Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology

Kraków University of Technology
Politechnika Krakowska im. Tadeusza Kościuszki
TypePublic university
Established6 October 1946
RectorProfessor Andrzej Białkiewicz
Academic staff
1155
Administrative staff
900
Studentsca. 17,400
Address
Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków
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CampusUrban
AffiliationsSOCRATES, EUA, EAIE
Websitewww.pk.edu.pl
University rankings
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia73 (2022)
Faculty of Civil Engineering

Kraków 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

In a survey conducted by the Polish edition of Newsweek in 2008, Kraków University of Technology was selected as the best university in Poland. Another magazine, Wprost, ranked it 8th in 2015.

In 2017 Perspektywy ranked it 43rd among all Polish academic institutions. Another magazine, Wprost, ranked it 8th in 2015. According to Webometrics, it is ranked 14th best in Poland.

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)

See also

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