{"id":3815,"date":"2026-09-01T12:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/?p=3815"},"modified":"2026-10-23T10:35:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:35:31","slug":"cracow-university-of-technology-launches-new-poland-taiwan-masters-program-in-semiconductors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/en\/cracow-university-of-technology-launches-new-poland-taiwan-masters-program-in-semiconductors\/","title":{"rendered":"PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology Launches New Poland-Taiwan Master&#8217;s&nbsp;Program in&nbsp;Semiconductors"},"content":{"rendered":"\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taiwan-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Meeting of representatives of Cracow University of Technology (CUT) introducing a new international second-cycle degree programme, &quot;Semiconductor and Integrated Systems (SIS),&quot; developed jointly with Taiwan&apos;s Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology (STUST). The agreement was signed on 27 August 2026 in Taiwan by CUT Rector Prof. Andrzej Szarata and STUST President Prof. Nen-Fu Huang,\" class=\"wp-image-3948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taiwan-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taiwan-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taiwan-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taiwan-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Taiwan.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-pk-typografia-lead pk-lead\"><strong>PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology (PK&nbsp;KUT) is&nbsp;introducing a&nbsp;new international second-cycle<strong> degree programme, \u201cSemiconductor and Integrated Systems (SIS),\u201d developed jointly with Taiwan\u2019s&nbsp;Southern Taiwan University of&nbsp;Science and Technology (STUST). The agreement was signed on&nbsp;27 August 2026 in&nbsp;Taiwan by&nbsp;CUT Rector Prof. Andrzej Szarata and STUST President Prof. Nen-Fu&nbsp;Huang, marking Poland\u2019s&nbsp;first double-degree master\u2019s&nbsp;programme of&nbsp;its kind in&nbsp;semiconductors and integrated systems.<\/strong>e&nbsp;programme, &#8220;Semiconductor and Integrated Systems (SIS)&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<nav class=\"pkng-toc\" aria-label=\"Contents\"><p class=\"pkng-toc__title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"pkng-toc__list\"><li class=\"pkng-toc__item pkng-toc__item--h3\"><a href=\"#h-a-programme-at-the-intersection-of-disciplines\"><span class=\"pkng-toc__nr\">1.<\/span> A&nbsp;programme at&nbsp;the intersection of&nbsp;disciplines<\/a><\/li><li class=\"pkng-toc__item pkng-toc__item--h3\"><a href=\"#h-a-milestone-in-cut-taiwan-cooperation\"><span class=\"pkng-toc__nr\">2.<\/span> A&nbsp;milestone in&nbsp;CUT-Taiwan cooperation<\/a><\/li><li class=\"pkng-toc__item pkng-toc__item--h3\"><a href=\"#h-semiconductors-on-the-agenda-at-the-economic-forum-in-karpacz\"><span class=\"pkng-toc__nr\">3.<\/span> Semiconductors on&nbsp;the agenda at&nbsp;the Economic Forum in&nbsp;Karpacz<\/a><\/li><li class=\"pkng-toc__item pkng-toc__item--h3\"><a href=\"#h-building-a-national-hub-for-semiconductor-rd\"><span class=\"pkng-toc__nr\">4.<\/span> Building a&nbsp;national hub for semiconductor R&amp;D<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A&nbsp;programme at&nbsp;the intersection of&nbsp;disciplines<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The new degree programme addresses the growing shortage of&nbsp;highly qualified semiconductor engineers &#8211; specialists in&nbsp;a&nbsp;field that&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;basis for modern technologies, including artificial intelligence, the Internet of&nbsp;Things, consumer electronics, automotive systems, and defense applications. The curriculum places a&nbsp;strong emphasis on&nbsp;practical competencies and proactive, business-minded approach, while students will also benefit from industry mentoring and&nbsp;training covering business and sustainable development. Scheduled to&nbsp;begin in&nbsp;the 2027\/2028 academic year, the programme will be&nbsp;delivered in&nbsp;English by&nbsp;two CUT faculties: the Faculty of&nbsp;Chemical Engineering and Technology and the Faculty of&nbsp;Electrical and Computer Engineering. According to&nbsp;Prof. Katarzyna Matras-Posto\u0142ek, Vice-Dean of&nbsp;the Faculty of&nbsp;Chemical Engineering and Technology and head of&nbsp;the project, the programme combines chemical engineering, automation, electronics, electrical engineering, and space technologies, bringing together theoretical foundations and industrial practice to&nbsp;meet strategic labor-market needs in&nbsp;Europe and Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;We&nbsp;place strong emphasis on&nbsp;preparing students to&nbsp;work in&nbsp;the semiconductor sector, which means understanding the entire technological chain \u2014 from the material and its properties, through design, manufacturing, characterization and testing of&nbsp;semiconductor components, to&nbsp;their integration into advanced systems,&#8221;<\/em>&nbsp;says Prof. Katarzyna Matras-Posto\u0142ek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The project coordinator from the Faculty of&nbsp;Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dean Prof. Maciej Su\u0142owicz, highlighted the initiative as&nbsp;an&nbsp;important step toward internationalizing the university&#8217;s&nbsp;educational offer. He&nbsp;emphasized that the program responds to&nbsp;industry&#8217;s&nbsp;long-standing demand for skilled professionals in&nbsp;semiconductors and integrated systems, while also contributing to&nbsp;the future development