University of Silesia in Katowice

• 9.00–9.45 a.m. – Grand opening of the Accelerating Science exhibition (Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Silesia, ul. 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, Chorzów)

The lecture cover what CERN is and what research physicists from the Institute of Physics of the University of Silesia participate in. The ‘Accelerating Science’ exhibition, entirely dedicated to CERN, will be presented in the SMCEBI building in Chorzów. It will take participants to the fascinating world of elementary particle physics. The exhibition contains three capsules containing, among others: theoretical physics room or children’s corner.  Interactive stands, presentations of experiments and meetings with scientists will allow you to deepen your knowledge of the latest discoveries in this field of physics, opening the door to the mysterious world of the microcosmos.

Lead: Prof. Jan Kisiel.

The event is addressed to audiences over 10 years old. Please register separately to visit the exhibition!

Registration for the event is required via the form. Limit: 110 people.

• 9.00 a.m. – 3.30 p.m. – Workshops Household budget – why do parents say: ‘When you grow up, you will understand’? (spinPLACE, ul. Bankowa 5, 40-007 Katowice, Conference room, A.08)

Modern financial education for young people means practical, interactive classes, innovative games, competitions and fun.  

Managing your home budget in a virtual apartment using VR goggles is an element of the educational project of PKO Bank Polski. It was prepared for secondary school students. The program is called ‘Cash with class’.

Lead: PKO Bank Polski.

The event is addressed to secondary school students.

Registration required.

• • 10.30 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. (Registration form)
  • 12.00 – 1.30 p.m. (Registration form)
  • 2.00 – 3.30 p.m. (Registration form)

• 9.30–10.45 a.m. – Intelligent materials – lecture (Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Silesia, ul. 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, Chorzów)

Intelligence, artificial intelligence or smart materials. Can new research by scientists accomplish tasks ‘on their own’? Can they ‘heal’ their own damage, detect threats, and take care of our health? From materials that protect against fire or detect an approaching plane, to those that allow a soldier to hide on the battlefield. Wiktor Niedźwiedzki, a science communicator, will talk about such ‘intelligent’ materials.

Lead: Wiktor Niedźwiedzki.

The event is addressed to students. Limit: 180 people.

Registration for the event is required via the form.

• 9.45–10.45 a.m. – Workshops Can a polygraph really detect a lie? (Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Silesia, ul. 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, Chorzów)

Lead: Karina Maciejewska, PhD; Wiktoria Moczarska, BA and Cezary Zając.

The event is addressed to audiences over 15 years old. Limit: 12 people.

Registration for the event is required via the form.

• 9.45–10.45 a.m. – Workshops 3D printing in counteracting COVID-19 and in health care – lecture (Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Silesia, ul. 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, Chorzów, Building L)

The workshops will present 3D printing technologies. 

The classes will be held by Piotr Duda, PhD and Sławomir Kaptacz, MA.

The event is addressed to audiences over 14 years old. Limit: 15 people.

Registration for the event is required via the form.

• 10.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. – ACCELERATING SCIENCE exhibition (Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Silesia, ul. 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, Chorzów)

The ‘Accelerating Science’ exhibition, entirely dedicated to CERN, will be presented in the SMCEBI building in Chorzów. It will take participants to the fascinating world of elementary particle physics. The exhibition contains three capsules containing, among others: theoretical physics room or children’s corner. Interactive stands, presentations of experiments and meetings with scientists will allow you to deepen your knowledge of the latest discoveries in this field of physics, opening the door to the mysterious world of the microcosmos.

Presenters: Physicists of the research team ‘Nuclear physics in the study of interactions and its applications’.

The event is addressed to audiences over 10 years old. Limit: 15 people for 30 minutes.

Registration required.

• • 10.00–11.00 a.m. (registration form)
  • 11.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. (registration form)
  • 12.00–1.00 p.m. (registration form)
  • 1.00–2.00 p.m. (registration form)

• 10.45–11.45 a.m. – Lecture for students Energy transformation – a challenge for the economy (Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Silesia, ul. 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, Chorzów)

Lead: Tomasz Siudyga, PhD, DSc.

The event is addressed to students. Limit: 180 people.

Registration for the event is required via the form.

• 9.50–11.20 a.m. – Workshops Modeling business processes in BPMN notation (Centre for Modern Information Technologies, ul. Bogucicka 5, Katowice)

Presenter: Mariusz Żytniewski, PhD.

The event is addressed to audiences over 18 years old interested in BPM and BPMN.

Registration for the conference is required via the form.

• 11.00 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. – ‘They didn’t teach us about this’. Discussion and Q&A about what skills do employers expect today and in the future (spinPLACE, Klub Rawa, ul. Bankowa 5, Katowice)

Lead: American Chamber of Commerce.

The event is addressed to audiences over 15 years old.

Registration for the event is required via the form.

