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University of Silesia in Katowice

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Facts and figures

University
86 (including 6 in English) number of programmes (first-cycle, second-cycle and long-cycle studies in the academic year of 2023/2024)
200 (including 12 in English, 1 in English and German, 1 in English and Polish) number of majors
4 (Katowice, Sosnowiec, Cieszyn, Chorzów) number of University cities
Students and PhD students
19 503 total number of students (including foreigners)
Full-time 15 232 Part-time 3 031 number of students on full-time and part-time studies
714 number of students on postgraduate studies (including foreigners)
124 number of students on 3rd cycle studies (doctoral studies, including foreigners)
402 number of students in Doctoral School (including foreigners)
6 208 Faculty of Humanities
826 Faculty of Natural Sciences
4 167 Faculty of Social Sciences
2 076 Faculty of Science and Technology
3 229 Faculty of Law and Administration
895 Faculty of Arts and Educational Science
214 Faculty of Theology
491 Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School
157 College of Interdisciplinary Individual Studies at the University of Silesia in Katowice

Academic staff

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

1881 (including 125 appointed teachers) number of university teachers (full-time research and teaching position)
225 (including 84 appointed professors) number of titular professors
533 (including 8 appointed associate professors) number of associate professors
950 (including 13 appointed doctors) number of doctors
173 (including 20 appointed masters) number of masters

Authorisations of the units

List of authorisations to confer scientific doctoral degrees

(information by Science Department as of 21 Jul 2023)

PhD degrees and postdoctoral degrees:

Humanities:

  • philosophy
  • history
  • linguistics
  • literary studies
  • culture and religion studies
  • art studies
  • Polish studies

Engineering and technology:

  • biomedical engineering
  • materials science and engineering

Social sciences:

  • social and economic geography and spatial management
  • communication and media studies
  • political science and public administration
  • law
  • sociology
  • education
  • psychology

Natural sciences:

  • mathematics
  • biological sciences
  • chemical sciences
  • physical sciences
  • Earth and related environmental sciences
  • computer science

Theology:

  • theology

The arts:

  • film and theatre
  • fine arts and art conservation
  • music

6 fields
26 disciplines

Cooperation agreements with foreign partners

(data by the International Relations Department of 22 August 2022)

268 bilateral agreements on research and education cooperation
750 agreements within the Erasmus+ Programme

Cooperation with business partners

(data by the Industry Cooperation Office of 24 August 2022, the Office of Patent Attorneys of 19 August 2022)

632 industrial property objects submitted to the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
4 established spin off/out companies
2168 contracts, agreements and letters of intent concluded with business, scientific, local government and business environment entities
11 cluster connections
25 commissioned research works

Teaching rooms

(data by the Real Property Management Department of 24 August 2022)

nearly 200 000 m2 total usable area of teaching buildings

Projects financed from external funds

(data by the Project Department of 30 June 2023)

318 implemented educational, investment, research, R&D projects
57 projects implemented independently or in national and international partnerships: 19 EU structural funds, 13 ERASMUS+ Programme, 12 NAWA Poland, 13 other
Additionally, 16 implementation doctorates are being pursued
Educational Projects
57 projects implemented independently or in national and international partnerships: 19 EU structural funds, 13 ERASMUS+ Programme, 12 NAWA Poland, 13 other
Additionally, 16 implementation doctorates are being pursued
243 implemented projects:
207 from domestic funds (NCN Poland, MEiN), 5 from NAWA domestic funds, 26 from foreign funds (Horizon, IAEA, INTERREG, Visegrad Fund, German-Polish Science Foundation, JUSTICE, ERA-NET, Norway Grants, EU structural funds), 5 R&D projects (NCBR Poland)
Research and R&D Projects
243 implemented projects:
207 from domestic funds (NCN Poland, MEiN), 5 from NAWA domestic funds, 26 from foreign funds (Horizon, IAEA, INTERREG, Visegrad Fund, German-Polish Science Foundation, JUSTICE, ERA-NET, Norway Grants, EU structural funds), 5 R&D projects (NCBR Poland)
2 projects implemented from EU structural funds –
Regional Operational Programme of the Silesia Voivodeship 2014-2020
Investment Projects
2 projects implemented from EU structural funds –
Regional Operational Programme of the Silesia Voivodeship 2014-2020
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