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Treasure Week – Wednesday events
Today is the third day of Treasure Week - an event organized at the Silesian University of Technology as part of the celebration of the European City of Science Katowice 2024. Many attractions are planned on Wednesday not only for students but also for anyone interested in treasures, precious stones and... investing and health.
EVENT SCHEDULE:
9.00 a.m.–1.00 p.m. – Treasures in your hand – workshops on recognizing minerals and rocks (Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation of the Silesian University of Technology)
As part of the event, students will learn to independently determine the basic macroscopic features of minerals found in the Earth's crust. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to conduct microscopic observations of these minerals.
The event is intended for secondary and primary school pupils. It will be led by dr hab. Joanna Komorek and dr Eng. Ewa Strzałkowska from the Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation of the Silesian University of Technology.
9.00 a.m.–2.00 p.m. – Treasures and fakes – gemmological workshops (Institute of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia, Będzińska 60 in Sosnowiec, room 1223.
During the workshops, participants will have the opportunity to learn how to distinguish natural gemstones from synthetic ones and their imitations.
The classes will be led by dr Dorota Środek from the University of Silesia.
11.40 a.m.–1.20 p.m. – Workshops "Alternative investments on the example of the precious metals market, analysis and methods of forecasting rates" (University of Economics in Katowice, Bogucicka 5, room 6/16 CNTI)
The workshop will be led by dr Eng. Krzysztof Podgórski and Mateusz Muszyński, M.A. from the University of Economics in Katowice.
4 p.m. – Health as a treasure. How to take care of your health - your greatest treasure (Social Ministry of Loneliness in Katowice, Mikołowska 44).
Most people place health at the top of their list of desired values. The classic expression of this is the most popular wishes "first of all health". Paradoxically, however, taking care of one's own health takes a distant place among many human activities. There is a common misconception that professional institutions where you can buy or "deal with" this desired product are responsible for its condition. Meanwhile, health is not a commodity, but a value - comparable to honour, which can be easily lost and much more difficult to regain.
The event will be led by prof. dr medical sciences Jan Duława – specialist in internal diseases, nephrology, hypertensiology and angiology.
6:00 p.m. – Diamonds – our eternal treasures? (online)
The lecture will present the history of diamond, its properties, the most famous representatives and possible methods of treatment and synthesis. The event will be led by dr Dorota Środek from the University of Silesia in Katowice.
Event details and registration on the website: Treasure Week in the City of Science:January 8–14, 2024 | University of Silesia in Katowice (us.edu.pl) .
