www.polsl.pl

THE SILESIAN UNIVERSIT YOF TECHNOLOGY

THE SILESIANU N I V E R S I T YOF TECHNOLOGY

THE SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

4 F R O M T H E R E C T O R6 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND8 LOCATION9 STRUCTURE

10 FACULTIES AND UNITS11 EDUCATION AND RESEARCH12 STUDENTS’ LIFE13 WHY CHOSE THE SILESIAN UNIVERISTY OF TECHNOLOGY?15 FA C U LT I E S16 FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE18 FACULTY OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL, ELECTRONICS

AND COMPUTER SCIENCE20 FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY22 FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING24 FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING26 FACULTY OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING28 FACULTY OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND METALLURGY30 FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS32 FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING34 FACULTY OF MINING AND GEOLOGY36 FACULTY OF ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT38 FACULTY OF TRANSPORT

FROM THE RECTORThe Silesian University of Technology has a history of 63 years. It hasbecome an important public culture and opinion-forming institution,deeply rooted in the city of Gliwice and Upper Silesia region. Its spe-cial function is an outcome of the fact that for many successive yearsour University served as a specific “knowledge deposit”, thanks to thecreative work of its professors and other staff. We successfully utilizeour human resources in research and education processes and makethe results available for the public benefit and market advantage.The Silesian University of Technology is the biggest technical univer-sity in our region and one of the biggest in Poland, currently educat-ing about 30 000 students on 12 Faculties in 48 engineering disci-plines. We provide graduates of engineering who are ready to work asmanagers of Silesian industry and of enterprises far beyond ourregion. As an organization with a big research and teaching potentialwe exert a stimulating impact on the growth of Silesia and Zagłębieand significantly contribute to the creation of the economy based onknowledge management.I have been involved in the Silesian University of Technology for manyyears and am fully aware of not only its renown and value but also, atthe same time, of the challenges that we are facing. Nowadays it isonly the knowledge of citizens obtained in the process of educationthat empowers them and endows them with the capability of meetingthe requirements of our modern world.The development of the economy and society drawn on knowledgemust be based on a properly organized, modern system of educationand training, within the framework of which innovation can flourish.The conditions for the growth of entrepreneurship and commercial-ization of research and development works have already been creat-ed and will be continuously improved at our University. Thus, I sin-cerely believe that our University, due to the commitment of its acad-emic environment, has become an innovative research and educa-tional institution that will soon play an important role in the EuropeanHigher Education Area.

THE RECTOROF THE SILESIAN

UNIVERSITYOF TECHNOLOGY

prof. dr hab. inż.Andrzej Karbownik

VICE-RECTORFOR EDUCATION

Dr hab.Stanisław Kochowski,prof. nzw. w Pol. Śl.

VICE-RECTORFOR ORGANIZATIONAND DEVELOPMENT

Prof. dr hab. inż.Leszek Blacha

VICE-RECTORFOR SCIENCEAND CO-OPERATIONWITH INDUSTRY

Dr hab. inż.Jan Ślusarek,prof. nzw. w Pol. Śl.

VICE-RECTORFOR INTERNATIONALCO-OPERATION

Prof. dr hab. inż.Jerzy Rutkowski

THE SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

6

A BRIEF HISTORY

The Silesian University of Technology is one of thebiggest technical universities in Poland. Its rich,over 60-year-old, tradition makes it the oldest inUpper Silesia and one of the oldest in the country.

The University was founded on May 24, 1945 andGliwice was chosen for its seat despite initial plansto locate it in Katowice. What made the city standout from other places in Upper Silesia was thespace potential it offered. Here, empty buildings,grouped in a small area, could be converted andused for didactic and administrative purposes as

well as turned into halls of residence for studentsand teachers. The concept went along with a farreaching vision to establish an academic district.Another strength of Gliwice were research workersand students of the former Technical University inLvov who were resettled here after World War II.

7

The foundation of the Silesian University ofTechnology fulfilled the idea which had been pre-sent in the consciousness of the Silesian communi-ty for a long time. Since research development anddidactic activities were essential to support thishighly industrialized and having great prospectsarea, the first actions to set up a technical universi-ty in this region were taken as early as in the late1920s.

The inauguration ceremony of the first academicyear was held in Gliwice on October 29, 1945.At the time the University had a student populationof 2750. It used educational curricula taken fromthe Technical University in Lvov at four faculties:Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical and Civil En-gineering and employed nearly 200 academics.The outstanding teaching staff, made up mainly ofprofessors of the former Technical University inLvov, were one of the strongest assets of theUniversity since its foundation.

THE SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

8

LOCAT ION

The Silesian University of Technology was foundedas the scientific and didactic base for the mostindustrialized region in Poland and one of the mostindustrialized areas in Europe: Upper Silesia.The Silesian province lies in the south of Poland.It borders with the Czech Republic and Slovakia; itcovers 12,000 square kilometers. There are 68 townsand cities in Silesia, 22 of which fulfill big city func-tions (universities, institutes and research centers).The population is nearly 4.9 million (the record den-sity per square kilometer – over 398 people). Everyfifth working Pole is employed in Silesia. TheSilesians are famous for their traditional culture ofwork which guarantees high qualification of work-ers and their solidity.As far as communication infrastructure, accessibili-ty of transport and industrial base are concerned,Upper Silesia takes the first place in the country.Until recently, Silesia was mainly associated withheavy industry, which is undergoing a deep restruc-turing process at the moment. Other trades, partic-ularly the automotive industry, are developingrapidly.

