1. The Silesian University of Technology Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science

2. Where are we? Upper Silesia

3. Poland from Satellite Warsaw Cracow Wrocław Poznan

4. Few numbers... Upper Silesia region (woj.śląskie) area: ~12.300 km 2 (3.9%, 14th of 16) population: ~ 4.900.000 (12.7%, 2nd of 16) density: ~400 persons/1km 2 (average for Poland = 125 persons/1km 2 ) 68 towns form the Upper Silesia region. Gliwice are 4th biggest one.

5. The Silesian University of Technology The Silesian University of Technology is a state university, that was founded on 24 May 1945 with four faculties formed: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgy, and Civil Engineering. Its core faculty members were in majority the former professors from Lviv Politechnic, (established in 1844, at present belongs to Ukraine).

6. The Silesian University of Technology Right now it is one of the biggest universities in Poland, with 12 faculties, 300 professors, and more than 33 500 students. Since 1945 more than 118 500 students graduated from our university. The University offers studies in 37 fields of studies with 150 specializations.

7. Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science was established in 1964 based on the selected faculty members of the Electrical Engineering Department and it consists of three institutes: Institute of Automatic Control Institute of Electronics Institute of Informatics

8. Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science It offers BSc, MSc and PhD degree studies in: Automation and Robotics Biomedical Engineering Biotechnology (spec. Bioinfomatics) Computer Science Electronics and Telecommunications Right now, there are almost 4000 students and 240 teachers.

9. Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science offers courses given in English since 1997. In 1999 a full-time studies in English were established. These interdisciplinary studies are called: Macrocourse on Automatic Control, Electronics, and Computer Science (MAEI)

10. MAEI – studies in English Undergraduate studies (7 semesters) Basic courses on automation, robotics, electronics and computer science Postgraduate studies ( 3 semesters) Specialized courses on one of the options chosen by the students

11. Undergraduate courses (BSc Eng) During the first 5 semesters of the undergraduate studies, students obtain thorough education in mathematics, physics, basics of computer sciences and basic technical sciences: electrical engineering, control theory, electronics, metrology, computer programming, microprocessor systems, databases, computer networks, artificial intelligence and computer vision systems.

12. Undergraduate courses

13. Attention is paid on solving practical engineering problems, integration of knowledge with team-work and leading skills. Alumnus acquires skills in using up to date tools of engineering workshop, in particular CAD and automated design computer measurements systems, as well as skills in accessing information in scientific databases.

14. Undergraduate courses Alumni of MAEI studies are engineers whose education has interdisciplinary elements based on three areas listed in the study name, combined with practical experience and specialized knowledge in one of the three fields, chosen as leading in the final two semesters of studies.

15. Undergraduate courses MAEI specializations Automatic Control Electronics and Telecommunication Computer Science Specializations offered guarantee a lot of flexibility and follow dynamic changes resulting from scientific developments in automation, telecommunication and informatics.

16. Undergraduate courses Automatic Control Alumnus of this specialization is prepared to work as designer and maintenance engineer of automatic control systems and plants, robotic technologies, measurement systems, mechatronic technologies and computer systems of automation.

17. Undergraduate courses Electronics and Telecommunication Alumnus of the specialization: Electronics and Telecommunication is prepared to carry out research and scientific tasks and to solve engineering problems in areas of electronic elements and systems design, user hardware and software design for systems in electronic and telecommunication, measurements, control and medical equipment.

18. Undergraduate courses Computer Science Alumnus specialized in Computer Science acquires skills in construction, maintenance and usage of system software and applications development, building systems and computer networks and designing and administrating of databases operating in various environments and operation systems.

19. Postgraduate courses (MSc) We offer postgraduate courses to the students who would like to continue their education at the Master of Science level. The MSc studies last 3 semesters and the students can choose one of three specializations (similar to those offered at the BSc level).

20. Postgraduate courses

21. Number of MAEI students There were 30 students who decided to register to MAEI programme at the Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science in October 1999. Right now we accept 120 of high school graduates each year.

22. Number of MAEI students

24. Professional career Alumnus of MAEI is very well prepared to join the work market in fast changing environment, thanks to creativity, openness to new ideas, skills in team-work. Proficiency in English and knowledge of English scientific and professional terminology allows him to be employed in international companies and in foreign countries.

25. Exchange programmes Program of MAEI studies corresponds to common standards of technical universities in European countries. This fact makes possible, for students, to participate in exchange programs and spend a semester or two at the foreign universities as part of their study.

26. LLP Erasmus The University is involved in the student exchange programme within SOCRATES/ERASMUS framework since its beginning in Poland, i.e. since 1998/99. Each year about 200 students and 50 teachers from university take advantage of the programme and go abroad for study /teaching.

27. LLP Erasmus – outgoing students

28. By average, more than 60% of them are students from the Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computers Science. Among AEI out-going students, at least half of them are MAEI students. In the academic year 2008/2009, the Faculty co-operates with more than 45 European universities (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK).

29. Cooperation with Norwegian universities There are the following Norwegian universities on the list:  Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Biotechnology),  University of Oslo (Informatics)  Sogn og Fjordane University College (Informatics, Automation),  The University of Stavanger (Informatics).

30. LLP Erasmus – incoming students The number of incoming Erasmus exchange students has been increasing year by year. 50-70% of them are the visitors at the AEI Faculty

31. CEI UniNet Joint Programme Macrocourse for Ukrainian Students in the Field of Information Technologies MacIT CEI (MacIT) aims at educational exchange of students and staff of Silesian University of Technology and Lviv Polytechnic National University in order to broaden their cooperation and enable staff and students to gain education and experience in different cultural environment. Within the project 5 Ukrainian students come to study in Gliwice at the Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science.

32. Other bilateral agreements Norwich University, Norwich, Vermont, USA Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, SE Hanbat National University, Daejeon, South Korea

33. Incoming students – total number

34. Thank you Joanna.Polanska@polsl.pl

35. Gliwice