Members of the Network
AGH University
of Krakow
Where science meets innovation
About the University
AGH University of Krakow is one of Poland’s leading technical universities, known for its strong scientific profile and commitment to innovation, research excellence, and real-world impact. Founded in 1919, the university has grown from a mining academy into a modern, multidisciplinary institution at the forefront of science and technology. With over a century of tradition, AGH University combines academic heritage with cutting-edge developments in fields such as AI, materials engineering, renewable energy, data science and space technologies.
Mission of the University
Our mission is to educate future leaders and conduct top-level research while fostering values of creativity, quality, responsibility, and international cooperation. AGH University’s dynamic campus features state-of-the-art laboratories, digital learning platforms, and modern student facilities, all set in the heart of Krakow.
Global Innovation Network
We are proud of our global collaborations, thriving innovation ecosystem, and close ties with industry partners, offering students and researchers the opportunity to co-create the future. As a university that embraces diversity and global exchange, we welcome students, researchers, and staff from around the world.
International Student Support
To support international visitors, AGH University provides dedicated services at the Welcome Point, offering assistance with formalities, accommodation, and integration into campus life. Visit our official website for more practical information or get in touch with our team at the Centre for International Affairs—we’re here to help you thrive at AGH University.
Jagiellonian University
in Kraków
Inspired by the past, we shape the future
About the University
The Jagiellonian University (JU) is the oldest university in Poland and one of the oldest in Europe. It is also among the largest Polish academic institutions, bringing together tens of thousands of students and several thousand academic teachers. Since its foundation in 1364, JU has always been an international university, welcoming students and scholars from all over the world. This tradition continues today through mobility programmes, bilateral exchanges, international cooperation networks and many other initiatives. While rooted in centuries-old academic tradition, JU is first and foremost a forward-looking institution. With a dynamic structure comprising specialised faculties and modern campuses, JU continues to expand its facilities, technologies, and research capacities to meet the challenges of today’s academic and scientific world.
Leading Global University
Consistently ranked among the top universities in both national and international league tables, and cooperating with leading academic and scientific institutions worldwide, JU successfully combines high-quality education with world-class research — from astrophysics to cardiac surgery. The work and achievements of JU researchers are widely recognised internationally, as evidenced by the growing number of research grants and patents granted to the academic staff members.
International Student Support
In 2018, the International Visitors’ Office was established as a point of contact for internationally mobile researchers, their families and JU units. The IVO team provides information and support on all matters related to relocation — from residence formalities to useful tips on everyday life. For details, please visit IVO website and allow us to make you feel at home at the Jagiellonian University.
Cracow University of Technology
Engineering Knowledge for the Real World
About the University
Cracow University of Technology is a public university established in 1945. It comprises a Doctoral School and 8 faculties (departments) offering majors of Polish and English-taught accredited study programmes. In the most recent national evaluation of scientific disciplines, our University was awarded the highest categories—A+ and A—and is now among the top three Polish universities and is listed in major international university rankings.
Misson of the University
Cracow University of Technology was awarded the Logo Human Resources Excellence in Research by the European Commission that proves that we comply with the European Charter for Researchers and on a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. The University is a member of the European University Association and the STARS EU Strategic Alliance for Regional Transition.
Global Innovation Network
Our laboratory base is constantly developing and expanding, thanks to which our University increases its research capabilities supporting entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology transfer. We cooperate with external entities, companies and scientific institutions including CERN. Modern research infrastructure allows our scientists to adequately respond to the needs of the modern world, such as in the areas of IT technology, low-energy construction, alternative fuels, transportation, bioengineering, medicine or production of composite materials and nanomaterials.
International Student Support
Our Welcome Point offers support to our international students, doctoral students, interns and researchers in order to make them feel at home.
University of Agriculture
in Krakow
The best by nature
About the University
The University of Agriculture in Krakow (UAK) is a public higher education institution that conducts specialised research and educational activities covering the agricultural, food, forestry, and environmental protection and management sectors in all aspects of their operation, namely natural, technical, social, and economic ones. The university extends and spreads knowledge, creates innovations that conduce to achieving food security and climate neutrality, and increases the economy’s competitiveness based on biological materials and processes that facilitate taking up social and civilisational challenges.
Misson of the University
The University of Agriculture is a university with a European range, which constantly improves its processes and is predestined to have a unique impact on the Central Europe region. The University’s potential is exploited in research, implementation, and teaching activities based on cooperation with economic and social entities, as well as state and local government administration units, and constantly developed international collaboration with leading EU and world academic centres.
Global Innovation Network
As its name suggests, the University educates staff for the needs of agriculture and forestry, but also for the entire food economy and the agribusiness sector, paying particular attention to gaining knowledge based on current scientific achievements and acquiring skills based on the use of the latest technical solutions and technologies in the education process, as well as shaping social competences considering the dynamics, changeability, and diversity of civilisational changes. It also enables our graduates to become creative and responsible society members.
Tradition Meets Innovation
Following the tradition, the University of Agriculture fulfils its basic tasks of extending knowledge, raising the scientific level of its employees, and educating academic staff and students, with respect for academic values, in the spirit of responsibility for the ideas of humanism, freedom, and tolerance, compliance with ethical standards, and creation of attitudes of openness to people, knowledge, and the world. It is an obligation of current and future generations of the University’s employees, students, and doctoral students to care for the preservation of the memory of scientists and teachers who have contributed to the development of the University of Agriculture.
The Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics,
Polish Academy of Sciences
The Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
About the Institute
The Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences is one of the leading research centers in the country in the field of natural sciences and engineering (the highest scientific category A+).
Founded in 1955, the Institute at present plays the role of a modern, multidisciplinary research center of established international reputation that carries out advanced basic and applied research in such disciplines as nuclear and elementary particle physics, astrophysics, medical physics, condensed matter physics, radiobiology, and material physics.
Mission of the Institute
The mission of the Institute is to conduct highest-quality research with the use of state-of-the-art infrastructure (particle accelerators, computing clusters, proton therapy center – the unique research and therapy unit of its kind in Poland) in cooperation with the principal scientific centers in the world. Our scientists are not only actively involved in crucial experiments around the globe – at CERN, FAIR, GSI, DESY, but also in international research programs, thus consequently implementing the internationalization strategy of IFJ PAN.
Global Innovation Network
A testament to the highest ethical and organizational standards at IFJ PAN (administrative and substantive assistance as early as at the stage of recruitment process, professional development and mobility support, stable and non-discriminating employment conditions, flexible working hours fostering work-life balance) is the prestigious HR Excellence in Research Award granted to the Institute in 2017.
Tradition Meets Innovation
Owing to the combination of rich traditions with an innovative approach to research, the Institute nowadays constitutes a dynamic place of work and study, promoting the culture of international collaboration by fostering the exchange of experience and building long-term scientific relationships.