Photo of Cracow University of Technology. Cracow University of Technology, is a public research university located in Cracow, Poland, specialising in engineering. Cracow technical and engineering thought has a long tradition, dating back to the turn of 16th and 17th century. Throughout over 60 years of its existence, the Cracow University of Technology is one of the most prestigious academic institutions in Poland with considerable activity also in subjects for teaching, research, and development of technology that is related to machines and mechanisms