| Silesian University of Technology | |
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| Politechnika Śląska | |
Building of the Department of Chemistry, Gliwice |
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| Established | 24th May 1945 |
| Rector | Professor Andrzej Karbownik |
| Students | ca. 33000 |
| Location | Gliwice, Silesia, Poland |
| Affiliations | EUA, SEFI, ICEE, Alliance of Universities for Democracy, TEMPUS, SOCRATES, LEONARDO DA VINCI, CEEPUS, COPERNICUS, COST, EUREKA |
| Website | http://www.polsl.pl/en |
Silesian University of Technology (Polish name: Politechnika Śląska) is a university located in Gliwice, Silesia, Poland. It was founded in 1945 by Polish professors of the Lwow Polytechnic, who were forced to leave their native city and move to the Recovered Territories (see also Kresy).
The Silesian University of Technology has 12 faculties:
The first 9 faculties are situated in Gliwice and Rybnik and the remaining 3 in Katowice, Zabrze, Tychy and Bytom.