The University of Gdańsk is strengthening its leadership position in the area related to the implementation of the 17th UN Sustainable Development Goals in Poland. This is indicated by the results of the fifth edition of the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 'THE Impact Ranking), published on June 1, 2023. This ranking is among the most prestigious, comprehensive and developing classifications of higher education…

By decision of the International Council of Archives, International Archives Week is celebrated from June 3 to 9. On this occasion, the Archives of the University of Gdańsk organised a panel discussion, Enriching Knowledge Societies - Supporting Knowledge Societies, which took place on Friday, June 2, from 9.45 to 11.15 am in the auditorium of the Faculty of History at the University of Gdańsk. The meeting was chaired…

Advancement by 200 places, highest position among Polish universities - this is how the University of Gdańsk consolidates its strong leadership position in Poland in the most prestigious, comprehensive and growing global Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. It assesses universities in terms of their commitment to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. The latest results were published on June 1, 2023. The Times…

The Faculty of Economics of the University of Gdańsk was visited by representatives of nine partner universities of the SEA-EU project, who came to Sopot for Staff Week - an event organised by the Centre for Foreign Languages of the University of Gdańsk. Topics of discussion included the promotion of multilingualism, the development of language competences and the need to establish a common SEA-EU language policy. The…

For the 31st time, the Foundation for Polish Science has awarded scholarships in the START programme to the most talented young scientists from all over Poland. They will be awarded to 100 outstanding young scientists, including four scientists from the University of Gdańsk. The START programme of the Foundation for Polish Science is the oldest…

Prof. Małgorzata Balwicka-Szczyrba Smoking is the number one cause of death for Polish men and the second most common cause for women in Poland. Nearly 29% of Poles smoke cigarettes daily, which is on an upward trend. Experts from the Polish Academy of Sciences have developed recommendations to reduce the use of nicotine products in…

Please take a look at the International Office 02/2023 newsletter presenting activities and actions in the area of international cooperation. Please get in touch with the UG International Cooperation Office if you have any questions or require additional information. io@ug.edu.pl Załączniki Attachment…

The league teams of AZS University of Gdańsk will play their matches in Gdańsk this weekend. We want to invite fans to the stands - emotions and a sporting fight are guaranteed. Free entrance to all games!  On Saturday, at 4 p.m., the AZS UG volleyball team will play. This will be the last meeting of the basic phase of the II volleyball league PZS, which will decide about further play and promotion to the semi-final…

Rector UG prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science for Internationalisation and Development dr hab. Aleksander Kubicki, prof. UG. They will be the representatives of the University of Gdańsk in SEA-EU 2.0! On March 13, this year, the Rector of the UG, prof. dr hab.…

A meeting to summarise the work of Task 1 of the SEA-EU DOC project: 'Beyond academia: broadening the career horizons of doctoral students in marine and maritime sciences in Europe,' was held in the hospitable surroundings of the Institute of Oceanography, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk. The project is implemented within…

Join the Summer School 2023 in Hel Marine Station (Poland). The project' International Summer School – Pollution in the Coastal Areas', for which the University of Gdańsk obtained funding, is implemented under the program of the National Agency for Academic Exchange – SPINAKER – Intensive International Education Programs.   POLCA is … free admission…

You are cordially invited to follow the results of the league teams of AZS University of Gdańsk. On Sunday (19.02.2023), an AZS derby in the Women's Futsal Extraleague will take place in the side hall of the Ergo Arena. The match between AZS UG and AZS AWF Warsaw will start at high noon. Earlier this Saturday (18.02.2023), the leader of the First…

The first summit of the international SEA-EU 2.0 team took place in Cadiz from February 7-10, 2023, with representatives from all universities and partner cities. The Kick-Off Meetings officially launched the project's second edition, in which we welcomed new members from the universities of Naples, Algarve and Bodø. The aim of the activities will continue to be the creation of an international, multi-ethnic, multi…

The 'Star of Internationalisation' award is conferred by a jury of representatives of Polish institutions and organisations involved in developing internationalisation (e.g. NAWA, FRSE, Perspektywy). This prestigious award recognises people from the academic community who have made a unique contribution to the internationalisation of Polish universities — the Vice-Rector for International Cooperation at the University…

Do people have free will? Is life suffering? Do you think you know the answers to these questions, or do you have other thoughts related to the work of one of Gdańsk's most famous citizens? The UG Academic Club of Philosophers invites you to speak at the Schopenhauerlia 2023 student conference, with a theme in the person of Arthur Schopenhauer. The…

