Facts and figures

University
 77, including 3 in English number of programmes (first-cycle, second-cycle and long-cycle studies in the academic year of 2018/2019)
 38 (including 2 distinctions) Polish Accreditation Commission
 7 faculties (including1 distinction) institutional assessment of the Polish Accreditation Commission
 242, including 8 in English number of majors
 4 (Katowice, Sosnowiec, Cieszyn, Chorzów) number of University cities

Students

24 983 total number of students (including foreigners)

Full-time 18 670 Part-time 4 104 number of students on full-time and part-time studies

997 number of students on postgraduate studies (including foreigners)

1 212 Number of students on 3rd cycle studies (doctoral studies, including foreigners)

Academic staff

The employment status of university with the division into degrees and academic titles, including persons on unpaid and childcare leaves (including appointed persons)

(including 441 appointed teachers) number of university teachers (full-time research and teaching position) 
(including 172 appointed professors) number of titular professors
(including 194 appointed associate professors) number of associate professors 
(including 34 appointed doctors) number of doctors
(including 41 appointed masters) number of masters

Authorizations of the units

List of authorizations to confer doctoral scientific degrees

PhD degree:

Humanities in the disciplines:

philosophy
history
linguistics
literary studies
culture and religion studies

Engineering and technology in the disciplines of:

information and communication technology
materials engineering

Social sciences in the disciplines:

communication and media studies
political science and public administration
law
sociology
education
psychology

Natural sciences in the disciplines of:

mathematics
biological sciences
chemical sciences
physical sciences
Earth and related environmental sciences

Theology in the discipline:

theology

The arts in disciplines:

film and theatre
fine arts and art conservation

6 fields

21 disciplines

Postdoctoral degree:

Humanities in the disciplines:

philosophy
history
linguistics
literary studies
culture and religion studies

Engineering and technology in the discipline:

materials engineering

Social sciences in the disciplines:

communication and media studies
political science and public administration
law
sociology
education

Natural sciences in the disciplines of:

mathematics
biological sciences
chemical sciences
physical sciences
Earth and related environmental sciences

Theology in the discipline:

theology

The arts in the discipline:

fine arts and art conservation

6 fields

18 disciplines

Cooperation agreements with foreign partners

898 number of contracts

722 including: Erasmus+ contracts

Cooperation with business partners
(as at 12th March 2019) number of industrial property objects submitted to the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
the number of implementations of the results of R&D works
the number of practical effects of scientific and research activity (technology, materials, products, methods, procedures, software, plant varieties, expert opinions, scientific studies, artistic activities developed for external entities)
spin off companies (with the participation of SPIN-US Sp. z o.o. a special purpose vehicle) 6 spin out companies number of established spin off/out companies 
the number of contracts, agreements and letters of intent concluded with business, scientific, local government and business environment entities
number of cluster connections

Teaching rooms

nearly 250 000 m2 total usable area of teaching buildings

EU international education programmes

8 implemented international education projects:
1 Creative Europe
5 Erasmus Programme
2 INTERREG
over PLN 2,9 million the total value of funding awarded to the University
under these projects

EU structural funds

2 investment projects
1 research projects
31 education projects
over PLN 39,4 million the total value of funding awarded to the University under these projects

International research programmes, including the EU Framework Programmes

3 Projects implemented under
the Horizon 2020 Programme
6 Projects implemented under other international research programmes