Who are we?
SIPE Silesian Institute of Political Education is formed by young people for whom civic education and Silesian identity are things of utmost importance. At SIPE, we believe that through civic education we are able to contribute to building a better civil society in the Republic of Poland. An equally important aspect of our activity is the promotion and debate of Silesian identity, in our think tank there are both people who define themselves as Silesians and Silesian people, as well as people interested in the subject of this remarkable region. The most important thing for us is openness, tolerance and discussion and debate on the topics we raise.
SIPE Members
The members of SIPE are students in the social sciences from the University of Silesia in Katowice, the University of Opole and Collegium Civitas. The majority are students of International Studies in Political Science and Diplomacy at the University of Silesia, but our Institute also has students of such majors as law, psychology, national and international security and international relations.
SIPE Director and Coordinators
The director of SIPE is Wiktor Oleś, who is also a Project Manager at the FEIS Foundation, a student in the International Studies of Political Science and Diplomacy program at the University of Silesia, Deputy Chair of the KNEO Scientific Circle of Civic Education at the University of Silesia, and an activist in the Jan Grace Law Institute.
Our Institute also has 6 people who coordinate the various areas of SIPE’s activities: Equality Coordinator – Piotr Muchowski, Student and Student Affairs Coordinator – Dagmara Dabek, Cooperation Coordinator – Oliwia De Vito, Content Coordinator – Natalia Nowak, Administrative Coordinator – Julia Wlodarczyk, and Membership Coordinator – Alexander Zieba.
However, the SIPE team of the Silesian Institute of Political Education is also made up of many more great people! There are currently more than 20 of us!
SIPE Expert Council
There is also a SIPE Expert Council at SIPE, to which experts in political science, international relations, social knowledge, social policy or law have been invited. There are currently seven members of the Council: Dr. Renata Jankowska, Prof. UŚ, Dr. Małgorzata Myśliwiec, Prof. UŚ, Dr. Tomasz Słupik, Dr. Paweł Grzywna, Prof. UŚ, Ewa Chmielewska-Blady, M.Sc., Alina Prochasek, M.Sc. and Piotr Jaros, M.Sc.
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