Social benefits<\/h3>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”container”][vc_column width=”2\/3″]\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Employees of the Silesian University are entitled to a variety of social benefits, including:<\/p>\n
\n- bonuses for holiday and recreation benefits, including children\u2019s holidays, employees\u2019 annual leave holidays, and summer holidays for retirees\/pensioners \u2013 former employees; these benefits may be granted to an employee no more than once per year (the so-called \u201cHolidays under the Pear Tree\u201d<\/em>),<\/li>\n
- bonuses for the costs of stays at sanatoriums or preventive and therapeutic holiday resorts, granted to an employee no more than once per year,<\/li>\n
- financial assistance for employees in a particularly difficult life, family, or financial situation, or in the event of unforeseen circumstances, granted no more than once per year,<\/li>\n
- housing loans,<\/li>\n
- subsidies for training courses and university studies,<\/li>\n
- subsidies for the University holiday resort in Szczyrk
\nhttps:\/\/us.edu.pl\/en\/pokoje-goscinne-i-osrodki-wypoczynkowe-uniwersytetu-slaskiego\/osrodek-wypoczynkowy-w-szczyrku\/<\/a><\/li>\n- subsidies for trips organized by the University trade unions,<\/li>\n
- Christmas financial bonuses for employees and retirees\/pensioners \u2013 former employees (within the available financial resources of the Social Benefits Fund), the so-called \u201cChristmas Carp\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Academic Sports Association (AZS)
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\nEmployees have the opportunity to join the Academic Sports Association (AZS), a university sports organization that offers the chance to take part in a wide range of sports and recreational activities on preferential terms.<\/p>\nMore information about AZS:<\/strong> https:\/\/azsus.pl\/<\/a><\/p>\nInsurance<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nIn addition to the compulsory health and social insurance to which all employees are subject, there is also the option of additional paid insurance provided by PZU.<\/p>\n
Special discounts in NOSPR<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nIn the 2025\/2026 season the National Symphonic Orchestra of the Polish Radio (NOSPR) offers to all students and employees of the University of Silesia in Katowice a special discount for the selected concerts.<\/p>\n
Under the link available on\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0you can find a code that decreases the ticket price by 30% if purchased online (places \u2013 depending on the available places at a given concert).<\/p>\nDetails and the list of concerts to which the discount applies can be found on the\u00a0NOSPR website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n ![\"A](\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/pracownik\/welcomepoint\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/Zdj\u0119cia\/Na-stron\u0119\/surface-XdWkFaHI97c-unsplash_small-300x225.jpg\")
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Employees of the Silesian University are entitled to a variety of social benefits, including:<\/p>\n
- \n
- bonuses for holiday and recreation benefits, including children\u2019s holidays, employees\u2019 annual leave holidays, and summer holidays for retirees\/pensioners \u2013 former employees; these benefits may be granted to an employee no more than once per year (the so-called \u201cHolidays under the Pear Tree\u201d<\/em>),<\/li>\n
- bonuses for the costs of stays at sanatoriums or preventive and therapeutic holiday resorts, granted to an employee no more than once per year,<\/li>\n
- financial assistance for employees in a particularly difficult life, family, or financial situation, or in the event of unforeseen circumstances, granted no more than once per year,<\/li>\n
- housing loans,<\/li>\n
- subsidies for training courses and university studies,<\/li>\n
- subsidies for the University holiday resort in Szczyrk
\nhttps:\/\/us.edu.pl\/en\/pokoje-goscinne-i-osrodki-wypoczynkowe-uniwersytetu-slaskiego\/osrodek-wypoczynkowy-w-szczyrku\/<\/a><\/li>\n- subsidies for trips organized by the University trade unions,<\/li>\n
- Christmas financial bonuses for employees and retirees\/pensioners \u2013 former employees (within the available financial resources of the Social Benefits Fund), the so-called \u201cChristmas Carp\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Academic Sports Association (AZS)
\n<\/u><\/strong>
\nEmployees have the opportunity to join the Academic Sports Association (AZS), a university sports organization that offers the chance to take part in a wide range of sports and recreational activities on preferential terms.<\/p>\nMore information about AZS:<\/strong> https:\/\/azsus.pl\/<\/a><\/p>\n
Insurance<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n
In addition to the compulsory health and social insurance to which all employees are subject, there is also the option of additional paid insurance provided by PZU.<\/p>\n
Special discounts in NOSPR<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n
In the 2025\/2026 season the National Symphonic Orchestra of the Polish Radio (NOSPR) offers to all students and employees of the University of Silesia in Katowice a special discount for the selected concerts.<\/p>\n
Under the link available on\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0you can find a code that decreases the ticket price by 30% if purchased online (places \u2013 depending on the available places at a given concert).<\/p>\n
Details and the list of concerts to which the discount applies can be found on the\u00a0NOSPR website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]\r\n
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