SME Congress with the participation of scientists from the Silesian University of Technology
Face the Challenge. Business in the face of great challenges - this is the slogan of the largest event in Europe addressed to the sector of Small and Medium Enterprises.
In Katowice lasts the 12th European SME Congress. The event is attended by scientists from the Silesian University of Technology.
The Congress is a place created for entrepreneurs, for whom debates, discussions and lectures with the participation of experts, practitioners and scientists have been prepared. The Silesian University of Technology is a special partner of this event.
– “Cooperation with business is part of the mission and development strategy of the Silesian University of Technology. This close relationship with the economic environment was the basis for establishing our University 77 years ago. It was then that the Silesian University of Technology was established to support the Silesian industry, secure engineering staff, but also to provide facilities for research and development activities. Over the last 30 years, there has been a rapid technological transformation of Upper Silesia. From a region of heavy industry and mining, it is turning into a region of advanced technologies, and the Silesian University of Technology also participates in this transformation, changing its profile of activity and adapting to the needs of the socio-economic environment “- said the rector of the Silesian University of Technology, prof. Arkadiusz Mężyk, who was the special guest of the Congress.
The Rector participated in the debate: “Silesia - Land of Opportunity". The participants discussed the future of the Upper Silesian and Zagłębie Metropolis. On the first day of the congress, the Vice-Rector for Infrastructure and Promotion, dr hab. Eng. Tomasz Trawiński, prof. SUT participated in the panel: “Poland: a mine of young talents - myth or reality?". On the same day, in the discussion on the future of renewable energy sources, prof. Sebastian Werle, coordinator of the Priority Research Area Climate and Environment Protection, Modern Energy at the Silesian University of Technology took part.
On the second day of the European Congress of Small and Medium Enterprises, the panel: “Industry 4.0 solutions for SMEs" was attended by dr hab. Eng. Krzysztof Kalinowski, prof. SUT from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.
During the congress, on November 22nd, a webinar titled: “Can a patent be a significant competitive advantage in the market competition?", was held, which was organized by the Centre for Incubation and Technology Transfer of the Silesian University of Technology.
Link to the webinar: https://youtu.be/XPnM3tAy3ws.
During the congress, it was possible to visit the stand of the Silesian University of Technology and the Centre for Incubation and Technology Transfer of the Silesian University of Technology, where our experts provided consultations on technology transfers or commercialization of research results. It was also possible to talk about education at the University and the offer and recruitment for MBA studies at the Silesian University of Technology.
