Number of staff (including Collegium Medicum) As of 31 December 2012

total 7081 academic teachers 3798 professors (extraordinary and ordinary) 683 visiting professors 2 docents 1 adjunct academics 1775 assistants 695 lecturers and senior lecturers 542 language teachers and instructors 79 certified librarians, information and documentation staff 21 others 3283

Fig. 1. Jagiellonian University – employeesSource: http://www.bip.uj.edu.pl/documents/1384597/2379270/Sprawozdanie_2010-2011.pdf

Total number of students Total number of students in 2012/2013 academic year(As of 31 December 2012)total 51 238 students 45 498 PhD students 3 092 Post diploma students 2 648

Number of programmes of study and specialisationsNumber of programmes of study and specialisations(As of 2012/2013 academic year)

programmes of study 73specialisations 152

Fig. 2. Jagiellonian University – students and programmesSource: http://www.bip.uj.edu.pl/documents/1384597/2379270/Sprawozdanie_2010-2011.pdf

Fig. 3. Enrollment results at the Jagiellonian UniversitySource: http://www.bip.uj.edu.pl/documents/1384597/2379270/Sprawozdanie_2010-2011.pdf

Faculty Institutes

Units within institutes

Independent chairs

(katedra)

Units within independent chairs

(katedra)

Independent departments Other units

Katedra Zakład Klinika Zakład Klinika

Chair Department Clinic Department ClinicLaw and Administration - - - - 25 10 - 2 2Medicine 3 7 7 12 37 37 31 4 2Pharmacy - - - - 10 15 - 7 4Health Sciences 3 - 23 3 - - - 1 -Philosophy 5 - 42 - 1 - - - 5History 5 - 37 - 1 3 - - 1Philology 7 15 23 - 3 2 - - -Polish Studies - - - - 16 - - 1 7Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science 2 - 26 - - - - 3 5Mathematics and Computer Science 2 11 4 - 2 - - - -Chemistry - - - - - - - 11 16Biology and Earth Sciences 5 1 29 - - - - - 1Management and Social Communication 8 24 33 - 3 - - - 1International and Political Studies 6 23 11 - 1 - - - 4Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology - - - - - - - 13 3

Source: http://www.bip.uj.edu.pl/documents/1384597/2379270/Sprawozdanie_2010-2011.pdf

Fig. 4. Organization (structure) of Jagiellonian University

University units and their assessment University units and their assessment according to the Committee for the Evaluation of Academic Units (in 2013)according to the Committee for the Evaluation of Academic Units (in 2013)

Faculty of Law and Administration AFaculty of Medicine AFaculty of Pharmacy AFaculty of Health Sciences AFaculty of Philosophy AFaculty of History AFaculty of Philology BFaculty of Polish Studies A+Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science A+Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science AFaculty of Chemistry A+Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences AFaculty of Management and Social Communication AFaculty of International and Political Studies BFaculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology A+

Source: http://www.bip.uj.edu.pl/documents/1384597/2379270/Sprawozdanie_2010-2011.pdf

Fig. 5. Faculties of Jagiellonian University – results of evaluation

The Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences came into being in 1951.

The disciplines it comprises - biology, geography, geology and environment sciences.

Another discipline it originally comprised, that of molecular biology, became independent in 2002.

The Faculty includes fives institutes: - the Institute of Botany, - the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, - the Institute of Geological Sciences, - the Institute of Environment Sciences,- the Institute of Zoology.

Source: www.uj.edu.pl

Fig. 6. Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences, Jagiellonian University

Source: http://uj.wkraj.pl/#/48942/

Fig. 7. Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences – new location

1. Department of Physical Geography2. Department of Geography of Population, Settlement and Farming3. Department of Geomorphology4. Department of Pedology and Soil Geography5. Department of Tourism and Health Resort Management6. Department of Hydrology7. Department of Climatology8. Department of Regional Development9. Department of Geographical Information Systems, Cartography and Remote Sensing10. Research Team on Geography of Religion

Source: www.geo.uj.edu.pl

Fig. 8. Institute of Geography and Spatial Management: departments and research teams

The first cycle (undergraduate) study programmes are 3 years (6 semesters) long and require 180 ECTS points.

At the first year of study all the students have to do the same courses.

From the second year on, the students study the courses of the speciality of their speciality of their choicechoice, including:

- Physical geography, - Socio-economic geography,

- Spatial management and regional development, - Tourism.

Source: www.geo.uj.edu.pl

Fig. 9. Geography: organization of study programme (I)

The second cycle (graduate) programme of study is a 2 year (4 semester) programme during which the students are required to accumulate 120 ECTS points.

Besides the limited number of courses obligatory for all students (O), it is also required to complete all courses obligatory for the students of a given speciality (OS) as well as some optional courses.

The following specializations are available to candidates during the admission:

- Functioning of natural environment and environmental management, - Hydrology, meteorology and climatology,

- Socio-economic geography, - Spatial management and regional development,

- Tourism, - Geographic information systems.

Source: www.geo.uj.edu.pl

Fig. 10. Geography: organization of study programme (II)

The studying process is supervised by the academic supervisor, who approves the list of optional courses chosen by the student.

He or she also acts as an MA thesis advisor to the student.

Source: www.geo.uj.edu.pl

Fig. 11. Geography: organization of study programme (III)

e-learning

np. ESRI Virtual Campus

Fig. 12. Concept of GIS specialization