Cooperation between the University of Gdańsk and Finnish institutions of science and culture was the main topic of talks between the Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. Piotr Stepnowski, and the Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to Poland, Päivi Maarit Laine. The meeting took place on the occasion of the opening of the Nordic Focus Festival…

The Ambassador of Rwanda to Poland, prof. Anastase Shyaka, met with the Vice-Rector for Cooperation and Development, dr hab. Anna Jurkowska-Zeidler, prof. UG, and gave a lecture at the Faculty of Social Sciences. This is not the diplomat's first visit to our university: in 2001, he defended his doctoral thesis at UG under the supervision of prof. dr…

fot. Alan Stocki ‘Employer - organiser of safe work’ and ‘Most active employee in occupational health and safety’ are two competitions in which the University of Gdańsk stood out this year. The award for the employer in the competition organised by the Regional Labour Inspectorate in Gdańsk was collected on behalf of the…

dr Dominik Bień Vice-Dean for Student Affairs of the Faculty of Social Sciences, employee of the Centre for Student and Doctoral Activities, editor-in-chief of the journal 'Progress' - dr Dominik Bień combines many functions at the University of Gdańsk. Now he has been honoured with the Prime Minister's Award for 2023 in the…

A map of the Adriatic from the 16th century, photographs of the University of Malta from the 19th century, or perhaps a postcard with a grey seal from Prof. Krzysztof Skóra? Take a look at some of the most interesting archival material from the collections of SEA-EU partner universities. Thanks to a collaboration that began as part of Staff Week at the…

No idea for a Christmas present? This is a good opportunity to visit one of the Christmas fairs at the University of Gdańsk! You will be able to get your hands on some unique handicrafts made in support institutions for adults with disabilities. You will be able to visit the Christmas markets at selected faculties of the University of Gdańsk from November 25 to December 7 and additionally on December 11: November 25…

  Univentum Labs, a special purpose vehicle of the University of Gdańsk, has for 10 years been bringing together two seemingly distant worlds: science and business. A space has been created where scientific innovation meets market needs. To celebrate the company's decade of activity, an anniversary meeting was held on November 18, 2024 at the Olivia…

Female academics from UG: dr Beata Karpińska-Musiał, prof. UG, dr Hanna Furmańczyk, dr Aleksandra Walewska and mgr Dorota Brzezińska attended an LTTA (Learning, Teaching and Training Activities) seminar in Portugal. The aim of the two-day workshop was to promote gender-sensitive education in entrepreneurship and technology, especially for educators in…

Dr Alicja Mikołajczyk, a chemist specialising in the digital design of materials, chemicals and medicines, with an emphasis on their sustainability and safety, was among the six scholarship recipients of this year's edition of the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women and Science programme. The names of the laureates were announced at a gala ceremony held in Warsaw…

photo by Gregmar Researchers, educators, and enthusiasts met at the UG Library for the annual ‘FarU Quality Day’ conference on the quality of education. The programme of this year's edition was dominated by transversal competencies and the perspective of their consideration in everyday teaching practice. There was also an employer's…

prof. Ulrike Müßig and prof. Michał Gałędek What does the 3rd of May Constitution look like in the context of European constitutional history? What is the monarchia mixta of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealthbased on ? Is freedom inscribed in the Polish national identity? We discuss all this with prof. Ulrike Müßig from the…

Eleven films from all over Europe and eleven different perspectives on the world, life and culture. A screening of the best audiovisual productions made at SEA-EU partner universities is coming soon! On December 4 at 5:00 p.m., the SEA-EU Film Festival will kick off at the UG Library! The film that will be screened includes the grand prize winning film…

Screenplay 'Korczak and his children', datowany na 1968 r. The Vice-Rector for Research, prof. dr hab. Wiesław Laskowski has given permission for the purchase of the archival script for Alexander Ford's film about Janusz Korczak. Acquisition of the valuable document was requested by researchers from the Institute of Culture Studies…

The course ‘Polska po polsku’ is an invitation to Gdańsk - the city of freedom. Students will learn what Gdańsk is famous for, where Lech Wałęsa - the legendary leader of the Solidarity movement, President of the Republic of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize winner - lived, and will follow in his footsteps. During the classes, we will count how many goals Robert Lewandowski has scored and how many matches Iga Świątek has won…

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education has published information on the results of university enrolment for the 2024/2025 academic year at universities supervised by the Minister of Science. The University of Gdańsk has been ranked among the nation's top public universities most favoured by candidates for Bachelor's and Single Master's degrees.…

