Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie

Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie is a leading Polish higher education institution. It is a comprehensive university, where excellence in research is combined with the highest quality education, innovation and responsible social engagement. It is a place where the rich and creative history of one of the oldest universities in Europe blends with state-of-the-art research infrastructure, innovative technology and future-oriented thinking.

The legacy of the Uniwersytet Jagielloński as epitomized by its most famous alumni – Nicolaus Copernicus, Pope John Paul II or the Nobel Prize winner Wisława Szymborska – is best captured by its motto plus ratio quam vis (reason before force). This attitude, immersed in rationality, tolerance and creativity, has formed the history of the Uniwersytet Jagielloński, and continues to shape its future.