Why Krakow?
Economic center of the region
Krakow is currently inhabited by approximately 760 thousand permanent residents, but every year it is also becomes a home to several thousand or more people that live here temporarily, mainly students. Krakow is the second largest city in Poland. It is not only an administrative center of the Małopolskie Voivodship, but also an intra-regional scientific and economic center - a valuable partner for its investors. The city is the corporate seat of international banks, associations supporting business activities and chambers of commerce (among others the British-Polish Chamber of Commerce, the American Chamber of Commerce, the Krakow Merchant Congregation.) .
The economic significance of Krakow is reinforced by the demographic potential of the region - approximately 8 million people live within a 100 km radius of the city. This constitutes an accessible potential market. An additional advantage is the fact that 60% of the inhabitants of our city are people under age 45.
Krakow is a resilient scientific center. The number of universities, students, and the diversity of studies constitute an important measure of its scientific potential. The intellectual potential of Krakow is created by 23 universities and over 200 thousand students. Krakow has a plentiful group of highly skilled personnel in all modern sectors of the economy and it attracts investors that represent various industries. Krakow is the seat of two of the largest Internet portals - ONET and INTERIA, as well as providers of many network services. The most dynamic Polish IT company - COMARCH SA. was established right here in Krakow. Our students not only have versatile educational background, but they also have a good command of foreign languages.
The magic of the city is created by a unique combination of architecture, art and culture (over 25% of Polish works of art are collected in Krakow.) Thanks to this heritage, in 2000 the city was honored with the title of the European Capital of Culture. Today, Krakow - a former capital city of Poland - is one of the most important cultural and tourist centers of the country. It is a seat of many cultural institutions, theatres, cinemas, museums, and philharmonics, which make the cultural life of the inhabitants and about 7 millions of tourists, visiting our city every year even more pleasant. Nowhere in Poland is there such a rich offer of cultural and artistic events - there are over 40 festivals taking place in Krakow every year, among others the Jewish Culture Festival, Tirennale of Graphics, the Sacrum Profanum Festival and the International Short Films Festival. Annually, there are over 2500 performances and concerts taking place here. Krakow is an exceptional place, which like a magnet, attracts people dealing with culture and art, drawing their inspiration from the atmosphere and rich past of the city; among others the poet and Nobel prize winner Wisława Szymborska, the composer - Krzysztof Penderecki, the director - Andrzej Wajda, - calls Krakow home, together with many more famous and appreciated artists.
source: www.krakow.pl
