Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology

Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology

Politechnika Krakowska im. Tadeusza Kościuszki
Type	Public university
Established	6 October 1946
Rector	Professor Kazimierz Furtak
Academic staff	1155
Administrative staff	900
Students	ca. 17,400
Address	Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków , Kraków , Poland
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	SOCRATES, EUA, EAIE
Website	www.pk.edu.pl

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

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.

Notable alumni

• Marek Grechuta
• Zdzisław Beksiński
• Tadeusz Parpan
• Michał Życzkowski
• Andrzej Mleczko

See also

• List of universities in Poland
• Science and technology in Poland

References

• Cracow University of Technology, home page (English)
• Politechnika Krakowska, home page (Polish)