The University of Silesia in Katowice (Polish: Uniwersytet ?l?ski w Katowicach, U?) is an autonomous state-run university in Silesia Province, Katowice, Poland. It should not be confused with a similarly named university in the Czech Republic, the Silesian University in Opava (Slezská univerzita v Opav?).
The university offers higher education and research facilities. It offers undergraduate, masters, and PhD degree programs, as well as postgraduate, postdoctoral research, habilitation, and continuous education and training programs.
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History
The roots of the University of Silesia date back to 1928, when the Institute of Education was established in Katowice. The institute was later reformed to National Pedagogical University in 1950, however, first preparations to formation of what would later become the University of Silesia were taken just after the finish of Second World War.
In June 1962, a branch of Jagiellonian University was settled in Katowice, which concentrated, apart from humanities, on mathematics, physics and law. Together with the National Pedagogical University, these are the foundations of what came to life on June 8, 1968, as the University of Silesia. And so on October 1, 1968, the University (composed of four faculties) had its first academic year inaugurated, providing almost 6,000 students with twelve programmes, such as philology, pedagogics, psychology, history, law, administration, mathematics, physics, chemistry, physical education, electrotechnics and mechanics. Three years later, the branch of the University in Cieszyn was established, and in following years (1974-1978) six new faculties were opened. In the years of 2002 and 2003, last two faculties were established, which had their roots in reformed branch of the University in Cieszyn.
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Location
Uniwersytet ?l?ski w Katowicach has facilities in four cities in the region: Katowice, Sosnowiec, Cieszyn and Chorzów. The majority of facilities are in Katowice; the main campus is in the city center.
The university is in the center of a highly urbanized and ethnically complex region, the Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia. Heavy industry is a significant influence, and ecological challenges are formidable. The university tries to maintain close links with local industries and Silesian traditions.
Facts and figures
- Number of teachers: 2,082
- Number of students: 27,395
- Number of faculties: 12
- Number of programmes: 71
- Number of specializations: 234
International agreements
The University of Silesia has signed over 600 bilateral agreements with partner institutions in countries all over the world. Among the others University of Silesia cooperates with: Saint Petersburg State University, University of Buenos Aires, University of Alberta, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and in the frame of programme Erasmus+ with: University of Vienna, University of Helsinki, Charles University in Prague, University of Birmingham, University of Strasbourg, University of Bologna, Sapienza University of Rome, University of Verona, University of Lisbon, Stockholm University, University of Oslo, Paris-Sorbonne University, University of Zurich, University of Valencia, University of Barcelona.
Faculties
The University of Silesia in Katowice has schools of modern languages, natural science, and technology, and a language teacher training college.
It is divided into the following faculties:
- Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
- Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection
- Faculty of Ethnology and Sciences of Education
- Faculty of Philology
- Faculty of Computer Science and Materials Science
- Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
- Faculty of Earth Sciences
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology
- Faculty of Law and Administration
- Faculty of Radio and Television
- Faculty of Theology
Rectors
- prof. dr hab. Kazimierz Popio?ek (1968-07-02 - 1972-09-30)
- prof. dr hab. Henryk Rechowicz (1972-10-01 - 1980-07-05)
- prof. dr hab. S?dzimir Klimaszewski (1980-12-05 - 1980-12-15, 1980-12-16 - 1981-09-30, 1982-06-01 - 1984-09-30, 1984-10-01 - 1987-09-30, 1987-10-01 - 1990-11-30)
- prof. dr hab. August Che?kowski (1981-10-01 - 1982-01-16)
- prof. dr hab. Maksymilian Pazdan (1990-12-01 - 1993-08-31, 1993-09-01 - 1996-08-31)
- prof. dr hab. Tadeusz S?awek (1996-09-01 - 1999-08-31, 1999-09-01 - 2002-08-31)
- prof. dr hab. Janusz Janeczek(2002-09-01 - 2005-08-31, 2005-09-01 - 2008-08-31)
- prof. dr hab. Wies?aw Bany? (2008-09-01 - 2012-08-31, 2012-09-01 - 2016-08-31)
- prof. dr hab. Andrzej Kowalczyk (current Rector)
Libraries
Scientific Information Centre and Academic Library (Polish Acronym: CINiBA), opened in 2012, is a modern scientific library open for students and researchers, but also people unrelated to university or academic activities. Being a joint-project of the University of Silesia and University of Economics in Katowice, most of the materials are freely available in the open space to which users have free access. The library is equipped with modern technologies and information tools, and is adapted to meet the expectations people with disabilities.
Rankings
In 2017, Times Higher Education ranked the university within the 801-1000 band globally.
Notable professors
- Krzysztof Kie?lowski
- Krzysztof Zanussi
- Jerzy Stuhr
- Andrzej Fidyk
- Marcin Kosza?ka
- Marcin Wrona
- Bogdan Dziworski
- Filip Bajon
- Marek Kuczma
- August Che?kowski
- Jan Mikusi?ski
- Piotr Zawojski
Notable students
- Renata Przemyk, singer
- Krystyna Bochenek, politician
- Micha? Rosa, movie director
- Bartosz Konopka, movie director, Academy Award nomination
- Tomasz Beksi?ski, radio presenter and journalist
References
External links
- (in English) University of Silesia in Katowice - website
- (in Polish) Uniwersytet ?l?ski w Katowicach - website
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