Representatives of the USil Faculty of Arts and Educational Science, the USil Faculty of Social Sciences, the USil Industry Cooperation Office and the Municipal Business Incubator Rawa.Ink travelled to Saint-\u00c9tienne for a study visit on 4 and 8 April 2023. The town in France is a renowned academic hub, a seat of the Universit\u00e9 Jean-Monnet-Saint-\u00c9tienne (a partner university in the Transform4Europe Alliance), and a sister city of Katowice.<\/p>\n
The participants observed the mode of operation of academic entrepreneurship and incubators supporting the creative industry and social economy projects. The numerous meetings were an opportunity to exchange good practices in science communication and arts. The representatives of Jean Monnet University\u2014Alain Trouillet, the Vice-Rector for Education and International Relations, and St\u00e9phane Foliard, the Vice-Rector for Entrepreneurship and Continuing Education\u2014participated in the talks on determining the areas of international collaboration between the French university and the University of Silesia. Christophe Bernard (the Director of Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Saint-\u00c9tienne) introduced the group to the research and education facilities of the Higher School of Art and Design and the resources of the media library and material library of the Cit\u00e9 du Design; the tour showed the mammoth role the collaboration between academic institutions and local authorities plays in implementing innovative projects.<\/p>\n
The study visit had been organised by the Maison de la Ville de Saint-\u00c9tienne a Katowice and the ASEMKA Association (Association Saint-\u00c9tienne M\u00e9tropole Katowice), partner organisations supporting the collaboration between sister cities of Katowice and Saint-\u00c9tienne, along with their regions. We would like to sincerely thank Alicja Tarda, the President of the ASEMKA Association, and Prof. Robert Pyka from the USil Institute of Sociology, the Director of the Maison de la Ville de Saint-\u00c9tienne, for their organisational and overall support in the delegation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div> \r\n
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The study visit featured representatives of the University of Silesia: Katarzyna Marcol, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof., the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Educational Science; Dariusz Laska, the Vice-Chancellor; Magdalena Szyndler, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof., the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Educational Science; Stefan Lechwar, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof., the Director of the Institute of Fine Arts; Robert Pyka, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof., the Plenipotentiary of the Rector for Observatory of Urban and Metropolitan Processes; Adrian Robak, PhD, Assoc. Prof.; and Jacek Nowak, the Deputy Head of the Industry Cooperation Office | Photo by the University of Silesia in Katowice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row] […]<\/p>\n