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The International Students Office, as the admissions office for international students of the Jagiellonian University, provides information and counselling for foreign students wishing to study at this institution.
The university consists now of 15 faculties including Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology; Biology and Earth Sciences; Chemistry; History; International and Political Studies; Law and Administration; Management and Social Communication; Mathematics and Computer Science; Philology; Philosophy; Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science; Polish Studies; Medicine; Pharmacy; Health Care.
The Jagiellonian University offers teaching in Polish in above mentioned general fields of studies through:
• Programmes leading to a Bachelor degree (3 years - full-time, extramural or evening)
• Programmes leading to a Master degree (5 years - full-time, extramural or evening)
• Programmes leading to a Master degree for holders of a Bachelor degree (2 years - full-time, extramural or evening)
• Doctoral studies (4 years - full-time or individual)
• Postgraduate non-degree studies
The Jagiellonian University also offers a range of programmes in English.
Degree programmes:
• MA in European Studies - in English, 3 semesters
• MA in Central & Eastern European Studies - in English, 3 semesters
• MA in TransAtlantic Studies - in English, 3 semesters
• MA in English Literature - in English, 3 semesters
• MA in American Literature - in English, 3 semesters
• MA in TESOL Methodology and Applied Linguistics - in English, 3 semesters
• MSc in Biotechnology - in English, 2 years
• Studies in Medicine - in English, 4 or 6 years
Degree programmes offered by consortia, where Jagiellonian University is a member:
• MA in Euroculture - in English, 3 semesters
• International Masters in Economy, State & Society - in English, 2 years
• MA in Analysing Europe (IMPREST) International Masters Programme in European Studies - in English, 1 year
• MA in European Studies "The process of building Europe" - 1 year
• LLM in American and International Business and Commercial Law - in English, 1 year
• MSc in Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry - in English, 2 years
• MSc in European Public Health - in English, 2 years
Non-degree programmes and courses:
• Graduate School of Science - in English, 2 years
• Undergraduate Study Abroad at the Centre for European Studies - in English, 1 semester
• Study Abroad Program - International Polish Studies - in English, 1-2 semesters
• Deutschsprachige Schule des Polnischen Rechts - in German, 1 semester
• Interdisciplinary Programme in the Humanities and Social Sciences - in English
• Interdisciplinary Programme in Natural Sciences - in English
In addition to the above programmes, at particular units courses in English are being offered:
• courses in Sociology
• courses in Business and Communication
• courses in History
• courses in Department of Civilization Comparative Studies
• courses in Psychology
• courses in Law and Administration
• courses in Geography
• courses in Journalism and Social Communication
Medicine in English
The School of Medicine in English is a structural unit of the Faculty of Medicine at the Jagiellonian University Medical College. First students were enrolled in October 1994. In the academic year 2007/2008 there have been over 420 students from five continents and fifteen countries. Majority of the students comes from Norway, Canada and USA.
The School offers two programs of medicine that are taught entirely in English: 4-year program for graduates of college/university and 6-year program for graduates of secondary schools. Graduates of these programs receive a diploma of the Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Medicine conferring Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Jagiellonian University Medical College programs in English are in compliance with the teaching standards of:
• Poland,
• European Union,
• US Department of Education (Stafford Loan Program),
• Medical Board of California.
The first part of the curriculum covers basic science and pre-clinical courses while the second incorporates clinical courses in many medical specialties. The final year students may complete part of the clinical rotations at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, USA, University of California San Diego (UCSD), San Diego, USA, University of California Irvine (UCI), Irvine, USA, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, USA, University of California Riverside (UCR) School of Medicine, Riverside, USA, (from 2012), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA and also University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York, USA, based on the agreement between medical schools.
Studying at the Medical School in English is much more than just enjoying the surrounding of historical buildings, meeting prominent lecturers and attending classes. The unique experience combines living in a beautiful and historical educational city with being part of a lovely university tradition, meeting people from all over the world and making friends. The School does its best to make the students feel at home as members of a large family who meet to celebrate holidays such as Thanksgiving Day, Independence Day of Norway and University Day. Those who like the spirit of sports can compete to win the University Vice-Rector Cup or Dean’s Cup in skiing, swimming and bicycle racing competitions.
The JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY
Center for Polish Language and Culture in the World
The Center for Polish Language and Culture in the World began the academic year 2005/2006 at a new location, ul. Grodzka 64, at the foot of the Wawel Hill, which for centuries was the residence of Polish kings. The royal castle has become a symbol of the Golden Age of the Polish culture and the symbol of Polish tradition. Thus, students who have decided to learn Polish language and culture at the Jagiellonian University Center are doing so at the very heart of Krakow, in the vicinity of many monuments, and not far from the Main Market Square - the biggest such square of medieval Europe.
