University of Silesia in Katowice

The University of Silesia in Katowice, known in Polish as Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach and abbreviated UŚ, is an autonomous state-run university in Katowice, in the Silesian Province of southern Poland, and one of the largest universities in the region.卡托维兹西里西亚大学（波兰语 Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach，简称 UŚ）是位于波兰南部西里西亚省卡托维兹的自治国立大学，也是该地区规模最大的大学之一。

Founded in 1968, it is organised into eight faculties and offers 71 programmes with 234 specialisations to about 27,400 students, supported by more than 2,000 academic teachers.该校创办于 1968 年，设有八个学院，开设 71 个专业与 234 个专业方向，约有 27,400 名学生和 2,000 多名教师。

Its facilities are spread across Katowice, Sosnowiec, Cieszyn and Chorzów, and it appears in the 1201-1400 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027.该校设施分布在卡托维兹、索斯诺维茨、切申与霍茹夫，并在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 1201-1400 位区间。

History

• The university traces its origins to 1928, when the Pedagogical Institute in Katowice was established as a centre for training teachers in the region.该校的起源可追溯至 1928 年，当时卡托维兹教育研究学院成立，成为该地区培养教师的中心。
• The institute trained teachers for elementary schools and formed part of the interwar expansion of Polish public education before its closure cut Katowice off from formal teacher training for more than a decade.该学院为小学培养教师，属于两次大战之间波兰公共教育扩张的一部分；学院关闭后，卡托维兹的正规教师培训中断了十多年。
• That institute operated until 1939, when the German invasion closed or transformed most Polish educational institutions, although many teachers continued instruction in secret and the memory of that resistance shaped the postwar rebuilding of schools in Silesia.该学院一直运作到 1939 年，纳粹德国入侵后，波兰大多数教育机构被关闭或改组；许多教师转入地下秘密授课，这段抵抗记忆塑造了战后西里西亚学校的重建。
• Preparations for a university in Katowice began just after the Second World War, as Polish higher education expanded into the industrial south.二战后，随着波兰高等教育向工业化的南部扩展，在卡托维兹筹建大学的准备工作随即展开。
• In 1950 the Higher Pedagogical School in Katowice was founded, creating a permanent base for teacher education in Upper Silesia.1950 年，卡托维兹高等师范学校成立，为上西里西亚的教师教育建立了永久基地。
• In June 1962 a branch of Jagiellonian University was established in Katowice, concentrating on the humanities as well as mathematics, physics and law, and allowing local students to earn Jagiellonian degrees without moving to Kraków.1962 年 6 月，雅盖隆大学在卡托维兹设立分校，重点发展人文学科以及数学、物理与法学，使当地学生无需前往克拉科夫即可获得雅盖隆学位。
• The University of Silesia in Katowice was formally created on 8 June 1968 by combining that branch with the Higher Pedagogical School.1968 年 6 月 8 日，该校由雅盖隆大学分校与高等师范学校合并正式成立。