• 10.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. – ACCELERATING SCIENCE exhibition (Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Silesia, ul. 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, Chorzów)

The ‘Accelerating Science’ exhibition, entirely dedicated to CERN, will be presented in the SMCEBI building in Chorzów. It will take participants to the fascinating world of elementary particle physics. The exhibition contains three capsules containing, among others: theoretical physics room or children’s corner. Interactive stands, presentations of experiments and meetings with scientists will allow you to deepen your knowledge of the latest discoveries in this field of physics, opening the door to the mysterious world of the microcosmos.

Presenters: Physicists of the research team ‘Nuclear physics in the study of interactions and its applications’.

The event is addressed to audiences over 10 years old.

• • 10.00–11.00 a.m. (registration form) 
  • 11.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. (registration form) 
  • 12.00–1.00 p.m. (registration form)
  • 1.00–2.00 p.m. (registration form)

• 9.00 a.m. – 3.30 p.m. – Workshops Household budget – why do parents say: ‘When you grow up, you will understand’? (Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, ul. Krzywoustego 2, Gliwice, room 615, Building A) 

Modern financial education for young people means practical, interactive classes, innovative games, competitions and fun.

Managing your home budget in a virtual apartment using VR goggles is an element of the educational project of PKO Bank Polski. It was prepared for secondary school students. The program is called ‘Cash with class’.

Lead: PKO Bank Polski.

The event is addressed to secondary school students.

• • 9.00–10.30 a.m. – group I (registration form)
  • 10.30 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. – group II (registration form)  
  • 12.00 – 1.30 p.m. – group III (registration form) 
  • 12.00 – 1.30 p.m. – group III (registration form) 

• 10.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. – ACCELERATING SCIENCE exhibition (Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Silesia, ul. 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, Chorzów)

The ‘Accelerating Science’ exhibition, entirely dedicated to CERN, will be presented in the SMCEBI building in Chorzów. It will take participants to the fascinating world of elementary particle physics. The exhibition contains three capsules containing, among others: theoretical physics room or children’s corner. Interactive stands, presentations of experiments and meetings with scientists will allow you to deepen your knowledge of the latest discoveries in this field of physics, opening the door to the mysterious world of the microcosmos.

Presenters: Physicists of the research team ‘Nuclear physics in the study of interactions and its applications’.

The event is addressed to audiences over 10 years old.

• • 10.00–11.00 a.m. (registration form) 
  • 11.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. (registration form) 
  • 12.00–1.00 p.m. (registration form) 
  • 1.00–2.00 p.m. (registration form)

• 9.00 a.m. – 3.30 p.m. – Workshops Household budget – why do parents say: ‘When you grow up, you will understand’? (Public Library, ul. Kalwaryjska 62D, Piekary Śląskie) 

Modern financial education for young people means practical, interactive classes, innovative games, competitions and fun.

Managing your home budget in a virtual apartment using VR goggles is an element of the educational project of PKO Bank Polski. It was prepared for secondary school students. The program is called ‘Cash with class’.

Lead: PKO Bank Polski.

The event is addressed to audiences over 14 years old.

• • 9.00–10.30 a.m. – group I (registration form)
  • 10.30 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. – group II (registration form)  
  • 12.00 – 1.30 p.m. – group III (registration form) 
  • 2.00 – 3.30 p.m. – group IV (registration form)

• 10.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. – ACCELERATING SCIENCE exhibition (Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Silesia, ul. 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, Chorzów)

The ‘Accelerating Science’ exhibition, entirely dedicated to CERN, will be presented in the SMCEBI building in Chorzów. It will take participants to the fascinating world of elementary particle physics. The exhibition contains three capsules containing, among others: theoretical physics room or children’s corner. Interactive stands, presentations of experiments and meetings with scientists will allow you to deepen your knowledge of the latest discoveries in this field of physics, opening the door to the mysterious world of the microcosmos.

Presenters: Physicists of the research team ‘Nuclear physics in the study of interactions and its applications’.

The event is addressed to audiences over 10 years old.

• • 10.00–11.00 a.m. (registration form) 
  • 11.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. (registration form) 
  • 12.00–1.00 p.m. (registration form)
  • 1.00–2.00 p.m. (registration form)

• 9.00 a.m. – 3.30 p.m. – Workshops Household budget – why do parents say: ‘When you grow up, you will understand’? (Public Library, ul. Dworcowa 33, Ruda Śląska) 

Modern financial education for young people means practical, interactive classes, innovative games, competitions and fun.

Managing your home budget in a virtual apartment using VR goggles is an element of the educational project of PKO Bank Polski. It was prepared for secondary school students. The program is called ‘Cash with class’.

Lead: PKO Bank Polski.

The event is addressed to audiences over 14 years old.

