AGH University of Science and Technology

AGH University of Science and Technology (Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie) is a prestigious public technical university founded in 1919 in Kraków, Poland. Holding the status of Research University of Excellence (Uczelnia Badawcza), AGH ranks 1st among Polish technical universities in CWUR 2026 (627th globally), Work&Science 2026, and EngiRank 2025, and appears in ARWU 701–800 (2026) and QS 761–770 (2027) global ranges. In the THE 2027 ranking it is placed in the 1001–1200 range. The university offers degree programmes at bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels, over 120 postgraduate programs, and MBA studies. Its strengths include mining and geoengineering, metallurgy, materials science, computer science, energy, and biomedical engineering.