Nine faculties of the Silesian University ofTechnology are located in Gliwice – the main seat ofthe University, and the remaining three in Katowiceand Zabrze. Besides, lectures are held in Rybnik,Bytom, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Tychy and Sosnowiec,covering the whole area of Upper Silesia.

1 GLIWICE

2 ZABRZE

3 KATOWICE

4 RYBNIK

5 BYTOM

6 TYCHY

7 SOSNOWIEC

8 DĄBROWA GÓRNICZA

1 25 8

364

7

9

STRUCTUREThe Silesian University of Technology is a self-gov-erning, autonomous state university managed byelected one-person and collective bodies. TheRector constitutes the supreme one-person body,and the Senate is a collective body of academics.Vice-Rectors are responsible for individual sectors:Vice-Rector for Education, Vice-Rector for Scienceand Co-operation with Industry, Vice-Rector forOrganization and Development, Vice-Rector forInternational co-operation and also the Chancellor.

The organizational structure of the University com-prises 3 levels. The basic unit is constituted by afaculty, with institutes and departments acting asinternal faculty units. The institutes and depart-ments are further divided into divisions, which carryout research and teaching related to particular sci-entific disciplines. The University also containsextrafaculty, interfaculty and supporting units.

THE SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

10

FACULT IESAt the moment there are twelve faculties at theSilesian University of Technology:

Faculty of Architecture

Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronicsand Computer ScienceFaculty of Chemistry

Faculty of Civil Engineering

Faculty of Electrical Engineering

Faculty of Energy and EnvironmentalEngineering

Faculty of Materials Science and Metallurgy

Faculty of Mathematics and Physics

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Mining and Geology

Faculty of Organization and Management

Faculty of Transport

UNITSMoreover, there are some supporting, interfacultyand extrafaculty units.

Academic Entrepreneurial Incubator of theSilesian University of TechnologyCentral LibraryCareer Guidance and Student Promotion CentreBiotechnology CentreCentre for the Education in MechatronicsEducation and Congress CentreInnovation and Technology Transfer CentreBiomedical Engineering CentreComputer CentreEngineering Education CentreCentral-East Europe Civil Aviation PersonnelEducation CentreResearch Center for Teaching TechniquesGeometry and Engineering Graphics CentreSports CentreForeign Languages Teaching CenterPhD SchoolPublishers of the SUTGraphic Centre of the SUT

11

Number of students 30 000

Number of employees 3 700

Number of academic 1 900teachers

Number of graduates 130 000

Number of PhD 3 500graduates

Number of post-doctoral 550theses

RESEARCH AND TEACHINGAt the moment about 30 thousand students arestudying at 48 specializations comprising the wholerange of engineering activities. Five faculties runcourses in the English language, thus adjusting tothe European educational market and enabling for-eign students to study at the University.

The Silesian University of Technology invariablybelongs to the group of top Polish technical univer-sities and tops rankings of technical universities.The university proves its high position by outstand-ing academic achievements and numerous nation-al and international successes. High level of educa-tion is ensured by highly qualified academic staff,co-operation with many research centres in Polandand abroad, and research oriented at active co-operation with industry. Location in the centre of thebiggest industrial region in Poland and one of thebiggest in Europe, enables comprehensive scien-tific co-operation in many fields essential for theeconomy.

THE SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

12

STUDENTS’ L IFEDuring an academic school year the university isvibrant with life inspired by Student Self-Government and lots of student organizations.Students are involved in cultural, sports and touristorganizations, in 96 scientific associations and alsoin other organizations motivating them socially andinternationally providing them with the possibility of

international exchange, apprenticeship and sup-porting contacts with future employers.

The Silesian University of Technology Campus isone of the biggest in Poland. It comprises 10 stu-dents hostels in Gliwice and 1 in Katowice, Zabrzeand Rybnik. The students hostels provide 3500beds.

13

WHY C H O S E THE SILESIANUNIVERISTY OF TECHNOLOGY?Because facts speak in our favour. Engineering cours-es offered by the Silesian University of Technologyprovide excellent preparation for professional engi-neers, which is certified by high positions in indepen-dent rankings. The studies at our University posegood opportunities for the pursuit of students’ individ-ual interests, including international academic envi-ronments thanks to exchange programmes run withmany European partners. Furthermore, the coursesprovide solid grounds for future professional achieve-ments. The underlying principle of our training is cre-ative thinking, independent problem solving, accom-panied by a well grounded knowledge that guaranteeattractive employment. More importantly, thanks tothe knowledge and skills obtained at our Universityour graduates feel comfortable with the concept ofprofessional mobility, which is nowadays an opportu-nity and not a threat to future career development.

The Silesian University of Technology is one of thebest in Poland in terms of sport achievements – thewinner of the XXIII edition of The AcademicChampionships of Polish Higher education Schools,thanks to about 20 sport sections, including: aero-bics, badminton, judo, karate, jogging club, mountain

biking club, male and female basketball, alpine ski-ing, handball, football, swimming, chess, male andfemale volleyball, modern dance, table tennis, tennis,and triathlon. There is also a car racing section, andother unusual disciplines such as curling and anglingare pretty common at our University.

