KATOWICE - THE CLEAN, GREEN AND TALENT-DRIVEN SSC/BPO/ITO HUB IN CENTRAL EUROPE

The Potential of Silesian Universities for the Outsourcing Sector

THE WORLD OF ACADEMIA

45 Higher Education Institutions in the province of Silesia (2010):

~187,000 students in the Province ~135,000 students in the Silesia Metropolis ~75,600 students in the Leading Top 3 Universities

THE WORLD OF ACADEMIA

TOP 3 UNIVERSITIES
Academic Faculty: ~4,400 Students: ~75,600 Faculties: 29 Programs: 94 Specializations: 346

Silesian University of Technology

Faculties Programs Specializations Academic staff Students 13 36 160 1 854 28 500

University of Silesia in Katowice

12 42 114 2 056 32 350

University of Economics in Katowice

4 16 72 488 14 800

FACUTLIES
Silesian University of Technology Architecture Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science Biomedical Engineering Civil Engineering Chemistry Electrical Engineering Mining and Geology Energy and Environmental Engineering Mathematics and Physics Mechanical Engineering Materials Science and Metallurgy University of Silesia in Katowice Earth Science Computer and Materials Science Philology Mathematics Physics and Chemistry Law and Administration Biology and Environmental Protection Social Sciences Pedagogics & Psychology Radio and Television Theology University of Economics in Katowice Economics Finance and Insurance Informatics and Communication Management

Art Ethnology and Sciences of Organization and Management Education Transport

MODERN LANGUAGES
English German French, Italian, Spanish, Portugese Nordic Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian Greek Arabic Chinese

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC MOBILITY COOPERATION

International University Cooperation Lifelong Learning Programme/Erasmus Scholarship & Training Fund Bilateral Agreements Trainees 1,500 Intl. Students/Year

SILESIAN UNIVERSITIES GO TOGETHER

Silesian Consortium of Public Universities The Inter-University Scientific Information Center and Academic Library Silesian International Business School

Joint unit of University of Economics and University of Silesia (classes in French and English)

Conference of Rectors of the Silesian Universities Festival of Foreign Languages Silesian Night of Scientists Integration Week for International Students Silesia Days Conference for International Students

OVERVIEW OF JOINT IT CURRICULUM

ERP: SAP, IFS Applications, Microsoft Dynamics NAV

University of Silesia uses SAP SAP courses (ABAP, NetWeaver) Oracle, SQL Server, IBM DB2, Sybase Windows, Linux, AIX, IBM System I/iOS, mobile platforms Java, .NET, PHP, Python, mobile applications, GIS, MatLab UML, BPMN, IBM Rational, MS Project, PMI/PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum

DBMS/Data Warehouse Systems/Analytical Systems

Operating Systems Programming Design & Project Management

Dedicated courses

JOINT IT INFRASTRUCTURE
University Computer Centers Silesian Academic Computer Network

Pionier (Polish Optical Internet)

EduROAM (education roaming)

COOPERATION WITH BUSINESS

PARTNERS IN EDUCATION

Cooperation agreement
Silesian University of Technology Common Poland Association of IBM Computers Users IBM ING BSK

Technologies: IBM Power Systems i/p IBM Summer School

ICT PARTNERS: MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION

Cooperation since 2005 (Faculty of AC, E & CS) Courses

PCB Design (Electronics) PCB Design - EDA (Computer Sc.) 100 students/year

Hardware & Software: MGC supplied Future Cooperation, development of all activities

Lectures & labs for MSc students LLL trainings Internships Common design projects

ICT PARTNERS: CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY

Cooperation:

2002 - SUT, since 2007 - Faculty of AC, E & CS

Courses

CCNA (150 students/year) Security FWL (necessary upgrade pending) CCNP (foreseen)

Future Cooperation with CISCO

Letter of intent, Establishing of R&D Cooperation Hardware development (financial support) Access to course contents Cooperation in organization of trainings

http://cnap.polsl.pl

START-UPS: EXAMPLES OF THE SUCCESS

HEXOR

HEXOR - Intelligent autonomous mobile robot

Winner of My Business Idea Competition Additional support from Vattenfall lab of mobile robots Several versions of Hexor created and used for mobile robots idea promotion and teaching

Elipsa - 2-person electric car

Pilot scale production in Radom, Poland Cooperation with ENEL Design and commercialization of the car innovative control system

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UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
Prof. Jerzy Buzek President of the European Parliament Former Prime Minister of Poland

Prof. Eugeniusz Gatnar Member of the Management Board of the National Bank of Poland

Ryszard Druyski

Executive Vice President of Raiffeisen Bank Polska

Piotr S. Juda President of the Management Board of Toyota Bank Polska

Jacek Pastuszka President of the Management Board of Carlsberg Polska

SURE WE CAN!

Dedicated Courses
IT Courses Languages

Business partnership
Research & Development Competency Centers Internships

Silesian Work Ethics

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND WELCOME TO KATOWICE

Jerzy Rutkowski, Professor of Technical Sciences

Email: jrutkowski@polsl.pl http://rutkowski.iele.polsl.pl

Jacek Frczek, Ph.D.

Email: Jacek.Fraczek@polsl.pl http://zti.polsl.pl/jacekf