Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology

Cracow University of Technology

Politechnika Krakowska im. Tadeusza Kościuszki
Type	Public university
Established	1 kwietnia 1945
Rector	Professor Andrzej Szarata
Academic staff	1111
Administrative staff	867
Students	12 201
Address	Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków , Kraków , Poland
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	SOCRATES, EUA, EAIE
Website	www.pk.edu.pl/index.php?lang=en

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,
• Faculty of Computer Science and Telecommunications
• Faculty of Electrical and Electrical Engineering
• Faculty of Civil Engineering
• Faculty of Materials Engineering and Physics
• Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Energy
• Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology
• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

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

• Nguyễn Thế Thảo
• Marek Grechuta
• Zdzisław Beksiński
• Marta Ingarden
• Tadeusz Parpan
• Michał Życzkowski
• Andrzej Mleczko
• Jan Korzeniowski
• Krzysztof Węgrzyn
• Ryszard Jurkowski

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to University of Technology in Kraków.

• List of universities in Poland
• Science and technology in Poland

References

External links

• Cracow University of Technology, home page (in English)
• Politechnika Krakowska, home page (in Polish)

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This page was last edited on 6 November 2023, at 11:20