AGH University of Science and Technology (Polish Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica) is one of the leading institutes of technology and the second largest technical university in Poland, located in Kraków. The university was established in 1919, and was formerly known as the University of Mining and Metallurgy. It has 15 faculties and one school, which will become new faculty in the near future.
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