The Center for Polish Language and Culture consists of three academic units, Department of Polish as a Foreign Language, Department of Polish, Polonia Culture and Biographic Studies and School of Polish Language and Culture.
The Center, and the Department of Polish as a Foreign Language in particular, is one of the most important academic institutions teaching Polish language and culture to foreigners. It organizes:
• one-year programs in Polish language and culture
• one-semester programs in Polish language and culture
• summer courses in Polish language and culture
• Polish language courses for students of the Erasmus Program studying in Kraków
• Polish language courses for graduate students of Kraków academic institutions
• individual courses for businessmen and translators
• a special preparatory course for those interested in taking state certification exams.
The academic Staff of the Center publishes language and academic textbooks, dictionaries and monographs in two series of the Universitas Publishing House, namely: “Polish for Foreigners” and “Methodology of Teaching Polish as a Foreign Language”.
The Department of Polish as a Foreign Language has taken an active part in the process of certification for the Polish language, and presently is engaged in organization and administration of the State Exams, which have been taking place since Spring 2004. The exams (level B1, B2, C2) proved that many foreigners, both in Poland and abroad, find Polish attractive. The exams have been already taken by 1033 persons from 42 countries (from Germany, from Ukraine, from the United States, from Japan, from France, from Russia, from Spain, from Slovakia, from Belarus, and from Italy). The majority were young people, aged between 20 and 29. Center students who are interested in obtaining the State Certificates, at levels B1, B2 and C2, can do so twice a year: in the spring and during the summer courses.
Learning Polish is the most important goal of foreigners studying at the Center. They can also participate in various courses on Polish history, society, culture and literature. Some take part in the work of the Theater Studio, presenting their talents in Polish.
The majority of the Center students are foreigners. The Center however, also educates 70 Poles who want to become teachers of Polish as a foreign language (MA program and postgraduate non-degree studies). These students carry out activities in the Academic Circle for Polish Language Teaching. All students, Polish and foreign, have many occasions to meet, talk and make friends.
Studies at the Center represent a meeting of the tradition of the oldest Polish university, the knowledge and experience of teachers, and the zest of foreign students. This combination is unique, and the unforgettable atmosphere of the time spent at the Center lingers in students’ memory for a very long time. It is really worthwhile to come here, study here, be here.
The New Campus - a new dimension for science and business
The originator of the campus construction concept was Professor Władysław Grodziński. The first plans were initiated at the beginning of the Seventies. In 1998, the first building was started – the UJ Centre for Natural Science Research and Apparatus, financed from the university’s own sources – and a section of Gronostajowa Street was completed. On May 23rd 2001, the Polish Sejm accepted a resolution calling for the setting up of a long term “Construction of the Campus of the 600th Anniversary of the UJ Revival” which enabled many activities to be carried out using government funds.
Initially, the Biological Sciences Complex was constructed. Today, the Campus houses the Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, and the Institute of Environmental Sciences. The buildings for the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science and the Faculty of Management and Social Communication have been completed, while a further two are under construction – the Institute of Zoology and the Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science. Also planned are the Faculty of Chemistry, the Institute of Geological Sciences, the Institute of Botanics and the Centre for Natural Science Research. The Campus will also house a sports hall with a full Olympic-size swimming pool and spectator seating for 1.5 thousand people. In addition, a new botanical garden is in the design stage, as is a complex of student residences.
The construction of the Campus of the 600th Anniversary of the UJ Revival has enabled a vast broadening of the range of teaching activity and an increase in student numbers. On the Campus, the university buildings border on the Technology Park and Special Economic Zone already functioning there. The Technology Park serves to transfer academic research into the field of industrial technology. The economic zone offers very beneficial investment conditions through a system of tax exemptions.
The Technology Park currently houses the headquarters of Motorola, and a series of further investments are planned. Included are three buildings financed by EU funds either for the UJ itself or for its own companies – the Life Science Park – Technoincubator, the Małopolskie Centre for Biotechnology and the National Centre for Electromagnetic Radioation. Also worthy of mention are planned buildings such as Ericpol S.A. – Software Centre, Grup Onet.pl S.A. – the largest data centre in Poland, the headquarters of Onet.pl S.A. in Kraków, and TVN television studios. Discussions are also underway for the construction of the 3rd Campus Conference and Exhibition Centre.
