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The University of Silesia in Katowice ( pl, Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, UŚ) is an autonomous state-run university in
Silesia Province The Province of Silesia (german: Provinz Schlesien; pl, Prowincja Śląska; szl, Prowincyjŏ Ślōnskŏ) was a province of Prussia from 1815 to 1919. The Silesia region was part of the Prussian realm since 1740 and established as an official p ...
, Katowice,
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
. The university offers higher education and research facilities. It offers undergraduate, masters, and PhD degree programs, as well as
postgraduate Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate ( bachelor's) degree. The organization and ...
,
postdoctoral research A postdoctoral fellow, postdoctoral researcher, or simply postdoc, is a person professionally conducting research after the completion of their doctoral studies (typically a PhD). The ultimate goal of a postdoctoral research position is to pu ...
, habilitation, and continuous education and training programs.


History

The history of the University of Silesia in Katowice dates back to 1928, when the Instytut Pedagogiczny w Katowicach (''Pedagogical Institute in Katowice'') was established in Katowice which existed till 1939. In 1950, the Higher Pedagogical School in Katowice was established, however, first preparations to formation of what would later become the University of Silesia in Katowice were taken just after the end 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 Higher Pedagogical School in Katowice, these are the foundations of what came to life on June 8, 1968, as the University of Silesia in Katowice. 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 a reformed branch of the University in Cieszyn.


Location

Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach has facilities in four cities in the region: Katowice, Sosnowiec,
Cieszyn Cieszyn ( , ; cs, Těšín ; german: Teschen; la, Tessin; szl, Ćeszyn) is a border town in southern Poland on the east bank of the Olza River, and the administrative seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship. The town has 33,500 inhabitan ...
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 The Metropolis GZM ( pl, Metropolia GZM, formally in Polish Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia) is a metropolitan unit composed of 41 contiguous Municipality, municipalities in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland. The seat of the metropolit ...
. 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: 8 (since 2019) *Number of programmes: 71 *Number of specializations: 234 Sheet with Facts and Figures on University of Silesia
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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,
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Faculties

The University of Silesia in Katowice has schools of modern
language Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of ...
s, natural science, and
technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and Reproducibility, reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in me ...
, and a language teacher training college. It is divided into the following faculties: * Faculty of Humanities * Faculty of Natural Sciences * Faculty of Social Sciences * Faculty of Science and Technology * Faculty of Law and Administration * Faculty of Arts and Education Sciences * Faculty of Theology * Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School


Rectors

*prof. dr hab. Kazimierz Popiołek (1968-07-02 – 1972-09-30) *prof. dr hab. Henryk Rechowicz (1972-10-01 – 1980-07-05) *prof. dr hab. Sędzimir 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 Chełkowski August Chełkowski (, 27 February 1927 – 31 October 1999) was a prominent Polish physicist and politician. Born in the small village of Telkwice, then in East Prussia (then a part of Weimar Republic) he was a son of Franciszek Chełkowski, ...
(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 Sławek (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. Wiesław Banyś (2008-09-01 – 2012-08-31, 2012-09-01 – 2016-08-31) *prof. dr hab. Andrzej Kowalczyk * prof. dr hab. Ryszard Koziołek


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.CINiBA
/ref> In 2015 it was nominated for European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture award.


Rankings

In 2017,
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ranked the university within the 801-1000 band globally.


