They make it possible to change careers efficiently, gain new qualifications and broaden professional competencies. The University of Gdańsk is still recruiting for postgraduate studies in more than 50 fields of study. Postgraduate studies at the University of Gdansk meet the market's needs and consider contemporary civilisational challenges. This year…

From the left: The Voivodeship Police Commander, Superintendent Andrzej Łapiński and  Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Education Quality dr hab. Arnold Kłonczyński, prof. UG Training in security and dissemination of knowledge on tolerance – these are just some of the aspects of collaboration resulting from the agreement signed…

The University of Gdańsk is continuing its fruitful cooperation with Santander Bank Polska S.A.. In the soon-to-begin 2023/2024 academic year, the financial institution will again donate PLN 50,000 for prizes for students and doctoral students. The call for applications has just started! Thanks to the donation received, 32 students and doctoral students at our university will receive prizes for their achievements by the…

Students and teachers of the Pawel Adamowicz University High School in Gdańsk (ULO) celebrated their return to school! The official start of the 2023/2024 school year on September 4, 2023, was also attended by representatives of Fahrenheit University, including the Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski and the Rector of the…

A colourful parade and inspiring speeches – let's start the new academic year together!  On September 30, on the initiative of Fahrenheit Union of Universities, Pomeranian universities and local authorities will officially open the 2023/2024 academic year. A colourful march of the academic community will take place in Gdańsk for the second time – a dozen Pomeranian universities will meet on the last Saturday of…

On the last Saturday of September (September 30, 2023), a colourful march and a lavish parade will take place at Długi Targ in Gdańsk. For the second time, universities and local authorities will officially open the new academic year! The city of Gdańsk is not only one of Poland's most important academic centres but also a place where science,…

Offshore wind energy, as a newly emerging sector of the maritime economy in Poland, is an opportunity for the socio-economic development of Poland and Pomerania in particular and for the professional development of people interested in employment in this area. Therefore, the University of Gdańsk is launching the recruitment for the third edition of the…

The signing of a letter of intent on cooperation between our University and the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau took place on September 4 at the University of Gdańsk. The partnership will concern, among other things, joint information and education initiatives, in particular the organisation of training courses. The event was attended by the Head of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau, Colonel Andrzej Stróżny, Director of…

Students from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG are working on cleaning the sea of toxic phthalates, chemicals used to soften plastic. The team is taking part in the international iGEM competition, where young researchers from around the world work to solve problems using synthetic biology. Similar to hormones, but harmful…

Postgraduate studies in Real Estate Brokering and Investing and Management of Real Estate and Development Projects are two offers from the Faculty of Management at the University of Gdańsk addressed to those interested in the economic, legal, and technical knowledge necessary to perform the profession of real estate broker or directly invest in the…

The Peasants (2023), Imago (2023) or Next to Nothing (2023) - these films will soon be competing for awards at the 48th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. This year, the decision as to who will get Don Quixote (the statuette of the Polish Federation of Film Discussion Clubs) will be made by, among others, Tomasz Pupacz, deputy manager of ACK UG Alternator…

Prof. dr hab. Grzegorz Węgrzyn and dr hab. Marc-André Selosse have been ranked among the most prominent scientists in Poland in their respective fields according to the Research.com portal. This year's Best Scientists in the World list included five researchers from UG, among them (in addition to those mentioned above) Rector UG prof. dr hab. Piotr…

More places in kindergartens and a discount voucher from the Rector for preschool care for children of employees and students of the University of Gdańsk – this is how the school year began for parents connected with our university. The inauguration of the year took place in the newly established Positive Public Kindergarten No. 11 in Gdańsk-Oliwa. ‘Pro-family activities result from educational cooperation between the…

Dr Marcin Pawłowski, prof. UG and honorary doctor prof. Anton Zeilinger - these are just some speakers at this year's 48th Congress of the Polish Physical Society. Between September 1 and 7, the Gdańsk University of Technology and the University of Gdańsk will host interactive exhibitions, physics demonstrations, and lectures on quantum cryptography or teaching methods…

More than 600 competitors from 32 countries will participate in 43 competitions during EuroSkills – an international industry skills competition organised by WorldSkills Europe and held for the first time in Poland. The event will bring together hundreds of young professionals from countries across Europe to compete for the chance to become the best in their chosen skills. For the first time, Poland, specifically Gdańsk…