The close proximity of the university and private firms will stimulate both parties via the transfer of research to industrial production and will drive researchers to come up with original solutions and applications for them.
The most important dates in the history of the Jagiellonian University
1364
King Kazimierz the Great founded the university in Kraków. Only three faculties were opened (Law, Medicine and Liberal Arts). Not until 1397 did the Pope permit the establishment of the Faculty of Theology.
1370
King Kazimierz the Great died. Without his patronage the university stopped working.
1400
King Władysław Jagiełło granted a new foundation charter for a fuli university with four faculties, including theology, thanks to the efforts and beguest of his wife Oueen Jadwiga of Anjou, who died prematurely in 1399. The King also purchased a house for the Kraków Academy - today’s Collegium Maius. The lectures started in the restored university. Stanisław of Skalbimierz and Paweł Włodkowic of Brudzeń Iaid the foundations of international law. In the second half of the I5th century the first golden period in the development of the university started owing to its famous Schools of Mathematic and Astronomy.
1491 - 1495
Nicolaus Copernicus studied liberal arts here.
1517
Maciej Miechowita, professor of the Kraków Academy, published his famous Tractatus de duabus Sarmatiis. This geographical description of Eastern Europe was translated into many languages.
1578
Walenty Fontana started lectures for the first time on the Copernicus De revolutionibus orbium coelestium.
1583- 1643
Conflict of the university with the Jesuits, who wanted to take over the Kraków Academy. The university plunged into scholasticism.
1655
The Swedish troops occupied Kraków and plundered the university.
1748
Establishment of the Department of Natural Law.
1777- 1787
Reform of the university in the spirit of the Enlightenment, led by Hugo Kołłątaj, inspector acting on behalf of the Commission of National Education and later rector of the university. The Astronomicai Observatory, the Botanical Garden, clinics, first laboratories came into existence. Polish language replaced Latin, modern programmes of teaching were introduced.
1794
The professors and students took an active part in the Kościuszko Insurection.
1795
The third and last partition of Poland. A year later the Austrian Army took control of Kraków. Even though the Austrians brought a few famous scientists, the finał effect was negative, the university lost its Polishness.
1818
The university was renamed “The Jagiellonian University”. After 1820 it was under the control of Russia, Prussia and Austria in order to prevent liberation movements.
1846
“The Kraków’s Republic” was incorporated into Austria. Gradual Germanization of the university, which lost its autonomy.
1870
Complete restoration of the university’s autonomy and its Polish identity. The second golden period in the history of the university started. It achieved renown thanks to professors such as: Karol Olszewski and Zygmunt Wróblewski (first liquefaction of oxygen and nitrogen), Napoleon Cybulski (discovering of adrenaline’s function), Marian Smoluchowski (works on kinetic theory), historians Michał Bobrzyński and Józef Szujski, lawyers Fryderyk Zoll jun., Stanisław Wróblewski.
1897
The first female students were admitted to studies.
1918
After the country regained its independence many professors moved to other newly-established Polish colleges. However, the university still kept a leading position in Polish science.
1939
The German aggression against Poland. On the 6th of November the Nazis insidiously arrested 183 professors, assistant professors and assistant lecturers and sent them to the concentration camps in Sachsenhausen and Dachau. The invaders closed the university and other higher education and secondary schools in Poland. 34 academic teachers were killed by the Nazis and the Soviets.
1942
Underground teaching started. By the end of the war, the number of students had increased to 800. Among others Karol Wojtyła, later Pope John Paul II, studied here.
1945
Normal university activity was resumed.
1948
The beginning of the stalinist regime at the university. The professors who did not submit meekly were dismissed, the university lost its autonomy, so-called Marxist methodology was imposed on research. The academic community was under total communist control. The university was soon deprived of the Faculty of Medicine, Agriculture, Forestry and Theology, the School of Physical Education and the Printing House.
1956
The political “thow”. A partial restoration of the university’s autonomy, freedom of scientific research and international contacts.
1964
Commemoration of the university 600th anniversary. Numerous new university buildings were erected. The reconstruction of Collegium Maius was finished and the Jagiellonian University Museum was opened.
1980
The university community joined the “Solidarność” movement.
1993
The Medical Faculty returned to the university forming the Collegium Medicum.
2000
The 600th anniversary of the university restoration. Building of the Third Campus was initiated. Among other things a new wing of the Jagiellonian Library was built.
2005
The Auditorium Maximum is completed.
