Project description
Polish city embracing science for tomorrow
Katowice, a vibrant city in southern Poland, combines respect for tradition with a passion for innovation. Amidst urban dynamics, Katowice strives for evolution, transforming the region through science, ensuring residents have unrestricted access to knowledge, leveraging the power of science and higher education for a transformative future, and making it a fundamental instrument of civic dialogue. In this context, the EU-funded KTW.Science project envisions Katowice as a true City of Science. Specifically, the project will integrate science into city management, prioritising research in transformative processes and positioning universities as key public assets. Katowice has been declared the European City of Science 2024, and celebrating this title, it will bring science closer to residents through all events, laying the foundations for a dynamic, networked science centre.
Objective
The project aims to build a Real City of Science in which:
1) science becomes the foundation for the method of managing and creating changes;
2) research work is seriously taken into consideration in the processes designed to implement changes;
3) science is an element and the driving force of transformation intended to improve the quality of life;
4) universities are a public good.
This four missions will be implemented in Katowice by the end of 2024 together by the City of Katowice and the the Academic Consortium Katowice – City of Science, consisting of: Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Katowice, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, University of Economics in Katowice, Silesian University of Technology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, and University of Silesia in Katowice (leader of the consortium).
The direct goal is to use science and higher education as a tool for transformation of the the City and region in order to improve the quality of life for the inhabitants and to ensure dynamic development thorought the region of Silesia. We do not see the European City of Science 2024 title as an end in itself, but as a key step towards building Katowice as a Real City of Science – an agile, networked science centre operating across the whole of the city. Celebrations of the European City of Science 2024 provide an excellent opportunity to “disseminate” the City of Science concept, using this event as a base to create a real legacy project for the city itself and for all of Silesia. We are opening up our universities to create a world-class programme of societal engagement with science, technology and innovation. We are transforming Katowice into a city-wide science centre, generating unique possibilities and reinforcing competencies for the future of Silesia, Poland and Europe.
Keywords
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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HORIZON.4.2 - Reforming and enhancing the European R&I System
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HORIZON.4.2.6 - Careers and universities
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Topic(s)
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Funding Scheme
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Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ESOF-IBA
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40-098 KATOWICE
Poland
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