Karol Adamiecki University of Economics
Karol Adamiecki University of Economics (http://www.ae.katowice.pl...) Akademia Ekonomiczna im. Karola Adamieckiego w Katowicach
Silesian Academy of Sports
(http://www.awf.katowice.pl/) akademia wychowania fizycznego w katowicach
Silesian University of Technology
(http://www.polsl.pl/) - faculty of materials science and metallurgy, faculty of transport and faculty of management all the rest of university is located in neighbouring towns
Events
Polish Directors' Art Festival "Interpretacje"
Polish Directors' Art Festival "Interpretacje" (http://www.teatry.art.pl/...), Festival of theatres and TV drama - its a competition of directors for "Konrad Prize".
Summer Theatre Garden
(http://www.teatry.art.pl/...) "lot" are summertime outdoor every weekend theatre meetings with comedy and cabaret spectacles. it is organized by korez theatre.
"Metalmania" Metal Music Festival
(http://www.metalmind.com....), the most prestigious metal festival in poland and in this part of europe.
International Students' Festival of Folklore
(http://www.festiwal.us.ed...) annual festival of folkloristic music and dance takes place at the end of summer not only in katowice but also in many other places in the region. it is organized by silesian university.
"Rawa Blues" Festival
(http://www.rawablues.com/...) is the biggest in-door blues festival in the world. it happens every year since 1981, from the beginning rawa blues is led by the bluesman irek dudek.
"Cult" Film Festival
(http://www.ffk.art.pl/), festival of esteemed films. there are numerous in- and out-door movie shows and concerts.
"A Part" Theatre Festival
(http://apart.art.pl/fest_...) is international review of alternative and experimental "off" theatres rather than classic ones.
Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition For Conductors
(http://www.konkursfitelbe...) prestige open competition for conductors of all nationalities.
ARTerie young art festival
(http://www.arterie.slask....) annual festival of students' of art universities and faculties that take place in the autumn. recent edition 2006 had international cast.
There is a lot of cultural events in Katowice. Exhibitions, concerts, festivals, spectacles and so on - thay all happen in galleries, clubs and theatres. It is impossible to mention here all of them as they appear without any regular schedule. To get information 'whats on' it is suggested to have a look at up-to-date internet releases of conventional press like Ultramaryna (http://www.ultramaryna.pl/) or Gazeta Wyborcza: Co jest grane (http://serwisy.gazeta.pl/...) bringing cultural news for whole agglomeration. Below there is a list of events that happen at regular schedule.
Cinema
Helios
(http://www.heliosnet.pl/m...), 13 uniwersytecka street modern multiplex type cinema with approx 9 screens. this one is in altus - the highest building in katowice.
Åwiatowid
(http://www.swiatowid.kato...), 7 3-rd maja street. the primary place for art-house film in the city centre
Rialto
(http://www.rialto.katowice.pl/), 24 st jana street. an artist run venue which specialises in more experimental film and music and has a lovely cafe too.
Cinema City - Punkt 44
(http://www.cinema-city.pl...), 44 gliwicka street modern multiplex type cinema with approx 13 screens and imax 3-d system.
Cinema City - Silesia City Center
(http://www.cinema-city.pl...), 107 chorzowska street modern multiplex type cinema with 13 screens. it is located inside the biggest shopping mall in katowice, silesia city center.
Business
There is also company-organizer of numerous trade shows and fairs in Katowice:International Katowice Fair (http://www.mtk.katowice.p...)
For those interested in renting office spaces there are variuos offers. From XIX/XX century adapted houses and old factories like B-class old printing house (http://www.opal.3it.pl/?strona=pb/01) to A class skyscarpers - two mostly noticable are ALTUS (http://www.altus.katowice.pl/) and Chorzowska 50 (http://www.chorzowska50.p...).
Silesia and especially Katowice is one of major business centres of Poland. Silesia is the main industrial centre in Poland, its economy used to be based on coal, metallurgy, energetics, and chemical industry. Nowadays it is converting to more modern profile - services and information technology. The most of industrial works are located outside the city in the surrounding locations meanwhile offices remain in Katowice.There are institutions supporting development and economic growth of the region:
Music
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice
(http://www.nospr.org.pl/), 2 plac sejmu slaskiego.
Concert Hall The Spodek
(http://www.spodek.com.pl/...), 35 w. korfantego avenue. wide variety of concerts, performances and sports events.
Theatre
Theatre Cogitatur
(http://www.cogitatur.art.pl/), 9a gliwicka street. experimetal theatre known also as former organizers of a'part festival
Theatre A PART
(http://www.apart.art.pl/) is contemporary visual and physical theatre group, formed by marcin herich, actor, director and organizer of theatre events. they are also organizers of a part theatre festival
Theatre Korez
(http://www.korez.art.pl/), 2 plac sejmu slaskiego. well known for being involved in some of the most cutting-edge theatre in the city.
Silesian Theatre of Doll and Actor Ateneum
(http://www.ateneum.art.pl/), 10 sw. jana street. one of the oldest doll's bands in poland. they are organizers of international festival of doll theatres katowice - for children.
Silesian Theatre
(http://www.teatrslaski.art.pl/), 2 main market. katowice's main repertory theatre, located in the city center.
Teatr 'Gry i ludzie'
(http://www.gryiludzie.pl/) 'games and people' theatre, 2 niepodlegåoåci av., experimental and mainly outdoor theatrical group having their scene in the old railway station.