Anastazja Dąbrowska won the Best Director prize at the BOSI FEST Festival in Serbia for her film Daniel. This is the second award awarded to the short film. In September, Daniel received the award for best short documentary at the FerFilm International Film Festival in Kosovo.

For more information on the Belgrade festival, please visit its official website.

On Monday, October 9th, 2017 the official opening of the new Faculty building took place. The celebration was attended by the Minister of the Education and Higher Education, Jarosław Gowin, the Rector of the University of Silesia Professor Andrzej Kowalczyk, the President of Katowice Marcin Krupa, Professor Wiesław Banyś und Piotr Uszok. After the symbolic ribbon cutting the guests were given a tour by the Dean Professor Krystyna Doktorowicz. At the end of the ceremony the press briefing took place.

Next the guests went to the concert hall of the National Symphonic Orchestra of the Polish Radio for the celebration of the official 50. inauguration of the academic year at the University of Silesia. After the speech of the Rector and the speeches of the guests the students and doctoral candidates took the oath and got their index books.

The prizes Pro Scientia et Arte for the academic employees with academic and artistic achievements were granted. This year it was for Professor Krystyna Heska-Kwaśniewicz and Professor Paweł Migula. Inauguration lecture about amorphous medicaments as the hope of contemporary farmacy was made by Professor Marian Paluch.

After the break the specially composed fanfare of the University of Silesia was played.

Sebastian Drożak's film I’ve got you was nominated the best short film at the sixth ODA Tetova International Film Festival in Tetovo, Macedonia.

The film tells the story of two strangers. Anka, the stewardess, wants to be forgotten, he – is looking for an adventure for one evening. One hotel night, full of unpredictability and surprising turn of events will make a woman look at her life from a completely different perspective.

The full list of winners is available at the Festival‘s website.

On Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Kieslowski Radio and Television Faculty the inauguration of academic year 2017/2018 took place.

The guests were welcomed by the Dean Professor Krystyna Doktorowicz. In a short speech, the recent artistic and scientific achievements were mentioned and the long awaited move to a new building was announced. Then the Vice-Rector for Finance and Development Professor Michał Daszykowski welcomed the guests.

In the second part, the immatriculation of the students oft he first year took place and the index books were handed out. Inaugural lecture entitled "Theater - open space" was delivered by Jarosław Świerszcz.

After the presentation of the representative of the student council Filip Pawlak, the Dean Professor Krystyna Doktorowicz announced the opening of the academic year 2017/2018.