• On 1 October 1968 the new university, composed of four faculties, opened its first academic year with almost 6,000 students and twelve programmes.1968 年 10 月 1 日，这所由四个学院组成的新大学迎来首个学年，招收了近 6,000 名学生，开设十二个专业。
• The first programmes covered philology, pedagogics, psychology, history, law, administration, mathematics, physics, chemistry, physical education, electrotechnics and mechanics.首批专业涵盖语言学、教育学、心理学、历史学、法学、行政管理、数学、物理、化学、体育、电工学与机械学。
• A branch in Cieszyn was established in 1971, extending the university into the historic town on the Czech border.1971 年，学校在切申设立分校，将办学范围延伸至捷克边境的历史城镇。
• Between 1974 and 1978 six new faculties were opened, a period of rapid growth driven by the educational needs of the Upper Silesian industrial region, where mining, metallurgy and engineering dominated employment.1974 年至 1978 年间，学校新设六个学院，这一时期上西里西亚工业区的教育需求推动了快速扩张，当地就业以采矿、冶金与工程为主。
• The last two faculties were created in 2002 and 2003 from the reformed Cieszyn branch, completing the faculty structure of the next two decades.最后两个学院于 2002 年与 2003 年在改革后的切申分校基础上成立，完成了此后二十年的学院结构。
• Since 2019 the university has been organised into eight faculties, following a consolidation of smaller units into larger faculties with clearer research profiles.2019 年以来，学校在合并较小单位后形成八个学院的格局，使各学院的研究方向更为清晰。
• Kazimierz Popiołek served as the first rector from 1968 to 1972, guiding the new institution through its first four academic years.卡齐米日·波皮奥韦克于 1968 年至 1972 年担任首任校长，带领这所新大学度过最初四个学年。
• Henryk Rechowicz led the university from 1972 to 1980, a period in which the faculty base expanded rapidly.亨里克·雷霍维奇自 1972 年至 1980 年领导该校，这一时期学院基础迅速扩展。
• Sędzimir Klimaszewski held the rectorship for most of the 1980s, serving through the martial law years and the transition that followed.森齐米尔·克利马谢夫斯基在 1980 年代大部分时间担任校长，经历了戒严时期及其后的转型。
• August Chełkowski, a physicist and later a senator, was rector in 1981 and 1982, during the turmoil of martial law.物理学家、后任参议员的奥古斯特·海乌科夫斯基在 1981 年至 1982 年戒严动荡期间担任校长。
• Maksymilian Pazdan was rector from 1990 to 1996, and Tadeusz Sławek held the post from 1996 to 2002.马克西米利安·帕兹丹于 1990 年至 1996 年任校长，塔德乌什·斯瓦韦克于 1996 年至 2002 年接任。
• Janusz Janeczek served from 2002 to 2008, Wiesław Banyś from 2008 to 2016, and Andrzej Kowalczyk and Ryszard Koziołek followed in later terms, with Banyś a linguist specialising in French and contrastive linguistics.亚努什·亚内切克于 2002 年至 2008 年任职，维耶斯瓦夫·巴尼斯于 2008 年至 2016 年任职，此后由安杰伊·科瓦尔奇克与理夏德·科齐奥韦克相继担任校长；巴尼斯是研究法语与对比语言学的语言学家。
• The Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School carries the name of the director who taught at the university and became one of the most influential European film-makers of his generation.克日什托夫·基耶斯洛夫斯基电影学院以这位曾在学校任教、并成为同代最具影响力的欧洲导演之一的人物命名。

