Conditions for issuing a programme evaluation under the updated Statute of the Polish Accreditation Committee of 17 June 2026
A programme evaluation results in either a positive or a negative assessment.
The Presidium of the Polish Accreditation Committee (PKA) issues:
- a positive programme evaluation valid for a period of 6 years, if all detailed programme-evaluation criteria are met;
- a positive programme evaluation valid for a period of up to 3 years, if at least one detailed programme-evaluation criterion is partially met.
The PKA Presidium may award a higher education institution a Certificate of Excellence in Education, which confirms that an outstanding level of education has been achieved in a degree programme at a specified level and profile, in the following categories:
- Excellent Degree Programme – excellence in education within a degree programme;
- Always for the Student – excellence in supporting student development;
- Open to the World – excellence in international cooperation;
- Partner for Development – excellence in cooperation with the social and economic environment.
Fields of study at Lodz University of Technology, evaluated by PKA in recent years:
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering:
- Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering - outstanding evaluation, accreditation valid until the academic year 2025/2026,
- Automatic Control and Robotics – accreditation valid until the academic year 2031/2032,
- Power Engineering - Certificate of Excellence in Education in the category Always for the Student - Excellence in Supporting Student Development, accreditation valid until the academic year 2029/2030.
Faculty of Electrical, Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering:
- Biomedical Engineering – accreditation valid until the academic year 2029/2030,
- Mechatronics – accreditation valid until the academic year 2029/2030,
- Computer Science - Certificate of Excellence in Education in the category of Development Partner, accreditation valid until the academic year 2026/2027,
- Control Systems of Intelligent Buildings – accreditation valid until the academic year 2028/2029,
- Electrical Engineering – accreditation valid until the academic year 2030/2031.
Faculty of Chmistry
- Chemical Analytics – accreditation valid until the academic year 2030/2031,
- Chemistry – accreditation valid until the academic year 2026/2027,
- Chemistry in Forensics – accreditation valid until the academic year 2029/2030,
- Chemistry of Building Materials – accreditation valid until the academic year 2026/2027,
- Chemical Technology - Certificate of Excellence in Education in the category Excellent Field of Study - Excellence in Education, – doskonałość w kształceniu, accreditation valid until the academic year 2028/2029,
- Nanotechnology - accreditation valid until the academic year 2030/2031.
Faculty of Textiles and Design:
- Textile Engineering - accreditation valid until the academic year 2027/2028,
- Design – accreditation valid until the academic year 2029/2031.
- Textiles and Fashion Industry – accreditation valid until the academic year 2027/2028.
Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences:
- Food Technology and Human Nutrition – accreditation valid until the academic year 2024/2025
- Biotechnology – accreditation valid until the academic year 2028/2029,
- Bioeconomy (second-cycle) – accreditation valid until the academic year 2026/2027.
- Sustainable Bioeconomy – accreditation valid until the academic year 2024/2025,
- Food and Nutrition Manager – accreditation valid until the academic year 2028/2029,
- Cosmetics Technology – accreditation valid until the academic year 2028/2029.
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering:
- Architecture – accreditation valid until the academic year 2029/2030,
- Civil Engineering – accreditation valid until the academic year 2026/2027.
Faculty of Technical Physics, Information Technology and Applied Mathematics:
- Technical Physics (first cycle) – accreditation valid until the academic year 2031/2032,
- Technical Physics (second-cycle) – accreditation valid until the academic year 2027/2028.
Faculty of Management and Production Engineering:
- Management and Production (first cycle) – accreditation valid until the academic year 2027/2028,
- Management – accreditation valid until the academic year 2027/2028,
- Logistics – accreditation valid until the academic year 2031/2032.
Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering:
- Environmental Engineering (first cycle) – accreditation valid until the academic year 2027/2028,
- Occupational Safety Engineering - accreditation valid until the academic year 2028/2029.
Accreditation Commission of Universities of Technology (KAUT) has been authorized to confer the European EUR -ACE® Label certificate since November 19th 2014 and has the status of an international accreditation. Faculties which have received a KAUT certificate are automatically awarded EUR-ACE Label in first and second cycle studies of the awarded field of study.
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering:
- Mechanical Engineering (first and second cycle studies) – accreditation certificate valid until 4 March 2027.
Faculty of Electrical, Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering:
- Mechatronics (first and second cycle studies) – accreditation certificate valid until 4 March 2027,
- Computer Science (first and second cycle studies) – accreditation certificate valid until 4 March 2027.
Faculty of Chemistry:
- Chemistry (first and second cycle studies) – accreditation certificate valid until 4 March 2027,
- Chemical Technology (first cycle studies) – accreditation certificate valid until academic year 2024/2025,
- Chemical Technology (second cycle studies) – accreditation certificate valid until 14 January 2027,
- Nanotechnology (second cycle studies) – accreditation certificate valid until 19 February 2026.
- ECTN
In 2023, the Faculty of Chemistry at Lodz University of Lodz was awarded Eurobachelor® and Euromaster® accreditation for the field of Chemistry and Euromaster® accreditation for Chemical Technology. The accreditations are granted by the European Chemistry Thematic Network Association (ECTN) which is registered in Belgium. The network currently has more than 120 members (universities, national chemical societies and chemical companies) from 30 different countries and associate members from all over the world.
ABET
In 2022, TUL received the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditation for two programmes taught in English – Computer Science and Information Technology. This is the most important and recognised accreditation among students and employers in the United States granted to technical universities.ABET was established in 1932 and has accredited 4,361 programmes run at 850 universities in 41 countries around the world, including Europe. Most of the programme accreditation procedures currently in place in the field of engineering around the world are based at least in part on ABET guidelines.
- EUR-ACE® Label/ENAAE
Lodz University of Technology has obtained 25 EUR-ACE® Label (EURopean ACcredited Engineer) programme accreditations in the fields of:- Architecture (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),
- Automation and Robotics (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),
- Biotechnology (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),
- Civil Engineering (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),
- Chemistry (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label).
- Technical Physics (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label),
- Information Technology at the Faculty of Technical Physics, Information Technology and Applied Mathematics (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),
- Computer Science at the Faculty of Electrical, Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),
- Materials Engineering (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),
- Mechanical Engineering (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),
- Mechatronics (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),
- Nanotechnology (EUR-ACE Master Label),
- Chemical Technology (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label, EUR-ACE Master Label),
- Production Management and Engineering (EUR-ACE Bachelor Label).
- EUR-ACE® Label is accreditation that assesses the quality of engineering degree programmes. It is closely linked to the Bologna Process and is based on the standards and guidelines for quality assurance of education in the European Higher Education Area. It is awarded by the ENAEE (European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education), a network of European institutions for the accreditation of engineering faculties. The EUR-ACE® Label is recognised throughout Europe.