Notable professors

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Krzysztof Kieślowski Krzysztof Kieślowski (; 27 June 1941 – 13 March 1996) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is known internationally for '' Dekalog'' (1989), ''The Double Life of Veronique'' (1991), and the ''Three Colours'' trilogy (1993 –1994 ...
(1941–1996), film director and screenwriter *
Krzysztof Zanussi Krzysztof Pius Zanussi (born 17 June 1939) is a Polish film and theatre director, producer and screenwriter. He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland where he conducts a summer workshop. He is ...
(born 1939), film and theatre director, producer and screenwriter * Jerzy Stuhr (born 1947), film and theatre actor *
Andrzej Fidyk Andrzej Fidyk (born in 1953, Warsaw) is a Polish documentary filmmaker, producer, and professor of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice. He is best known for work his 1989 documentary '' Defilada'' (''The Parade''), which depicts th ...
(born 1953), documentary filmmaker * Marcin Koszałka (born 1970), cinematographer and film director * Eugenia Mandal, psychologist *
Marcin Wrona Marcin Wrona (25 March 1973 – 19 September 2015) was a Polish film director. His film ''Demon (2015 film), Demon'' was shown at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. He debuted at the TIFF in 2010 Toronto International Film Festiva ...
(1973–2015), film director *
Filip Bajon Filip Michał Bajon (born 25 August 1947) is a Polish film director and screenwriter. Selected filmography References External links * 1947 births Living people Film people from Poznań Polish film directors Polish screenwriters ...
(born 1947), film director and screenwriter * Marek Kuczma (1935–1991), mathematician *
August Chełkowski August Chełkowski (, 27 February 1927 – 31 October 1999) was a prominent Polish physicist and politician. Born in the small village of Telkwice, then in East Prussia (then a part of Weimar Republic) he was a son of Franciszek Chełkowski, ...
(1927–1999), physicist and politician *
Jan Mikusiński Jan Mikusiński (April 3, 1913 Stanisławów – July 27, 1987 Katowice) was a Polish mathematician based at the University of Wrocław known for his pioneering work in mathematical analysis. Mikusiński developed an operational calculus – know ...
(1913–1987), mathematician * Jerzy Gorzelik (born 1971), politician and art historian


Notable students

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Urszula Antoniak Urszula Antoniak (born 1968 in Częstochowa, Poland) is a Polish-Dutch film director. She is best known for her film ''Nothing Personal (2009 film), Nothing Personal'' which won four Golden Calf (award), Golden calves. Biography Antoniak graduat ...
(born 1968), film director *
Tomasz Beksiński Tomasz Sylwester Beksiński (26 November 1958 – 24 December 1999) was a popular Polish radio presenter, music journalist and movie translator. He was the son of painter Zdzisław Beksiński. Early life Beksiński was born in Sanok, Poland. ...
(1958–1999), radio presenter and journalist *
Krystyna Bochenek Krystyna Maria Bochenek (née Neuman) (30 June 1953 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish journalist, politician and Vice-Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland representing Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska). She died in office on board th ...
(1953–2010), politician, former Vice-Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland * Mateusz Bochenek (1993), politician * Borys Budka (1978), politician, former leader of the
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political party * Paweł Czarnota (born 1988), chess grandmaster * Jan Drabina (born 1939), historian *
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(born 1964), journalist *
Tomasz Kamusella Tomasz Kamusella FRHistS (born 24 December 1967) is a Polish scholar pursuing interdisciplinary research in language politics, nationalism and ethnicity. Education Kamusella was educated at the University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of P ...
(1967), scholar * Maciej Konieczny (1980), politician *
Ataullah Bogdan Kopański Ataullah Bogdan Kopański (born in 1948) is a Polish historian of Central and Eastern Europe, especially of Muslims in this region, today based in Malaysia. Personal life He was born in the family of ethnic Silesian background. He converted ...
(born 1948), historian * Tadeusz Lubelski (1949), film historian, theorist and critic * Henryka Mościcka-Dendys (born 1976), diplomat * Idzi Panic (born 1952), historian * Magdalena Piekorz (born 1974), film director, screenwriter, winner of the Golden Lions at the 29th
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(born 1963), film director * Tomasz Sapota (born 1970), classical philologist *
Sławomir Skrzypek Sławomir Stanisław Skrzypek (10 May 1963 – 10 April 2010) was the President of the National Bank of Poland (NBP) from 2007 until his death in 2010. He died in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash, when a plane transporting a number of Polish ...
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* Jan Sładkowski (born 1958), physicist * Andrzej Swierniak (born 1950), mathematician * Konrad Szołajski (born 1956), film director * Maciej Ślesicki (born 1966), film director * Szczepan Twardoch (born 1979), writer * Gertruda Uścińska (born 1958), lawyer and political scientist *
Piotr Wilczek Piotr Antoni Wilczek (born 26 April 1962 in Chorzów) is a Polish intellectual historian, a specialist in comparative literature and a literary translator, who served as the Ambassador of Poland to the United States (2016–2021) and the United ...
(born 1962), historian * Natalia Zamilska, (born 1989), composer, DJ and music producer * Tadeusz Zieliński (1966), theologian


See also

*
List of universities in Poland This is a list of universities in Poland. In total, there are approximately 457 universities and collegiate-level institutions of higher education in Poland, including 131 government-funded and 326 privately owned universities, with almost 2 millio ...
* University of Silesia (Czech Republic)


References


External links


University of Silesia in Katowice - website

Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach - website
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