University of Silesia in Katowice

We are pleased to invite you to another exciting Guest Lecture! This time we will be hosting Prof. Nicola Gundt from Maastricht University. Prof. Nicola Gundt grew up in Germany and started studying law in Trier, where she could combine law and languages. During the third year of her studies, she went on an exchange...

Members of the research team “Groundwater under human impact” (PhD student Krzysztof Janik and Dr Sławomir Sitek) in co-authorship with Dr Arno Rein (Technical University of Munich) published an article entitled “Towards efficient management of riverbank filtration sites: new insights on river–groundwater interactions from environmental tracers and high-resolution monitoring” in the prestigious journal Hydrology and...

On Wednesday the 29th of October we have officially started a new academic year in the Welcome Point. We met at the nearby Famila Catering to eat breakfast, to listen what happened over the holiday, to exchange news and meet new foreign employees who recently joined the University. It was nice to get together again!...

We are pleased to announce that the SPIN-Lab Centre for Microscopic Research on Matter  — has been equipped with a modern device for ion surface polishing: the SEMPrep SMART by Technoorg Linda Co. Last week, the laboratory team participated in a specialized training conducted by Technoorg Linda, during which participants gained practical skills in operating...

The latest edition of the MECOG-CE Newsletter (No. 4/2025) is packed with inspiration for everyone interested in strengthening metropolitan cooperation across Central Europe. Project partners share the outcomes of a year’s work in five thematic study clusters, which have led to pilot actions addressing key metropolitan challenges. In this issue, you’ll find: • Examples of...

Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) warmly invites BA, MA and PhD students of the University of Silesia to take part in a Blended Intensive Programme on 24 November 2025 (online) and 26-30 January 2025 (Face-to-Face).  What can you expect? ➢Virtual Component: 24 November 2025 Online lecture and preparation session with Martin Melioranski and Paco-Ernest Ulman. Participants will receive guidance and...

Between 20 and 22 October 2025, representatives from the University of Silesia in Katowice took part in a three-day mutual learning visit to Lithuania, organized within the framework of the SUCCESS Project (Socially innovative Ukrainian Centres in Central Europe: Empowerment and Social Support). The visit focused on exploring the activities of the Ukrainian Centre at...