Students' Council members are elected by all students. They represent students before the university authorities, participate in governing the University via their representatives in collective bodies and organization of students' living conditions.
Permanent commissions of the Union are:
- for social affairs, which deals
with the distribution of places in student hostels, scholarships, grants and
benefits,
- for teaching affairs, which participates in all works connected
with current teaching activities and changes of the teaching process at particular
faculties.
The union does not represent opinions or postulates of any political party or other student organisation.
STUDENTS' SPORTS ASSOCIATION - UNIVERSITY CLUB
The Academic Sports Association has been actively operating at the Cracow University of Technology for more than fifty years now. The Association cooperates with the Sports and Recreation Centre. Nowadays there are 40 sports sections with 600 student sportsmen and sportswomen taking part in the College League competitions and in the National College Championships. For years the members of the Academic Sports Association have been leaders in the College League rankings and gold winners in the National College Championships.
Various sports events such as the Kościuszko Street Relay Race, the Strzelec Basketball Game, Sailing Regattas, and other championships give the students, professors and university staff a great opportunity to live active lives.
THE "NZS" INDEPENDENT STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION
The "NZS" Independent Students' Association is a socio-political student organisation which has developed its activities at the Cracow University of Technology for over twenty years now. "NZS" was established owing to the students' protests in 1980-1981. The present "NZS" is the so-called third generation at our University. The Association was reactivated by the end of 1996. Its principle objectives are to awaken the awareness of the young generation, to form proper citizens' and patriotic attitudes (for example by political meetings and disputes, demonstrations, pickets, various campaigns against, for instance, sects), to organise such activities as mountaineering rallies, bonfires, etc.
Since the end of 1997 the first issue of the students' newsletter called "Lobby" has been published.
POLISH STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION ("ZSP")
This is an all-Polish Association uniting academic youth for the purpose of joint defence of rights and demands of the university milieu and developing students' interests and personalities. This Association organizes camps and "Freshers" events for the 1st year students, also walks and rambles, as well as cultural performances. It is a legal entity, and so it offers employment seeking services and student accommodation facilities services.
"NOWINKI" STUDENT BROADCASTING CENTRE
Student broadcasting began at the university in 1951, but became established in 1959 when the "Nowinki" Student Broadcasting Studio was opened. The title derived from the name of the students' hostel (the Bydgoska Street in Cracow ) in which it was based (although it was commonly known as the "Radio behind the Wardrobe"). In 1976 a new hostel was opened and the broadcasts were transmitted via a new broadcasting studio at the Czyżyny settlement.
The move into another hostel provided the facilities to make and broadcast programmes. However, in 1979 the two stations were connected by Cable and, in 1980, it became known as the "NOWINKI" BROADCASTING CENTRE. Since 1988, the programmes have been broadcast from the Skarżyńskiego Street .
The radio station broadcasts news services, current and important University concerns and issues, along with information about cultural events and attractions of Cracow (theatre, cinema, music, student cabarets, other events).
"KWADRAT" STUDENT CULTURAL CENTRE
This student Cultural Centre at CUT was established in 1992, under the auspices of the University Board of the Academic Sporting Association, as well as CUT Hostels Council. During last 11years, the "Kwadrat" Centre has developed very successful activities and, thus, has become an important element of the CUT students' cultural life. Cultural events organised by "Kwadrat" include: discos, traditional CUT balls ("The Freshers' Ball", the "Andrew's Day Ball", the "New Year's Eve Ball"), election of "The Nicest CUT Student", cabaret and/or rock-group performances. The "Kwadrat" also offers TV programs, music, etc.; all events enjoy great popularity and attract great attention. The managers of the Centre are very pleased that usually the most interesting and engaging happenings and performances are those organised and run by students.
The major features of the events are: naturalness, typical "CUT students-like" aura, spontaneity and interesting, vibrant contents.