Global InformationAGH University of Krakow information
Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie | |
 The AGH University graphic symbol – the only sign used for everyday visual identification of the university[1] | |
Other name | AGH |
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| 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) |
Doctoral students | 1,050 (31 Dec 2021) |
| Location | Kraków , Poland 50°03′52.3″N 19°55′25.5″E / 50.064528°N 19.923750°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Green, black and red |
| Affiliations | EUA, IAU, SEFI |
| Website | agh.edu.pl |
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| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| ARWU World[2] | 601-700 (2022) |
| CWTS World[3] | 536 (2022) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[4] | 50 (2022) |
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.[5] Founded in 1913,[6] its inauguration took place in 1919.[7] The university focuses on innovative technologies, its research profile also includes engineering disciplines, exact sciences, Earth sciences, and social sciences.
The university is one of 10 Polish higher education institutions that has been granted the title of a research university.[8] The university comprises, among other units, 16 faculties, a research centre – the AGH University 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[9] or the Academic Ranking of World Universities.[10]
- ^ "AGH University Graphic symbol". www.agh.edu.pl/en/. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities". shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Leiden Ranking list 2022". leidenranking.com. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Resolution No. 29/2023 of the AGH University Senate of 22 March 2023 on the cancellation of the previous resolution regarding the standardisation of use of the name of AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow in foreign languages" (PDF). agh.edu.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Efforts to establish the Mining Academy". agh.edu.pl. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Inauguration of the 1st academic year at the Mining Academy". agh.edu.pl. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "AGH UST among 10 winners in competition to become research university". agh.edu.pl. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Global 2000 list by the Center for World University Rankings". cwur.org. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities". shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.