Academics

• The university's eight faculties are Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Science and Technology, Law and Administration, Arts and Education Sciences, Theology and the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School.该校八个学院分别是人文学院、自然科学学院、社会科学学院、科学与技术学院、法律与行政学院、艺术与教育学院、神学院以及克日什托夫·基耶斯洛夫斯基电影学院。
• It offers 71 programmes and 234 specialisations, giving students a wide choice of interdisciplinary combinations within the Polish degree system.学校开设 71 个专业与 234 个专业方向，使学生在波兰学位体系内拥有广泛的跨学科组合选择。
• About 27,395 students are taught by 2,082 academic teachers, a ratio that places it among the larger comprehensive universities in Poland.约 27,395 名学生由 2,082 名教师授课，这一规模使该校跻身波兰较大的综合性大学之列。
• Teaching ranges from bachelor's and master's degrees to doctoral studies, postdoctoral research, habilitation and continuing education programmes.教学涵盖学士与硕士课程、博士研究、博士后研究、教授资格认证以及继续教育项目。
• Doctoral students work toward the Polish doktor degree, and senior academics may complete the habilitation that qualifies them to supervise doctoral research and lead departments.博士生攻读波兰的博士学位，资深学者则可完成教授资格认证，从而具备指导博士研究与领导系科的资格。
• The Faculty of Humanities covers Polish and foreign philology, history, philosophy and cultural studies, and hosts much of the university's doctoral training, with philology programmes in English, German, Romance and Slavic languages.人文学院涵盖波兰语与外国语言学、历史学、哲学与文化研究，并承担学校大部分博士培养工作，其语言学项目涉及英语、德语、罗曼语与斯拉夫语。
• The Faculty of Natural Sciences, based in Sosnowiec, teaches biology, geography, geology, chemistry and environmental science, with laboratories and field courses linked to the surrounding industrial and post-mining landscapes.自然科学学院设在索斯诺维茨，教授生物学、地理学、地质学、化学与环境科学，其实验室与野外课程同周边的工业和采煤后地貌相联系。
• The Faculty of Social Sciences includes sociology, political science, journalism and media studies, and psychology.社会科学学院包括社会学、政治学、新闻与媒体研究以及心理学。
• The Faculty of Science and Technology focuses on mathematics, physics, computer science and materials research, linking the university to the region's industrial economy.科学与技术学院侧重数学、物理、计算机科学与材料研究，将大学与该地区的工业经济联系起来。
• The Faculty of Law and Administration trains lawyers and public administrators and maintains a strong presence in judicial and local government circles, preparing candidates for the state legal examinations.法律与行政学院培养律师与公共行政人员，在司法界与地方政府中具有较强影响力，并为学生参加国家法律考试做准备。
• The Faculty of Arts and Education Sciences prepares teachers, artists and educators, and includes programmes in music, visual arts and early childhood education.艺术与教育学院培养教师、艺术家与教育工作者，开设音乐、视觉艺术与幼儿教育等课程。
• The Faculty of Theology trains clergy and religious educators and reflects the Catholic tradition of Upper Silesia.神学院培养神职人员与宗教教育工作者，体现上西里西亚的天主教传统。
• The Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School is one of Poland's leading centres for directing, cinematography and screenwriting, and its students produce short films and documentaries that appear at international festivals.克日什托夫·基耶斯洛夫斯基电影学院是波兰导演、摄影与编剧教育的重要中心之一，学生创作的短片与纪录片常出现在国际电影节。
• The university also runs a language teacher training college and schools of modern languages, natural science and technology.学校还设有语言教师培训学院以及现代语言、自然科学与技术类教学单位。
• It has signed more than 600 bilateral agreements with partner institutions worldwide, including Saint Petersburg State University, Buenos Aires University, Alberta University, Beijing Foreign Studies University and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, covering mobility, joint research and double-degree arrangements.该校与世界各地伙伴院校签署了 600 多项双边协议，包括圣彼得堡国立大学、布宜诺斯艾利斯大学、阿尔伯塔大学、北京外国语大学与东京外国语大学，内容涵盖人员流动、联合研究与双学位安排。
• Erasmus+ partnerships link it with Vienna University, Helsinki University, Charles University in Prague, Birmingham University, Strasbourg University, Bologna University, Sapienza University of Rome and Verona University.伊拉斯谟+伙伴关系将该校与维也纳大学、赫尔辛基大学、布拉格查理大学、伯明翰大学、斯特拉斯堡大学、博洛尼亚大学、罗马第一大学与维罗纳大学联系起来。
• Further Erasmus agreements connect it with Lisbon University, Stockholm University, Oslo University, Paris-Sorbonne University, Zurich University, Valencia University and Barcelona University.其他伊拉斯谟协议还将该校与里斯本大学、斯德哥尔摩大学、奥斯陆大学、巴黎索邦大学、苏黎世大学、瓦伦西亚大学与巴塞罗那大学相连。
• OpenAlex records 39,141 works and 934,365 citations for the university, with the natural sciences, medicine and the social sciences among its most cited areas, a total that places it among the more productive universities in Central Europe.OpenAlex 记录该校有 39,141 篇成果与 934,365 次引用，自然科学、医学与社会科学是引用较多的领域，这一总量使其跻身中欧较高产的大学之列。
• Research and teaching are conducted mainly in Polish, while the university's international agreements support exchange teaching and joint supervision in several languages.教学与研究主要以波兰语进行，学校的国际协议则支持多语种的交流教学与联合指导。

