The inauguration of the academic year 2025/2026 of the Doctoral School took place on Friday, October 3, 2025, at spinPLACE, the building of the University of Silesia in Katowice. In the program: inaugural speech by Vice-Rector for Science, Agnieszka Turska-Kawa prof. US, speech by the Dean of the Doctoral School, prof. Alina Świeściak-Fast and a speech by the Deputy Dean of the Doctoral School, prof. Michał Baczyński and Chairman of the Doctoral Council Michał Gębicki, M.A. During the ceremony, doctoral students were matriculated. Inaugural lecture entitled “Is there one correct interpretation possible?” was delivered by prof. Zygmunt Tobor.

Registration for classes via the USOS system for the upcoming semester/year will take place according to the following schedule:

1. Registration for core classes in the curriculum: September 30 (Tuesday), 9:00 PM – October 3 (Friday), 11:59 PM. Registration includes the following classes:

• Research Methodology (for first-year students)
• Teaching in higher educational schools (for first-year students)
• English Language Course (for first-year students)
• Academic English (for all) – class groups assigned to specific disciplines
• Intellectual Property Law and Copyright (for all except PhD students in artistic disciplines) – groups assigned to specific areas, with a separate English-language group.

These classes begin the week of October 6-10, unless otherwise scheduled. If any doctoral student needs to catch up on classes from the first year, please contact the Doctoral School office by email.

2. Registration for facultative and specialized classes: October 7 (Tuesday), 9:00 PM – October 9 (Thursday), 11:59 PM.                                                                                                                                                                              Please note that registration for facultative and specialized classes covers both the winter and summer semesters. It will not be possible to register for classes in the summer semester that are not offered during this registration period.