Information about the city and place of the conference
General information
The 8th International Conference CPOTE 2024 will be organized in Gliwice (Poland) in the Education and Congress Centre of the Silesian University of Technology.
Conference venue address: Konarskiego 18 B, 44-100 Gliwice
The city
The 8th International Coference CPOTE 2024 will be held in Gliwice, the city where Professor Szargut was working for more than 70 years. Gliwice is a city lying on the westernmost edge of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, one of Poland’s largest metropolitan areas. The city bears historic heritage of Bohemia, Austria, Prussia and Poland and its inhabitants represent a creative blend of hard-working native Silesians and Polish intelligentsia resettled from Lwów, a former Polish multinational city, which is currently known as Ukrainian Lviv. Currently, Gliwice hosts an extensive economic zone of 10 km2 for large business development, and in the area of Silesian University of Technology there is a Technopark providing incentives for small start-up companies.
The region of Upper Silesia, centered around Katowice, provides one of the World’s richest heritage of industrial traditions which can be found along the tourist Route of Industrial Monuments. One of these attractions will be visited within the conference’s social programme.
View a guide to the city of Gliwice: Guide_Gliwice_2023.pdf
Official website of the Upper Silesian Metropolis: https://metropoliagzm.pl/en/metropolia-dzis/
Official website of Gliwice: https://gliwice.eu/en
Conference Venue
The conference sessions will be held in the modern building of CEK (Centrum Edukacyjno-Kongresowe) located in the University area.
The Centre is a unit for innovation, conducting interdisciplinary research, providing services and organising training. Mostly important for CPOTE are its modern conference facilities and that it is located right in the middle of the university campus.
More information about the venue:
Conference venue address: Konarskiego 18 B, 44-100 Gliwice
Getting there
By air
The nearest airport is located in Pyrzowice (KTW) – 35 km from the venue. From there you can reach Gliwice with a direct bus connection.
Other nearby airports:
Ostrava (OSR) – 80 km from the venue, in Czechia
Kraków Balice (KRK) – 85 km from the venue
Wrocław Strachowice (WRO) – 155 km from the venue
Łódź Lublinek (LCJ) – 170 km from the venue
Warsaw Chopin (WAW) – 265 km from the venue
By car
Gliwice is easily reachable by car. It lies at the intersection of A1 and A4 motorways. It has direct motorway connections with nearby capitals - Warsaw, Berlin, Prague and Bratislava. Both A1 motorway to the border with Czechia and A4 motorway to the border of Germany are toll free for passenger cars.
By train
Gliwice train station offers many connections to various destinations in Poland. There are also direct international connections to Berlin, Vienna and Budapest.
Link to Polish railway planner: https://portalpasazera.pl/en
Public transport
Public transport by buses and trams in the Upper Silesian Metropolis is organized by ZTM.
Information about tickets: https://www.metropoliaztm.pl/en/s/kup-bilet-i-doladuj-skup-2021
Public transport planner: https://rj.metropoliaztm.pl/mapa/?lang=en
Nearby hotels
| Name of the Hotel | Adress | Approximate cost for night | Distance from University (CEK) | Breakfast included | Available parking | Additional informations | Internet address |
| Jasna SportHotel & SPA | ul. Jasna 31 Gliwice | 400 – 600 PLN/ 92 – 137 EUR | 1,8 km | YES | YES | gym, spa (additionally paid) | |
| Hotel Diament Plaza Gliwice **** | ul. Zwycięstwa 30, Gliwice | 350 – 700 PLN/ 80 – 160 EUR | 1 km | NO (additionally paid) | YES | Restaurant, bar | https://www.hotelediament.pl/en/hotels/hotel-diament-plaza-gliwice/ |
| Hotel Royal **** | ul. Matejki 10, Gliwice, | 400 – 650 PLN/ 92 – 150 EUR | 1.2 km | YES | YES | Restaurant, bar | |
| Hotel Mikulski *** | ul. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego 24, Gliwice | 300 – 700 PLN/ 70 – 160 EUR | 2 km | YES | YES | Restaurant, bar | Also available on Booking |
| Hotel Diament Economy *** | ul. Zwycięstwa 42, Gliwice | 200 – 450 PLN/ 46 – 100 EUR | 1 km | NO (additionally paid) | YES | - | https://www.hotelediament.pl/en/hotels/hotel-diament-economy-gliwice/ |
| Qubus Hotel *** | ul. Dworcowa 27, Gliwice, | 400 – 700 PLN/ 90 – 160 EUR | 1 km | YES | YES | restaurant | |
| Hotel Malinowski Economy *** | ul. Chodkiewicza 33, Gliwice, | 250 – 600 PLN/ 58 – 137 EUR | 2 km | YES | YES | Restaurant, bar | |
| Hotel Malinowski Business *** | ul. Portowa 4, Gliwice, | 300 – 600 PLN/ 70 – 140 EUR | 2,5 km | YES | YES | Restaurant, bar | |
| Przytulny Loft W Uroczej Okolicy | 12 Aleja Wojciecha Korfantego, Gliwice, | 300 – 1000 PLN/ 70 – 230 EUR | 2 km | YES | YES | - | Available on Booking |
Silesian University of Technology
Silesian University of Technology, founded in 1945 is the oldest technical university in the region.
With 12 scientific disciplines, over 3 thousands employees and over 15 thousands students it is one of the largest in the country.
View a presentation about Silesian University of Technology: Silesian_University_of_Technology_2023.pdf
Website of the university: https://www.polsl.pl/en/
Department of Thermal Technology currently employs over 30 scientists who specialize in the following areas:
- Conventional power and combined heat and power plants
- Renewable energy sources
- Turbomachinery, boilers, heat exchangers, gas engines
- Industrial processes and technologies
- Municipal heating systems
- Heat pumps and refrigeration
- Biomass derived and alternative fuels
- Environmental protection in power engineering
- Energy management
- Energy policy and planning
- Advanced exergy analysis
- Heat and mass transfer
- Experimental investigation and measurements
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Biomedical engineering
Website of the Department: https://www.polsl.pl/rie6/en/
View a presentation about current scientific projects realized in Department of Thermal Technology: itc.pdf