• • 9.00–10.30 a.m. (Registration form)
  • 10.30 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. (Registration form) 
  • 12.00 – 1.30 p.m. (Registration form)
  • 2.00 – 3.30 p.m. (Registration form)

• 4.30–7.30 p.m. – Debate Nanotechnology – opportunity or threat? (spinPLACE, KLUB RAWA, ul. Bankowa 5, Katowice)

Presenter: Anna Bajorek, PhD, DSc.

The debate will feature:

Prof. Maria Augustyniak – professor at the USil Faculty of Natural Sciences. 

Anna Nowak, PhD – Assistant Professor at the USil Faculty of Natural Sciences. 

Sławomir Sułowicz, PhD – Assistant Professor at the USil Faculty of Natural Sciences. 

Prof. Robert Musioł – chemist, professor at the USil Faculty of Science and Technology, Head of the Institute of Chemistry. 

Maciej Serda, PhD – assistant professor at the USil Faculty of Science and Technology.  

Marcin Wojtyniak, PhD – assistant professor at the Department of Body Physics at the Institute of Physics (Scientific and Didactic Center of the Silesian University of Technology). 

Adam Szatkowski, PhD – President of the Foundation for the Support of Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Nanonet, Member of the Polish Committee for Standardization for Nanotechnology and Innovation, the KIS 8 NANO group and the Silesian Innovation Council. 

The event is addressed to adults.

Registration for the debate is required via the form.

• 5.00 p.m. – Open rehearsal at the Silesian Opera (Silesian Opera, ul. Moniuszki 21, Bytom)

Visit of the Silesian Opera in Bytom, during which we will learn about the amazing history of the building and its transformations over recent years. We will go behind the scenes of the theatre in Bytom – we will see how the sets and costumes for performances are created. We will watch dancers, singers and choristers practicing. This is an ideal opportunity to see for yourself the technical capabilities of the presented shows. We will see a rotating stage mechanism, a raised orchestra pit and modern lighting. A real treat will be a fragment of the rehearsal of the performance, in which technologies used in the Silesian Opera will be presented.

The event is addressed to adults.

Registration for the event is required via the form.

• 10.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. – ACCELERATING SCIENCE exhibition (Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Silesia, ul. 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, Chorzów)

The ‘Accelerating Science’ exhibition, entirely dedicated to CERN, will be presented in the SMCEBI building in Chorzów. It will take participants to the fascinating world of elementary particle physics. The exhibition contains three capsules containing, among others: theoretical physics room or children’s corner. Interactive stands, presentations of experiments and meetings with scientists will allow you to deepen your knowledge of the latest discoveries in this field of physics, opening the door to the mysterious world of the microcosmos.

Presenters: Physicists of the research team ‘Nuclear physics in the study of interactions and its applications’.

The event is addressed to audiences over 10 years old.

• • 10.00–11.00 a.m. (registration form)  
  • 11.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. (registration form)  
  • 12.00–1.00 p.m. (registration form)  
  • 1.00–2.00 p.m. (registration form)

• 10.00 a.m. – 3.30 p.m. – Workshops Household budget – why do parents say: ‘When you grow up, you will understand’? (Górnik Zabrze Stadium, ul. Roosevelta 81, VIP reception) 

Modern financial education for young people means practical, interactive classes, innovative games, competitions and fun.

Managing your home budget in a virtual apartment using VR goggles is an element of the educational project of PKO Bank Polski. It was prepared for secondary school students. The program is called ‘Cash with class’.

Lead: PKO Bank Polski.

The event is addressed to secondary school students.

• • 8.30–10.00 a.m. (registration form) 
  • 10.30 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. (Registration form)
  • 12.30–2.00 p.m. (registration form) 

• 11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. – Symposium New Technologies in the work of young scientists (ul. Bankowa 5, Katowice, KLUB RAWA)

A special edition of short speeches on topics related to the use of new technologies in the research work of young scientists will also attract the participants’ attention.

Adam Czempik, ‘Hot nano-magnets in cancer treatment’

Aleksandra Strach, ‘Molecular environmental filters for the remediation of heavy metals in soil and groundwater’

Patryk Rurka, ‘Nanotechnology and Molecular Biology: Allies in the Fight against Brain Tumours’

Lead: Katarzyna Schmidt, PhD.

The event is addressed to audiences over 15 years old.

Registration for the symposium is required via the form.

• 5.15–6.45 p.m. – Workshops Modeling business processes in BPMN notation (Centre for Modern Information Technologies, ul. Bogucicka 5, Katowice)

Lead: Bartosz Banduła, PhD, Assoc. Prof and Tomasz Wojdyński, PhD, Eng., Assoc. Prof.

The event is addressed to adults interested in BPM, BPMN and AI systems.

Registration for the workshops is required via the form.

