University of Silesia in Katowice (Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach), one of the largest and most dynamically evolving Polish higher education institutions, offers innovative solutions in the field of education and a friendly space for conducting research. The idea to establish a university in Upper Silesia [Górny Śląsk] region first appeared in 1921. It was an initiative of Father Stanisław Adamski and Wojciech Sosiński, deputies to the Legislative Sejm. Further talks on this topic were held in the late 1920s. The need to create in Katowice an institution that would, among others, improve the qualifications of primary and secondary school teachers resulted in the establishment of the Pedagogical Institute [Instytut Pedagogiczny] in 1928. The outbreak of World War II interrupted the development of the Katowice didactic centre, yet as early as March 1945 the activities aimed at its reactivation began.