Silesian University of Technology

Silesian University of Technology
Politechnika Śląska

Building of the Department of Chemistry, Gliwice
Type Public
Established 24 May 1945
Rector Professor Arkadiusz Mężyk
Students 22,923 (2015)
Address Akademicka 2A, 44-100 Gliwice, Gliwice, Silesia, Poland
Campus Urban
Affiliations EUA, SEFI, ICEE, Alliance of Universities for Democracy (AUDEM), TEMPUS, Socrates-Erasmus, LEONARDO DA VINCI, CEEPUS, COPERNICUS, COST, EUREKA
Website https://www.polsl.pl/en

Silesian University of Technology (Polish name: Politechnika Śląska IPA: [pɔliˈtɛxɲika ˈɕlɔ̃ska]) 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 University consistently ranks among the top most prestigious technical universities in Poland.

Silesian University of Technology is divided into 15 faculties - including 1 college and 1 research institute:[1]

Eleven units (faculties, college and institute) are situated in Gliwice, two in Katowice and two in Zabrze.

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Coordinates: 50°17′27″N 18°40′30″E / 50.29083°N 18.67500°E / 50.29083; 18.67500


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