The short film Metal-Girl, shot by UG Film and Audiovisual Culture student Pawel Golonko, won the main prize at the SEA-EU Film Festival, an event initiated by the University of Split. The Croatian university will soon host a screening of the 11 winning films, 5 of which were made at the University of Gdańsk! ‘I absolutely did not expect this, it is a…

Are you looking for a way to pursue your passions related to culture and art? Join the ACC ‘Alternator’! For years, the Academic Cultural Centre ‘Alternator’ has been supporting students in acquiring competences necessary for conscious participation in culture. Recruitment to selected artistic groups is currently underway. We encourage you to familiarise yourself with the calendar. Below, we present ACC's upcoming…

Board games room in the BUG, a garden for IFB UG and MUG students and staff, a chillout zone in the Economics Library, a multimedia studio in the History Library and many more interesting projects - voting has started in this year's edition of the Academic Citizens' Budget! The University of Gdańsk's Academic Citizens' Budget is a competition in which…

More than 25 years in Poland and more than 10 million people whose lives have been changed by Erasmus+ trips - watch a short film in which University of Gdańsk students share their unforgettable experiences from their travels abroad! Erasmus+ is the European Union's flagship programme supporting the internationalisation of universities through the…

Polish researchers have completed the first edition of the Polish Clinical Scholars Research Training programme. Among the 5% of participants from outside the medical community was dr Łukasz Rąbalski from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG. Over the past 12 months, Polish researchers and scientists have had the opportunity to…

Prof. Jerzy Zajadło An outstanding theoretician and philosopher of law, member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences, creator of the Gdańsk school of philosophy of law, author of numerous scientific publications and journalistic texts, populariser of legal knowledge, respected educator and…

photo by Weronika Wojciechowska The Polish Patent Office has granted two patents for innovative antibacterial agents to an interdisciplinary team of scientists from the Faculty of Chemistry and the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG. The innovative solutions were developed at the Biologically Active Compounds…

In 33 days, the r/v Oceanograf called at five ports and 16 research stations, and was visited by more than half a thousand people! Watch the story of the 2,900-mile cruise beyond the northern Arctic Circle. On June 3, 2024, the University of Gdańsk ship r/v Oceanograf set off on an incredible expedition towards the Arctic. We present recordings of this journey's most important and exciting moments, the fight against…

More than ten thousand journeys by bicycle, electric bicycle, and electric scooter were made by the participants representing the University of Gdańsk in the third edition of the competition ‘By bike to the university’, organised by the Fahrenheit Universities: the University of Gdańsk, the Technical University of Gdańsk and the Medical University of…

photo by Alan Stocki/UG A solemn atmosphere, moving speeches, and an afternoon full of memories with the University of Gdańsk in the leading role - this is how the opening of the University of Gdańsk Museum can be summed up. The grand opening of the University of Gdańsk Museum's permanent exhibition took place on Friday October 11,…

Education on the use of renewable energy in the South Baltic area, raising awareness, and competence development for energy communities are the main objectives of the project ‘Building Engagement to Accelerate Clean Energy Transitions in the South Baltic - BALTICBEAT’. The project, led by dr hab. Sylwia Mrozowska, prof. UG, is co-financed by the…

The Academic Sports Day with ASA Gdańsk is back! It is a unique sports marathon lasting for 24 hours and covering both team and individual disciplines. On October 15-16, 2024, on the premises of four universities: University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk University of Technology, the Academy of Physical Education and Sport in Gdańsk, and the Medical University of…

Increasing the mobility of University of Gdańsk students, doctoral students and staff within the Erasmus+ programme and supporting the comprehensive international development of the University of Gdańsk within the SEA-EU alliance - these are the main objectives of the SEA-nergy project, which received funding in the first call of the ‘Support for…

‘This is a special moment for all of us, with our hearts and souls attached to the Faculty and to the University of Gdańsk, but especially for you who are beginning your studies,’ welcomed the gathered Dean of the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography UG Dr hab. Katarzyna Smolarz, prof. UG. ‘This is also a special moment for me because it is the first…

On Saturday, October 5, the annual ceremonial parade of universities took place in Gdańsk. The event, organised on the initiative of Fahrenheit University, brought together students, lecturers, and representatives of state and local authorities, who marched together through the streets of Gdańsk, highlighting the cooperation of Tricity's academic institutions…

