AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, (abbreviated as AGH UST) is a public university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1913, its inauguration took place in 1919. The university focuses on innovative technologies, its research profile also includes engineering disciplines, exact sciences, Earth sciences, and social sciences. The university is one of 10 Polish higher education institutions that has been granted the title of a research university. The university comprises, among other units, 16 faculties, a research centre – the AGH UST Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology, and other didactic centres and departments. It offers three levels of education: first-cycle, second-cycle, and third-cycle (doctoral schools). The university educates more than 20,000 students and employs almost 2,000 academic staff (including more than 200 professors and more than 500 associate professors). In international rankings, the AGH UST regularly ranks first among Polish technical universities in The Center for World University Rankings 2022-2023 or the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2021. Structure Faculties, centres, departments, and schools Faculties Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science and Engineering in Biomedicine Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunications Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection Faculty of Mining Surveying and Environmental Engineering Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics Faculty of Foundry Engineering Faculty of Non-Ferrous Metals Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas Faculty of Management Faculty of Energy and Fuels Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science Faculty of Applied Mathematics Faculty of Humanities Research centres Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology Didactic departments Department of Foreign Languages Department of Sport and Physical Education Doctoral schools AGH UST Doctoral School Auxiliary units AGH UST Academic Computer Centre Cyfronet AGH UST Main Library AGH UST Center of Energy AGH UST Student Campus AGH UST Swimming Pool AGH UST Space Technology Centre UNESCO Chair for Science, Technology, and Engineering Education AGH UST Centre of e-Learning AGH UST IT Solutions Centre AGH UST Press Governance The Rector is a one-person university body; the university collegial bodies include: University Council, Senate, and Scientific Discipline Councils. The Rector serves as the executive head of the university, plays a prominent representative role, and acts as the governing body over staff, students, and doctoral students. The Rector has five Vice-Rectors who aid in governing the university. The University Council