The upcoming edition of ŚFN will culminate the entire year of celebrations of awarding Katowice the title of European City of Science 2024. During the three festival days, we will summarise the activities under ECSK 2024 and talk about how science can influence the future of our region.
The year 2024 belongs to Silesian science! Katowice has been awarded the prestigious title of European City of Science 2024 by the European Commission. Receiving such an honourable distinction was possible thanks to the cooperation of the capital of the Silesian Voivodeship and seven public universities from the region associated in the Academic Consortium Katowice City of Science. The Silesian Science Festival Katowice, which has been organised for several years now, also played a huge role in awarding Katowice the ECS 2024 title!
During last year’s seventh edition of the Festival, the ECSK 2024 celebrations were officially opened. The eighth edition of ŚFN will be the culmination of the entire year of activities that were organised as part of the celebration. We have planned events summarising ECSK 2024 for all festival days – from 7 to 9 of December!
The best of 50 Weeks at the 8th Silesian Science Festival Katowice
We will start the summary of the ECSK 2024 celebrations with the Night of the City of Science, which will take place on 7 December at 7.00 p.m. at the International Congress Centre (ICC). On the second day of the Festival, 8 December, we invite you to visit the Scientific Jungle: European City of Science Stage, which can be found in the Lower Lobby of the ICC. Throughout Sunday, a summary of the ECSK 2024 programme will take place on the stage.
To bring you even closer to the activities that took place as part of the ECSK 2024 celebrations, during the 8th ŚFN we have planned the Best of 50 Weeks – a reminder of the most interesting activities from all 50 Weeks in the City of Science.
The Best of 50 Weeks review will take place at the City of Science Market of Ideas, which can be found in the multifunctional hall at the ICC. The Market will consist of six different stages (Civic Stage, STEM Stage: Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths, World Stage, Human Body Stage, Business Stage and Thoughts and Emotions Stage) operating in the silent disco system – listening to the sound will be possible through the use of headsets available on site or your own mobile device equipped with headphones and the Zoom app.
During the Best of 50 Weeks, you can expect attractions such as:
● speech ‘New technologies in nuclear matter research’ (New Technologies Week),
● Mechatronics in transport workshop (Transport of the Future Week),
● microscopy workshop for children and teenagers ‘Glass and eye’ (Microworld Week),
● presentation of the first Polish CAMP Dream. Speak. Live (Voice Week),
● presentation ‘Consumer 4.0 – human of the future?’ (Human Week),
● discussion panel ‘(Non)-ecological human?’ (Human Week),
● speech summarising the Regional Climate Knowledge Test (Climate Week),
● presentation ‘Is regional cuisine eco-friendly?’ (Culture and Tradition Week),
● discussion ‘A woman’s life in the aspect of food, viruses, old age and cancer’ (Food Week, Virus Week, Old Age Week, Cancer Week),
● lecture ‘Central bank – yesterday and today. 100th anniversary of Bank Polski S.A.’ (Money Week).
The partner of the the City of Science Market of Ideas is the Katowice City Hall.
As part of the summary of the ECSK 2024 celebrations, the City of Science Declaration will also be signed and the permanent effects of ECSK will be presented, including the Inauguration of the Scientific Programme for Silesia, the concept of the Green Science Zone and the map of the Network Science Centre.
We encourage you to join the City of Science Declaration now. Show that you want to live and work in the City of Science!
Join the Facebook event and take part in the 8th Silesian Science Festival Katowice!