The Silesian University of Technology

The Silesian University of Technology is the oldest technical university in Upper Silesia and one of the largest in the country. It was established in 1945 as a scientific and teaching base for the most industrialized district in Poland and at the same time one of the most industrialized areas in Europe – Upper Silesia. It is an important institution of public life and plays a special culture-forming and opinion-forming role in the region.

The mission of the Silesian University of Technology, as a prestigious European university of technology, is to conduct innovative research and development work, educate highly qualified staff for the knowledge-based society and economy, as well as actively influence the development of the region and local communities. The university, through continuous improvement of processes and organization, is a friendly and open place of work and development of the academic community.

The Silesian University of Technology is the only university in Silesia to be included in the prestigious group of 10 Polish universities, winners of the "Excellence Initiative – Research University" competition of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

The fourteen units – thirteen faculties and one institute of the Silesian University of Technology – currently offer nearly 60 fields of study, covering the entire scope of engineering activities. In addition to technical fields, at the university students can also study business analytics, interior design, mathematics, management, project management, and applied linguistics. Nine faculties and the Institute of Physics are located in Gliwice, two faculties operate in Katowice and two in Zabrze, thanks to which the Silesian University of Technology covers a large area of the Silesian Voivodeship with its scientific and didactic influence.

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