Dr Krzysztof Czub from the Department of Civil Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration was elected as a member of the Board of the Council of Higher Education Patent Attorneys member. The attorney from UG will popularise the subject of intellectual property protection and support initiatives aimed at giving due prominence to intellectual property…

Cinematic Poland is an initiative of the Andrzej Wajda Film Centre and the International Cooperation Office UG created with the foreign academic community in mind. Screenings of Polish films will help familiarise visitors with our culture and history. The Medical University of Gdańsk has joined the UG project. The first screening in the Cinematic…

The possibility of establishing a formal academic partnership between the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) and the University of Gdańsk was discussed at a meeting of the authorities of both universities held at the UG on October 10.  The University of Gdańsk was represented by the Vice-Rector for International Cooperation, dr hab. Anna Jurkowska-Zeidler, prof. UG, and the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs…

The educational, training, and business potential of the University of Gdańsk aimed at cooperation with entrepreneurs in the maritime sector was presented by representatives of the UG at BALTEXPO 2023. Prospective students and business partners could get acquainted with the UG's current offer at our stand in the Offshore hall and during a speech by the…

A delegation from the University of Gdańsk participated in workshops and project meetings within the SEA-EU Alliance in Kiel. Researchers and staff from the university participated in two SEA-EU events: the workshop ‘Migration Narratives’ and ‘Teaching Staff Week: Micro-credentials: implementation and teaching’. The delegation consisted of dr Grzegorz Welizarowicz and dr hab. Arkadiusz Misztal, prof. UG from the…

Dear Academia,, We would like to encourage you to participate in the free flu vaccination programme organised for the employees of the University of Gdańsk. The programme is dedicated to the first 100 people who sign up for the vaccination in question. The qualification for the vaccination and the flu vaccination will take place on the same day. Enrolment starts on October 17, 2023, at 7:00 am. To sign up, click here…

Discussing the principles of cooperation between the University of Gdańsk and the University of Tlemcen (Algeria) and signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was the purpose of a meeting held on October 10, 2023 at our university. The meeting was attended by representatives of both universities. The University of Gdańsk was represented by the Vice-Rector for International Cooperation, dr hab. Anna Jurkowska-Zeidler…

Voting for projects in the second edition of the Academic Citizens' Budget of the University of Gdańsk. Voting will last from October 23 to October 30, 2023. The four winning projects of the first edition, initiated by Rector prof. Piotr Stepnowski, have already been implemented. The Academic Citizens' Budget of the University of Gdańsk ('ACB UG') is a project in which students, doctoral students and employees of the…

Dr Beata Czechowska-Derkacz: - It's been a year since you took over the Chair named after Professor Maria Janion at the Faculty of Philology of the University of Gdańsk. Do you already feel at home at our university? Prof. Agata Bielik-Robson: - In the first semester after taking up the chair, I visited Gdańsk every month, so I really felt at home here. However, I work at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the…

As part of the 15th Baltic Sea Tourism Forum in Tallinn (Estonia), dr hab. Anna Dziadkiewicz, prof. UG from the Department of Marketing, Faculty of Management, UG, gave an inaugural lecture entitled Recent Trends in Green and Sustainable Tourism in the Baltic Sea Region. The Baltic Sea Tourism Forum has been held annually since 2008. The event aims to…

In 2023, the University of Gdańsk is joining the official celebration of World Values Day. This is a nationwide initiative launched by the Association of Business Service Leaders (ABSL), the largest organisation of companies in the modern business services sector. The University of Gdańsk’s core values are the rational pursuit of truth through…

Modern equipment will enhance the University of Gdańsk’s IT system. New devices purchased by the decision of the Rector, prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski are already underway at individual faculties. This means a significant improvement in the service and security of our IT systems. Let us recall that the eUniversity IT system will be gradually…

More than PLN 2.3 million went to the International Centre for Theory Of Quantum Technologies UG from a contest co-organised by the National Centre for Science and the CHIST-ERA network for the MoDIC (Modern Device Independent Cryptography) project. The research team led by dr hab. Marcin Pawlowski, prof. UG is working on creating digital security that…

Regarding the organisation of classes in the academic year of 2023/2024 at the University of Gdańsk, we would like to inform you that, at the request of the UG Students' Parliament, the Rector, prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski has decided to announce Rector's Days, free from classes:   November 2 and 3, 2023 April 29 and 30, 2024 May 2, 2024.   The above dates allow for all hours resulting from the study plans at our…

The University of Gdańsk is not only a place of learning but also a space where you can develop your artistic and cultural interests. If you are a student passionate about music, theatre, dance or film, we invite you to check out the offer for the new artistic season prepared by the UG Academic Cultural Centre (ACK) ALTERNATOR. The UG Academic Cultural…

