Akademia Tarnowska

What Akademia Tarnowska does

Akademia Tarnowska (legal name: Akademia Nauk Stosowanych w Tarnowie) is a public higher education institution headquartered at ul. Mickiewicza 8, 33-100 Tarnów, Poland, operating under Polish higher-education law and supervised by the Ministry of Education and Science. Founded in 1998 as Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Tarnowie, the institution was elevated to academy status in 2021 and rebranded to its current name in 2023. It serves approximately 4,000 current students across six faculties (Medicine and Health Sciences; Chemical and Natural Sciences; Humanities and Social Sciences; Technical Sciences; Law, Administration and Economics; and Arts), offering nearly 30 undergraduate, graduate, uniform-master's, and postgraduate study programs, plus continuing-education activities (language courses, exam preparation, Children's University, Senior University, tutoring, and academic mentoring). Over 27,000 graduates have completed programs since founding. The campus spans nearly 3.5 hectares across seven specialized buildings (A-G) including the Modern Technology Center, chemistry laboratories, library, sports complex with swimming pool, and student dormitory.

The institution's product portfolio consists of internal digital platforms supporting academic administration: Student Platform (Platforma Studenta), e-Dziekanat for lecturers, Employee Portal, mLegitymacja mobile student ID via the government's mObywatel app, Webmail with two-factor authentication, Electronic Porterage System, Electronic Candidate Registration (ERK), and the Career Office Platform. The Centrum Transferu Technologii (CTT), established in 2020, operates as the technology-transfer and research-commercialization unit, supported by PACTT network membership, Horizon Europe, NCBR (LIDER XV), and Małopolskie Centrum Przedsiębiorczości partnerships.

The business model combines state funding (public higher-education subsidy), regulated tuition fees across degree and postgraduate programs, continuing-education professional services (language courses, exam prep), and research-services revenue through the CTT — including the recently secured KPO grant of over 9 million PLN, Horizon Europe grants, Innovation Vouchers (Bony na innowacje), and contracted research with regional industry. Enterprise customers include Grupa Azoty S.A. (flagship chemical-sector partner for hydrogen technology and applied-chemistry research), Aptiv, Hydronic Engineering, Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów S.A., SBS Technology, Petro Energy, and Vivento. Distribution is direct-to-consumer for students (online ERK enrollment plus on-campus delivery) and direct-to-enterprise for industry services via CTT, supported by regional chamber-of-commerce and cluster partnerships (Tarnowski Klaster Przemysłowy, Izba Przemysłowo-Handlowa).

Name

Akademia Tarnowska

Legal name

Akademia Nauk Stosowanych w Tarnowie

Website

https://pwsztar.edu.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Akademia Tarnowska is a public higher education institution in Tarnów, Poland, serving approximately 4,000 students across six faculties with about 30 degree programs and operating a Technology Transfer Center that provides research and innovation services to regional industry partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tarnow

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: Revenue from tuition fees for various study programs including undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate studies and continuing education
2. Government Funding: Public higher education institution receiving government funding for educational and research activities
3. Research Services and Grants: Technology Transfer Center provides research services to businesses and participates in national and EU research grants including KPO (National Recovery Plan) support of over 9 million PLN
4. Continuing Education Services: Revenue from language courses, exam preparation courses, training programs, and other continuing education activities

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Akademia Tarnowska is a public higher education institution offering approximately 30 study programs across six faculties: Medical and Health Sciences, Chemical and Natural Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Technical Sciences, Law/Administration/Economics, and Arts. It delivers undergraduate, graduate, uniform master's, and postgraduate degree programs, plus continuing education such as language courses, exam preparation, tutoring, and lifelong learning programs. The university also operates a Technology Transfer Center (CTT) that provides research services, technology commercialization, and innovation support to regional businesses and industry partners.

Product overview

Akademia Tarnowska is a higher education institution offering approximately 30 degree programs across six faculties (Medical and Health Sciences, Chemical and Natural Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Technical Sciences, Law, Administration and Economics, and Arts). Its digital product portfolio consists of internal administrative and educational technology platforms rather than external commercial products. Core digital products include: the Student Platform (Platforma Studenta) for academic record access; e-Dziekanat for electronic academic administration; the Employee Portal (Portal Pracownika) for staff services; mLegitymacja (mobile student ID via mObywatel); Webmail for staff and student email with 2FA and calendar; the Career Office Platform for employment and internship listings; the Electronic Porterage System and Employee Electronic Card for physical access and time tracking; and the Electronic Registration of Candidates (ERK) system for admissions. The Technology Transfer Centre (Centrum Transferu Technologii) is a university-wide unit supporting research commercialization, technology transfer, and innovation. The university does not offer external-facing commercial products; all digital platforms serve internal administrative and educational functions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centrum Transferu Technologii (CTT): University unit dedicated to technology transfer, research commercialization, and business cooperation.