of&nbsp;Poland&#8217;s&nbsp;economy and technological security across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A&nbsp;milestone in&nbsp;CUT-Taiwan cooperation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The program will span four semesters,\u00a0 the first two taking place at&nbsp;PKM KUT and the final two at&nbsp;STUST in&nbsp;Taiwan. Admissions will take place once a&nbsp;year, with up&nbsp;to&nbsp;25 students accepted into each group. Each student will be&nbsp;guided by&nbsp;two academic advisors\u00a0-one\u00a0per university\u00a0&#8211; and upon defending a&nbsp;joint master&#8217;s&nbsp;thesis, graduates will be&nbsp;awarded two separate diplomas. In&nbsp;addition to&nbsp;academic credentials, the double degree will provide students with hands-on&nbsp;experience in&nbsp;an&nbsp;international and culturally diverse environment, along with insight into standards applied in&nbsp;both the European and Asian semiconductor industries. Their stay in&nbsp;Taiwan will also allow students to&nbsp;establish direct contacts with local academics, researchers, and industry representatives, potentially opening up&nbsp;opportunities for internships and employment with Asian technology firms. Cooperation between CUT and STUST\u00a0&#8211; a&nbsp;leading private technical university located in&nbsp;Tainan\u00a0&#8211; began in&nbsp;August 2024 with the signing of&nbsp;an&nbsp;initial cooperation agreement. This was followed in&nbsp;October 2025 by&nbsp;a&nbsp;second agreement focused on&nbsp;creating a&nbsp;joint master&#8217;s&nbsp;programme. The newly signed double-degree agreement formalizes the next phase of&nbsp;the partnership, strengthening faculty competencies at&nbsp;both institutions and further advancing broader CUT-STUST collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Semiconductors on&nbsp;the agenda at&nbsp;the Economic Forum in&nbsp;Karpacz<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Semiconductors will also be&nbsp;among the central topics discussed at&nbsp;this year&#8217;s&nbsp;35th Economic Forum in&nbsp;Karpacz, scheduled for 8\u201310 September 2026, and expected to&nbsp;draw over 6,000 participants. This year&#8217;s&nbsp;agenda places particular focus on&nbsp;artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. A&nbsp;panel titled &#8220;The Semiconductor Sector in&nbsp;the European Union \u2013 Innovation, Competencies, and Strategic Challenges&#8221; will bring together academic experts and industry leaders to&nbsp;discuss the shortage of&nbsp;highly skilled specialists, competency gaps in&nbsp;micro- and nanoelectronics, and challenges surrounding technology transfer between higher education institutions and industry. Moderated by&nbsp;Prof. Katarzyna Matras-Posto\u0142ek and featuring Prof. Maciej Su\u0142owicz as&nbsp;a&nbsp;panelist, the session will also offer an&nbsp;opportunity to&nbsp;officially present the new SIS programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Building a&nbsp;national hub for semiconductor R&amp;D<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The new programme aligns with PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology&#8217;s&nbsp;broader strategy to&nbsp;establish itself as&nbsp;Poland&#8217;s&nbsp;premier center for semiconductor research and development, providing students with both a&nbsp;clear competitive advantage in&nbsp;the global job market. The project secured nearly one million\u00a0PLN in&nbsp;funding from the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) under the KATAMARAN programme, which supports the internationalization of&nbsp;Polish universities by&nbsp;facilitating joint academic initiatives with international partners. In&nbsp;the latest funding round, nine universities received support, with PK&nbsp;KUT standing out as&nbsp;the only institution funded across both of&nbsp;the programme&#8217;s&nbsp;tracks. Staff from PK&nbsp;KUT&#8217;s&nbsp;Project Support Centre assisted the faculties in&nbsp;preparing the grant application.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Photo credit: STUST \/ IRO PK&nbsp;KUT<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Translation by: Marcin Bielowicz<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A&nbsp;programme at&nbsp;the intersection of&nbsp;disciplines The new degree programme addresses the growing shortage of&nbsp;highly qualified semiconductor engineers &#8211; specialists in&nbsp;a&nbsp;field that&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;basis [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"pkng_main_category":0,"pk_kadr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28,58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science","category-press-release-2"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tajwan.jpg",2048,1536,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tajwan-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tajwan-300x225.jpg",300,225,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tajwan-768x576.jpg",768,576,true],"large":["https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tajwan-1024x768.jpg",1024,768,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tajwan-1536x1152.jpg",1536,1152,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Tajwan.jpg",2048,1536,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"mbielowicz","author_link":"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/en\/author\/mbielowicz\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"A&nbsp;programme at&nbsp;the intersection of&nbsp;disciplines The new degree programme addresses the growing shortage of&nbsp;highly qualified semiconductor engineers &#8211; 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