The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków

The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków (UPJPII) is a pontifical Catholic university in Kraków, Poland. Its roots trace back to 1397 when Pope Boniface IX established a Faculty of Theology at the University of Kraków at the request of King Ladislaus Jagiello and Queen Jadwiga. Today UPJPII offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs across theology, philosophy, social sciences, history, cultural heritage and canon law. As a pontifical institution it operates under the authority of the Holy See and the Catholic Church.