abstract:The Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce () formerly the Świętokrzyska Academy (Akademia Świętokrzyska), The Jan Kochanowski University of Humanities and Sciences (Uniwersytet Humanistyczno-Przyrodniczy Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach) is a public university in Kielce, Poland, dating its tradition to an educational institution (specializing in pedagogy) established in 1945.