Why AGH University?

A modern, globally-oriented, research-intensive university with a social mission. AGH UST provides education and carries out scientific research in line with the contemporary needs of the economy. Through this social side of the university’s activities, it influences the development of research areas and the creation of new fields of study.

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The efforts to establish a Polish mining school in Krakow and to appoint suitable teaching staff began in the second half of the 19th century and intensified when Galicia gained autonomy in 1860. Numerous projects were developed that considered, among other things, the creation of an independent mining academy or a faculty of mining at […]

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A great success of the AGH UST was to gain the status of a research university. In the ministerial programme ‘Excellence Initiative – Research University’, the winners of the first competition were the 10 best Polish universities.

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AGH University ranks first among Polish technical universities. 1st place among Polish technical universities in the CWUR ranking (2022–2023 edition).

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Formal Inauguration of the Academic Year, National Education Day, Mining Ceremonies (Miner’s Day – ‘Barbórka’ (St. Barbara’s Day), Metallurgy Ceremonies (Metallurgist’s Day), Hoborski Science Days,

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Official name: The Republic of Poland – short form: Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska, Polska) Location: Central Europe. Poland borders Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Russia

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