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Students may live in the Dorms, which is within walking distance of the lecture and seminar buildings on the campus in Katowice-Ligota. On the campus there are two buildings where the students live (Medyków 24 and 26).The place offers three kinds of accommodation.

The students of the first year are preffered to live at the dorms. HMI representatives can help faster when the students are gathered in one place. The dorms is a place where you can study together and help each oder.

The students are very safe on the campus because the dorms are protected by a proffesional company and the campus is watched by the police with more attention. HMI has organized additional security inside the dorms.

All rooms are well furnished (studying table, chair, closet and bed or couch); there is also a bathroom and kitchen in each room.

On each floor there are washing machines, which are shared. There is also a choice of guest rooms to accommodate students' friends.

If You want to report any technical defects, please use the service book in reception room.

For more information and room reservation
please contact the Dorm's Office

bursa@sum.edu.pl
Phone: +48 (32) 208 85 70
Fax: +48 (32) 252 80 18
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 8⁰⁰ - 10⁰⁰, 13⁰⁰ - 15⁰⁰

Dorm address is:

ul. Medyków 24 or 26
40-752 Katowice
Poland

Building No. 24 8 floors laundry on each floor 2 elevators dorms office TP public phone
Building No. 26 7 floors laundry on each floor 2 elevators Hope international Office (HMI Office) internet room study room Coca-Cola vending machine

Internet connection

A connection to the internet is available in every room.

To get your internet connection:

1. Get your MAC address
2. Take it to Dorm's office
3. Wait for activation

What is a MAC address ?

A MAC address is a unique number assigned to a Network Interface Card (NIC), commonly called an Ethernet card. This "address" is created by the manufacturer.

A MAC address is a 12-digit number. Each digit is a number from 0-9 or a letter from A-F. Sometimes the digits of a MAC address are separated by colons or dashes. Examples of possible MAC addresses include: 080007A92BFC, 09:00:07:A9:B2:EB, or 09-10-4A-B9-E2-A4.

How to obtain your MAC address ?

1. From the menu start click Run
2. In the Run window, type in command then click the OK button.
3. type in ipconfig /all and press the enter key
4. You can find your MAC address next to the label Physical Address

OR

1. Go to the Command prompt (go to start, run, type cmd)
2. On prompt line type: getmac and press Enter
3. Your Ethernet adapter address is the physical address (MAC address).

OR

If this doesn't work for XP, go to network connections, properties, and point cursor over adapter name.

Rent payments

Students must pay their rent for the period October - January in advance - till September 30^th

For the winter semester (February - June) the payment deadline is the 15^th of January

Summer rent must be paid till June 30^th

There will be no refund of the payment made by students who decide to resign their studies.

Dormitory fee must be paid to the University account in polish zloty (PLN) via bank transfer only.

Apartment	Rent/month shower	Rent/month bath
Small 1 person	890 PLN	740 PLN
Small 2 people	1020 PLN	860 PLN
Big 1 person	970 PLN	810 PLN
Big 2 people	1120 PLN	940 PLN

ALL information according to Rules and Regulations of the Medical University of Silesia.

When you want to recover your deposit, you must return equipment undamaged and clean.
Let the Dorm's office know 1 month earlier about request.

DORM RULES AND REGULATIONS

According to the law of the waste act in Poland, it is forbidden to store any garbage, bottles, boxes and cans at the corridors. All those things have to be thrown to the trash cans outside building by the inhabitants themselves. It is also forbidden to store any personal belongings outside of room beacuse corridors are fire escape routes and must be kept clear of obstrucion at all times.

1. No laud music is allowed at any time in the dorms. We suggest you use headphones if you like to listen music loudly.
2. No alcohol is permitted outside your room.
3. Loitering, using alcohol and smoking are strictly prohibited in the hallway corridors, student recreation room, elevator and all other common places.
4. The use of drugs or possession of drugs anywhere in the dorms and in private residential quarters is strictly prohibited. In case of a suspected violation, the University, as well as dorm authorities and HMI, will ask for blood and urine test. Furthermore, private living quarters will be checked; and, in suspected cases, the University and dorm authorities may allow local law enforcement authorities/Polish anti-drug units to conduct further investigation for the purpose of bringing criminal charges.
5. No visitors are allowed after 10:00 PM. Students may enter the dorms after that time only with their student IDs. Students are requested not to leave the dorms after 10:00 PM for their safety.
6. Students who come to the dorms late at night intoxicated will be kept in the reception area until the full report or logging in the violation logbook is completed. The HMI representative as well as dormitory authorities will be notified. After the second violation, the parents will also be notified.
7. Abusive language, indecent exposure, loud shouting, violent acts or physical abuse toward fellow students is strictly prohibited under any circumstances.
8. No pets are allowed in the dorms.
9. No trash bags, litter or cigarette butts are permitted in hallways, corridors or any other common places.
10. No trash bags are allowed on the balconies.
11. All personal belongings, including suitcases, must be kept inside your personal living quarters.
12. It is strictly forbidden to paint or write on the walls of dormitory rooms or to place posters on them. This regulation applies to doorways, corridors and all other common areas as well.

Any student who break one of the above-mentioned rules will face severe disciplinary, legally and financially consequences from the school and from the Polish government penalty department. Information about rules breaking will be send to parents and HMI.