Interdisciplinary International Silesian Summer School 2022 & 2023

Interdisciplinary International Silesian Summer School 2022 & 2023 www.vinci.us.edu.pl

Table of contents University Campuses are located at one of the mainAbout crossroads of Central3 Europe. the School Benefits 6 The mainProgramme road and rail 7arteries run through Katowice University Campuses are located at one of and the region, linking Germany with Ukraine in the westChemistry 8 Central Europe. the main crossroads of -east direction, as well as Scandinavian countries with Computer Science 10 Vienna the south of Theand main road andScience railEurope. arteries runEngineering through Katowice Materials and 12 and the region, linking Germany with Ukraine in the westPhysics 14 -east direction, as well as Scandinavian countries with About the Faculty 17 Vienna and the south of Europe.

Europe Europe

Poland Poland

Katowice Katowice

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About the School

2 editions,

July 2022 & July 2023

40 participants

76 hours of teaching lectures and workshops

PLN 5,000

scholarship

2 sightseeing excursions Silesia – a 3-week stay in one

of the most important regions of Poland

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About the School ▪

The project primarily involves organising an international summer school for the best students from around the world.

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The intensive 3-week programme includes modules with introductory classes and workshops during which students participate in scientific research, lectures by foreign experts, seminars, classes promoting Polish culture as well as educational and scientific opportunities.

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Students from EU and non-EU countries who have completed at least 1 year of 1st cycle studies or are in the process of completing 2nd cycle studies (in computer science, chemical sciences, physical sciences, or materials science and engineering) can apply to the VINCI School.

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The Spodek Arena – symbol of Katowice and one of the most recognisable architectural structures in Poland

Benefits ▪

Free study

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Scholarship – each of the 40 school participants will receive a scholarship of PLN 5,000

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Accommodation support – a possibility to live on preferential price terms in a modern facility near the centre of Katowice

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Attractive excursions promoting both Polish culture and Polish science and research opportunities

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Programme The School’s programme includes 76 hours of classes in English with the following elements: ▪

Lectures. Depending on the target group’s profile and research interests, classes will be dedicated to topics related to the discipline chosen by the student: computer science, chemistry, physics, or materials science and engineering

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Workshops in research teams. Each candidate will declare their willingness to cooperate with a given research team

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Online lectures will be conducted by experienced foreign professors specialising in the proposed topics

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Integration seminars and academic seminars showcasing the educational and research potential of the institutes

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Classes popularising Polish culture

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Attractive excursions promoting both Polish culture and Polish science and research opportunities

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Institute of Chemistry 8

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A chemical laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Katowice

Chemistry During the Vinci Summer School chemistry workshops, students will learn, among others: to characterise aromatic compounds, explain phase changes occurring in nature and everyday life, learn the most important issues of materials thermodynamics as well as recognise the role of chemometrics and its methods in effective product quality testing.

They will also learn the importance of photochemical and photophysical properties of vitamin B12 derivatives. Then they will carry out individual research projects under the supervision of tutors specialising in the research topic chosen by the student.

Students will have the opportunity to learn about the specifics of research work and the latest scientific research conducted by research teams at the Institute of Chemistry.

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Students during the workshop in the Computer Graphics Lab; Institue of Computer Science, Sosnowiec

Computer Science School participants will explore issues related to the broadly understood artificial intelligence (including artificial intelligence with biometrics) and machine learning as well as data visualisation and creation of artistic patterns.

Workshops in research teams will take the form of individual work under the supervision of a scientist specialising in the area chosen by the student.

Such cooperation will be experimental in nature. It will allow for the implementation of scientific research with the use of specialised software and give the student the opportunity to propose and implement new algorithms and verify their accuracy on real data sets from different domains.

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A scientist in the Laboratory of Transmission Electron Microscopy, Institute of Materials Engineering, Chorzów

Materials Science and Engineering The participants will have the opportunity to dive into the world of materials. They will find out where and why and how materials work. The students will be provided with basic knowledge about materials (metals, polymers, liquid crystals), their structures, properties, and materials testing methods.

They will also learn how the properties of materials can be tailored by selecting the phase and chemical composition or through heat and plastic treatment They will learn how to obtain modern porous materials for implantology and make such material with one of the research groups. Some students, during their workshops, will produce a high-entropy alloy using arc melting methods.

Most importantly, the basic and advanced techniques of testing materials will be demonstrated, such as electron microscopy, X-ray, and spectroscopic methods. What is more, participants will be able to conduct research themselves using the high-tech equipment available at our University.

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August Chełkowski Institute of Physics 14

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Laboratory of Surface Physics, TOF-SIMS – Time Of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrosopy – interior of the measurement chamber

Physics During introductory lectures and workshops, participants of the Vinci Summer School in Physics will learn the fundamental issues of the structure of matter, condensed matter physics, magnetism and nanophysics, analogue and digital electronics, and the application of physics in medicine, pharmacology, and environmental research. They will also become acquainted with good practices in teaching physics, i.e. how to perform physics demonstrations effectively. During workshops conducted in the form of individual experimental projects within the Institute of Physics research teams, the students will have the opportunity to learn about the specificity of research work and the latest scientific research conducted by the teams.

The students will get to know the laboratories of the Institute, and under the supervision of a research tutor, they will learn how to use the theoretical knowledge acquired during the lectures in practice. The students will actively participate in research conducted by institute research teams.

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About the Faculty of Science and Technology Science saves the world

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Institute of Chemistry, Katowice, Szkolna 9

Institute of Computer Science, Sosnowiec, Będzińska 39

August Chełkowski Institute of Physics, Institute of Materials Engineering, Chorzów,75. Pułku Piechoty 1A

About the Faculty of Science and Technology The mission of the Faculty of Science and Technology is to develop knowledge and create new technologies as well as to adapt technological innovations for sustainable development and broader social needs. The education of our students is our highest priority.

The Faculty combines top-notch teaching with world-class research conducted at six disciplinary institutes.

The Faculty’s advanced research and the active academic community continue to attract young and talented people who want to change the world through science and technology. Our Faculty is located in 3 cities: Katowice, Chorzów, and Sosnowiec.

We have over 2,450 active students across 12 degree programmes in six different disciplines: computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering, and biomedical engineering.

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VINCI – dive into science

The University of Silesia is a partner of the Transform4Europe alliance of 7 universities abroad – Katowice – European City of Science 2024 — Two airports nearby (Katowice and Kraków) — A culturally diverse region; one of the most populated regions in Poland — The Silesia region combines typical eastern hospitality and openness with western modernity and trust in new technologies