Silesian University of Technology in numbers
1945
is the year when the Silesian University of Technology was founded. Today, it is the oldest technical university in Upper Silesia. It was established as a scientific and didactic base for the most industrialised district in Poland and, at the same time, one of the most industrialised areas in Europe - Upper Silesia.
13
scientific disciplines:
Architecture and Urban Planning; Automation, Electronics and Electrical Engineering; Technical Computer Science and Telecommunications; Biomedical Engineering;
Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering, Geodesy and Transport; Materials Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Environmental Engineering, Mining and Power Engineering; Chemical Sciences; Medical Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Management and Quality Sciences.
6
Priority Research Areas:
POB1: Computational Oncology and Personalized Medicine
POB2: Artificial Intelligence and Data Processing
POB4: Smart Cities and Future Mobility
14
units, including: 13 faculties and 1 institute providing high quality education and research.
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cities in which the units of the Silesian University of Technology are located. These are Gliwice, Katowice, Zabrze and Rybnik.
2
Academic High Schools of the Silesian University of Technology. They are located in Rybnik and Gliwice.
over 15 000
of students study at the Silesian University of Technology in first-cycle studies (engineering and bachelor's), second-cycle studies (master's), doctoral school and postgraduate studies.
nearly 60
fields of study - including technical studies, as well as others such as business analytics, interior design, applied linguistics, mathematics, pre-school and early school pedagogy, sociology, management and project management.
over 200
student scientific associations implement their projects and develop knowledge in various areas of science.
13
dormitories located in Gliwice, Katowice and Zabrze.
over 3 150
employees work at the Silesian University of Technology. There are 1668 academic staff and 1550 non-academic staff.
over 120
titular professors
over 630
PhDs