Campus

• University facilities are located in four cities of the Metropolis GZM region, namely Katowice, Sosnowiec, Cieszyn and Chorzów.该校设施分布在 Metropolis GZM 地区的四座城市，即卡托维兹、索斯诺维茨、切申与霍茹夫。
• The main campus stands in central Katowice, close to the city's civic institutions and transport links, a short walk from the railway station and the Rynek.主校区位于卡托维兹市中心，邻近城市公共机构与交通枢纽，步行可达火车站与中央广场。
• The Scientific Information Centre and Academic Library, known by its Polish acronym CINiBA, opened in 2012 as a joint project with the University of Economics in Katowice.科学信息中心与学术图书馆（波兰语缩写 CINiBA）于 2012 年开放，是与卡托维兹经济大学合建的项目。
• CINiBA keeps most of its collections in open stacks, provides modern information technology and is adapted for users with disabilities, with reading rooms, a conference centre and a science information centre under one roof.CINiBA 的大部分馆藏采用开架存放，配备现代信息技术，并针对残障用户进行了无障碍改造，阅览室、会议中心与科学信息中心集中于同一建筑。
• In 2015 the library was nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, a mark of its architectural ambition.2015 年，该图书馆获得欧盟当代建筑奖提名，体现了其建筑追求。
• The Cieszyn branch, established in 1971, occupies buildings in a historic town divided by the Olza river, opposite the Czech town of Český Těšín, and the medieval centre and castle hill lie within walking distance.切申分校成立于 1971 年，校舍位于被奥尔扎河分隔的历史城镇，对岸是捷克的特申，中世纪市中心与城堡山均在步行范围内。
• Sosnowiec hosts the natural sciences, where laboratories and field programmes benefit from the surrounding industrial and post-mining landscapes, and the city borders Katowice within the same conurbation.索斯诺维茨承载自然科学教学，实验室与野外课程受益于周边的工业和采煤后地貌，该市与卡托维兹同属一个城市群并彼此接壤。
• Chorzów adds facilities in one of the most densely urbanised parts of the conurbation, close to the Silesian Park and the region's sports venues, and the park also contains the Silesian Stadium, a planetarium and a summer cable car.霍茹夫的设施位于城市群中人口最稠密的地区之一，靠近西里西亚公园与地区体育场馆，园内还有西里西亚体育场、天文馆与夏季缆车。
• The four locations are linked by frequent trains, trams and buses, making it possible for staff and students to move between campuses within a single day and often within an hour.四处校区由频繁的火车、有轨电车与公交相连，师生可在一天之内往返各校区，许多路段一小时内即可到达。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 the university is placed in the 1201-1400 band, a shared interval rather than a single position, and the band is occupied by several hundred institutions worldwide.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列第 1201-1400 位区间，这是一个并列区间而非单一名次，全球有数百所院校处于该区间。
• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 place it in the 1601-1800 band, reflecting a broad teaching base and moderate citation impact, and the table weighs teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名将其列入第 1601-1800 位区间，反映其广泛的教学基础与中等引用影响；该榜单综合衡量教学、研究、引用、国际视野与产业收入。
• U.S. News & World Report ranks it 1,631st in the 2026-2027 Best Global Universities, its highest position among the major global tables, which weigh research reputation, publications and citations.在 2026-2027 年度 U.S. News 全球最佳大学排名中，该校位列第 1,631 位，是其各大全球榜单中的最高位置；该榜单衡量研究声誉、论文发表与引用。
• The university did not enter the main table of the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, which rewards concentrated high citation performance and whose indicators include Nobel prizes, highly cited researchers and papers in Nature and Science.该校未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜，该榜单更看重集中的高引用表现，其指标包括诺贝尔奖、高被引学者以及在《自然》与《科学》发表的论文。
• OpenAlex counts 39,141 works and 934,365 citations, with research concentrated in the natural sciences, engineering and medicine.OpenAlex 统计该校有 39,141 篇成果与 934,365 次引用，研究集中于自然科学、工程与医学。
• With more than 27,000 students, it is one of the largest universities in Poland and the principal comprehensive university of the Upper Silesian metropolis.该校拥有 27,000 多名学生，是波兰规模最大的大学之一，也是上西里西亚大都市区主要的综合性大学。
• In 2017 Times Higher Education placed the university in the 801-1000 band, a reminder that its position has varied with changes in ranking methodology and participation.2017 年，泰晤士高等教育曾将该校列入第 801-1000 位区间，说明其位置会随排名方法与参评范围的变化而波动。
• Its regional role is strengthened by partnerships with local industry, hospitals, schools and cultural institutions across the GZM metropolis.该校与 GZM 大都市区的本地工业、医院、学校与文化机构合作，巩固了其区域作用。
• More than 600 bilateral agreements and a broad Erasmus network give it a visible presence in European academic exchange.600 多项双边协议与广泛的伊拉斯谟网络，使该校在欧洲学术交流中具有可见的存在。
• The CINiBA library, nominated for a European architecture prize, has become a symbol of the university's investment in research infrastructure.获得欧盟建筑奖提名的 CINiBA 图书馆，已成为该校投资科研基础设施的象征。

