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Jagiellonian University

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The Jagiellonian University, in Polish Uniwersytet Jagielloński, is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. It was founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great and is the oldest university in Poland and one of the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world. Its grounds form part of the Kraków Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university consists of thirteen main faculties, in addition to three faculties that make up the Collegium Medicum, and it provides education to more than 35,000 students. The main language of instruction is Polish.

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The Jagiellonian University (/ˌjɑːɡjəˈləʊ.ni.ən/; Polish: Uniwersytet Jagielloński, UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland.
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Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and one of the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world.
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Finally, he moved to Kraków, where he took the chair of General Linguistics at Jagiellonian University.
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