Admission requirements for the academic year 2026/27

Programme of study: architecture – a full-time first-cycle program conducted in English

• admission period: from May 4, 2026 to July 17, 2026
• eligibility criteria:
  • cover letter (written in English, addressed to Dean of the Faculty of Architecture),
  • the result in mathematics on the Matura exam (Polish/International) or the mathematics grade in school‑leaving certificate (applies to countries where matriculation or university entrance examinations are not carried out) – a minimum of 50%,
  • portfolio composed of the following elements:
    • 2 drawings made by hand in any technique, presenting an arrangement composed of elementary solids (such as: a cube, a cylinder, a pyramid, a cone, a prism, a cuboid, etc.) or derivatives of these solids – B2 format,
    • 1 nature drawing or painting work made by hand in any technique, presenting any still life – B2 format,
    • 2 landscape drawings made by hand, presenting any existing buildings or architectural objects – B2 format; 
    • 1 landscape drawing made by hand in any technique presenting a part of the city (e.g. avenue, street, market square, square, passage) – B2 format,
    • 3 architectural photographs – any format,
    • 3 works of art made by any technique (including computer, multimedia techniques, etc.) on any subject – any format.
    • candidate’s declaration of independent work

Photographs/scans of the drawings included in the portfolio should be merged into a single pdf file. 

The file containing the portfolio should be named as follows: Entry No-CANDIDATE’S LAST NAME-CANDIDATE’S FIRST NAME- CANDIDATE’S PASSPORT NUMBER.

A scan of the declaration of self-execution of the portfolio must be a separate pdf file. NOTE: Before scanning, the declaration must be completed and signed personally. An unsigned declaration is not valid. The file containing the declaration should be named as follows: No-CANDIDATE’S LAST NAME-CANDIDATE’S FIRST NAME-CANDIDATE’S PASSPORT NUMBER.

The works included in the portfolio should be photographed or scanned and sent electronically via WeTransfer to iro@pk.edu.pl.

Programme of study: architecture – a full-time master’s degree (second-cycle) program conducted in English

Candidates applying for the Master’s program in Architecture are required to hold a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture.

• admission period: from May 4, 2026 to July 17, 2026
• eligibility criteria:
  • cover letter (written in English, addressed to Dean of the Faculty of Architecture),
  • the result in mathematics on the Matura exam (Polish/International) or the mathematics grade in school‑leaving certificate (applies to countries where matriculation or university entrance examinations are not carried out) – a minimum of 50%,
  • diploma of completion of the first-cycle studies (Bachelor’s degree),
  • a portfolio containing reduced-size reproductions: 
    • the complete set of drawings for an engineering thesis, 
    • the complete set of drawings of the two course projects completed during the first‑cycle (Bachelor’s) studies, selected by the applicant as their best work. 
    • candidate’s declaration of independent work

The works included in the portfolio should be printed, photographed, or scanned by the applicant and submitted electronically via WeTransfer to iro@pk.edu.pl.

Applicants are required to submit a personally signed statement 
in which:

a. the applicant shall declare that the documents attached to the portfolio are a copy of the engineering thesis submitted for the final examination and copies of two course projects completed at the university the candidate graduated from, which: 

• were completed by the applicant personally as part of coursework projects and as part of the engineering thesis, 
• have not been modified in any manner or by any means after the award of grades for the course design projects and after obtaining the relevant professional degree following the successful completion of the diploma examination, and no additional sheets prepared at a later time have been attached, 

b. the applicant must indicate the institution where they completed their bachelor’s degree and the date of graduation. The statement referred to above should be permanently attached to the portfolio -the candidate must submit the portfolio and the statement as a single file. 

Contact person: Magdalena Baran magdalena.baran@pk.edu.pl , +48 12 628 30 44

Programme of study: Civil Engineering – a full-time first-cycle program conducted in English, Transport and Logistics – a full-time first-cycle program conducted in English

• admission deadline: from May 4, 2026 to July 17, 2026
• eligibility criteria: a minimum score of 75% in the International/Polish Matura examination in mathematics or the mathematics grade in school‑leaving certificate (applies to countries where there are no high school graduation exams or university entrance exams) and a minimum score of 30% on the mathematics entrance exam organized by the Krakow University of Technology on July 24, 2026, on the Delta platform – the exam applies exclusively to the candidates referred to in Art. 70 sec. Section 5b of the Act of July 20, 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1571, 1871, and 1897, and from 2025, item 619, 620, 621, and 622). Each eligible candidate will receive an email containing their login and password, along with instructions for logging in to the Delta platform. The exam questions can be found at https://iro.pk.edu.pl/pl/informacje-dla-kandydatow/; admission decisions are made on a case-by-case basis by the Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering.