Student life

• Student life is centred on Katowice, a post-industrial city that has reinvented itself through music, design and cultural institutions.学生生活以卡托维兹为中心，这座后工业城市通过音乐、设计与文化机构实现了自我重塑。
• The Spodek arena, the Silesian Museum and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra hall give students a dense calendar of concerts and exhibitions, and the Spodek, opened in 1971, seats about 11,500 people.飞碟体育馆、西里西亚博物馆与波兰国家广播交响乐厅为学生提供了密集的音乐会与展览日程；飞碟体育馆于 1971 年启用，可容纳约 11,500 人。
• Katowice also hosts the OFF Festival and the Rawa Blues Festival, and the city's club and café scene keeps music and nightlife active through the week.卡托维兹还举办 OFF 音乐节与拉瓦布鲁斯音乐节，城市的俱乐部与咖啡馆场景让音乐和夜生活整周保持活跃。
• Film school students screen their work in local cinemas and festivals, and the university's film tradition attracts applicants from across Poland.电影学院学生在当地影院与电影节放映作品，学校的电影传统吸引着波兰各地的申请者。
• The Cieszyn campus offers a quieter setting in a small historic town, with easy access to the Czech border and the Beskid mountains.切申校区位于安静的小型历史城镇，便于前往捷克边境与贝斯基德山脉。
• Chorzów's Silesian Park, one of the largest urban parks in Europe, provides space for running, cycling and weekend recreation.霍茹夫的西里西亚公园是欧洲最大的城市公园之一，为跑步、骑行与周末休闲提供空间。
• Sosnowiec students live in a dense urban setting with cheap transport to Katowice and direct trains to Kraków.索斯诺维茨的学生身处稠密的城市环境，交通费用低廉，可直达卡托维兹并有火车通往克拉科夫。
• Erasmus and bilateral exchange students form a visible international community, supported by the university's language courses and buddy schemes.伊拉斯谟与双边交换学生构成可见的国际社群，学校通过语言课程与伙伴计划提供支持。
• Student government bodies represent students within each faculty and elect representatives to the university senate.学生自治机构在各学院代表学生，并选举代表进入大学评议会。
• Because most facilities lie along the Katowice rail corridor, students often combine study in one city with housing or part-time work in another.由于多数设施位于卡托维兹铁路走廊沿线，学生常在一个城市学习而在另一个城市住宿或兼职。

