University of Silesia in Katowice

We warmly invite students and doctoral researchers of the University of Silesia to participate in a free German language course organized by Saarland University as part of the Transform4Europe alliance. Who can apply? Students and doctoral researchers with no prior knowledge of the German language. Course format: Classes are held online, twice a week in...

We are pleased to announce an online training session designed for researchers aiming to prepare competitive ERC Grant proposals. The session will be particularly relevant for applicants targeting the upcoming ERC deadlines: ERC Starting Grant*: 14 October 2025 ERC Consolidator Grant**: 13 January 2026. * PhD defended > 2 and <= 7 years ago on 1 January 2026. ** PhD...

Due to the holiday season, the Doctoral School office will be open on a limited basis in August 2025. If you need to discuss a matter with a specific member of staff, please contact us by email and schedule an appointment. The office will be open continuously, but most staff members will be on vacation...

Mauro Arturo Rivera León, PhD, DLitt, Assistant Professor at our faculty, is currently in Brazil for the 2025 Annual Conference of the International Society of Public Law (ICON•S). He recently presented his paper at the panel Large-N Constitutionalism, which explored the challenges of quantitatively analyzing comparative constitutional law. His paper “Constitutional Zugzwang: A Methodological Proposal Toward...

On July 23, 2025, the Faculty of Law and Administration held a graduation ceremony, marking the end of another stage in the education of our graduates. The event was hosted by the Deputy Dean for Research and Director of the Institute of Law, prof. Piotr Pinior, while diplomas were given to over 160 graduates by:...

Dr Joanna Szafraniec’s research focused on the kettle holes on Skeiðarársandur (Southern Iceland). Their formation is associated with melting buried ice blocks, broken off from the glacier front during glacial floods (jökulhlaup). These landforms are effective sediment traps for aeolian material, where this material can accumulate. Under the contemporary climate warming, younger depressions (~30 years...