Politechnika Krakowska im. Tadeusza Kościuszki | |
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| Type | Public university |
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| Established | 6 October 1946 |
| Rector | Professor Jan Kazior |
Academic staff | 1155 |
Administrative staff | 900 |
| Students | ca. 17,400 |
| Address | Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | SOCRATES, EUA, EAIE |
| Website | www |
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Tadeusz Kościuszko 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 Polytechnic 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
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Ranking
In a survey conducted by the Polish edition of Newsweek in 2008, Kraków University of Technology was selected as the best technical university in Poland and the best among all Polish universities. Another magazine, Wprost, ranked it 8th in 2015.[1]
In 2017 Perspektywy ranked it 43rd among all Polish academic institutions.[2] Another magazine, Wprost, ranked it 8th in 2015.[3] According to Webometrics, it is ranked 14th best in Poland.[4]
Notable alumni
- Nguyễn Thế Thảo
- Marek Grechuta
- Zdzisław Beksiński
- 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-)
See also
References
- ^ "Ranking Szkół Wyższych 2015". Rankingi Wprost (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-10-14.
- ^ "Ranking Uczelni Akademickich - Ranking Szkół Wyższych PERSPEKTYWY 2017". www.perspektywy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-10-14.
- ^ "Ranking Szkół Wyższych 2015". Rankingi Wprost (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-10-14.
- ^ "Poland | Ranking Web of Universities". www.webometrics.info. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
Links
- Cracow University of Technology, home page (in English)
- Politechnika Krakowska, home page (in Polish)