The first 'Friday at the History Faculty' in the new year 2023 - a meeting with the author of the book 'Everyday life of the Teutonic Order cities in Prussia' dr hab. Kazimierz Grążawski, prof. UWM in Olsztyn. On Friday 13.01.2023r. at 1 pm, another meeting in the series 'Friday at the History Faculty' took place. The initiative aims to integrate the academic community, get to know the work of eminent scientists and…

Training? Why not Ireland or Croatia? Thanks to the mobility programme for university staff, teaching and administrative staff have the opportunity to improve their competencies abroad in one of 32 European countries.  Staff Week is designed for university employees who want to enhance their professional competencies. Those wishing to do so can go to one of the 32 countries in the training programme for a week. They…

Vice-Rector for Cooperation and Development dr hab. Sylwia Mrozowska, prof. UG received an award for the University of Gdańsk for its result in the most prestigious ranking of higher education institutions in the world - THE World University Rankings 2023. We would like to remind you that in the latest edition of the Times Higher Education World…

We would like to invite all fans to the matches of the league teams of AZS University of Gdańsk. This weekend you can see our teams in action in futsal, basketball and women's volleyball. Admission to all matches is free. Below are the exact dates and venues of the matches. II WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE AZS Akademia Siatkówki University of Gdańsk - KKS…

The European University of the Seas (SEA-EU), within the ReSEArch-EU project, invites you to the next webinar for young researchers as part of the Spin-Off Competence Lab - a virtual training program aimed at enhancing the skills of SEA-EU researchers to develop entrepreneurial initiatives based on their fields and research projects.   On 9.11.2022 at 11:00 a.m. we invite you to the webinar entitled: ‘Grant funding and…

In the latest edition of the Times Higher Education World University Ranking (THE WUR) 2023, published on October 12, 2022, the University of Gdańsk moved up one place and was ranked fourth in the category of classical universities in Poland (behind the Universities: Jagiellonian University, Warsaw University and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań) surpassing Mikołaj Kopernik University in Toruń compared to last year…

On September 27-29, 2022, the University of Gdansk hosted representatives of universities from Kiel, Split and Brest as part of the Cultural Staff Week, organised by the UG Academic Cultural Centre 'Alternator' (ACK). The three-day meeting aimed to exchange experience, create a platform for cooperation and present the cultural activities of universities associated with the SEA-EU…

On September 20-21, 2022, the summit of the European University of the Seas SEA-EU took place in Brest, with members of the Governing Board and Executive Committee in attendance. The authorities of the partner universities that will join the alliance next year also attended: the University of Algarve (Portugal), the University of Parthenope in Naples (Italy) and Nord…

There is still plenty of time until the new academic year begins, but classes at the Interuniversity Faculty of Biotechnology UG & MUG have already started. For a whole week from 19 to 23 September, secondary school students explored the world on a micro scale, taking part in workshops and lectures led by experienced scientists.  - 'We want to share our passion for…

Erasmus+ InnHUB Gdańsk, the EuroSkills 2023 Poland competition and the Welcome Centre UG - as many as three projects were inaugurated at a single event. They will benefit regional as well as international ventures, poles as well as visitors from abroad, entrepreneurs and their employees. On September 5th, representatives of Pomeranian higher education institutions, the city of Gdańsk and the Foundation for the…

The proposal of SEA-EU FOR ALL, whose main novelty is the incorporation of 3 partners and of which the University of Cadiz continues to be the coordinator, has been positively evaluated obtaining the support and funding of the European Commission.   Today the results of the call for the renewal of Partnerships belonging to the European…

In order to photograph the second part of a research cruise as part of the SEA-EU consortium, I flew to Brest, a coastal town in France, on June 11. Our final destination was to be in Cádiz, Spain. Everything promised that it would not be easy for a 'freshman' like me to face a ten-day voyage photographing the struggles of those already…

After three years, the first stage of the SEA-EU European Coastal Universities Alliance came to an end. On the 22nd of June, representatives of all the member universities including - Rector of the University of Gdańsk prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski, project coordinator prof. Fidel Echieverra, Rector of the University of Split prof. Dragan…

Three research projects, five day trips, strengthening of international cooperation and culmination of the first phase of the SEA-EU alliance are just some of the benefits of the SEA-EU research cruise to Cadiz. Scientists and technical staff from the University of Gdańsk, the University of Kiel, the University of Brest, the Ifremer Institute and the University of Cadiz worked together for 27 days to collect samples of…

The SEA-EU cruise has educational and scientific value, but its most important value is to strengthen the ties between Europe's coastal universities. During the second leg (from Kiel to Brest), scientists from four different research centres are on board the r/v Oceanograf. Kseniia Andrieieva, Jerome Goslin, Ruben Rios and Dr Adam Sokołowski, Prof. UG, tell us how they are working together…