Consortium

Leading partner:

UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA IN KATOWICE

The University of Silesia is one of the largest Polish public universities, which huge substantive potential and transparent administrative division enable it to act as the Lead Partner in the project. The University of Silesia has extensive resources in terms of human potential, with experience in the implementation of projects financed from EU funds, which include employees of the Project and Project Accounting Departments, but also Wages, HR, Logistics, Public Procurements.

Geohazards Engineering at the University of Silesia (UŚ) attracts the largest number of students at the Institute of Earth Sciences (130 in total). The studies teach how to solve environmental problems using modern technologies. The studies were developed as a result of the FRSE project of the Norwegian Financing Mechanism “Modern education on counteracting environmental threats”. The University of Silesia is a leader in research on early warning against floods and landslides. Thanks to the NCBR Innotech project “A new tool for detecting active landslide slopes”, a method for assessing landslide activity was patented. The manager of both projects was prof. I. Malik, who is also the manager of the Interreg project. In the last 3 years, the University of Silesia published 1,256 works on environmental problems in renowned scientific journals. The University presents experience in research and teaching environmental issues. It has A category granted by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the KNoW status. Studies at the University of Silesia are based on modern environmental technologies and have a positive opinion of PKA.

Project partner:

THE UNIVERSITY OF ZILIN

The mission of the University of Žilina (UNIZA) is development based on scientific research and artistic activities in the spirit of national and democratic traditions, and development of: harmonious personalities, knowledge, wisdom, goodness and creativity, and contribution to the development of education, science and culture for the benefit of society. UNIZA educates in the following sectors: transport, road construction, transport and construction engineering, electrical engineering, telecommunications, IT, management and marketing, engineering, materials and technologies, robotics, machine design and construction, energy, construction, crisis management and security, civil safety, fire protection, forensic engineering, applied mathematics, educational sciences and high mountain biology.

The University of Žilina has technological competences regarding, among others, innovative sensors of vibration and ground movement, useful, among others, in early detection of landslides. The project provides for their cross-border transfer from Slovakia to Poland. In turn, the Polish partner has technological and teaching competences unavailable to the Slovak side, which will also be transferred during the project. Joint action is essential for the implementation of the project.