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Polish Academy of Sciences Katowice Branch

Office in Katowice:
ul. Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice
phone: +48 (32) 450 34 00

Presidium:
President: Professor Józef Dubiński, Corresponding Member of the Academy
Vice-President: Professor Andrzej Więcek, Corresponding Member of the Academy

Members:
Professor Stanisław Gajda, Corresponding Member of the Academy
Professor Barbara Jarząb, Corresponding Member of the Academy
Professor Jerzy Klamka, Ordinary Member of the Academy

The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences was established on December 19, 1974. It operates in the region of Opole and Śląsk Voivodships. The Branch’s principal activities are carried out by its 23 scientific committees consisting of senior research scientists from various PAN centers, universities, and R&D units appointed by the Branch's Board and assisted in their work by junior researchers. The chief task of the committees is to hold scientific meetings and conferences, during which representatives of the regional scientific community can exchange views, ideas, and experience.
One of the Branch’s achievements is that it has initiated and developed a regional strategy identifying scientific priorities and solutions with a view to stimulate the development of scientific disciplines most beneficial to society. Significantly, the Branch collaborates with many institutions of higher education operating in the region, while senior research scientists employed at various PAN units often lecture at local universities. The unit has contributed to the establishment of the Regional Board of Rectors chaired by one of the Branch’s member and the setting up of the Silesian Academic Computer Network, which constitute further examples of integration between the universities and the Academy in the region.
Since its inception, the Branch has published over 220 voluminous scientific works such as the regularly issued: Linguistica Silesiana, Śląskie Miscellanea (Silesian Miscellanea) and Spotkania z literaturą (Encounters with Literature).