AGH University
of Science and Technology
Krakow, 2013
AGH UST history
In 1912 a group of mining engineers
began the initiative to establish the
Academy of Mining.
In 1919 Józef Piłsudski, the
Head of the State, inaugurated
the Academy of Mining.
In 1947 an internal resolution was
passed to change the name to the
Academy of Mining and Metallurgy.
AGH UST history
AGH UST traditions
Facts and figures
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16 faculties
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54 fields of study
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more than 200 specialisations
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total number of students : 39 135
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full-time students:
part-time students:
doctoral students:
postgraduate students:
27 516
8 053
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2 693
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over 150 000 graduates
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over 2000 researchers including 550
independent research workers
Education structure
The following courses are available
at AGH UST:
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level I degree courses
leading to Bachelor’s degree
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level II degree courses
leading to Master’s degree
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level III degree courses/Ph.D.
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postgraduate courses
(more than 90 disciplines)
Level I and Level II degree courses (1)
Faculty of Mining and Geoengineering
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Civil Engineering
Mining and Geology
Environmental Engineering
Management and Production Engineering
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and
Robotics
• Automatic Control and Robotics
• Mechanical and Materials Engineering
• Acoustic Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial • Mechatronics
• Mechatronics (in english)
Computer Science
• Metallurgy
Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and
• Materials Engineering
• Applied Computer Science
Environment Protection
• Education in Technology and Informatics
• Geophysics
• Mining and Geology
Faculty of Electrical Engineering,
• Applied Computer Science
• Environmental Engineering
Automatics, Computer Science and
• Environmental Protection
Biomedical Engineering
• Tourism and Recreation
• Automatic Control and Robotics
• Ecological Sources of Energy
• Electrical Engineering
• Applied Computer Science
Faculty of Mining Surveying and
• Biomedical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics
and Telecommunications
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Electronics and Telecommunications
Electronics and Telecommunications (in english)
Computer Science
Teleinformatics
• Geodesy, Surveying and Cartography
• Environmental Engineering
Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics
• Chemical Technology
• Materials Engineering
• Ceramics
• Chemistry of Building Materials (inter-institutional
studies)
Level I and Level II degree courses (2)
Faculty of Foundry Engineering
Faculty of Applied Mathematics
• Metallurgy
• Virtotechnology
• Mathematics
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Non-Ferrous Metals
• Metallurgy
• Materials Engineering
• Management and Production Engineering
Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas
• Mining and Geology
• Oil and Gas Engineering
Faculty of Management
• Management
• Management and Production Engineering
• Informatics and Econometrics
Faculty of Energy and Fuels
• Chemical Technology
• Power Engineering
Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer
Science
• Technical Physics
• Applied Computer Science
• Medical Physics
• Sociology
• Cultural Studies
Computational Engineering – field of study offered by
the Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science
and Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial
Computer Science
Level III degree courses/Ph.D.
13 faculties are entitled to confer the doctor’s degree in following disciplines:
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automatics and robotics
biocybernetics and biomedical engineering
chemical technology
chemistry
computer science
electronics
electrotechnics
energy engineering
environmental egineering
geodesy and cartography
geology
geophysics
machinery construction and exploitation
materials engineering
mechanics
metallurgy
mining and geoengineering geology
physics
telecommunication
Internationalization of studies
• 21 fields of study in English
• The University Base of Subjects in
English (nearly 50 fields of study )
• the possibility of a double diploma
• nearly 300 bilateral agreements within
the framework of the Erasmus LLP
programme
Centre for International Students
www.international.agh.edu.pl
Other forms of study
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e-learning
studies in English
(BSc, MSc, Ph.D, MBA, Postgraduate
studies)
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Open University
Zero year
Preparatory courses
Compensatory Courses
Summer courses for foreigner
Courses and training
Research and education at AGH UST
main areas
• Information technologies
• New materials and technologies
• Environment and climate change
• Energy and it’s Resources
• Mining
• Electrical and mechanical
engineering
• Exact and Earth Sciences
• Social-Economic Sciences and
Humanities
Research projects
Total number: 2300
Research and students laboratories
National and International collaboration
• Cooperation with 200 academic
centers from 50 countries
(e.g. the USA, Japan)
• Cooperation with numerous companies
(e.g. IBM, Valeo, Comarch, Motorola,
EDF, L.G., Philips, RWE Power AG, Lafarge,
Cemex, Delphi, Siemens, KGHM, ....)
• Participation in many research and educational programs
e.g.: FPs of EU, SOCRATES-ERASMUS, TIME, INTERREG III,
LEONARDO, TEMPUS, EUREKA, COST, e-TEN, ...
Internationalization of studies
Complex programs of international
cooperation - International
Exchange Programs (IEP)
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Developing of foreign language
programs in AGH UST
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Developing of „visiting professors”
programs in AGH UST
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„Balanced exchange” of students and
staff using internal and external financial
support
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Strategic regions (Germany; France;
Spain; UC&E Europe; USA; C&E Asia;
Latin America)
Internationalization of studies
FORMS OF ACTIVITIES:
• Accent on institutional education
cooperation – „double diploma” and
common international schools
(T.I.M.E. membership)
• Special cooperation program with
international industry
• AGH UST Rector’s Fellowship Program
Infrastructure
Investment in new facilities and projects is crucial for the
current activity of AGH UST as well as its future
development.
Infrastructure
IT Centre
Building Faculty of Energy
and Fuels
Infrastructure
Ceramic Centre
Centre of Advanced Materials
and Nanotechnology
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
AGH UST students campus
AGH UST Campus – the
biggest campus in Poland
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9 000 places for students
canteens, brasseries, bistros
hotel services
medical centre
security system (monitoring)
post office
clubs
radio station
shopping facilities
gyms
kindergarten
modern, cordless computer
network WiFi
Student life
Student life
Unforgettable
atmosphere of
studying ☺
Krakow – city of science and culture
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Beautiful, old Krakow,
a magic city, the cultural
capital of Poland
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Theatres, galleries, museums
– Krakow captivates you with
its charm and magic
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Unique study atmosphere for
over 200 thousand students
Thank You