{"id":805,"date":"2026-08-24T13:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T11:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/?page_id=805"},"modified":"2026-09-18T15:46:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:46:57","slug":"our-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/en\/our-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&nbsp;combine academic tradition with a&nbsp;modern approach to&nbsp;science, technology and education. We&nbsp;educate highly qualified engineers and scientists, prepared to&nbsp;meet the challenges of&nbsp;today&#8217;s&nbsp;economy and a&nbsp;rapidly changing world. We&nbsp;draw on&nbsp;rich university traditions: the pursuit of&nbsp;truth, respect for knowledge and skill, integrity in&nbsp;sharing and disseminating them, openness to&nbsp;new ideas, respect for personal dignity and civil rights, and respect for academic freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-justify\">Our Values<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{&quot;tabsId&quot;:&quot;tabs_1&quot;,&quot;activeTabIndex&quot;:0}\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.onTabsInit\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/tabs\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleTabKeyDown\" class=\"wp-block-tabs is-layout-flow wp-block-tabs-is-layout-flow\">\n<div aria-label=\"Tabbed content\" role=\"tablist\" class=\"wp-block-tab-list is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-tab-list-is-layout-9609cfa1 wp-block-tab-list-is-layout-flex\"><button aria-controls=\"tabs_1-tab-0\" data-wp-bind--aria-selected=\"state.isActiveTab\" data-wp-bind--tabindex=\"state.tabIndexAttribute\" 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type=\"button\" role=\"tab\">OPENESS<\/button><button aria-controls=\"tabs_1-tab-4\" data-wp-bind--aria-selected=\"state.isActiveTab\" data-wp-bind--tabindex=\"state.tabIndexAttribute\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;tabIndex&quot;:4}\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.handleTabClick\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleTabKeyDown\" id=\"tab__tabs_1-tab-4\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\" type=\"button\" role=\"tab\">COLLABORATION<\/button><button aria-controls=\"tabs_1-tab-5\" data-wp-bind--aria-selected=\"state.isActiveTab\" data-wp-bind--tabindex=\"state.tabIndexAttribute\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;tabIndex&quot;:5}\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.handleTabClick\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleTabKeyDown\" id=\"tab__tabs_1-tab-5\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\" type=\"button\" role=\"tab\">RESPECT<\/button><button aria-controls=\"tabs_1-tab-6\" data-wp-bind--aria-selected=\"state.isActiveTab\" data-wp-bind--tabindex=\"state.tabIndexAttribute\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;tabIndex&quot;:6}\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.handleTabClick\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleTabKeyDown\" id=\"tab__tabs_1-tab-6\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\" type=\"button\" role=\"tab\">KINDNESS<\/button><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tab-panels\">\n<section hidden aria-labelledby=\"tab__tabs_1-tab-0\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.isActiveTab\" id=\"tabs_1-tab-0\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-tab-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-tab-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section hidden aria-labelledby=\"tab__tabs_1-tab-1\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.isActiveTab\" id=\"tabs_1-tab-1\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-tab-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-tab-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section hidden aria-labelledby=\"tab__tabs_1-tab-2\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.isActiveTab\" id=\"tabs_1-tab-2\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-tab-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-tab-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section hidden aria-labelledby=\"tab__tabs_1-tab-3\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.isActiveTab\" id=\"tabs_1-tab-3\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-tab-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-tab-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology (PK&nbsp;KUT) is&nbsp;a&nbsp;leading public university with over 80 years of&nbsp;tradition in&nbsp;educating engineers and advancing Polish science and technology. Established in&nbsp;1945 and named after national hero and engineer Tadeusz Ko\u015bciuszko, the university combines respect for tradition with openness to&nbsp;innovation. PK&nbsp;KUT offers programs across eight faculties and a&nbsp;Doctoral School, with courses taught in&nbsp;both Polish and English. With a&nbsp;community of&nbsp;roughly 12,000 students and more than 1,100 academic teachers, the university has educated over 115,000 alumni who now work in&nbsp;business, government, academia and research worldwide. Its academic standing is&nbsp;reflected in&nbsp;international rankings including THE, QS&nbsp;and the Shanghai Ranking (ARWU), and several of&nbsp;its researchers are listed among Stanford University&#8217;s&nbsp;top 2% of&nbsp;scientists worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Perspektywy 2026 ranking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator uagb-block-8c734561\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator__inner\" style=\"--my-background-image:\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-d2b4be4b alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-grid uagb-block-58e58d96\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\"><strong>No. 1 <\/strong> Faculty of&nbsp;Landscape Architecture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No. 2<\/strong> Faculty of&nbsp;Architecture<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-d3e0a7c6\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best landscape architecture programme in&nbsp;Poland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Second-best architecture programme in&nbsp;Poland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator uagb-block-b18dfe88\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator__inner\" style=\"--my-background-image:\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both ranked programmes hold international accreditation from RIBA and IFLA Europe, and the Faculty of&nbsp;Landscape Architecture carries an&nbsp;A+ rating from Poland&#8217;s&nbsp;national research evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Industry &amp; partnerships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strongly connected with industry through its Technology Transfer Centre and the Cracow Technological Park, PK&nbsp;KUT gives students and researchers real-world projects that bridge academia and industry &#8211; and partners with over 200 institutions across 54 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pk_flagi_1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Budynek z br\u0105zowej ceg\u0142y w stylu austro-w\u0119gierskim. wzd\u0142u\u017c fasady na wysokich masztach wisz\u0105 kolorowe flagi. 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