The International Students Office, as the admissions office for international students of the Jagiellonian University, provides information and counselling for foreign students wishing to study at this institution.
The university consists now of 15 faculties including Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology; Biology and Earth Sciences; Chemistry; History; International and Political Studies; Law and Administration; Management and Social Communication; Mathematics and Computer Science; Philology; Philosophy; Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science; Polish Studies; Medicine; Pharmacy; Health Care.
The Jagiellonian University offers teaching in Polish in above mentioned general fields of studies through:
• Programmes leading to a Bachelor degree (3 years - full-time, extramural or evening)
• Programmes leading to a Master degree (5 years - full-time, extramural or evening)
• Programmes leading to a Master degree for holders of a Bachelor degree (2 years - full-time, extramural or evening)
• Doctoral studies (4 years - full-time or individual)
• Postgraduate non-degree studies
The Jagiellonian University also offers a range of programmes in English.
Degree programmes:
• MA in European Studies - in English, 3 semesters
• MA in Central & Eastern European Studies - in English, 3 semesters
• MA in TransAtlantic Studies - in English, 3 semesters
• MA in English Literature - in English, 3 semesters
• MA in American Literature - in English, 3 semesters
• MA in TESOL Methodology and Applied Linguistics - in English, 3 semesters
• MSc in Biotechnology - in English, 2 years
• Studies in Medicine - in English, 4 or 6 years
Degree programmes offered by consortia, where Jagiellonian University is a member:
• MA in Euroculture - in English, 3 semesters
• International Masters in Economy, State & Society - in English, 2 years
• MA in Analysing Europe (IMPREST) International Masters Programme in European Studies - in English, 1 year
• MA in European Studies "The process of building Europe" - 1 year
• LLM in American and International Business and Commercial Law - in English, 1 year
• MSc in Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry - in English, 2 years
• MSc in European Public Health - in English, 2 years
Non-degree programmes and courses:
• Graduate School of Science - in English, 2 years
• Undergraduate Study Abroad at the Centre for European Studies - in English, 1 semester
• Study Abroad Program - International Polish Studies - in English, 1-2 semesters
• Deutschsprachige Schule des Polnischen Rechts - in German, 1 semester
• Interdisciplinary Programme in the Humanities and Social Sciences - in English
• Interdisciplinary Programme in Natural Sciences - in English
In addition to the above programmes, at particular units courses in English are being offered:
• courses in Sociology
• courses in Business and Communication
• courses in History
• courses in Department of Civilization Comparative Studies
• courses in Psychology
• courses in Law and Administration
• courses in Geography
• courses in Journalism and Social Communication
Medicine in English
The School of Medicine in English is a structural unit of the Faculty of Medicine at the Jagiellonian University Medical College. First students were enrolled in October 1994. In the academic year 2007/2008 there have been over 420 students from five continents and fifteen countries. Majority of the students comes from Norway, Canada and USA.
The School offers two programs of medicine that are taught entirely in English: 4-year program for graduates of college/university and 6-year program for graduates of secondary schools. Graduates of these programs receive a diploma of the Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Medicine conferring Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Jagiellonian University Medical College programs in English are in compliance with the teaching standards of:
• Poland,
• European Union,
• US Department of Education (Stafford Loan Program),
• Medical Board of California.
The first part of the curriculum covers basic science and pre-clinical courses while the second incorporates clinical courses in many medical specialties. The final year students may complete part of the clinical rotations at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, USA, University of California San Diego (UCSD), San Diego, USA, University of California Irvine (UCI), Irvine, USA, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, USA, University of California Riverside (UCR) School of Medicine, Riverside, USA, (from 2012), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA and also University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York, USA, based on the agreement between medical schools.
Studying at the Medical School in English is much more than just enjoying the surrounding of historical buildings, meeting prominent lecturers and attending classes. The unique experience combines living in a beautiful and historical educational city with being part of a lovely university tradition, meeting people from all over the world and making friends. The School does its best to make the students feel at home as members of a large family who meet to celebrate holidays such as Thanksgiving Day, Independence Day of Norway and University Day. Those who like the spirit of sports can compete to win the University Vice-Rector Cup or Dean’s Cup in skiing, swimming and bicycle racing competitions.
The JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY
Center for Polish Language and Culture in the World
The Center for Polish Language and Culture in the World began the academic year 2005/2006 at a new location, ul. Grodzka 64, at the foot of the Wawel Hill, which for centuries was the residence of Polish kings. The royal castle has become a symbol of the Golden Age of the Polish culture and the symbol of Polish tradition. Thus, students who have decided to learn Polish language and culture at the Jagiellonian University Center are doing so at the very heart of Krakow, in the vicinity of many monuments, and not far from the Main Market Square - the biggest such square of medieval Europe.
