John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Voivodeship: lubelskie

City: Lublin

The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin is the oldest university in Lublin and one of the oldest universities in Poland. It was established in 1918 on the initiative of Father Idzi Radziszewski, who became its first rector. KUL is a modern, innovative and dynamically developing scientific institution. Thanks to the high quality of studies, based on moral and ethical values, the university offers its students numerous opportunities for both professional and personal development.

KUL conducts comprehensive scientific research covering not only fields characteristic of a Catholic university, such as theology and philosophy, but also humanities, legal, social, natural and exact sciences. Research programs are reflected in a wide range of studies at all levels of education, conducted in both Polish and English, which is a response to the growing internationalization of the university.

Currently, the university has over 7.5 thousand students, of whom 66.2% are women and 8.1% are foreigners. Last academic year, almost 1.9 thousand graduates received their diplomas from the university. For the academic year 2024/2025, almost 3 thousand male and female students began their studies, including 240 foreigners.

The employment structure at KUL includes 927 full-time academic teachers, of whom 48.4% are women. Among the outstanding figures who studied at this university are: Tadeusz Gocłowski - clergyman, bishop of Gdańsk; Stefan Wyszyński - clergyman, called the "Primate of the Millennium"; Marek Mendyk - Catholic clergyman, bishop; Edmund Niziurski - writer and screenwriter; and Julia Hartwig - poet, translator and essayist.