The Silesian University of Technology is also anactive player in the field of innovation and advance-ment of new technologies, which are essential in theknowledge-based economy. New ideas and solu-tions conceived at our University and then trans-ferred to industry contribute to the improvement ofthe competitive edge of Polish enterprises.

FA C U LT I E STHE SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE

FACULTY OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL, ELECTRONICSAND COMPUTER SCIENCE

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY

FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND METALLURGY

FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS

FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF MINING AND GEOLOGY

FACULTY OF ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

FACULTY OF TRANSPORT

FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE

16

STRUCTURE

Department of Urban and Spatial PlanningDepartment of Architectural Design and Fine ArtsDepartment of Design and New Technologies in ArchitectureDepartment of History and Theory of ArchitectureDepartment of Office Buildings Architecture and Design Strategy

COURSES IN POLISH

Architecture and Urban PlanningInterior Design

ADDRESS

WYDZIAŁ ARCHITEKTURYul. Akademicka 7, 44-100 Gliwicetel.: 00 48 32 237 12 10, fax: 00 48 32 237 24 91e-mail: rar0@polsl.pl

The Faculty of Architecture of the Silesian University of Technology continues the tra-ditions of the Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University in Lvov. At present theacademic staff at the faculty consists of about 100 employees including 14 professorsand associate professors. Apart from permanent workers at the Faculty, architects andtown planners with significant national creative achievements are also employed.Fruitful collaboration of the Faculty with creative professional organizations is beingdeveloped, among others with Union of Polish Architects, Society of Polish TownPlanners, Chamber of Polish Architects, Chamber of Polish Town Planners, local self-governments, and the Silesian Voivodeship’s self-government.The Faculty implements projects and scientific researches concerning modern problemsand difficulties in architectural and urban designing, spatial planning, history and theoryof architecture, problems of sustainable development in urban and architectural revital-ization of municipal areas, restoration and conservation of monumental and historic build-ings, environmental aesthetics, building quality assessment and facilities management.The faculty is a member of the European Association for Architectural Education(EAAE) and of European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools (Le Notre); it alsocooperates with organizations and institutions in several countries e.g. with IAPS –International Association for People Environmental Behaviour Studies, InternationaleBauausstellung (IBA) Fürst-Pückler-Land in Germany, Del Bianco Foundation in Italyand National Reservation of Cultural Heritage Old Halich in Ukraine.

17

DEAN OF THE FACULTY

Dr hab. inż. arch.Krzysztof Gasidło

prof. nzw. w Pol. Śl.

18

STRUCTURE

FACULTY OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL,

ADDRESS

WYDZIAŁ AUTOMATYKI, ELEKTRONIKI I INFORMATYKIul. Akademicka 16, 44-100 Gliwicetel.: 00 48 32 237 13 10, fax: 00 48 32 237 24 13e-mail: rau@polsl.pl

Institute ofAutomatic Control

Institute ofComputer Science

Institute ofElectronics

COURSES IN POLISH

Automatic Control and RoboticsElectronics and TelecommunicationsComputer ScienceBiotechnologyBiomedical Engineering

COURSES IN ENGLISH

Macro-course: Automatic Control andRobotics, Electronics and Telecommu-nications, Computer Science

The Faculty employs 42 professors and associate professors, about 200 assistantprofessors, assistants and lecturers. The Faculty collaborates with companies oper-ating in different fields of industry. As a result, numerous projects of our researchershave been successfully implemented and different companies participate in theeducation process through student industrial placements as well as supervising thestudents’ theses and organizing training courses where certificates of competenceare conferred.The Faculty carries out research into automation, robotics, system analysis, signalconversion, analysis, synthesis and system design, electronic and telecommunica-tions systems, microelectronic technologies, digital signal conversion, theoreticaland applied computer science, software, databases, design and construction ofcomputer equipment, basis and techniques of creating computer networks.The Faculty has had outstanding achievements in scientific research, both theoreti-cal and practical, as well as research and development projects. These include:– the formulation of new steering algorithms (adaptive, predictive and changeable),

significant contribution to the creation and modification of the existing methods ofadjuster design

– the opening of the Signal Process Laboratory, the Specialized Integrated CircuitDesign Laboratory, the creation of the FUZZY-FLOU system, which is used in thedecision making process, drawing up and implementation of the steering systemfor the sheet metal etching process at Columbus Steelworks in the RSA

– the creation of program modules which guarantee the safety of information incomputer systems, modules for hospital computer systems, systems of vocalcommunication with the computer for the blind user, an algorithm visualizationsystem, the computerization of town councils.

DEAN OF THE FACULTY

Dr hab. inż.Zdzisław Dudaprof. nzw. w Pol. Śl.

ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

19

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY

20

ADDRESS

WYDZIAŁ CHEMICZNYul. Marcina Strzody 9, 44-100 Gliwicetel.: 00 48 32 237 15 49, fax: 00 48 32 237 15 49e-mail: rch@polsl.pl

Department of Organic Chemistry,Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Department of Inorganic Chemistryand Technology

Department of Analytical Chemistry

Department of Physical Chemistryand Technology of Polymers

Department of Chemical OrganicTechnology and Petrochemistry

Department of Chemical and ProcessEngineering

Department of Chemical and ProcessApparatus Construction

COURSES IN POLISH

ChemistryChemical TechnologyBiotechnologyChemical and Process Engineering

COURSES IN ENGLISH

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry

STRUCTURE

21

The Faculty employs 27 professors, associate professors and 73 PhDs. Researchactivity of the Faculty is focused on: transformation of hydrocarbons; synthesis,structure and reactivity of five- and six-element heterocyclic systems; chemistry ofcarbohydrates; metal complexes in organic synthesis; oxidation and chemistry ofperoxy compounds; physical chemistry and technology of polymers synthesis andmodification of polymers; gas and ion transportation in polymers and polymer mem-branes; catalytic processes in technology and in environmental protection; thermaland chemical technology of coal treatment; technologies of treating coal-derivativeresources; utilization of selected heavy industry wastes; new technologies and thetheory of inorganic and electrochemical processes; optimization of technical andapparatus solutions of industrial processes; static analysis and macro kinetics ofinorganic processes; phase transformations and interface processes in multi-com-ponent systems; substances of special purity and properties; utilization and indus-trial waste disposal; corrosion and protection against it; industrial chemical analysis;eco-analysis, analysis of biological materials; new reactions and analytic reagents;the selected problems of bioprocess engineering and separation processes; crys-tallization; dynamics of chemical reactors; gas cleaning, nanostructured materialsand biocatalysts, nanoparticles and nanofluids, microcreators and microfluidicdevices.The staff of the Faculty co-operates with many academic centres such as: IowaState University, Kansas University of Lawrence, University in Trondheim, Universitede Rennes, Universita La Sapienza and Universita di Bologna, University CollegeLondon, University of Southern Denmark, Universities in Brunschweig andHeidelberg, Hubei Polytechnical University, The Technical University of Kiev andThe Technical University of Lvov, Vysoka Technicka Skola in Bratislava, PamukkaleUniversity/Turkey/, National Research Center in Egypt. The cooperation takes theform of: the exchange of professors, young academics with a PhD degree, PhD andMSc students, as well as running PhD courses in “the joint supervision” system.

DEAN OF THE FACULTY

Prof. dr hab. inż.Andrzej Jarzębski

FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

22

Department of Building Structures

Department of Roads and Bridges

Department of Building Processes

Department of the Theory of BuildingStructures

Department of Theoretical Mechanics

Department of Structural Engineering

Department of Geotechnics

Laboratory of Civil Engineering Faculty

ADDRESS

WYDZIAŁ BUDOWNICTWAul. Akademicka 5, 44 -100 Gliwice, Polandtel.: 00 48 32 237 14 10, fax: 00 48 32 23712 94e-mail: rb@polsl.pl

COURSES IN POLISH AND ENGLISH

Civil Engineering

STRUCTURE

23

There are 22 professors and associate professors and 86 Philosophy Doctors (PhDs)employed at the Faculty. The Research and Development activity of the Faculty com-prises all fields connected with civil structure designing, building materials and tech-nologies, transportation engineering and infrastructure: development of the theory ofstructures, reinforced-concrete, prestressed-concrete steel and timber structures,framework building, particularly those exposed to the effects of mining subsidence,testing of soil, foundations and structures, solid body mechanics and mechanical sys-tem dynamics in a non-classical approach, scientific basis for exploitation, renovationand conservation, new techniques in bridge construction, exploitation of bridge struc-tures in areas exposed to mining subsidence, transportation infrastructure design andconstruction, including the development of the theory of pavements and soil improve-ment techniques in mining subsidence areas, design, construction and exploitation oftown infrastructure including the infrastructure subjected to mining subsidence, test-ing of durability of materials and structures, ecological buildings, management, infor-mation, organization, computer and decision-making systems for building compa-nies, techniques and testing of building materials and products.The Faculty is a member of AECEF (Association of European Civil EngineeringFaculties) and an active participant of EUCEET (European Civil Engineering Educationand Training). The Faculty co-operates with some trade organizations – SilesianDistrict Chamber of Civil Engineers, Chamber of Civil Engineering with the head-officein Katowice and Polish Society of Civil Engineers and Technicians. Students and aca-demic staff exchange is conducted with a strong co-operation with British, German,Italian, Spanish, French, Danish, Portuguese, Slovak and Turkish universities. Foreignstudents may study at Structural Engineering orientation course, entirely conducted inEnglish. The students of construction-architectural specialization can get Polish-Danish diploma in engineering as a part of bilateral agreement with Vitus BeringDenmark University College in Horsens. Master course students can prepare diplomain geotechnical fields in Joseph Fourier University (Grenoble).

DEAN OF THE FACULTY

Dr hab. inż.Jerzy Sękowski

prof. nzw. w Pol. Śl.

FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

24

ADDRESS

WYDZIAŁ ELEKTRYCZNYul. Krzywoustego 2, 44-100 Gliwice, Polandtel./fax: 00 48 32 23716 25e-mail: re@polsl.pl

STRUCTURE

Institute of Power Systems Engineering and ControlInstitute of Industrial Electrical Engineering and InformaticsDepartment of Measurement Science, Electronics and ControlDepartment of Electrical Machines and DevicesDepartment of Power Electronics, Electrical Drives and RoboticsDepartment of Mechatronics

COURSES IN POLISH

Electrical EngineeringElectronics and TelecommunicationsComputer ScienceMechatronics

COURSES IN ENGLISH

Electrical EngineeringElectronics and Telecommunications

25

The Faculty employs 21 professors and associate professors as well as 78 PhDs. Scientificresearch carried out at the Faculty includes the following subjects: informatics and telecom-munication systems in the field of production, transmission and distribution of electric energy,the diagnosis of electric power devices, electric metrology, calibration and electric quantity com-parators, automatics and control, digital-circuit and microprocessor engineering, the rudimentsof Electronics, electromagnetic compatibility, projects of electric and electronic systems, signalprocessing methods, projects of comutator engines admission systems, electric and hybridcars, the analysis of electromagnetic fields of electric machines, the application of signal pro-cessing in control systems, the modernization of the construction of electric engines, powerelectronics electric drives, electrothermal systems, microprocessor control of drive systems,energy generation in wind and solar power stations, mobile, walking and industrial robots,mechatronics, informatics in electric systems.The Faculty cooperates with universities and scientific centres on all the continents. They include,for example, SVST Bratislava, Vysoka Skola Banska, Ostrava, Pilzno, University of Technology inBrno, University of Technology in Madgeburg, Fachhochschule Trier, FachhochschuleDarmstadt, Fachhochschule Regensburg, University of Technology in Duisburg, PGTU Mariupol,Cork Institute of Technology, Wright State University Dayton OH, University of Windsor, StateUniversity of Technology of Novosibirsk, University in Katania, Electric Power Research Institute,Physikalische Technische Bundesansalt, Braunschweig, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.Some of the greatest achievements of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering include: Digital Unitof Protection Automatics of the Block-Generator-Transformer type CZAZ-GT, the comparator ofetalons of self-inductance (which received the Siemens award in 2003), a device for the test-ing of the latest generation measurement standards for GUM, the control system for the resis-tance and arc furnace of great power, new technology for the optimization and modification ofelectric systems with the runs deformed because of the optimum shape and minimalization ofactive power losses, turbogenerators for the national electric power system, methods of deter-mining of electromagnetic parameters for electric machines on the basis of the measurementresults, microprocessor power electronics electric drives, the simulator – UMSA-WindsorUniversity, wind power station 160 kW, superconductors HTS engineering, the mobile robotHEXOR, an eight-leg OKTOPOD robot, drive for an electric vehicle ELIPSA.

DEAN OF THE FACULTY

Dr hab. inż.Lesław

Topór-Kamińskiprof. nzw. w Pol. Śl.

FACULTY OF ENERGY

26

ADDRESS

WYDZIAŁ INŻYNIERII ŚRODOWISKA I ENERGETYKIul. Konarskiego 18, 44-100 Gliwice, Polandtel.: 00 48 32 237-17-10, fax: 00 48 32 2371794e-mail: rie@polsl.pl

STRUCTUREDepartment of Heating, Ventilation and Dust Removal TechnologyDepartment of Air ProtectionDepartment of Technologies and Installations for Waste ManagementDepartment of Environmental BiotechnologyInstitute of Water and Wastewater EngineeringInstitute of Power Engineering and TurbomachineryInstitute of Thermal TechnologyDivision of Boilers and Steam GeneratorsDivision for the Diagnostics and Testing of Combustion Engines

COURSES IN POLISH

BiotechnologyEnvironmental EngineeringPower EngineeringSafety EngineeringMechanical EngineeringEnvironmental Protection

COURSES IN ENGLISH

Environmental and Power Engineering

AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

27

The Faculty employs 47 professors and associate professors and 105 PhDs. The researchwork carried out at the Faculty covers the following fields: air, water and soil protection, envi-ronmental management, heat engineering in the building industry and municipal manage-ment, protection against environmental contamination, identification and spread of conta-minants, application of membrane techniques to wastewater and water treatment, use ofmicrobiological processes in environmental protection and engineering, optimization ofinstallations and facilities in water supply stations and wastewater treatment plants, opera-tion and diagnostics of power machinery and facilities, investigation of complex processesof heat flow, use of renewable sources of energy; gas, heat and nuclear power engineer-ing, heat engineering and industrial air-conditioning, construction and operation of com-bustion engines, design of machinery and facilities for waste utilization, design of machin-ery and facilities for chemical processes. The staff of the Faculty are members and sit onthe boards of numerous European scientific organizations, such as European ResearchCommunity on Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, European Membrane Society, EuropeanBiotechnology Federation. In recent years, three units of the Faculty have been awarded thetitle of the Centre of Excellence: DEMETER, ENER-INDOOR, OPTI-ENERGY. Furthermore,the Faculty cooperates with Russian Academy of Science, American Industrial HygieneAssociation and participates in the framework programs of the European Commission. Ithas also carried out collaborative research projects with other foreign centres: Polish-German agreement on cooperation (No-Border University), IEA Cooperation Agreement inParis, cooperation with European Research Community on Flow, Turbulence andCombustion ERCOFACT, Marie Curie research project, EUREKA program dealing with thedevelopment of technologies for fat waste recycling in an MSP for energy purposes. Otherforms of international co-operation include permanent contacts with a number of foreignresearch centres based at universities in Berlin, Dresden, Stuttgart, Clausthal, Zittau, Halle,Wittenberg, Magdeburgh, Bohum, Merserburgh, Munich, Gent, Lyngby, Orlando, Ijmuiden,Cottbus, Erlangen, Wessex, Florence, Athens, Kassel, Louvain, Coleraine, Brunnel, Vienna,Ostrava, Prague, Brno, Belg, Glasgow, Sophia. The cooperation involves collaborativeresearch, student and staff exchange programs and participation in conferences.

