The City of Katowice and local academics joined the Regional Studies Association (RSA) Research Network on Transition and Resilience for Post-industrial Agglomerations in Central Europe. An inaugural seminar took place today in the University of Economics in Katowice. The general aim of the proposed scientific network is searching for the ...

Tramwaje Śląskie S.A., a management company of the Upper Silesian interurban tram system, and the Center for the EU Transport Projects (CEUTP) signed an agreement for a financial support of tram lines modernization in the Katowice agglomeration. Works are scheduled to commence in the second quarter of 2012. A refit ...

CB Richard Ellis* (CBRE) released a report on a retail market in Poland. The report characterizes the eight biggest country’s retail markets including the Silesia agglomeration. The company describes the agglomeration as the second largest urban area of Poland with dynamic development of the sector and predicts ...

On Saturday, 18th of September, the Colorado-Silesia trade mission drew to an end. Since 12th of September American businessmen and representatives of academia were meeting with locals to exchange experiences and find potential cooperation partners. As Colorado’s major industries are mostly focused on new technologies and energy solutions ...

A conference “Silesia Metropolis – Investments and Energy” was held yesterday in the angelo Hotel. The meeting was organized by the City of Katowice, the American Chamber of Commerce in Poland and the Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia. A main purpose of the conference was to ...

Representatives of the Colorado state from the United States had arrived in Katowice yesterday and started a business visit in the City. Until Saturday, September 18th, they will be meeting with local businesspersons and institutions. During they stay, the participants will get the feel of advantages of investing in ...

IBM in cooperation with the City Hall of Katowice has finished the second stage of the Executive Service Corps initiative. Final recommendations were presented today during a press conference. The group of six top IBM managers from the United States, Singapore and India were living and working in the ...

Between 5th and 23rd of July, the team of six top IBM managers from the USA, India and Singapore continues the second part of the Executive Service Corps initiative in Katowice. The Team 2 passed a first week of the visit. As it was in May, the IBMers will ...

On 20th of May 2010 the Team 1 of the Executive Service Corps (ESC) programme finished its visit in Katowice. The IBM experts had worked in the City for three weeks. During that time the managers met more than 200 representatives of local government, business, academics and organizations to ...

Katowice, with its 300 000 inhabitants, being the capital and main city of the Upper Silesia Agglomeration with 2 million citizens, is also known for a very well developed transport infrastructure, good location at the crossroads of trans-European transport corridors (III and IV), growing availability of A-class office buildings and ...