University

Ignatianum University in Cracow is an ecclesiastical institution with state rights, run by the Province of Southern Poland of the Society of Jesus. The university's activity is based on the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Polish Episcopal Conference. It establishes the legal status of universities founded and run by the Catholic Church, in-cluding universities, individual faculties and diocesan seminaries, as well as the mode and scope of the state recognition of degrees and titles given by those universities (Journal of Laws of 1999, No. 63, item 727).

Regarding history, the beginnings of the Kraków Center for Science and Edu-cation run by the Jesuits dates back to the end of the 19th century. After the WW II it was not until 1989, when the state authorities recognized this aca-demic institution and the Department of Philosophy was able to inaugurate education for lay students. Over the next ten years, the Department devel-oped and opened up new fields of study. In 1999 it evolved into the College of Philosophy and Education ‘Ignatianum’. The name ‘Ignatianum’ was intro-duced in the early 90’s and referred to the founder of the Jesuit Order St. Ig-natius of Loyola. From October 1, 2011, the College was promoted and allowed to use the name Ignatianum University in Cracow, which is the equivalent of the rank of university.

Ignatianum is one of nearly two hundred Jesuit universities around the world, known for their prestige and high quality education. Both departments of our University provide programs of a Master's degree. Also the third-cycle (doctor-al) programs are conducted in both faculties. The Faculty of Education awards the degree of PhD in the disciplines of education and political science. The Faculty of Philosophy offers doctoral program in humanities, specifically in the disciplines of philosophy and cultural studies.

Ignatianum is a member of:

European Federation of Catholic Universities (FUCE)

International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU)

International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU)

European Jesuit Network (SCRIBANI)

Higher Education for Social Transformation (HEST)

European Consortium for Arts Therapies in Education (ECArTE)