The Center for Polish Language and Culture consists of three academic units, Department of Polish as a Foreign Language, Department of Polish, Polonia Culture and Biographic Studies and School of Polish Language and Culture.
The Center, and the Department of Polish as a Foreign Language in particular, is one of the most important academic institutions teaching Polish language and culture to foreigners. It organizes:
• one-year programs in Polish language and culture
• one-semester programs in Polish language and culture
• summer courses in Polish language and culture
• Polish language courses for students of the Erasmus Program studying in Kraków
• Polish language courses for graduate students of Kraków academic institutions
• individual courses for businessmen and translators
• a special preparatory course for those interested in taking state certification exams.
The academic Staff of the Center publishes language and academic textbooks, dictionaries and monographs in two series of the Universitas Publishing House, namely: “Polish for Foreigners” and “Methodology of Teaching Polish as a Foreign Language”.
The Department of Polish as a Foreign Language has taken an active part in the process of certification for the Polish language, and presently is engaged in organization and administration of the State Exams, which have been taking place since Spring 2004. The exams (level B1, B2, C2) proved that many foreigners, both in Poland and abroad, find Polish attractive. The exams have been already taken by 1033 persons from 42 countries (from Germany, from Ukraine, from the United States, from Japan, from France, from Russia, from Spain, from Slovakia, from Belarus, and from Italy). The majority were young people, aged between 20 and 29. Center students who are interested in obtaining the State Certificates, at levels B1, B2 and C2, can do so twice a year: in the spring and during the summer courses.
Learning Polish is the most important goal of foreigners studying at the Center. They can also participate in various courses on Polish history, society, culture and literature. Some take part in the work of the Theater Studio, presenting their talents in Polish.
The majority of the Center students are foreigners. The Center however, also educates 70 Poles who want to become teachers of Polish as a foreign language (MA program and postgraduate non-degree studies). These students carry out activities in the Academic Circle for Polish Language Teaching. All students, Polish and foreign, have many occasions to meet, talk and make friends.
Studies at the Center represent a meeting of the tradition of the oldest Polish university, the knowledge and experience of teachers, and the zest of foreign students. This combination is unique, and the unforgettable atmosphere of the time spent at the Center lingers in students’ memory for a very long time. It is really worthwhile to come here, study here, be here.
The New Campus - a new dimension for science and business
The originator of the campus construction concept was Professor Władysław Grodziński. The first plans were initiated at the beginning of the Seventies. In 1998, the first building was started – the UJ Centre for Natural Science Research and Apparatus, financed from the university’s own sources – and a section of Gronostajowa Street was completed. On May 23rd 2001, the Polish Sejm accepted a resolution calling for the setting up of a long term “Construction of the Campus of the 600th Anniversary of the UJ Revival” which enabled many activities to be carried out using government funds.
Initially, the Biological Sciences Complex was constructed. Today, the Campus houses the Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, and the Institute of Environmental Sciences. The buildings for the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science and the Faculty of Management and Social Communication have been completed, while a further two are under construction – the Institute of Zoology and the Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science. Also planned are the Faculty of Chemistry, the Institute of Geological Sciences, the Institute of Botanics and the Centre for Natural Science Research. The Campus will also house a sports hall with a full Olympic-size swimming pool and spectator seating for 1.5 thousand people. In addition, a new botanical garden is in the design stage, as is a complex of student residences.
The construction of the Campus of the 600th Anniversary of the UJ Revival has enabled a vast broadening of the range of teaching activity and an increase in student numbers. On the Campus, the university buildings border on the Technology Park and Special Economic Zone already functioning there. The Technology Park serves to transfer academic research into the field of industrial technology. The economic zone offers very beneficial investment conditions through a system of tax exemptions.
The Technology Park currently houses the headquarters of Motorola, and a series of further investments are planned. Included are three buildings financed by EU funds either for the UJ itself or for its own companies – the Life Science Park – Technoincubator, the Małopolskie Centre for Biotechnology and the National Centre for Electromagnetic Radioation. Also worthy of mention are planned buildings such as Ericpol S.A. – Software Centre, Grup Onet.pl S.A. – the largest data centre in Poland, the headquarters of Onet.pl S.A. in Kraków, and TVN television studios. Discussions are also underway for the construction of the 3rd Campus Conference and Exhibition Centre.
