AGH University of Krakow
AGH University of Krakow, (abbreviated as AGH University; formerly: AGH University of Science and Technology, in short AGH UST) is a public university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1913, its inauguration took place in 1919. The university focuses on innovative technologies, its research profile also includes engineering disciplines, exact sciences, Earth sciences, and social sciences.
Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie | |
The AGH University graphic symbol – the only sign used for everyday visual identification of the university | |
Other name | AGH |
|---|---|
| Motto | Labore creata, labori et scientiae servio |
Motto in English | "Born in labour, I serve the labour and science" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1913 |
| Rector | Professor Jerzy Lis |
Academic staff | 1,998 (31 Dec 2021) |
| Students | 20,562 (31 Dec 2021) |
| 1,050 (31 Dec 2021) | |
| Location | , 50°03′52.3″N 19°55′25.5″E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Green, black and red |
| Affiliations | EUA, IAU, SEFI |
| Website | agh.edu.pl |
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Global – Overall | |
| ARWU World | 601-700 (2022) |
| CWTS World | 536 (2022) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia | 50 (2022) |
The university is one of 10 Polish higher education institutions that has been granted the title of a research university. The university comprises, among other units, 16 faculties, a research centre – the AGH UST Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology, and other didactic centres and departments. It offers three levels of education: first-cycle, second-cycle, and third-cycle (doctoral schools). The university educates more than 20,000 students and employs almost 2,000 academic staff (including more than 200 professors and more than 500 associate professors).
In international rankings, the AGH University regularly ranks first among Polish technical universities in The Center for World University Rankings 2022-2023 or the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2021.