comprises six people appointed by the Senate (including three people from outside the academic community) and the chairperson of the student government. The Senate comprises: Rector as the Chairperson Professors and Associate Professors Academic teachers Non-academic staff Students and doctoral students who constitute, one student for each faculty, and at least one doctoral student's representative. For a scientific discipline that is classified at least into category B+ (by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education), a Scientific Discipline Council is established. Currently, there are 16 scientific discipline councils at the AGH UST. Rankings The Center for World University Rankings, CWUR (2022–2023 edition) – 1st place among Polish technical universities; world rank: 590th place. ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities 2021 World Top 1000, Shanghai Ranking (2021 edition) – world rank range: 701–800. 1st place among Polish technical universities. CWTS Leiden Ranking (2021 edition) – global ranking: 520th place, 165th place in Europe.CWTS Leiden Ranking by field (2021 edition) – 1st place among Polish universities in the following fields:Mathematics and Computer Science, Physical Sciences and Engineering. University Ranking by Academic Performance, URAP (2021–2022 edition) – world rank: 633. The ranking includes 3002 higher education institutions from around the world.URAP by field rankings (2020–2021 edition) – Metallurgy Engineering – rank: 94, Mathematical Sciences – rank: 262, Mechanical Engineering – rank: 281. GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, developed by the team preparing the so-called “Shanghai Ranking” (2021 edition):Metallurgical Engineering – rank range 151–200 (the only Polish university on the list),Physics – rank range 201–300 (2nd place among Polish universities),Mathematics – rank range 301–400 (2nd place among Polish technical universities)Mechanical Engineering – rank range 301–400,Energy Science and Engineering – rank range 301–400. THE Times Higher Education World University Ranking by subject (2022 edition): Computer Science – rank range: 601–800, Social Sciences – rank range: +601, Business and Economics – rank range: +601, Physical Sciences – rank range: 801–1000, Engineering – rank range: 801–1000. Research University In 2019, the AGH UST received the title of a research university. The laureates of the project titled Initiative for Excellence – Research University, launched by the Polish Ministry of Science and Education, are the 10 best Polish higher education institutions. Accreditations ABET accreditation In 2017, the first- and second-cycle Mechatronic Engineering programmes of study at the AGH UST Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, with English as the language of instruction, received ABET accreditation. The AGH