About Us
The University of Silesia is the largest university in the Silesian Voivodeship and one of the leading universities in Poland. It has been an important scientific and cultural hub for over 50 years, supporting the development of the region and Poland.
As of May 2024, the University of Silesia is an educational home to 22,000 students from all around the world. It offers 86 degree programmes, including 72 1st cycle and long-cycle studies and 61 2nd cycle studies carried out by 1,871 academics supported by the administrative staff of 1,369. Nearly 260,000 students have graduated from the University since 1968.
Research
The University engages in a dynamic international collaboration with 255 bilateral agreements with 61 countries and 826 agreements with 48 countries within the Erasmus+ programme. Having 3,500 international mobility programmes, the University has become a centre for cultural exchange, improving therefore the quality of education and research.
