Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology
Politechnika Krakowska im. Tadeusza Kościuszki | |
Type | Public university |
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Established | 6 October 1946 |
Rector | Professor Andrzej Białkiewicz |
Academic staff | 1155 |
Administrative staff | 900 |
Students | ca. 17,400 |
Address | Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków , , |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | SOCRATES, EUA, EAIE |
Website | www |
University rankings | |
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Regional – Overall | |
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia | 73 (2022) |
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,
- Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Faculty of Environmental Engineering
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science
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
- 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)