Pursuant to Agreement No. VIII/84/PS/815/17 of April 24, 2017, and Annexes of August 11, 2017 and November 28, 2017, PK Krakow University of Technology received funding from the State Fund for Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons for the task titled “Reconstruction of Building 11-1 of the Faculty of Architecture of PK Krakow University of Technology at 1 Podchorążych Street, involving the construction of an internal elevator adapted to the needs of persons with disabilities, pursuant to building permit decision No. 1072/2016 of May 17, 2016.”
The total cost of the task amounted to PLN 460,425.48
The funding amounted to PLN 199,400.00
As part of the task, the necessary construction works related to the construction of the internal elevator shaft were carried out, along with the purchase and installation of an elevator device adapted to the needs of persons with disabilities, together with the required finishing works and necessary utility installations.
Persons with disabilities gained access to all rooms of the 4-story building, including restrooms on the upper floors and rooms in the attic. In addition, a parking space was marked near the existing ramp on the eastern side of the building.
Through the implementation of this task, conditions were created for disabled students of PK Krakow University of Technology to study on equal terms with others. A process of equalizing opportunities will take place, meaning participation on equal terms in educational activities and academic life.
This investment made it possible to eliminate barriers for persons seeking employment, equalizing their opportunities to join active professional life.
Currently, 153 students study and 23 staff members are employed at Kraków University of Technology, including, in the Faculties of Architecture and of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science located in the building, 34 students and 3 staff members with documented disability status.
The completion of the works related to the construction of the passenger elevator was the final element ensuring full access for disabled students and staff of PK Krakow University of Technology to all rooms in the building.
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Status as of December 9, 2016
After completion of the task
In 2013, an investment task was carried out on the Czyżyny campus titled “Reconstruction of a freight elevator into a combined passenger-freight elevator adapted for the transport of persons with disabilities, together with a machine room complex in Building 6a (17-11) of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of PK Krakow University of Technology, pursuant to building permit decision No. 1244/2012 of June 22, 2012.”
This task received funding from the State Fund for Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons, administered by the Małopolska Voivodeship, in the amount of PLN 106,334.97. The total cost amounted to PLN 219,700.36. Through the implementation of the above investment task, conditions were created for disabled students of Kraków University of Technology to study on equal terms with others. A process of equalizing opportunities took place, meaning participation on equal terms in educational, academic, social, and cultural life. The main result of carrying out this scope of work was ensuring full access for disabled students to all rooms of teaching complex No. 6 in Czyżyny. Currently, 53 students with documented disability status study at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. By adapting educational conditions to the needs of persons with disabilities, Kraków University of Technology is expanding its educational offer, providing this social group, regardless of age, with new opportunities for professional and personal development. In the photo: the elevator in Building 6a after reconstruction / photo by Jan Zych
