DAWID GACEK CITY OF KRAKOW POLAND ENEA APRIL 11, 2013
I am representing: REGIONAL CONTACT POINT, Krakow REGIONAL EURAXESS SERVICES CENTRE, Krakow KRAKOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (TTO), Krakow
Fundamental questions of this presentation: How to attract you to do your research in Krakow, Poland? How to do that in approximately 10 minutes?! What can Krakow offer you? How can we help you?
LOCATION KRAKOW and MAŁOPOLSKA REGION SOUTHERN POLAND
LOCATION advantages Krakow lies on the Vistula River, in a valley at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains, 219 m above sea level; half way between the Jurassic Rock Upland to the north, and the Tatra a Mountains 100 km to the south, constituting the natural border with Slovakia and the Czech Republic; 230 km west from the border with Ukraine. 3 countries nearby Connections: Krakow airport; 100km to Katowice-Pyrzowice airport; 250 km to Warsaw with another two airports MAŁOPOLSKA REGION SOUTHERN POLAND
Sample statistics about the region: Małopolska statistics (2009-2010) 2010) Subject Data Poland Population 3 310 094 8,6% Area 15 183 km 2 4,9% Population per 1 km2 218 122 GDP per capita 9315,00 euro 90% national rate 54% EU rate Unemployment rate (Q2 2010) Małopolska 9.5% Kraków 5,7% 10,6% Average monthly salary (gross) 3136,00 PLN 91% national rate ca. 785,00 euro Companies 301 000 5th in Poland Export value per capita 1941,00 euro 2719,00 euro FDI value 12 bilion USD 5th in Poland Foreign companies 3244 7th in Poland Employment in foreign companies 84 800 (7%) 5th in Poland EU founds 2007-2013 1,3 bilion euro 67 bilion euro KRAKOW and MAŁOPOLSKA REGION
Stats in general: Fourth place in Poland in respect of GNP Third place in terms of market size Second place regarding service and manufacturing infrastructure First place with regards to quality of human resources and labour costs KRAKOW and MAŁOPOLSKA REGION
KRAKOW and MAŁOPOLSKA REGION One of unquestionable advantages is its favourable geographic location. The Krakow Airport second biggest in Poland, 50 destinations of departures, April 2013 new aircraft base established by popular operator Location of hi-tech enterprises and R&D institutions The R&D potential of Krakow, the main academic centre of Małopolska region, determines its place among the leaders in the country.
28 universities located in Krakow! For many years the universities have occupied the very top of the rankings of Polish higher education institutions In terms of expenditure on science and research, the region ranks second in the country. KRAKOW THE CITY OF UNIVERSITIES
Jagiellonian University in Krakow Cracow University of Technology AGH University of Science and Technology Jagiellonian University Medical College University of Agriculture in Krakow Cracow University of Economics Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski University and more THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS KRAKOW UNIVERSITIES
Cracow University of Technology
AGH University it of Science and Technology
Jagiellonian University in Krakow
The University it of Agriculture in Krakow
The Cracow University it of Economics
Oil and Gas Institute (http://www.inig.pl/en/index.html) Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (http://www.ios.krakow.pl/) pl/) National Research Institute of Animal Production (http://www.izoo.krakow.pl/en/) p// p/ /) Foundry Research Institute (http://www.iod.krakow.pl/stronaiod/strona/i ndex.php?lang=en) Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences (http://www.ifj.edu.pl/?lang=en) and many many more... THE BEST KRAKOW R&D INSTITUTES and UNITS
European Commission EURAXESS: a network of centres across Europe, recruitment tool for researchers, free personalised assistance to help researchers and their families to relocate to another country 10 centres in Poland Regional Euraxess Centre in Krakow WWW.EURAXESS.PL WWW.ec.europa.eu/euraxess/
We can answer your questions and provide information about: Daily life Research in Poland Entry and residence Working Insurance and health care and more WWW.EURAXESS.PL WWW.ec.europa.eu/euraxess/
Contact information: DAWID GACEK Technology Transfer Centre Cracow University of Technology e-mail: gacek@transfer.edu.pl www.transfer.edu.pl THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
WELCOME TO KRAKOW!