The University of Gdańsk is once again taking part in the Movember action! We invite you to sign up for free testicular and prostate examinations. For years, November has been associated with moustaches, thanks to a combination of two terms: moustache and November. Thanks to the cooperation between the University of Gdańsk, the Medical University of Gdańsk, and the University Clinical Centre, it will once again be…

Are there any students and staff at the University of Gdansk who are looking for a challenge and are interested in gaining international experience? If so, we come with an offer of initiatives organised as a part of SEA-EU, an alliance of nine European coastal universities. Our partners are universities from Spain, France, Germany, Croatia, Malta, Portugal, Italy and Norway. Together we are developing a programme of…

Dr Urszula Zarzecka from the Department of General and Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, UG, has been awarded the European grant ‘FEBS Booster Fund 2024’, funded by the Federation of European Biochemical Societies/FEBS. The Federation of European Biochemical Societies supports young researchers by awarding one-off grants of €25,000 for a one-…

Meetings with authors, lectures, presentations, language workshops, concerts and film screenings, all devoted to Nordic countries - the Faculty of Languages and the Faculty of History of the UG will host the Nordic Focus Festival for the ninth time. NFF 2024 will take place from November 22 - 24. The current edition of the festival will have a special…

The University of Gdańsk has signed a cooperation agreement with the Statistical Office in Gdańsk for expert knowledge transfer, internships for UG students, and two-way training. Following the introduction of the specialisation of statistical offices in Gdańsk, three specialised centres have been established: Statistics on Education and Human Capital…

In the face of a dynamically changing reality and the many challenges facing students, concern for mental health takes on particular importance. Enrolment for free psychological consultations, organised by the Independent Students' Association, opens on November 18 . The consultations are being organised as part of the Students For Health initiative in partnership with The Presja Project. The initiative aims to support…

Are you interested in the theme of the community garden? Do you want to be part of it? Do you like meeting new people? The UG Library invites you to a series of events called ‘Let it go green!’. ‘Why “Green Haven”? Where did the idea for the name come from? It is an obvious association with our coastal region, but it is also the name of a place that is…

Mathew Jernstedt We would like to invite all students interested in travelling to the USA as part of a summer exchange, internship or placement to a meeting with the US Vice Consul Mathew Jernstedt. The American diplomat will meet with students on November 19 at 11:30 in the Jerzy Limon Theatre Hall in the Faculty of Languages'…

The University of Gdańsk Academic Choir travelled to Portugal, where it was the first Polish academic choir to take part in the 3rd LISBON SINGS International Choir Festival, organised by Interkultur. Twenty-eight ensembles from 17 countries took part in the event, including Estonia, Finland, Serbia, Austria, Brazil and Puerto Rico. It was an…

The former Faculty of Law and Administration smoking room has become an art gallery! Since November 14, paintings by more than 20 contemporary artists have been on display at the WPiA. The originator of the gallery was art historian Maciej Smolarski from the UG Library, while dr hab. Maciej Wojciechowski, prof. UG from the Department of Theory and…

photo by Marcel Jakubowski/UG The changes on the contemporary labour market and the related challenges facing the State Labour Inspectorate were discussed during a conference on ‘The modern dimension of labour protection’, organised as part of the celebrations of the 105th anniversary of the State Labour Inspectorate and held on 14…

The University of Gdańsk has been ranked in the prestigious Shanghai Domain Ranking - our university ranked between 151-200 in the discipline of Oceanography. The GRAS ranking is a set of thematic lists created by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, the organisation responsible for the so-called Shanghai Ranking (Academic Ranking of World Universities -…

The University of Gdańsk has signed a cooperation agreement with the Voivodeship Sanitary and Epidemiological Station in Gdańsk. The agreement will result in closer collaboration in training specialised personnel dealing with public health, as well as the exchange of experience and expertise between members of the academic community and experts from…

Students and doctoral students from universities affiliated to The Fahrenheit Union of Universities in Gdańsk presented innovative prototypes that could change our future to the rector and dean authorities of UG, MUG and GdańskTech. The ‘Power Plant of the Future’ project was the winner, and its authors will travel to a foreign conference on…

The University of Gdańsk is intensively developing cooperation in the Southeast Asian region thanks to the support of the National Academic Exchange Agency funding for scientific development and academic exchange for 2024 - 2026. The further development of scientific cooperation and foreign exchange with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities…