On 9 October 2021, the 5th edition of the Silesian Science Festival KATOWICE starts, which will be unique not only because of the jubilee. Until now, the event took place at the International Congress Centre in Katowice. This year, however, the festival audience will be invited to the Rawa Scienceville (October 10), as well as...

How is Katowice changing? Why is the Metropolis GZM exceptional in comparison to other metropolitan areas in Poland? How does globalisation benefit us? These questions are answered by Elżbieta Zuzańska-Żyśko, PhD, DSc, Associate Professor, from the Institute of Social and Economic Geography and Spatial Management. “I am a geographer. Although our symbol is a globe,...

What is the article about?What is the article about? Katowice tennis club courts, KS Kolejarz sports field and Torkat – the first artificial ice-skating rink in Poland, as well as Reichsbank, Evangelical Community House (later headquarters of PZPR – Polish United Workers’ Party), finally a botanical garden and a zoo, and the famous Grundmann’s villa...