DEAN OF THE FACULTY

Dr hab. inż.Janusz Kotowiczprof. nzw. w Pol. Śl.

FACULTY OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING

28

ADDRESS

WYDZIAŁ INŻYNIERII MATERIAŁOWEJ I METALURGIIul. Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Polandtel.: 00 48 32 603 41 02, fax: 00 48 32 603 43 96e-mail: rm@polsl.pl

STRUCTURE

Department of MetallurgyDepartment of Materials TechnologyDepartment of Materials ScienceDepartament of Management and Computer Science

COURSES IN POLISH

Materials EnginneringMetallurgyManagement and Production EngineeringIndustrial Computer Science

AND METALLURGY

29

The Faculty employs 38 professors and associate professors as well as 120 doctors.The research carried out at the Faculty involves materials engineering and metallur-gy, focusing on the following branches: waste-free technologies, development andutilization of waste materials, mathematical modeling and optimization of metallur-gic processes, environment management, electric heating engineering, computeraided design processes, theory and technology of metallic materials, crackingmechanics, biomechanics, modeling of heat flow processes, kinetics of weldingprocesses, kinetics of waste formation and destruction, technologies of compositeformation, surface engineering, founding, structure analysis and properties, design-ing of chemical composition and technologies of materials subjected to complexmechanical and thermal load and corrosion environment, ceramics technologies ofspecial properties, stereological methods, new biomedical materials.The Faculty maintains didactic and scientific cooperation with about 30 overseesuniversities and research institutes from the Czech Republic (e.g. Vysoka SkolaBanska-Ostrava), Estonia, France (e.g. Ecole Centrale Paris), Holland (e.g.Technical University- Eindhoven), Lithuania, Germany (TU Bergakademie Freiberg,TU Dersden, TU Magdeburg, FH Muenster, FH Osnabrueck), Russia, Slovakia (e.g.Technicka Univerzita Kosice), Sweden, Ukraine, the USA (e.g. University ofMinnesota, University of Tennessee), the United Kingdom (e.g. Brunel West LondonUniversity) and Italy. The cooperation with oversees research centers involves alsosuch European programs as Socrates-Erasmus, Inco-Copernicus and Ceeptus.Additionally, the Faculty cooperates with many domestic and oversees universitiesand institutes as well as with production plants of automotive industry, aircraft indus-try and metallurgy and power industries.

DEAN OF THE FACULTY

Prof. dr hab. inż.Wojciech Szkliniarz

FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS

30

STRUCTURE

ADDRESS

WYDZIAŁ MATEMATYCZNO-FIZYCZNYul. Kaszubska 23, 44-101 Gliwice, Polandtel.: 00 48 32 237 20 29, fax: 00 48 32 237 20 29e-mail: rmf@polsl.pl

Institute of Mathematics Institute of Physics

COURSES IN POLISH

MathematicsTechnical PhysicsElectronics and TelecommunicationComputer Science

AND PHYSICS

31

The Faculty employs 28 professors and associate professors and 97 members having thePhD degree. The scientific research at the faculty concern the following disciplines: solidstate acoustics, acoustoelectronics and optoelectronics, solid state physics, semiconduc-tor nanotechnology, applied nuclear physics, mathematical and functional analysis, alge-bra, simulation modelling in management, theory of stochastic processes, applications ofmathematics, game theory, control theory, discrete mathematics; electronic data storage,design of internet applications, multimedia and cryptographic systems. The most impor-tant achievements of the Faculty include: the foundation and development of the follow-ing laboratories: radioactive isotope C-14, waveguide and planar optoelectronics, optics ofsemiconductors and thin layers, semiconductor nanotechnology, photoacoustics andacoustoelectronics, computer science, status of European Centre of Excellence CESISand National Centre of Excellence NANOMET of the Department of Electron Technology,

status of European Centre of Excellence GADAM of the Department of RadioisotopeApplications status of National Centre of Excellence OptoAcustoSUT of the Departmentof Optoelectronics, realisation of the following European projects: CESIS and GADAM(within V FPEU) as well as ATIS and GOSPEL (within VI FPEU), long-term cooperationwith foreign research centres abroad (in Austria, Denmark, France, Greece, Japan, Canada,Germany, Scotland, Sweden, Ukraine, Hungary, Italy, USA), as part of both joint researchprojects as well as bilateral agreements, resulting in joint publications in the internationaljournals from ISI Master Journal List, cooperation with some national industrial andresearch centres (WASKO Gliwice, Energopomiar Gliwice, Cardiac Surgery Centre inZabrze, Silesian Medical University, PREVAC Rogów), winning the Grand Prix BrusselsEUREKA 2007 and the gold medal Brussels EUREKA 2007 at the International InventionCompetition Brussels EUREKA 2007 for: Spectrometric System of Early Recognition andDiagnosis of Cancer (the highest award has been granted to Polish invention at the com-petition of the 56-year-old history), winning of national awards and distinctions by studentsand PhD students of the Faculty for their master’s and doctoral dissertations and gainingscholarships from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

DEAN OF THE FACULTY

Dr hab. inż.Radosław

Grzymkowskiprof. nzw. w Pol. Śl.

