The final results of the evaluation of scientific disciplines i.e. assessment of the quality of scientific activity at Polish universities and research institutes have been announced. The evaluation was carried out by an independent body of experts. Cracow University of Technology (CUT) was awarded with the highest (in the rating scale) scientific categories A+ and A.
8 scientific disciplines were assessed at Cracow University of Technology. Architecture and Urban Planning discipline received scientific category A+. 7 other disciplines such as: Information Technology and Telecommunications, Automation, Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Transport, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mining and Energy, received category A. The high scientific categories achieved by Cracow University of Technology placed our university among the three top Polish universities.
Evaluation, i.e. evaluation of the achievements and achievements of researchers at universities and research institutes, takes place every few years. In the recently completed evaluation for the years 2017-2021, an independent expert body assessed the quality of scientific activity within the disciplines of science, practiced by a given entity. On this basis, the Minister of Education and Science awarded the following categories to scientific disciplines at universities: A+, A, B+, B or C. The assessment took into account scientific publications in prestigious journals and publishing houses, patents obtained, ongoing scientific projects, as well as financial effects of research and its impact on society and economy.