Pedagogical University of Cracow (UP)

Poland

Address: ul. Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland

Computer Science & Technical Education, Physics & Materials Science, Geography & Environmental Science

With origins from 1946, UP (Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie) is a leading pedagogical university in Poland, but also offers strong programs in exact sciences (physics, mathematics, computer science, geography) and technical education.

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Astroscience, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Leading pedagogical university with strong science and technical education departments.

Research:

AI & Data science in education, Didactics of science and technology, Materials physics & Nanotechnology, GIS & Environmental modeling.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

1500

Current students***:

15000

Foreign students***:

N/A%

Cumulative former students***:

N/A

Pros

Strong in science education and technical didactics, offers programs in computer science, physics, and geography.

Cons

Primarily a pedagogical university, engineering is focused on education or applied aspects.

Best For

Leading pedagogical university with strong programs in computer science, physics, geography, and technical education.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa follows much the same lines as this university, with nanotechnologies, microbiology and genetics and optics as common ground, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce works in much the same fields, chiefly astroscience, bioinformatics and geotechnics, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is slightly smaller, at about 11,000 students against roughly 15,000 here.
Think of Pomeranian University in Słupsk when astroscience, geotechnics and optics is the priority: it is far smaller, with about 4,000 students against roughly 15,000 here, and is also a public institution.
In terms of fields, Cracow University of Technology is the nearest neighbour, with geotechnics, nanotechnologies and optics again at the core; it has almost the same size, at about 14,000 students, and is also a public institution.
Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz takes a similar route through astroscience, bioinformatics and geotechnics, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

If this institution is on your list for astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, Beijing Normal University in China deserves a comparison, because it is larger, enrolling about 25,000 students against roughly 15,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Universität Osnabrück brings a Germany setting to the same core fields, astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, and it covers ergonomics and UX and automation as well, and has almost the same size, at about 14,000 students.
In Japan, University of Tsukuba teaches much the same core subjects, astroscience, bioinformatics and geotechnics, and it covers aerospace and food science as well, and is slightly larger, at about 17,000 students against roughly 15,000 here.
If this institution is on your list for astroscience, bioinformatics and geotechnics, Universität Potsdam in Germany deserves a comparison, because it is slightly larger, at about 21,000 students against roughly 15,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Universität Bern offers an international parallel to this university, with astroscience, bioinformatics and geotechnics as common ground; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers aerospace as well.

*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.

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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:

known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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