Cracow University of Technology received its current name and independence in 1954. Prof. Ludomir Śleńdziński was nominated as the first rector. CUT soon started scientific research and developed close cooperation with the industrial section. Gradually, new faculties were opened. On 30 September 1976, by an official decree, general Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish and American national hero and skilled engineer, was chosen as its patron.
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