• 10.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. – ACCELERATING SCIENCE exhibition (Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Silesia, ul. 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, Chorzów)

The ‘Accelerating Science’ exhibition, entirely dedicated to CERN, will be presented in the SMCEBI building in Chorzów. It will take participants to the fascinating world of elementary particle physics. The exhibition contains three capsules containing, among others: theoretical physics room or children’s corner. Interactive stands, presentations of experiments and meetings with scientists will allow you to deepen your knowledge of the latest discoveries in this field of physics, opening the door to the mysterious world of the microcosmos.

Presenters: Physicists of the research team ‘Nuclear physics in the study of interactions and its applications’.

The event is addressed to audiences over 10 years old.

• • 10.00–11.00 a.m. (registration form)
  • 11.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. (registration form) 
  • 12.00–1.00 p.m. (registration form)  
  • 1.00–2.00 p.m. (registration form)

• 9.30–11.00 a.m. – Workshops We’re offline — Brain vs. Technology (ul. Bankowa 5, Katowice, KLUB RAWA)

Presenters: Joanna and Jarosław Burdek, offlajnowi.pl.

We invite everyone interested to take part in the event.

Registration for the workshops is required via the form.

• 11.15 a.m. – 1.15 p.m. – Food chain symposium (ul. Bankowa 5, Katowice, Klub RAWA)

The availability of food products is a challenge for many industry sectors, not only food producers themselves. The path from farm to consumption, known as food-chain, involves, among others: production, transport, storage, sales and refrigeration industries, and each of these areas consumes energy, emitting a total of 20 to 40.

Presenter: Jakub Bodys, PhD.

The event is addressed to audiences over 10 years old.

Registration for the symposium is required via the form.

• 1.30–2.15 p.m. – Wykład Looking inside the body (ul. Bankowa 5, Katowice)

The lecture will be devoted to modern diagnostic techniques, their development and the possibilities they currently offer in the field of medicine. Discover how advanced technologies allow us to look inside the human body.

Presenter: Prof. Armand Cholewka.

The event is addressed to audiences over 10 years old.

Registration for the event is required via the form.

• 10.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. – Picnic with New Technologies(Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Silesia, ul. 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, Chorzów)

We invite you to lectures on sustainable development, field workshops and competitions. Scientific tents for children and teenagers will be available during the picnic. 

• • 10:00 Free eye tests for seniors | registration on site
  • 10:00 Finding the loophole – quality control of engineering products and materials | lecture for the youth (P/0/05)
  • 10:45 Field game – laboratory odyssey for stamps at the Institute of Materials Science and Engineering | fun for young people (hall at the entrance)
  • 10:45 Micromechanical and tribological workshops | workshops for the youth (C/2/11 and C/2/12)
  • 10:45 What are smart materials and how do they work? workshops for the youth (P/1/02)
  • 10:45 Technology vs. Nature – fight or cooperation? | lecture for the youth (P/0/05)
  • 11:30 What are smart materials and how do they work? workshops for the youth (P/1/02)
  • 12:00 Watercolour workshops for children and adults | workshop for the youth (hall at the entrance)
  • 13:30 Construction competition | workshop for the youth (hall at the entrance)
  • 13:45 Materials engineering in the kitchen | workshops for the youth (C/2/05)
  • 13:45 Things under the microscope, or the fascinating world of electron microscopy | workshops for the youth (F/-1/11+12)
  • 13:45 Do it yourself – composite materials | workshops for the youth (F/-1/17+18)
  • 13:45 Electric planes, a step into the future of aviation | workshops for the youth (P/0/05)
  • 14:30 The future is being born before our eyes – nanomaterials in medicine | workshops for the youth (P/0/05)

Presenters: Grzegorz Dercz, PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof.; Sylwia Golba, PhD; Wojciech Grudziel, PhD; Krystyna Prusik, PhD; Paweł Świec, PhD, Eng.; Karsten Główka, MA, Eng.; Edyta Matyja, PhD, Eng.; Patrycja Oska, PhD, Eng.; Oliwia Sterczewska, MA; Adrian Barylski, PhD; Krzysztof Aniołek, PhD, Eng. and Robert Paszkowski, PhD, Eng.

The event is addressed to families. Registration is not required.

• 10.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. – ACCELERATING SCIENCE exhibition(Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Silesia, ul. 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, Chorzów)

The ‘Accelerating Science’ exhibition, entirely dedicated to CERN, will be presented in the SMCEBI building in Chorzów. It will take participants to the fascinating world of elementary particle physics. The exhibition contains three capsules containing, among others: theoretical physics room or children’s corner. Interactive stands, presentations of experiments and meetings with scientists will allow you to deepen your knowledge of the latest discoveries in this field of physics, opening the door to the mysterious world of the microcosmos.

Presenters: Physicists of the research team ‘Nuclear physics in the study of interactions and its applications’.

The event is addressed to audiences over 10 years old.

Open admission.