University of Silesia in Katowice

Empowering Higher Education for the Green and Digital Transition Registration is now open for two new international training programmes developed by the BIKE-HEI consortium in partnership with four European universities: University of Primorska, University of Alicante, Saarland University, and Mariupol State University. Both courses are certified, delivered in English, and designed to help university staff...

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...

The short film Dad’s Not Home directed by Jan Saczek won gold in the Narrative category at the 52nd Student Academy Awards in New York. This was the first time that filmmakers from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia were presented with this prestigious award, which often paves the way to...

On October 1, 2025, the community of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Silesia gathered for the inauguration ceremony to mark the start of the new academic year. The event was opened by the Dean of the Faculty, Witold Kurowski, PhD, DLitt, Associate Professor, who officially welcomed new students of the...

The BIKE-HEI project is inviting students across Europe to join an international training programme designed to equip the next generation of innovators for the green and digital transitions. Run by four European universities, the programme focuses on Green Transition, Effective Communication, and Entrepreneurship, providing practical tools to turn ideas into real-world impact. This semester, the...

The University of Primorska is pleased to announce the symposium on Gender Equality: Bridges of Equality: Gender Equity and Inclusion in Academic Space and Society, which will take place on 12 December 2025 in Koper. We cordially invite you to contribute with a short presentation addressing the broad theme of gender equality as an important step towards building a...