Products and services

• Higher Education Degree Programs (Undergraduate, Graduate, Uniform Master's)

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 4,000 students currently enrolled across 6 faculties
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w TarnowieflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2025Joint initiative with Director Angelika Bilska and Deputy Director Justyna Pędrak to organize combined Job and Innovation Fair on April 15, 2026, creating a unified platform connecting labor market, technological innovation, and academic potential.
• Tarnowski Klaster Przemysłowy Sp. z o.o.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2025Active participant in Akademia dla Biznesu initiative with cooperation in research, internships, and business-academia collaboration.
• Izba Przemysłowo-Handlowa w TarnowiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2025Regular cooperation in organizing business-academia events and promoting regional economic development through the Chamber of Commerce.
• Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2025Major regional manufacturer participating in business cooperation meetings and research collaboration with the university.
• Technology Transfer Center Director - Dr inż. Wojciech PannacoreOthers · 1 October 2025Dr inż. Wojciech Panna appointed as new CTT Director on October 1, 2025. He is an inventor with many patents and publications, entrepreneur and academic teacher.
• ViventominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2025Company partnership formalized on December 27, 2024 between Rector Małgorzata Kołpa, CTT Director, and company partners Jan and Małgorzata Kowal, expected to yield future research and teaching projects.
• Izba Przemysłowa w TarnowiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 November 2024Joint representation of Tarnów subregion at Polish-Slovak Business Forum in Poprad on November 5, 2024, focusing on cross-border cooperation.
• Grupa AzotyflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 December 2022Ongoing cooperation with Grupa Azoty S.A., Poland's major chemical company. Includes student ambassador program (Dominik Zdzieszyński), collaborative master's theses, joint research projects, hydrogen technology discussions, and organization of 1st International Conference on Applied Chemistry 2023.
• PACTT (Porozumienie Akademickich Centrów Transferu Technologii)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Membership in the Agreement of Academic Technology Transfer Centers enabling more effective use of Polish scientific resources and increased competitiveness through network collaboration.
• Małopolskie Centrum PrzedsiębiorczościcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional business support institution collaborating on European funding programs including Innovation Vouchers (Bony na innowacje) for Małopolskie Voivodeship.
• Astronomia NovacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of MEET the SPACE international astronomy conference with IV edition in June 2024, promoting space science and technology exchange.
• Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju (NCBR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research funding center supporting CTT activities including LIDER XV program for young scientists, Horizon Europe support, and various national research competitions.
• European Commission - Horizon EuropeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU research framework program (2021-2027, budget over 95 billion euros) providing funding opportunities for Polish researchers through CTT support services including Akademia ERC.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie (UKEN, formerly Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny): Kraków-based public Polish university with overlapping humanities, social-science, and education faculties. Comparable on public-university model and humanistic-faculty mix, though serving a more academic (vs. applied sciences) orientation.
• Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach (University of Silesia): Large multi-faculty Polish public university in neighboring Śląskie voivodeship with comparable full-spectrum faculty mix (humanities, sciences, technical, law). Comparable on public regional-HE model and industry-academia collaboration framework, though substantially larger in student headcount.
• Politechnika Krakowska (Cracow University of Technology): Regional public technical university located in Kraków with overlapping engineering and IT faculties. Comparable on public-institution HE model, applied-sciences positioning, and same Małopolska regional employer pool (Grupa Azoty ecosystem).
• Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza (AGH) im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie: Major Polish technical public university headquartered ~60km from Tarnów with a long-established Technology Transfer Center, significant Horizon Europe / NCBR grant capture, and deep industry partnerships in chemistry, energy, and ICT. Useful comparable for CTT operating model and tech-transfer scaling trajectory, though substantially larger in scale.
• Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie (UEK): Public economics-and-business university in Kraków with overlapping Faculty of Law/Administration/Economics-style programming. Comparable as a regional Polish public HE institution and on tuition/funding model, but with substantially larger scale and a narrower business/economics focus.

Regional players

• Uniwersytet Rzeszowski (University of Rzeszów): Multi-faculty public regional university in Rzeszów with similar interdisciplinary faculty mix (humanities, science, technical, law). Comparable on Polish public-university business model and regional-employer engagement, though operating further along Poland's southern corridor.
• Politechnika Rzeszowska im. Ignacego Łukasiewicza (Rzeszów University of Technology): Public regional technical university in nearby Podkarpackie province offering engineering and applied-sciences programs. Comparable on regional-Public-university profile and the technical/industrial employer ecosystem, though located ~150km east and serving a different sub-region.

Direct peers

• Akademia Sztuk Pięknych im. Jana Matejki w Krakowie (ASP Kraków): Polish public Akademia of applied arts and design in Kraków with similar small institutional footprint, multi-program portfolio, and public funding model. Directly comparable on faculty-of-arts overlap, public-ownership structure, and Małopolska regional positioning.
• Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego im. Bronisława Czecha w Krakowie (AWF Kraków): Polish public Akademia of applied sciences focused on sport, physiotherapy, and health sciences. Directly comparable in size, public-status, faculty mix that overlaps substantially with Akademia Tarnowska's Wydział Lekarski i Nauk o Zdrowiu, and similar career-services infrastructure.
• Akademia Nauk Stosowanych w Nowym Sączu (ANS Nowy Sącz): Polish regional public university of applied sciences offering multi-faculty undergraduate and graduate programs, with a comparable size, structure, and recent upgrade trajectory from vocational school to Akademia status. Directly comparable in scope, funding model, and student scale, and serves an adjacent Małopolska catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/AKADEMIATARNOWSKA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/akademiatarnowska
• Instagraminstagram.com/akademia.tarnowska
• Xx.com/pwsz_w

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries6 records

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