Ignatianum University in Kraków

Ignatianum is the only Jesuit university in Poland and one of only four Catholic universities in the whole country, made up of 38 million citizens. It was founded in 1989, right after the overthrow of the communism regime by the Solidarity movement (Solidarność), when hitherto banned Catholic education reemerged. The University is located very close to the old town of Cracow, the previous capital and historical center of the country, inhabited by 750 000 people. As a Catholic University, we: • derive our inspiration from the Christian way of life, • serve the family of humankind in the spirit of the Gospel, • engage in the struggle for faith and justice, • strive to be a place of dialogue between the Gospel and the culture at large. Moreover, as a Jesuit University, we are also engaged in sharing with others the longstanding tradition of educational excellence and experience developed by generations of members of the So-ciety of Jesus, driven by the principle “ad maiorem Dei gloriam” (for the greater glory of God). In this way we share in Jesuit tradition and charism, being a part of some 200 Jesuit universities world-wide. Our main goal is to provide our students with an education of the highest possible level: one that will empower them, through the knowledge and competences they acquire, not only to strive towards their own fruitful professional development and self-fulfillment, but also, thanks to Igna-tian pedagogy, to facilitate their spiritual, moral and social growth as human beings.