We are happy to announce that the University of Silesia is on the list of 15 universities qualified for financing under the STER program – Internationalization of doctoral schools. The application prepared by the Doctoral School in cooperation with the International Environmental Doctoral School assumes financing of the following activities:

• increasing scholarships for the best doctoral students from abroad
• increasing scholarships for the best doctoral students who carry out their doctoral project in cooperation with a foreign institution
• 18 internships abroad (1 mounth long)
• remuneration for tutors from foreign universities and research centers (Doctoral School PhD students)
• remuneration for lecturers from foreign academic or research centers (IEDS)
• funds for organizing seasonal schools (summer, winter, etc.)
• funds to support the activities of the University of Silesia under the Transform4Europe program
• funds to strengthen cooperation with other research centers and to join the EUA Council for Doctoral Education
• additional support for supervisors working with foreign doctoral students
  organization of a meeting of the International Advisory Council of the IEDS
• funds for promotion
• funds for proofreading of publications
• funds for access to full-text publication databases and to cover publication costs

More about the program: https://nawa.gov.pl/instytucje/ster-umiedzynarodowienie-szkol-doktorskich/ (in Polish only)