The third Project Week will take place from 11 to 15 May, allowing students of the University of Silesia to develop various skills and competencies, as well as to expand their knowledge within their previously selected module. This time, the initiative is carried out under the title Love Week.
This is a special time within the academic year, when most students have the opportunity to participate in workshops and classes focused on collaborative group projects. The classes are intended for students in the second and fourth semesters of 1st cycle studies and long-cycle studies whose curricula include area-specific classes. Full-time students will participate in 15 hours of workshops or project work. Part-time students will participate in 8 hours of workshops on 8, 9, and 16 May.
Classes will be held in an on-site form (at the Katowice and Sosnowiec campuses) in two blocks: morning (9.00–11.30 a.m.) and afternoon (12.30–3.00 p.m.).
As in previous years, students who do not participate in Project Week will be offered in-person or remote synchronous classes (taking into account available infrastructure, teaching needs, etc.). The deans of individual faculties will decide on the method of conducting classes (if you do not receive information on the method of conducting classes during Project Week, please contact degree programme directors or the dean’s office).
We would also like to inform you that instructors teaching during Project Week may conduct the classes scheduled for students not participating in Project Week—remotely asynchronously, synchronously, or at another time on-site—in consultation with degree programme directors, ensuring the highest quality of education.
What else?
During breaks between classes (11.30 a.m.–12.30 p.m.), participants will be able to enjoy various attractions and amenities organised in Katowice and Sosnowiec:
- relaxation zones with cubes and loungers;
- the Bridge of Love Messages, where you can leave your positive message;
- sporting activities organised by the Centre for Physical Education and Sport – Tuesday through Thursday from 11.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. in the square next to the Scientific Information Centre and Academic Library (CINiBA) building on the Rawa River side. Activities will include rowing ergometers, 3×3 basketball, badminton, recreational games, and music;
- opportunity to meet and chat with representatives of the following student research groups:
– Slavic Studies Student Research Group ‘Światowid’,
– Art Historians Student Research Group ‘Wieża Babel’,
– KataLOG Student Research Group,
– Inter-Faculty Natural Science Student Research Group ‘Ekstrema’;
- Big Game of the Student Government – special tasks will appear in your email inboxes and on the event website every day at 9.00 a.m.;
- ‘Student Espresso’ at the university’s Omnibus – a space for conversations over coffee and music with representatives of the university administration and departments. We will be waiting for you in Katowice (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday) and Sosnowiec (Thursday).
You will also be able to grab a snack—apples will be available at each location.
Be sure to use the break between workshops for both relaxation and more enriching activities!
USil Vampiriada
Additionally, on Tuesday, 12 May, you will have the opportunity to participate in the campaign ‘Donate Blood in Front of the Rectorate! USil Vampiriada’. Blood collection vans from the Regional Blood Donation and Treatment Centre will be waiting in front of the Rectorate from 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. Each donor will be provided with a regenerative refreshment and the opportunity to relax in the relaxation area.
Important links
College of General University Education
Key information about the idea behind the Project Week
Step by step – full-time studies