Is the detection of an economic black swan worth a Nobel Prize? How is the new Development Strategy of the University of Gdańsk being developed? And what can you learn in the Department of Microeconomics? These questions were answered on October 3 during the inauguration of the 2024/25 academic year at the Faculty of Economics. ‘We know how people…

How to think and talk about Europe and the ‘law of integration’ 20 years after accession to the European Union? - that was the title of the inaugural lecture given by prof. Tomasz Koncewicz, Head of the Department of European Law and Legal Comparative Studies. The lecture was preceded by speeches by the Vice-Rector prof. Wiesław Laskowski and the Dean…

‘Remember that studies are not only programmes and syllabuses, but they are first and foremost people. It is above all the academic staff, which here are internationally renowned specialists. Take advantage of this as much as you can, because such an opportunity may not come again’ - this is how the academic year at the Intercollegiate Faculty of…

Fot. M. Jakubowski With reflection on history, bold plans for the future, and the spirit of togetherness, the Faculty of Social Sciences officially opened the academic year 2024/2025. During the inauguration ceremony, the role of the social sciences - including sociological sciences, the discipline represented by prof. Andrzej…

Doctoral promotions, awards from the Rector of UG, and a lecture on bird behaviourism - the Faculty of Biology was the first to inaugurate the 2024/25 academic year! ‘Allow me to mention three people who are particularly distinguished for the establishment of the Faculty of Biology in 2008. I am thinking here of Professor Barbara Lipińska, Professor…

photo by Alan Stocki Not only science, but also the university's broadly understood mission related to the shaping of values serving the good of mankind, freedom and democracy became an important motif of the ceremonial Inauguration of the Academic Year 2024/2025 at the University of Gdańsk. An important part of the ceremony, which…

Representatives of the University of Gdańsk represented the SEA-EU alliance at the European Association for International Education (EAIE) trade fair and conference in Toulouse. The event attracted more than 7,000 people and over 200 exhibitors. Representatives of the coastal alliance showcased the uniqueness of SEA-EU during sessions, panels, and many…

photo by Mateusz Byczkowski Prof. dr hab. Aneta Lewińska has been appointed the Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Gdańsk. ‘I am always open to all talks, proposals and discussions,’ she emphasises. As Director of the CI, prof. Aneta Lewińska plans, among other things, to broaden the scope of the Institute's…

The Rector and Senate of the University of Gdansk are honoured to invite you to the inauguration of the Academic Year 2024/2025 and the conferment of an honorary doctorate title to Prime Minister Jan Krzysztof Bielecki The ceremony will take place on October 1, 2024, at 10.00 a.m. at the Main Library of the University of Gdańsk   In the programme of…

Is it possible to create safe fire? How to build an armour to fight a tumour? What are intramedullary nails and what do mobile underwater robots resemble? The Pomeranian Researchers' Night will answer all these questions and many more on September 27, this year. Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk University of Technology, the Maritime University of…

R/v Oceania, a ship of the Institute of Oceanology PAS, has completed the 38th AREX cruise - over a three-month-long expedition to the Arctic. The vessel arrived at the Zbożowe Quay on September 11. It was welcomed on shore not only by scientists from IO PAS and families of the crew and researchers but also by representatives from the University of…

There is a little-known episode from the history of Polish-Indian relations. In 1942, Digvijaysinghji Ranjitsinghji Jadeja established the Polish Children's Camp in Jamnagar-Balachadi, in the Indian state of Gujarat for refugee Polish children who were brought out of the USSR during World War II. The camp existed until 1945. Then the children were…

A new academic year and new attractions organised by the Herder Centre at the UG. We invite you to events, workshops and lectures on Arthur Schopenhauer's philosophy, the use of phraseologisms in German or the history of the building in which the most luxurious hotel in Gdańsk was built. This Friday, 13 September, the first workshop in the series will already take place! Open Days at the Herder Centre…

'As Poles, we are no longer mono-ethnic, but multi-ethnic. We are internally diverse and we must - whether we want it or not - look for a non-ethnic unifying formula,' said dr hab. Adela Kożyczkowska, prof. UG, who was appointed to the Programme Council of the Institute of Linguistic Diversity of the Republic as of 2 September 2024. The new cultural…

Representatives of Pomeranian universities, local government authorities, doctoral and student communities will once again walk with the orchestra in the heart of Gdańsk, along Długa Street - this year's ceremonial opening of the academic year is planned on October 5th at 11 am. A colorful march accompanied by musicians and the sounds of carillons will be a symbol of integration and unity of the academic community, a…