Cracow University of Technology
Politechnika Krakowska im. Tadeusza Kościuszki
TypePublic university
Established1 kwietnia 1945
RectorProfessor Andrzej Szarata
Academic staff
1111
Administrative staff
867
Students12 201
Address
Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków
,
Kraków
,
Poland
CampusUrban
AffiliationsSOCRATES, EUA, EAIE
Websitewww.pk.edu.pl/index.php?lang=en
University rankings
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[1]73 (2022)
Faculty of Civil Engineering

Cracow University of Technology (Polish: Politechnika Krakowska im. Tadeusza Kościuszki) is a public university located in central Kraków, Poland, established in 1946 and, as an institution of higher learning granted full autonomy in 1954.

Over 37,000 students graduated from the university to this day with degrees. Doctorate degrees were granted to 1200 persons and Habilitated degrees – to additional 300. The number of students admitted each year reaches 4500.

Organizational structure

Faculty of Architecture, former Austro-Hungarian Army barracks on Podchorążych street

Ranking

The final results of the evaluation of scientific disciplines i.e. assessment of the quality of scientific activity at Polish universities and research institutes have been announced. The evaluation was carried out by an independent body of experts. Cracow University of Technology (CUT) was awarded with the highest (in the rating scale) scientific categories A+ and A.

8 scientific disciplines were assessed at Cracow University of Technology. Architecture and Urban Planning discipline received scientific category A+. 7 other disciplines such as: Information Technology and Telecommunications, Automation, Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Transport, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mining and Energy, received category A. The high scientific categories achieved by Cracow University of Technology placed our university among the three top Polish universities.

Evaluation, i.e. evaluation of the achievements and achievements of researchers at universities and research institutes, takes place every few years. In the recently completed evaluation for the years 2017-2021, an independent expert body assessed the quality of scientific activity within the disciplines of science, practiced by a given entity. On this basis, the Minister of Education and Science awarded the following categories to scientific disciplines at universities: A+, A, B+, B or C. The assessment took into account scientific publications in prestigious journals and publishing houses, patents obtained, ongoing scientific projects, as well as financial effects of research and its impact on society and economy.

Notable alumni

Rectors

  • Izydor Stella-Sawicki (1945–1948)
  • Ludomir Sleńdziński (1954–1956)
  • Bronisław Kopyciński (1956–1965)
  • Kazimierz Sokalski (1965–1968)
  • Jan Kaczmarek (1968)
  • Jan Wątorski (1968–1972)
  • Władysław Muszyński (1972–1975)
  • Bolesław Kordas (1975–1981)
  • Roman Ciesielski (1981–1982)
  • Tadeusz Środulski (1982–1987)
  • Władysław Muszyński (1987–1990)
  • Józef Nizioł (1990–1996)
  • Kazimierz Flaga (1996–2002)
  • Marcin Chrzanowski (2002–2005)
  • Józef Gawlik (2005–2008)
  • Kazimierz Furtak (2008–2016)
  • Jan Kazior (2016–2020)
  • Andrzej Białkiewicz (2020-2023)
  • Andrzej Szarata (2023-)

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.

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