University of Silesia in Katowice

We are pleased to announce that Jolanta Makowska, PhD, Associate Professor at the University of Silesia, has been awarded a PLN 44,000 grant by the National Science Centre (NCN) under the MINIATURA 10 programme. As a MINIATURA 10 grant recipient, Makowska, PhD, Assoc. Prof. will carry out the project entitled “The role of the synthesis...

We are pleased to announce that Jolanta Makowska, PhD, Associate Professor at the University of Silesia, has been awarded a PLN 44,000 grant by the National Science Centre (NCN) under the MINIATURA 10 programme. As a MINIATURA 10 grant recipient, Makowska, PhD, Assoc. Prof. will carry out the project entitled “The role of the synthesis...

Doctoral School of the University of Silesia in Katowice announces the opening of admission for the joint dual degree doctoral program of the University of Silesia in Katowice and the Sapienza University in Rome in the field of literary studies, cultural studies, linguistics, and translation studies in English. This admission is open to doctoral students...

We are pleased to announce a new publication by Jarosław Zagrodnik, PhD, DLitt, Associate Professor, head of the Criminal Procedural Law Team at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Silesia. The monograph titled Fenomen criminal compliance (The Phenomenon of Criminal Compliance), published by Wolters Kluwer, is the first comprehensive study of...

How can we talk about science, conduct experiments and inspire young explorers? What makes some children ask “Why?” with curiosity, while others, when faced with a scientific experiment, say, “Science isn’t for me”? Sometimes all it takes is a single mystery, a surprising experiment, or an unexpected question to make a difference. This is what...

The beginning of October at the Doctoral School of the University of Silesia was marked by meetings, conversations, and the shared beginning of a new stage in academic life. On 1 October 2026, we officially opened the new academic year, welcoming another generation of doctoral researchers to our community. The first day was an opportunity not...

On 28–29 September 2026, the University of Silesia in Katowice hosted the seminar ‘Global Leadership in European Universities: How to Lead Universities in Times of Global Uncertainty’, organised as part of the Transform4Europe Alliance. The event provided a platform for international, interdisciplinary discussion on the future of European universities and academic leadership amidst growing geopolitical...

|text: Paulina Trybek| |photos: Paulina Trybek i Bartosz Hanuszkiewicz| From 28 to 30 September, the international hackathon HackoWatt – AI for Green Energy: Smart Energy Challenge took place. Participants could join the event either on-site at Spin-Place in Katowice or online. Students worked on applications and tools using artificial intelligence to address real-world challenges in...