Marcin GÓRSKI, Grzegorz KŁAPYTA

Poland GLIWICE POLAND Surface area 312 685 km 2 6th in EU-28 70th in the world Population 38,5M 6th in EU-28 29th in the world GDP $526 billion USD 6th in EU-28 23rd in the world GDP per capita $14 422 22th in EU-28 52nd in the world (source World Bank)

Silesian mining industry

Coal mines

John Baildon Gliwice steelwork and foundry XVIII century Gliwice wire and nails factories, XIX c First iron cast bridge in continental Europe

Lviv Polytechnic 1817 www.polsl.pl

History: - the Silesian University of Technology was founded on 24th May 1945 with setting up of four faculties: Mechanical, Electrical, Metallurgical and Civil Engineering, - the first inauguration of the academic year at the University in Gliwice took place on 29th October 1945 and 2750 students began their studies, A lecture at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in the 1950s - so far, over 180 thousand engineers have graduated from the University which has also granted 4,6 thousand PhD and almost 900 DSc degrees.

- one of the biggest technical universities in Poland, - the University consists of 15 units (schools) which offer almost 60 fields of study and almost 200 specializations, -the University employs 1750 scientific-didactic staff, including 165 titular professors and 340 habilitatus doctors, - at present there are almost 21,500 students at the University. The Rector s insygnia

International Cooperation: The Silesian University of Technology participates in European programmes for academic exchange: - ERASMUS also Erasmus-Mundus, - CEEPUS - Central European Exchange Program for University Studies, - STF Scholarship and Training Fund, - CEI Central European Initiative, - Support for the International Mobility of Researchers. - Asia-Link projects - Research EU projects A class at the Faculty of Architecture

Faculties (schools): - Faculty of Architecture - Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science - Faculty of Biomedical Engineering - Faculty of Civil Engineering - Faculty of Chemistry - Faculty of Electrical Engineering - Faculty of Mining and Geology - Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering - Faculty of Applied Mathematics - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering - Faculty of Materials Science and Metallurgy - Faculty of Organization and Management - Faculty of Transport The Silesian University of Technology gives an opportunity to develop in any field

Studies in English: - Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science - Faculty of Civil Engineering - Faculty of Chemistry - Faculty of Electrical Engineering - Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering Courses: civil engineering, electronics and telecommunications, electrical engineering, macrocourse: automatic control and robotics, computer science, macrocourse: energy and environmental engineering, macrocourse: industrial and engineering chemistry.

Academic Entrepreneurial Incubator: - promotes and supports innovation and enterprise in the academic environment by organising conferences, seminars, training courses and workshops. Student Careers Centre: - promotes students and graduates of the Silesian University of Technology on the employment market, - assists students in their job-hunting. Students can count on help with their start in a professional career

Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre: - promotes knowledge and innovative technological applications to strengthen both organizations and cooperation between science and business, - provides informative and promotional services in the fields of innovation, cooperation networks, acquiring technologies and the rights of intellectual property; develops the network of cooperation between research institutions and economy. For the University Authorities cooperation with industry is one of the priorities

Students Life 157 active Student Research Associations Gold and Silver medals at Greenpower Corporate Challenge 2012 at UK Silverstone F1 Circuit, 37 competitors High Flyers drones, multirotors, double silver, France 2014 International Trimo Urban Crash 2012 competition for students of architecture. First place out of over 300 projects from 56 countries Programmers competition. First place, 600 competitors

Circular Economy

Industry 4.0

Dual Education

Social Innovations

Arch. Robert Konieczny One of 101 best architect in the world (Wallpaper list) World House of the Year, 2006

Dr Krzysztof Zalewski Walk-on

Prof. Jerzy Buzek Prime Minister of Poland (1997-2001) President of the European Parliament