'The invention entitled "Sequences of recombinant flaviviral virus-like particles and their medical application to prevent Zika virus infections", by the decision of the Polish Patent and Trademark Office, gains protection in Poland,' reports the Director of the Technology Transfer Centre at the Medical University of Gdańsk, Katarzyna Gronowska. The…

KLUB KOBIET UCZELNI FAHRENHEITA We are pleased to announce that the second meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fahrenheit Universities Women's Club (FarU Women's Club), founded on June 21, 2023, was held on September 25, 2023. On September 19, 2023, the association received approval from the Assembly of the Daniel Fahrenheit…

Five scientists from the University of Gdańsk will sit on the Council for Scientific Excellence for the 2024–2027 term. On October 6, 2023, the Election Committee announced the results of the elections to the Council for Scientific Excellence for the 2024–2027 term.  The Council for Scientific Excellence works to ensure the development of scientific…

Once again, researchers from the University of Gdańsk have been included in Stanford University's prestigious list of scientists with the highest number of citations in the world, TOP 2%. The list comprises the names of the top 2% of scientists whose publications are most frequently cited by other authors. Stanford University produces two versions of the ranking. The first takes into account the achievements of a…

Three female scientists have found a way to combat Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which shows widespread antibiotic resistance. The Patent Office of the Republic of Poland has granted a patent for an invention developed at the Department for the Study of Biologically Active Compounds at the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG. Its authors are dr Aleksandra Bielicka-Giełdoń from the Faculty of Chemistry of UG,…

University of Gdańsk among the world's best universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 – one of the most important global university rankings – published on September 27, 2023. Our university improved its score in most criteria (Teaching, Research Quality, International Outlook). This year's edition of THE WUR ranking includes 1,904 universities from 108 countries worldwide. It considers…

‘I wish everyone a successful new academic year and unforgettable moments for students at our world-class Faculty, which educates new generations of researchers and biotechnology specialists at the highest level,’ said Vice-Rector for Cooperation and Development dr hab. Sylwia Mrozowska, prof. UG. The 2023/2024 academic year was welcomed by the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG community in the prof…

Dr Rafał Raczyński from the Department of International Relations of the Institute of Political Science of UG has been appointed as a Committee on Migration Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences member. Another member of the Committee is dr hab. Anna Mazurkiewicz, prof. UG, from the Faculty of History, who participates in the works of the prestigious body for the second term. The Committee brings together a…

The Individual Interdisciplinary Studies (ISM) academic year was officially inaugurated on Monday, October 2, 2023, at the Faculty of Neophilology. ISM Director prof. dr hab. Slawomir Leśniak welcomed the new ISM students to the University of Gdańsk community. Among the guests were senior students who shared their experience of studying within the framework of Individual Interdisciplinary Studies. During the…

Are you interested in photography? Do you like challenges? Do you appreciate the importance of diversity in both environmental and social contexts? If you answered 'YES!' at least once, we have something that will undoubtedly interest you. The SEA-EU Photo Contest is a two-stage competition aimed at students and staff of the partner universities of the European University of the Seas (SEA-EU). The winning photos will be…

Fot. Alan Stocki/UG Omówienie przez przedstawicielki władz dziekańskich i rektorskich sukcesów WE w poprzednim roku akademickim i ambitnych planów na przyszłość, wykład inauguracyjny dr. hab. Giuseppe T. Cirelli, prof. UG, przemówienie gościa specjalnego Thomasa Frossela z London Stock Exchange Group, uroczyste promocje doktorskie,…

Collections made available by the Johann Gottfried Herder Museum in Morąg and a unique bilingual (Polish-German) board display – this is what can be seen at the exhibition in the Main Library of the University of Gdańsk, whose vernissage opened the Herder Year celebrations, from October 2 to December 18, 2023. On 02.10.2023 at 10.00 a.m., the…

Fot. Alan Stocki/UG Emotional, joyful and uplifting. These epithets accurately reflect the atmosphere accompanying this year’s ceremonial inauguration of the academic year at the University of Gdańsk. The main attraction of the event was the inauguration lecture by dr hab. Michał Rusinek, prof. UJ, Wisława Szymborska’s long-time…

Dear Academia, Distinguished Guests, Dear University of Gdańsk Community, and Friends! We have just listened to a poem by our renowned poet and Nobel Prize winner, Wisława Szymborska, entitled 'Virtually Every Poem'. What draws attention there is the extraordinary respect expressed for words, thought, and the value of reflection and perception. This is…

Port and logistics management will be the subject of the MIPMAL master's degree course prepared by the partner universities of the SEA-EU alliance. On September 22, the course organisers met with the Port of Gdańsk Authority SA to discuss potential cooperation. The Pomeranian company expressed its willingness to get involved in the initiative, which is…