The close proximity of the university and private firms will stimulate both parties via the transfer of research to industrial production and will drive researchers to come up with original solutions and applications for them.
The most important dates in the history of the Jagiellonian University
1364
King Kazimierz the Great founded the university in Kraków. Only three faculties were opened (Law, Medicine and Liberal Arts). Not until 1397 did the Pope permit the establishment of the Faculty of Theology.
1370
King Kazimierz the Great died. Without his patronage the university stopped working.
1400
King Władysław Jagiełło granted a new foundation charter for a fuli university with four faculties, including theology, thanks to the efforts and beguest of his wife Oueen Jadwiga of Anjou, who died prematurely in 1399. The King also purchased a house for the Kraków Academy - today’s Collegium Maius. The lectures started in the restored university. Stanisław of Skalbimierz and Paweł Włodkowic of Brudzeń Iaid the foundations of international law. In the second half of the I5th century the first golden period in the development of the university started owing to its famous Schools of Mathematic and Astronomy.
1491 - 1495
Nicolaus Copernicus studied liberal arts here.
1517
Maciej Miechowita, professor of the Kraków Academy, published his famous Tractatus de duabus Sarmatiis. This geographical description of Eastern Europe was translated into many languages.
1578
Walenty Fontana started lectures for the first time on the Copernicus De revolutionibus orbium coelestium.
1583- 1643
Conflict of the university with the Jesuits, who wanted to take over the Kraków Academy. The university plunged into scholasticism.
1655
The Swedish troops occupied Kraków and plundered the university.
1748
Establishment of the Department of Natural Law.
1777- 1787
Reform of the university in the spirit of the Enlightenment, led by Hugo Kołłątaj, inspector acting on behalf of the Commission of National Education and later rector of the university. The Astronomicai Observatory, the Botanical Garden, clinics, first laboratories came into existence. Polish language replaced Latin, modern programmes of teaching were introduced.
1794
The professors and students took an active part in the Kościuszko Insurection.
1795
The third and last partition of Poland. A year later the Austrian Army took control of Kraków. Even though the Austrians brought a few famous scientists, the finał effect was negative, the university lost its Polishness.
1818
The university was renamed “The Jagiellonian University”. After 1820 it was under the control of Russia, Prussia and Austria in order to prevent liberation movements.
1846
“The Kraków’s Republic” was incorporated into Austria. Gradual Germanization of the university, which lost its autonomy.
1870
Complete restoration of the university’s autonomy and its Polish identity. The second golden period in the history of the university started. It achieved renown thanks to professors such as: Karol Olszewski and Zygmunt Wróblewski (first liquefaction of oxygen and nitrogen), Napoleon Cybulski (discovering of adrenaline’s function), Marian Smoluchowski (works on kinetic theory), historians Michał Bobrzyński and Józef Szujski, lawyers Fryderyk Zoll jun., Stanisław Wróblewski.
1897
The first female students were admitted to studies.
1918
After the country regained its independence many professors moved to other newly-established Polish colleges. However, the university still kept a leading position in Polish science.
1939
The German aggression against Poland. On the 6th of November the Nazis insidiously arrested 183 professors, assistant professors and assistant lecturers and sent them to the concentration camps in Sachsenhausen and Dachau. The invaders closed the university and other higher education and secondary schools in Poland. 34 academic teachers were killed by the Nazis and the Soviets.
1942
Underground teaching started. By the end of the war, the number of students had increased to 800. Among others Karol Wojtyła, later Pope John Paul II, studied here.
1945
Normal university activity was resumed.
1948
The beginning of the stalinist regime at the university. The professors who did not submit meekly were dismissed, the university lost its autonomy, so-called Marxist methodology was imposed on research. The academic community was under total communist control. The university was soon deprived of the Faculty of Medicine, Agriculture, Forestry and Theology, the School of Physical Education and the Printing House.
1956
The political “thow”. A partial restoration of the university’s autonomy, freedom of scientific research and international contacts.
1964
Commemoration of the university 600th anniversary. Numerous new university buildings were erected. The reconstruction of Collegium Maius was finished and the Jagiellonian University Museum was opened.
1980
The university community joined the “Solidarność” movement.
1993
The Medical Faculty returned to the university forming the Collegium Medicum.
2000
The 600th anniversary of the university restoration. Building of the Third Campus was initiated. Among other things a new wing of the Jagiellonian Library was built.
2005
The Auditorium Maximum is completed.
Information published at 26 May 2008
