{"id":797,"date":"2026-08-21T09:42:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/rector\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T12:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:42:08","slug":"rector","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/en\/authorities\/rector\/","title":{"rendered":"Rector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\"><strong>Professor Andrzej Szarata, prof. dr&nbsp;hab.<\/strong> in\u017c.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rektor_andrzej_szarata-681x1024.png\" alt=\"Professor Andrzej Szarata, Rector of Krak\u00f3w University of Technology\" class=\"wp-image-679\" style=\"width:452px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rektor_andrzej_szarata-681x1024.png 681w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rektor_andrzej_szarata-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rektor_andrzej_szarata-768x1154.png 768w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rektor_andrzej_szarata-1022x1536.png 1022w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rektor_andrzej_szarata-1363x2048.png 1363w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rektor_andrzej_szarata.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Recctor Professor Andrzej Szarata<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Rector directs the activities of&nbsp;PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology and represents the university externally, serving as&nbsp;the superior of&nbsp;all employees and students of&nbsp;PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Professor Andrzej Szarata, dr&nbsp;hab. in\u017c., was born in&nbsp;1975 in&nbsp;Krynica-Zdr\u00f3j. He&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;graduate of&nbsp;the Faculty of&nbsp;Civil Engineering at&nbsp;Silesian University of&nbsp;Technology in&nbsp;Gliwice, specializing in <em>road and highway construction<\/em> (ranking among the top 5% of&nbsp;graduates). He&nbsp;has been associated with Krak\u00f3w University of&nbsp;Technology since 1999, when he&nbsp;began work as&nbsp;a&nbsp;research and teaching assistant at&nbsp;the Institute of&nbsp;Road and Railway Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;2006, he&nbsp;defended his doctoral dissertation at&nbsp;the Faculty of&nbsp;Civil Engineering of&nbsp;Krak\u00f3w University of&nbsp;Technology. From 2013 to&nbsp;2016, he&nbsp;served as&nbsp;Deputy Director for Scientific Research and Industry Cooperation at&nbsp;the Institute of&nbsp;Road and Railway Engineering at&nbsp;PK&nbsp;KUT. He&nbsp;received the title of&nbsp;Professor on&nbsp;September 28, 2020. He&nbsp;served as&nbsp;Dean of&nbsp;the Faculty of&nbsp;Civil Engineering at&nbsp;Krak\u00f3w University of&nbsp;Technology during the 2016-2020 and 2020-2023 terms.      <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">He&nbsp;has published, as&nbsp;author and co-author, over 90 scientific papers. He&nbsp;is&nbsp;the author of&nbsp;two monographs and co-author of&nbsp;four (including two in&nbsp;English), has organized over 20 industry scientific and technical conferences, and has served as&nbsp;principal investigator for 10 research projects, both domestic and international, carried out at&nbsp;Krak\u00f3w University of&nbsp;Technology (including: Civitas Caravel, MAX, Shape-It, TraCit, Posmetrans, GSP, Capital). He&nbsp;has developed transport models for many Polish cities, including: Wroc\u0142aw, Pozna\u0144, Gda\u0144sk, Rzesz\u00f3w, Warsaw, Krak\u00f3w, Kielce, and transport models for the Mazovian and Lesser Poland voivodeships. He&nbsp;is&nbsp;also a&nbsp;co-author of&nbsp;the transport model for Thessaloniki (Greece). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Professor Andrzej Szarata is&nbsp;a&nbsp;member of&nbsp;many prestigious scientific and advisory bodies, including the Council for Higher Education, Science and Innovation under the President of&nbsp;the Republic of&nbsp;Poland, the Transport Committee of&nbsp;the Polish Academy of&nbsp;Sciences, the Construction Commission of&nbsp;the Polish Academy of&nbsp;Sciences Branch in&nbsp;Krak\u00f3w, the Task Force for Large-Scale Development Projects at&nbsp;the Committee for Spatial Development of&nbsp;the Country of&nbsp;the Polish Academy of&nbsp;Sciences, the Commission of&nbsp;Technical Sciences of&nbsp;the Polish Academy of&nbsp;Arts and Sciences, the Polish Association of&nbsp;Civil Engineers and Construction Technicians, and the Association of&nbsp;Communication Engineers and Technicians. He&nbsp;serves as&nbsp;Chairman of&nbsp;the Scientific Council of&nbsp;the Carpathian Euroregion and Chairman of&nbsp;the Science Committee of&nbsp;the Association of&nbsp;Communication Engineers and Technicians of&nbsp;the Republic of&nbsp;Poland. Additionally, he&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;member of&nbsp;the Scientific Councils of: the Railway Institute, the Building Research Institute, the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways, Warsaw Metro, the Podhale Association, the Galician Chamber of&nbsp;Construction, and the Polish Ecological Club. He&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;member of&nbsp;the Program Council of&nbsp;the ITS Poland Association, and since 2020, Chairman of&nbsp;the Program Council for the Development of&nbsp;Krak\u00f3w&#8217;s&nbsp;Transport System, operating under the Mayor of&nbsp;Krak\u00f3w.         <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Andrzej Szarata, prof. dr&nbsp;hab. in\u017c. 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