FACULTY OF MECHANICAL

32

ADDRESS

WYDZIAŁ MECHANICZNY TECHNOLOGICZNYul. Konarskiego 18a, 44-100 Gliwice, Polandtel.: 00 48 32 237 24 20, fax: 00 48 32 237 12 67e-mail: rmt@polsl.pl

STRUCTUREInstitute of Engineering Materials and BiomaterialsInstitute of Engineering Processes Automation and Integrated Manufacturing SystemsDepartment of Applied MechanicsDepartment of Strength of Materials and Computational MechanicsDepartment of WeldingDepartment of Fundamentals of Machinery DesignDepartment of Machine Technology

COURSES IN POLISH

Automatic Control and RoboticsMechanical EngineeringMechatronicsManagement and Production EngineeringApplied Automation with Computer Materials ScienceNanotechnology and Material Processes TechnologiesTechnical and Computer Science Education

ENGINEERING

33

Academic staff of the Faculty consists of nearly 40 professors and associate professorsas well as 160 PhD academics. The Faculty carries out research in the following disci-plines: material science of steel, special and construction alloys, tool steels and sinteredmaterials used for tools; technologies of materials processing, mechanics, robotics,mechatronics, fluid mechanics, biomechanics, mechanical vibrations, dynamics, drivesystems, virtual models in machinery design, operation and maintenance, computeraided design and machinery operation and maintenance, technical diagnostics andmethods and techniques of noise and machinery vibrations reduction.The Faculty enjoys the wide scientific and didactic co-operation with over 150 universi-ties located on every continent, moreover, it has one of the greatest foreign studentsexchange (almost 100 students and PhD students join annually one-semester studiesin almost every European country, mainly within CEEPUS and ERASMUS programs.The Faculty prides on traditionally good collaboration with numerous firms and com-panies operating in the field of industrial automation and robotics, machinery design,production engineering, material science, welding, casting, PVC processing and pro-duction engineering.Current co-operation with industry embraces among others the following assignments:– carrying out mutual research and development works, developmental and goal ori-

ented projects,– participation of firms in delivering equipment and fitting out the research and didactic

laboratories at the Faculty,– transfer of new technologies from science to industry and form industry to didactics,– organizing postgraduate studies for all candidates to raise their professional qualifications,– expertises and doing research projects in the laboratories at the Faculty and giv-

ing opinions concerning the innovative character of undertakings carried out bybusiness enterprises,

– carrying joint projects within the mid-semester projects and MSc theses,– organizing production placements.

DEAN OF THE FACULTY

Prof. dr hab. inż.Jerzy Świder

FACULTY OF MINING ANG GEOLOGY

34

ADDRESS

WYDZIAŁ GÓRNICTWA I GEOLOGIIul. Akademicka 2, 44-100 Gliwice, Polandtel.: 00 48 32 237 12 83, fax: 00 48 32 237 15 10e-mail: rg@polsl.pl

Institute of Mining Mechanisation

Institute of Mining

Institute of Applied Geology

Department of Electrical Engineeringand Conrol in Mining

Department of Mining Managementand Safety Engineering

Department of Geomechanics, Under-ground Construction and Managementof Mining Areas Surface Protection

Department of Mineral Processing andWaste Utilisation

Museum of Deposit Geology in Memorialof Czesław Poborski

STRUCTURE

COURSES IN POLISH

Mining and GeologySafety EngineeringMechatronics

35

The Faculty employs 30 professors and associate professors as well as 116 PhDs. TheFaculty runs the scope of researches concerning modern mining which covers appro-priate geological identification of mineral deposits, economically effective extraction ofraw materials, use of energy-saving and fail-save machines, meeting requirements ofsafety and environmental protection. Scientific and research achievements of theFaculty concern among other things: automation and control of working processes,application of fuzzy sets in modelling and simulation researches, monitoring injury riskand fire precautions, control of dangers of stray currents, construction of modern min-ing machinery, experimental and computer research of dynamic and tribological phe-nomena in mining machines, rationalization of structure and organization of miningcompanies, earth surface protection at mining sites, removal of mining damage andrevitalization of postindustrial areas, mining below facilities on the surface of the areaor in the conditions of bounce danger, ventilation and air-conditioning of mines, firefighting, control of dust and gas explosions, industrial safety in mining, control anddetermination of preventive treatment of water dangers in active and liquidated mines,flood hazard assessment, examination of coal quality and protection of coal resourcesin a deposit and assurance of energy safety of the country, designing of digital miningmaps, application of clean coal technologies, estimation of utilization possibility ofmineral wastes, crisis management.The Faculty cooperates with numerous foreign centers all over the world: in Germanywith universities in (Aachen, Freiburg, Munster, Bochum, Tübingen, Darmstadt,Bielefeld, Clausthal, Wuppertal, Dresden, Magdeburg, Braunschweig, Munich,Freiberg, Chemnitz, Hanover, Bielefeld, Trier), in Spain (Madrid, Vigo, Oviedo), inPortugal (Lisbon, Porto) in Czech Republic (Ostrava, Brno), in Sweden (Stockholm,Lulea, Göteborg), in Turkey (Pammukale), in Russia (St. Petersburg), in Ukraine(Donetsk), in Slovakia (Kosice), in China (Qingdao, Beijing, Sichuan, Jiaozuo), inJapan (Tsukuba, Osaka, Matsuyama), in India (Kharagpur, Dhanbad), in Vietnam(Hanoi, Ha-Long) and in Chile (Antofagasta, La Serena, Coquimbo).

