Katarzyna Trynda
Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Education, University of Silesia in Katowice
Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Education of the University of Silesia in Katowice
For the past five years, she has co-created and developed the International Congress on Education Quality (ICEQ), which has become an important platform for discussing a modern, responsible, and bold approach to higher education. She collaborates with educators and researchers, fostering an environment for the exchange of ideas and inspiring the educational community.
She holds a Master of Didactics degree from the University of Groningen. She led the team that developed the New Model of Studies, focused on the individualisation of educational pathways. She also coordinated, on behalf of the University of Silesia, Poland’s first pilot project under the ‘Universities of the Future’ initiative, carried out in collaboration with the National Centre for Research and Development. She currently leads the DUOII project—University as an Accessible, Universal, and Open Community—which aims to create an academic environment friendly to the entire university community and its surroundings.
As a Professor at the Institute of Computer Science, she teaches project management, combining academic experience with a practical perspective on contemporary challenges in education and technology. She is also involved in activities promoting science, collaboration with schools, and competitions for students, including those held as part of the Silesian Science Festival KATOWICE.
Katarzyna Trynda actively shapes the direction of development for Polish higher education. She serves on the Education Committee of the Conference of Rectors of Polish Universities and on the Council of the Inter-University Centre for Computerisation, supporting strategic decisions regarding the quality and future of education.
Participates in the sessions:
Education, security, resilience