Fot. archiwum FNP The head of the Laboratory of Experimental and Translational Immunology at the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG, dr hab. n. med. Danuta Gutowska-Owsiak, prof. UG has been recognised with a nomination from the Foundation for Polish Science to AcademiaNet. The portal is run by the Swiss National…

Materials of Between.Pomiędzy Dispersed Festival The Between.Pomiędzy Research Workshop, under the direction of dr hab. Tomasz Wiśniewski, prof. UG from the Department of Performing Arts Research, Faculty of Philology, University of Gdańsk, invites you to the Polish premiere of the dance film Home, directed by American choreographer…

A book Minor Cinema. In the Circle of Films of the Czech and Slovak New Wave (UG Publishing House, Gdańsk 2022) by dr Grażyna Świętochowska (Department of Film and Media at the Institute for Cultural Research of the Faculty of Philology, UG) was awarded the prestigious annual prize of the Polish Society for Film and Media Studies for the best debut of…

The Summer School for the Promotion of Democratic Values was attended by students from Odessa's Ilya Mynichkov National University and SEA-EU universities. This was made possible thanks to the National Agency for Academic Exchange funding. The Summer School for the Promotion of Democratic Values took place at the University of Gdańsk from August 13-24. Its organiser, the Centre for Student and Doctoral Activities, aimed…

The Kosciuszko Foundation is opening a call for grant applications to conduct research projects at American universities in the academic year 2024/2025 under the Exchange Program to the US. Grants are awarded in all scientific disciplines in three categories: The Kosciuszko Foundation Fellowship is aimed at research and teaching fellows at any stage…

From the left: prof. Arnold Kłonczyński, President Michał Pietrzykowski and dr Piotr Zieliński. Another cooperation expands the training offer of the University of Gdańsk! On August 23, 2023, the UG signed an agreement with the Gdańsk District Pharmaceutical Chamber. Under its terms, the parties will cooperate in organising courses…

What does the European Solidarity Corps offer? What does it take to obtain the ESC Quality Label? These and other questions will be answered by the Erasmus+ Innovation Centre InnHUB, the Erasmus+ National Agency, and the European Solidarity Corps representatives on August 31. The information meeting is dedicated to representatives and…

Involving foreign visiting professors in the teaching process at the University of Gdańsk is a permanent element of building the university’s international character. At the Faculty of Economics alone, as many as 12 international cooperation agreements on including visiting professors in the educational process have been implemented within the ProUG project. Between 2018 and 2023, the Faculty of Economics participated…

The last decade of the Doctoral Forum of Polish Universities (DFUP) was summed up by the organisation's members during a three-day meeting at the University of Gdańsk. At the opening of the jubilee meeting, the Vice-Rector for International Cooperation, dr hab. Anna Jurkowska-Zeidler, prof. UG emphasised the importance of student and doctoral voices for the university’s development and congratulated the Forum on ten…

Workshops and lectures on the mysteries of marine micro-organisms will start on August 22 at the Faculty of Biology UG and the UG Library. During the four-day summer school, scientists from all over Europe will talk, among other things, about the functioning of extremophiles - organisms adapted to live in extreme ranges of variability in environmental…

Anna Młynkowiak-Stawarz  Dr Beata Czechowska-Derkacz talks to mgr Anna Młynkowiak-Stawarz from the Faculty of Management UG about new travel models, environmental protection and wellbeing tourism. – On one of the blogs on sustainable tourism, I found a definition defining this mode of travel as a ‘form of tourism and recreation that…

Students from the Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University visited the University of Gdańsk as part of a summer school. During their two-week stay, the guests from the Ukrainian university, among other things, took part in various workshops, learned about the qualities of a good leader and visited the Emigration Museum in Gdynia. The European Science…

The University of Gdańsk continues its commitment to promoting a sustainable marine economy through the 'BlueBioTechpreneurs (BBT)' project. The initiative has received prestigious funding from the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EFMRA) programme 2021–2027. This is an important step towards achieving the objectives of the European…

Photo Dominik Paszliński / www.gdansk.pl Dr Tomasz Snarski from the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Gdańsk, artistic director of the 'Vilnius in Gdańsk' festival, received the City of Gdańsk Mayor's Medal during the gala celebrating 25 years of cooperation between Gdańsk and Vilnius. The award is an expression…

Scientists from SEA-EU University will give lectures and workshops on acquiring, analysing and using marine data. Enrolment is underway for the third edition of Marine Data Literacy, a BIP course that will occur partly online and partly at the University of Split. The course consists of two parts: remote and…