Modern equipment for the Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering

The Silesian University of Technology, together with 40 schools from the Silesian Voivodeship, will receive modern teaching aids intended for education in the automotive field. The equipment, including electric and combustion engines, hybrid and automatic transmissions, will be used in the didactic process at the Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering.

On September 16th, 2026, the next stage of the Automotive StrefAcademy KSSE program, implemented jointly by the Katowice Special Economic Zone and Stellantis, was inaugurated in Kssenon – a business accelerator. One of its elements is the retrofitting of schools and teaching laboratories with modern equipment used in the modern automotive industry.

Thanks to the program, the Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering will receive modern equipment.

These are electric, combustion and hybrid engines, as well as automatic transmissions. Thanks to this, our students will be able to learn practical skills on new equipment and be up to date with technologies in the automotive industry - said Dr Hab. Eng. Marcin Staniek, Prof. SUT, Vice-Rector for Collaboration with the Civic and Economic Environment of the Silesian University of Technology, who took part in the ceremonial transfer of these modern teaching aids.

The Vice-Rector emphasized that the cooperation of universities and industry is crucial for the training of staff responding to the needs of the modern economy. Access to real-world automotive components and technologies allows students to acquire practical skills and better prepare for future careers.

The ceremonial transfer of equipment took place during the Education and Business Forum of Special Economic Zones. The meeting was an opportunity to exchange experiences on the development of vocational and technical education and to strengthen cooperation between the education sector and enterprises.

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