Silesian University of Technology
Acronym: SUT E-mail: RN2@polsl.pl
Telephone: +48 32 237 10 00
Address: ul. Akademicka 2A, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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 University
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.
Research university
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 aim of the project was to select and support universities that will strive to achieve the status of a research university and will be able to effectively compete with the best academic centres in Europe and the world. Of the twenty best universities in Poland eligible to participate in the competition, an international team of experts selected ten that will receive a subsidy increased by 10% in the years 2020-2026. This group included the Silesian University of Technology, which will receive a total of nearly PLN 245,000,000.00 over 7 years as part of the competition.
The main goals of the development plan of the Silesian University of Technology under IDUB are:
- increasing the impact of the University’s scientific activities on the development of global science,
- strengthening research cooperation with leading international research centres with a high reputation,
- improving the quality of education for students and doctoral students through the development of modern methods and double diploma programs,
- improving HR policy,
- improving the quality of University management.
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