DEAN OF THE FACULTY

Prof. dr hab. inż.Marian Dolipski

FACULTY OF ORGANIZATION

36

ADDRESS

WYDZIAŁ ORGANIZACJI I ZARZĄDZANIAul. Roosevelta 26, 41-800 Zabrze, Polandtel.: 00 48 32 277 73 14, fax: 00 48 32 277 73 61e-mail: roz@polsl.pl

STRUCTUREDepartment of Management and MarketingDepartment of Applied Social SciencesDepartment of Economic and FinanceDepartment of Enterprise Management and Production OrganizationDepartment of Fundamentals of Technical SystemsDepartment of Computer Science and EconometricsDepartment of Quality Management of Process and ProductDepartment of Environment and Safety ManagementDepartment of Administration and Law

COURSES IN POLISH

ManagementManagement and Production EngineeringSociologyAdministrationLogistics

AND MANAGEMENT

37

The Faculty employs 41 professors and associate professors and 147 PhDs.The Faculty carries out research in the following fields:

Strategic management in companies and economic regions, Values in con-temporary company management, HR management, Personnel marketing the-ory and practice, Financial services marketing, Company assets management

International expansion of companies, Urban logistics, International logistics,Project management, Product technology and quality management,

Processes of change and strategies of company development, Computer-aided engineering tasks, Virtual Working Environment, Human Body Modellingand Computer Aided ergonomics analysis, Creation and exploitation of acousticmaps, Political and legal problems of Upper Silesia Region, Promotion ofemployment in local government, Public safety, Rescue systems, Emergencymanagement, Quality management in manufacturing, service and administrativecompanies, Management of environmentally friendly processes.International cooperation is an important part of scientific and didactic activities ofthe Faculty of Organisation and Management. Our employees join different forms ofprofessional training in France, Greece, Germany, Spain, Great Britain and othercountries. They give lectures and cooperate in research.Our Faculty has signed continuous cooperation agreements with numerous foreignscientific centres like: Ecole de Mines de Saint Etienne, Fachhochschule Bielefeld,Bergische Universitat – Gesamthochschule Wuppertal, Internationales Hoch-schulinstitut Zittau, VIA University College, Copenhagen University, College ofEngineering, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Technische UniversiteitEindhoven, Faculty of Technology Management, Coventry University.The Faculty carries out research for Fiat Auto Poland, cooperates with BumarŁabędy and other leading companies of the Upper Silesia.

DEAN OF THE FACULTY

Dr hab. inż.Marian Turekprof. nzw. w Pol. Śl.

FACULTY OF TRANSPORT

38

STRUCTURE

Department of Automotive Vehicle ServiceDepartment of Automotive Vehicle ConstructionDepartment of Logistics and Mechanical HandlingDepartment of Railway EngineeringDepartment of Traffic EngineeringInformatics Systems Department of Transport

COURSES IN POLISH

Transport

ADDRESS

WYDZIAŁ TRANSPORTUul. Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Polandtel./fax: 00 48 32 603 41 08e-mail: rt@polsl.pl

39

The Faculty employs 16 professors and associate professors as well as 52 PhDs.The Faculty conducts scientific research in the following areas: transport nets opti-mization, transport logistics, microprocessor technique and simulation tests intransport, mathematical modelling of combustion processes in engines, alternativefuels usage, wearing out of transport machines’ elements, supporting computerdesigning transport machines’ units, vibroacoustic diagnosis of machines and vehi-cles, dynamics of vehicles’ suspensions, applying numerical methods in designingand optimizing wheel units and wheel-rail system, telematics and transport safety.Every year the Faculty employees carry out approximately 90 scientific projectsincluding grants financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, theMinistry of Infrastructure and the European Commission; they carry out implement-ing activities as well as service work and they also participate in designing new com-munications solutions in the region. The Faculty also organises 11 cyclic interna-tional conferences.A number of scientific works conducted by our employees have been awardedprizes by the Polish Prime Minister, the Minister of Education and Sport and com-panies such as Fiat and ABB. Faculty od Transport cooperates with many foreignuniversities such as: Technical University of Ostrava, Glasgow CaledonianUniversity, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chalmers University of Technology,State Transport University in Sankt Petersburg, Ruhr – Universität Bochum, KaunasUniversity of Technology, Lviv Polytechnic National University, East-UkrainianNational University, China University of Mining and Technology.Faculty also develops cooperation with numerous Polish universities, institutes andscientific research centres, especially in Silesia, and cooperates with many firmsand companies in Poland and abroad: Fiat Auto Poland, Opel, Alstom, Bombardier,Lucchini, Siemens and other.

DEAN OF THE FACULTY

Dr hab. inż.Bogusław Łazarzprof. nzw. w Pol. Śl.

Based on the materials collected and worked out bythe University Press Office.

Graphical design and type: Jolanta Kiełkowska.

Translated by the English teachers of Foreign Languages Teaching Centre.

www.polsl.pl

THE SILESIAN UNIVERSIT YOF TECHNOLOGY