Programme of study: Civil Engineering – a full-time master’s degree (second-cycle) program conducted in English

• admission period: from October 15, 2026 to February 5, 2027
• eligibility criteria:
  • civil engineering –  a program conducted in Polish: 
    a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and knowledge of Eurocodes (confirmed, for example, by completion of an appropriate course),
  • civil engineering – studies in English: a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and knowledge of Eurocodes (confirmed, for example, by a completed course); English proficiency documented by a CPE, CAE, FCE, TOEFL, IELTS, or an equivalent, an International Baccalaureate diploma, or a certificate confirming graduation from a high school where English was the language of instruction, or a high school diploma confirming a score of at least 60% in English on the advanced level exam (graduates of programs where English was the language of instruction are exempt from submitting documents confirming their knowledge of English),
  • transportation and logistics: must hold at least a bachelor’s degree in engineering. Applicants who have completed studies in a technical field other than transportation, logistics and freight forwarding, or transportation and logistics, are required to obtain a positive result in a test verifying learning outcomes, organised by the Faculty of Civil Engineering (the test topics and the rules for conducting the test are published on the WIL website: https://wil.pk.edu.pl/rekrutacja-zasady/).

Contact person: Justyna Bobek justyna.bobek@pk.edu.pl, +48 628 20 09

Programme of study: Energy Engineering – a full-time master’s degree (second-cycle) program conducted in English, Environmental and Land Engineering – a full-time master’s degree (second-cycle) program conducted in English 

• admission period: from October 15, 2026 to February 5, 2027
• eligibility criteria: review of the applicant’s completed bachelor’s degree program and diploma supplement. 

Programme of study: Additive Manufacturing – a full-time master’s degree (second-cycle) program conducted in English 

• admission period: from October 15, 2026 to February 5, 2027
• eligibility criteria: review of the applicant’s completed bachelor’s degree program and diploma supplement. 

Programme of study: Applied Physics – a full-time master’s degree (second-cycle) program conducted in English 

• admission period: from October 15, 2026 to February 5, 2027
• eligibility criteria: review of the applicant’s completed bachelor’s degree program and diploma supplement. 

Programme of study: Chemical Technology – a full-time master’s degree (second-cycle) program conducted in English 

• admission period: from October 15, 2026 to February 5, 2027
• admission criteria: review of the applicant’s completed bachelor’s degree program and diploma supplement. If learning outcomes do not meet the requirements, the qualification will be based on the results of a competency test.

Programme of study: Mechanics and Machine Design – a full-time first-cycle program conducted in English

• admission deadline: from May 4, 2026 to July 17, 2026
• eligibility criteria for candidates passing the International/Polish Matura examination or the compulsory university entrance exam in the country of their high school graduation: mathematics – at least 80%. The required number of points for admission will result from the ranking list;
• eligibility criteria for high school graduates from countries that do not have a high school graduation exam or university entrance exam: a minimum mathematics grade in the secondary school‑leaving certificate of at least 4.0, after conversion to the grading scale applicable in Poland. The required number of points for admission will result from the ranking list; 
• a minimum score of 60% on the mathematics entrance exam administered by the Krakow University of Technology on July 24, 2026, on the Delta platform—this exam applies only to the candidates referred to in Art. 70 sec. Section 5b of the Act of July 20, 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1571, as amended). Each eligible candidate will receive an email containing their login and password, along with instructions for logging in to the Delta platform. The exam questions can be found at: https://iro.pk.edu.pl/information-for-candidates/.

Programme of study: Mechanics and Machine Design – a full-time master’s degree (second-cycle) program conducted in English 

• admission deadline: from October 15, 2026 to February 5, 2027
• admission criteria: review of the applicant’s completed bachelor’s degree program and diploma supplement.

Contact person: Magdalena Baran magdalena.baran@pk.edu.pl, +48 12 628 30 44