International Conference at the University of Silesia
Celebrating 50th Anniversary of USil Institute of Political Science
9 October 2025 | University of Silesia, Poland
About
On 9 October 2025, the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Silesia in Katowice hosted an international academic conference marking the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Political Science.
The conference was organised by Małgorzata Myśliwiec, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof., Member of T4EU Steering Committee, and Dean of the USil Faculty of Social Sciences. It brought together representatives of partner universities from the T4EU Alliance, including:
- Florian Weber (Saarland University, Germany)
- Helena Castro and Mónica Dias (Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal)
- Šarūnas Liekis and Andžej Pukšto (Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania)
- Maksym Bulyk and Tetiana Ivanets (Mariupol University, Ukraine)
- Elisabetta de Giorgi (University of Trieste, Italy)
- Millan Casanova (University of Alicante, Spain)
- Nikolina Tsvetkova and Maria Stoicheva (Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria).
The conference served as an opportunity to exchange experiences, discuss the challenges of contemporary political science, and strengthen collaboration within the Transform4Europe alliance — reinforcing academic ties and inspiring joint initiatives for the internationalisation of research and education.
The event was funded under the project Internationalisation Development of the University of Silesia in Katowice through the Transform4Europe Alliance, implemented as part of NAWA’s (Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange) programme European Universities Support, No. FERS.01.05-IP.08-0219/23.