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University of Kraków

Jagiellonian University
Uniwersytet Jagielloński
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Latin: Universitas Iagellonica Cracoviensis
Former names
University of Kraków (1364-1817)
Motto Plus ratio quam vis
Motto in English
Let reason prevail over force
Type Public
Established 1364 (653 years ago)
Rector Wojciech Nowak[]
Academic staff
3,857 (2015)
Students 48,006 (2015)
Undergraduates 42,403 (2015)
Postgraduates 2,295 (2015)
3,308 (2015)
Location Kraków, Poland
Coordinates: 50°3′39″N 19°55′58″E / 50.06083°N 19.93278°E / 50.06083; 19.93278
Campus Urban
Affiliations EUA, Coimbra Group, Europaeum, Utrecht Network, EAIE, IRUN
Website www.uj.edu.pl
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University rankings
Global
ARWU 301–400
QS 371
Times 301–350

The Jagiellonian University (Polish: Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Latin: Universitas Iagellonica Cracoviensis, also known as the University of Kraków) is a research university in Kraków, Poland.

Founded in 1364 by Casimir III the Great, the Jagiellonian University is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe, and one of the oldest surviving universities in the world. Notable alumni include, among others, mathematician and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish king John III Sobieski, pope John Paul II, and Nobel laureates Ivo Andrić and Wisława Szymborska.

The campus of the Jagiellonian University is centrally located within the city of Kraków. The university consists of fifteen faculties — including the humanities, law, the natural and social sciences, and medicine. The university employs roughly 4,000 academics, and has more than 40,000 students who study in some 80 disciplines. More than half of the student body are women. The language of instruction is usually Polish, although several degrees are offered in either German or English. The Jagiellonian University is also one of Europe's ten elite universities. The university library is one of Poland's largest, and houses several medieval manuscripts, including Copernicus' De Revolutionibus.

Due to its history, the Jagiellonian University is traditionally considered Poland's most reputable institution of higher learning — this standing equally being reflected in international rankings. The Jagiellonian University is a member of the Coimbra Group and Europaeum.


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