International Relations Office

Cracow University of Technology (PK) is a public university with more than 78 years of tradition (founded in 1945). Tadeusz Kościuszko has been our patron for over 35 years. He was a national hero of both Poland and the United States of America, but he was also an engineer and a builder, responsible for the fortifications in Cracow and the West Point fort in the United States. His name is a reminder of our responsibility to respect tradition, the accomplishments of our academic ancestors, reliability in giving access and promoting knowledge and openness towards new ideas.

Cracow University of Technology comprises a Doctoral School and 8 faculties (departments) offering 36 majors of Polish-taught study programmes accredited by the Polish Accreditation Committee and 14 English-taught study programmes. The majors taught by the Faculty of Architecture are accredited by the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education. Moreover the major in Architecture is accredited by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the major in Landscape Architecture earned the accreditation of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) Europe. According to the latest national ranking of study programmes, Architecture at PK is the best programme of its kind in Poland. Cracow University of Technology was awarded the Logo Human Resources Excellence in Research by the European Commission. The University is a member of the European University Association and the STARS EU Strategic Alliance for Regional Transition.

In the recent evaluation of scientific disciplines i.e. assessment of the quality of scientific activity at Polish universities and research institutes carried out by an independent body of experts, Cracow University of Technology was awarded with the highest (in the rating scale) scientific categories A+ and A, and is currently among top three Polish universities.