The Pedagogical University of Cracow (Polish: Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie, UP), is named after the Commission of National Education created by King Stanisław August Poniatowski. It is a public university located in Kraków, Poland. It was founded soon after the conclusion of World War II, on May 11, 1946 originally as the National Higher College of Teacher Training. Its aim is the training of highly qualified teaching staff for the Polish educational system.