Jagiellonian University in Krakow

Jagiellonian University is Poland’s oldest (640 years of constant activity) and most noble. With its over 45 906 students and 6 847 staff is definitely second biggest public institution of higher education in Poland. Alma Mater Cracoviensis, as that is old latin name, dates back to 1364 when King Casimir III the Great established it with permission from Pope Urban V. Often modernized and restored has got its present name after King Ladislav II Jagiello (1386-1434).

It contains the following faculties:

Faculty of Law and Administration
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Pharmacy
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Philosophy
Faculty of History
Faculty of Philology
Faculty of Polish Studies
Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Faculty of Chemistry
Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences
Faculty of Management and Social Communication
Faculty of International and Political Studies
Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology

Now – for the interesting stuff. Students from abroad are most welcome at the Jagiellonian University. Master-degree studies take 5 to 6 years, and end with completing the master theses, based on students’ own research. There is a number of master-degree and postgraduate programs in English and a few in other foreign languages. So – is you’d like to make your degree in Poland, nothing simpler. And … it’s still a country with the highest standards for education in EU, as well as endless and cheap partying possibilities.

The University buildings are also very often simply interesting - especially Collegium Novum (home for lawyers, historians and administration). It’s a monumental building definitely to be visited if you like places with lots of history (that is the one pointed at our interactive map of Krakow). Another one worth mentioning would be Collegium Maius with The Jagiellonian University Museum. Go there to get to know the University’s history, take a look at old 14th century courtyard, old manuscripts, and more.

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