Prof. Dr. Janusz Żmija

Rector of University of Agriculture in Krakow

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Due to its location in the Royal City of Krakow, the capital of the

MalopolskaRegion, the University of

Agriculture in Krakow plays an important role

in thisregion:- it brings closer the city and

rural dwellers- gives opportunity to young

people from rural areas to actively participate in the city development and promote tradition and folklore

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Welcome to the Malopolska RegionWelcome to the Malopolska Region

Welcome to Royal City of KrakowWelcome to Royal City of Krakow

University of Agriculture - facilitiesUniversity of Agriculture - facilities

University of Agriculture - facilitiesUniversity of Agriculture - facilities

7 Faculties Biotechnology - Interfaculty Studies Landscape Architecture - Interfaculty

Studies 18 fields of study and 46 specialisations

_______________________ About 13000 students744 university teachers

Structure of the UniversityStructure of the University

FacultiesFaculties

•Faculty of Agriculture and Economics

•Faculty of Forestry

•Faculty of Animal Sciences

•Faculty of Environmental Engineering and

Land Surveying

•Faculty of Horticulture

•Faculty of Production and Power

Engineering

•Faculty of Food Technology

•Biotechnology – Interfaculty Studies

•Landscape Architecture - Interfaculty

Studies

Two-degree Study Programmes Two-degree Study Programmes (following Bologna Process)(following Bologna Process)

There is a three-stage education model at agricultural universities:

1. Stage one - B.Sc. programmes for young people who want to start their professional careers soon. Students may be recruited from among less ambitious candidates or those with more limited financial resources. The studies take between 3 and 3.5 years.

2. Stage two - Master studies, which last between 1.5 or 2 years.

3. Stage three - supplementary studies: - 3 or 4-year doctoral studies for more ambitious young people - post-graduate studies

Triple Bottom Line

1. People and Community (social responsibility)

2. Planet (environmental sustainability)

3. Profit (the bottom line)

1. P1. People and eople and CCommunity (social ommunity (social responsibility)responsibility)

Business economics Engineering of agricultural production Organization and logistics in production engineering Agricultural and food engineering Information technologies in food economy Ecoenergy and forest technology Food quality and safety

1. P1. People and eople and CCommunity (social ommunity (social responsibility)responsibility)

The University mission

educating experts who would find employment in

the widely understood food and forest economies

and specialists in environmental protection.

One third of rural youth have agricultural

education but only one percent completed higher

agricultural studies. Therefore, the market of

people potentially interested in our offer is

considerable. Over 65 percent of rural inhabitants

before 30 years of age declare their willingness to

acquire tertiary education.

2. P2. Planet (environmental lanet (environmental sustainability)sustainability)

Knowledge became the most sought after good and determines

the strength or weakness of a nation. This situation opens wide

perspectives for science but at the same time burdens it with

great responsibility. Our university wants to participate in this

process of constructing economy based on knowledge, both on

the national and regional level.

3. P3. Profit (the bottom line)rofit (the bottom line)

According to our mission the University aims to

prepare specialists able to fulfil the

contemporary requirements of sustainable

development based on the principles of organic

farming and use of the natural resources.

It is impossible to forget that we operate in

market economy. Our offer is subject to severe

laws of sales and demand whereas the

competition on the educational market is

growing. Demographic processes will also

seriously affect our activities.

3. P3. Profit (the bottom line)rofit (the bottom line)

Unfortunately, the outlays on these studies both

from private and public funds remain the lowest

in the whole area of research and development.

At the same time the percentage of public funds

is among the highest. It means that economy

does not perceive any simple translation of

research projects conducted at out university

into economic success and profit.

However, this situation does not concern only

agricultural sciences. It is enough to say that

only nine percent of enterprises in Poland invest

in research and development activities.

The The SStrategy of the University trategy of the University DDevelopment evelopment CConsiders:onsiders:

Integration of the scientific research with the EU system

Development of interdisciplinary research University joining international scientific

networks Increasing academic staff mobility

The The SStrategy of the University trategy of the University DDevelopment evelopment CConsiders:onsiders:

Supporting research fitting into the priorities of South Poland regional strategy

Intensification of science transfer to practice

Conducting research considering the specific character of mountain, highland and border areas

Active participation in the operations of local clusters and scientific networks

The The SStrategy of the University trategy of the University DDevelopment evelopment CConsiders:onsiders:

Building lasting partner relationships between the University and self-governments and national

economy

Establishing a University socio-economic cooperation platform

Updating the research area, scope and principles of University cooperation with enterprises

Regular meetings with the University graduates to establish partnerships with economic entities

The The SStrategy of the University development trategy of the University development considers:considers:

Cooperation with institutions of national economy and

providing consulting and educational services for them

Cooperation in research implementation with organizations in South Poland

Adjusting post-graduate programmes to the needs of market and national economy

Providing of training courses and workshops

Thank you for your attention !!!Thank you for your attention !!!

Prof. Dr. Janusz ŻmijaProf. Dr. Janusz Żmija

University of Agriculture in KrakowUniversity of Agriculture in Krakow