Notable people

• Krzysztof Kieślowski, the film director and screenwriter behind the Three Colours trilogy, taught at the university and gave his name to its film school, and his films include Dekalog and A Short Film About Killing.克日什托夫·基耶斯洛夫斯基是“三色”三部曲的导演与编剧，曾在学校任教，电影学院以他命名，其作品包括《十诫》与《杀人短片》。
• Krzysztof Zanussi, a film and theatre director, producer and screenwriter, is among the university's best-known teachers, with films including The Structure of Crystal and A Year of the Quiet Sun.克日什托夫·扎努西是电影与戏剧导演、制片人及编剧，是该校最知名的教师之一，代表作包括《水晶的结构》与《寂静的太阳之年》。
• Jerzy Stuhr, the actor and director who died in 2024, was long associated with the university's film school.2024 年去世的演员兼导演耶日·斯图尔长期与该校电影学院保持联系。
• Tomasz Beksiński, a radio presenter and journalist who died in 1999, studied at the university and became a cult figure in Polish music broadcasting.托马什·贝克辛斯基是 1999 年去世的电台主持人兼记者，曾在该校学习，后来成为波兰音乐广播界的标志性人物。
• Marcin Koszałka, a cinematographer and director, and Andrzej Fidyk, a documentary film-maker, both studied or taught in Katowice.摄影师兼导演马尔钦·科沙乌卡与纪录片导演安杰伊·菲迪克都曾在卡托维兹学习或任教。
• Jan Mikusiński and Marek Kuczma, two influential Polish mathematicians, taught at the university and shaped its mathematics tradition, with Mikusiński remembered for operational calculus and Kuczma for functional equations.扬·米库辛斯基与马雷克·库奇马这两位有影响力的波兰数学家曾在该校任教，塑造了其数学传统；米库辛斯基以算子演算闻名，库奇马则以函数方程研究著称。
• August Chełkowski, a physicist and rector, later became a senator and a symbol of the Solidarity era in Silesia.物理学家兼校长奥古斯特·海乌科夫斯基后来成为参议员，并成为西里西亚团结工会时代的象征人物。
• Borys Budka, a graduate and former leader of the Civic Platform party, served as a member of the Polish parliament and as a minister.博里斯·布德卡是该校毕业生、公民纲领党前领袖，曾担任波兰议会议员与部长。
• Sławomir Skrzypek, an economist and graduate, was president of the National Bank of Poland until his death in 2010.经济学家斯瓦沃米尔·斯克日佩克是该校毕业生，曾任波兰国家银行行长，直至 2010 年去世。
• Krystyna Bochenek, a politician and former Vice-Marshal of the Senate, graduated from the university and died in the 2010 Smolensk air disaster.克里斯蒂娜·博赫内克是政治家、前参议院副议长，毕业于该校，并在 2010 年斯摩棱斯克空难中遇难。
• Szczepan Twardoch, one of Poland's most widely read contemporary novelists, studied at the university.什切潘·特瓦尔多赫是波兰最受读者欢迎的当代小说家之一，曾在该校学习。
• Renata Przemyk, a singer and songwriter, and Magdalena Piekorz, a film director and Golden Lions winner, both studied in Katowice.歌手兼词曲作者雷娜塔·普热梅克与金狮奖得主、导演玛格达莱娜·皮耶科日都曾在卡托维兹学习。
• Stsiapan Putsila, a Belarusian journalist and film-maker who founded the Nexta media outlet, studied at the university.白俄罗斯记者兼电影制作人斯捷潘·普齐拉创办了 Nexta 媒体，曾在该校学习。
• Piotr Wilczek, a historian of early modern literature and later a diplomat, is among the university's notable graduates.彼得·维尔切克是近代早期文学史家、后任外交官，是该校知名毕业生之一。