The Open Days of the Silesian University of Technology have begun
Visits to faculties and laboratories, meetings with students and lecturers - the Open Days of the Silesian University of Technology began at the Silesian University of Technology. The first meeting took place on the campus in Gliwice.
The event is addressed to secondary school pupils who are considering choosing a field of study. The event began at the Education and Congress Centre of the Silesian University of Technology, where young people learned about the educational offer of the University.
– The offer of the Silesian University of Technology is very wide. To read it, you would have to spend a lot of time browsing the departments' websites. Here, during the Open Days, young people will learn in a simple and attractive way what the university has to offer. Additionally, pupils can see laboratories and talk to students. This can help you make a good choice and find answers to the questions: what I would like to do in the future and what profession I would like to pursue - said dr hab. Eng. Tomasz Trawinski, prof. SUT, Vice-Rector for Infrastructure and Promotion.
Open Days are also an opportunity to verify their own ideas about what secondary school graduates would like to study with what it looks like in reality.
– Of course, the final choice of studies rests with the pupils, but it is important to build their career path based on knowledge. Therefore, the greater the opportunities to compare what departments offer, the more accurate the choice will be. We do not want a situation where, after recruitment, in the first year, some students give up and leave because they suddenly realize that they have chosen the wrong field. Therefore, the more carefully thought out this choice is, the higher the effectiveness of studying will be and there will be no disappointments with the choice - said dr hab. Eng. Jarosław Brodny, prof. SUT from the College of Studies.
For many visitors to the Gliwice campus, it was their first visit to the university. – I don't know yet what direction I will choose and I hope that I will find information here that will help me make a decision. Such an event is interesting because I can personally see what the lecture rooms and laboratories look like and talk to students - said Nikola from XII Secondary School in Zabrze.
– Today we will visit the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, which is the place where I might study if I get here – said Piotr from the Group of Electronic and IT Schools in Sosnowiec. – During such Open Days we can learn more than by browsing the Internet. I can visit the university, ask about what interests me, and I will simply learn more - added Kamil from the technical school in Sosnowiec.
During the Open Day on the Gliwice campus, in addition to visiting the faculties and presenting the offer of the Silesian University of Technology, pupils could listen to a lecture by dr hab. Eng. Katarzyna Krukiewicz, prof. SUT, titled "How to connect your brain to a computer?" Wiktoria Bańczyk from the Student Government talked about student life.
Today's event was the first in a series of Open Days of the Silesian University of Technology. The next one will be held on November 15th on the campus in Katowice, on November 22nd in Zabrze, and on November 29th in Rybnik. More info on the website: https://www.polsl.pl/ps_aktualnosci/dni-otwarte-politechniki-slaskiej/.
