Politechnika Krakowska im. Tadeusza Kościuszki

address: ul. Warszawska 24,
31-155 Kraków, Poland
phone: +48 12 628 22 24
fax: +48 12 628 25 04
e-mail: kancelaria@pk.edu.pl
internet: www.pk.edu.pl

Cracow University of Technology

Cracow University of Technology has been successfully educating engineers for over 60 years. Total number of alumni that graduated from our University exceeds 58 000. In May 2008 Cracow University of Technology was rated by the magazine Newsweek Poland as the best university in Poland according to employers who eagerly hire our alumni due to their high qualifications. Such a recognition proves that Cracow University of Technology offers attractive, high quality and tailor-made programmes of study responding to market needs. Our alumni find jobs at public and private companies, national and international enterprises, national and regional government administration, in design offices and also at universities and research institutes.

Our Faculty of Architecture earned accreditation of the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering is the second largest faculty of its kind in Poland. Different faculty members cooperate with the European Commission serving as experts and also with various companies and research institutes around the world.

International cooperation.
The Cracow University of Technology signed 65 bilateral agreements and 195 Erasmus agreements that allow its students to experience studies abroad not only in countries of the European Union but also in the USA, Canada, Mexico and places as distant as Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore or South Korea. International students are very welcome to our university. They may choose from 1 Bachelor of Science, 1 PhD programme and 10 Master of Science programmes and more than 190 English-taught courses. Such a rich educational offer gives you a chance to undertake ambitious tasks under the supervision of highly qualified teachers of whom many are outstanding specialists and members of international research teams. Each year a group of students from the USA, Canada, Mexico and Australia takes opportunity to enroll for the unique Urban Design International Programme offered in English by the Faculty of Architecture of the Cracow University of Technology. Moreover, a numerous students take English-taught preparatory courses for architectural or technical studies connected with an intensive Polish language course at the International Centre of Education of the Cracow University of Technology. The Centre also offers 2-3 weeks courses of Polish language and culture several times a year for international students who want to learn more about Poland before they commit themselves to undergraduate or graduate studies in the heart of Europe. More info on the International Centre of Education at www.educentre.info

Services for students.
The Cracow University of Technology has at its disposal about 2200 places in 4 student dormitories on the Czy˝yny Campus. International students are offered accommodation in double rooms with shared bathrooms and kitchen. All rooms have Internet connection. International students at our university may also join the university choir and different sports sections. The Physical Education and Recreational Centre at the Cracow University of Technology has its own sports facilities: two gyms, three body building clubs, an aerobics room, sport fields and tennis courts. Besides, the Centre has access to a skating rink and a swimming pool. While studying at our University, you may join different student associations or practise sport as a member of one of the 42 sport interest groups operating here. Our social and sports facilities are considered one of the most modern and extensive among Cracow universities and Polish technical universities.The University Library is well equipped with hard print and electronic collections. Interdisciplinary units, art galleries, student clubs and various student organisations are also present.

Study programmes

Fields of study in Polish

• architektura i urbanistyka (Architecture)
• architektura krajobrazu (Landscape Architecture)
• automatyka i robotyka (Automatics and Robotics)
• budownictwo (Civil Engineering)
• elektrotechnika (Electrical Engineering)
• energetyka (Power Engineering – interfaculty programme)
• fizyka techniczna (Technical Physics)
• informatyka (Computer Science)
• inżynieria chemiczna i procesowa (Chemical and Process Engineering)
• inżynieria biomedyczna (Biomedical Engineering)
• inżynieria materiałowa (Material Science Engineering)
• inżynieria środowiska (Environmental Engineering)
• matematyka (Mathematics)
• mechanika i budowa maszyn (Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering)
• ochrona środowiska (Environmental Protection)
• technologia chemiczna (Chemical Technology)
• transport (Transport)
• zarządzanie i inżynieria produkcji (Management and Production Engineering)

Facts & figures

• Established in 1945
• 1180 academic staff
• 14 547 students (27,5% women)
• 290 foreign students

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