In the list of 450 best universities from Emerging Europe and Central Asia, published on 15 December 2021, the University of Gdansk took a high, 77th place in the region and improved its last year's ranking by seven positions. Out of 27 Polish universities in this ranking, UG ranks 10th among all types of universities and 6th among classical universities. The progress made by our university is expressed not only in a…

This ranking assesses the university's pro-environmental activities related to sustainable development and climate protection, attention to the maintenance of green areas, energy neutrality, the level of use of sustainable transport, optimized water consumption and waste management, as well as all educational activities for the environment. The UI GreenMetric ranking has been published since 2010 when 95 universities in…

Prof. dr hab. Cezary Obracht-Prondzyński. Fot. Anna Rezulak. Prof. dr hab. Cezary Obracht-Prondzyński from the Department of Social Anthropology of the Institute of Sociology, University of Gdańsk talks about Christmas rituals and alienation areas with dr Beata Czechowska-Derkacz We are talking during Christmas time and I would like to start with a…

Dear Students, Doctoral Students and Staff of the University of Gdańsk The pandemic situation still requires compliance with all restrictions, including the absolute obligation to wear masks in university buildings. More than a thousand and two hundred employees took the opportunity to get vaccinated against flu and then received the third dose of the vaccine during actions organized by the University of Gdańsk. A…

Ladies and Gentlemen, We would like to thank everyone, who took the opportunity to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the UG Mobile Vaccination Point. We hope, that this initiative has been a facilitation for you in accessing vaccination. Please be advised, that we are ending the operation of the UG Mobile Vaccination Point on 17th of December 2021. Registration for vaccination will continue until 12.12.2021. We encourage…

Among the new members of the Polish Academy of Sciences there are scientists from the University of Gdańsk. Professor Hanna Mazur-Marzec from the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography UG and Professor Piotr Stepnowski from the Faculty of Chemistry UG and the Rector of the University were elected by the General Assembly of PAN.   During all stages of elections to the Polish Academy of Sciences academics took into account…

Upon the request of the UG Students' Parliament, Rector Professor Piotr Stepnowski announced 7th of January 2022 (Friday) as the Rector's Day, i.e. a day off from educational activities.

The study sessions will take place weekly every Wednesday at 4:00-5:30pm from January to June in room NE 204 of the WETI B building (2nd floor). The session comprises a video teaching by a world-renowned US scholar Jeff Cavins, and small group discussion based on materials of this popular study by Ascension press (visit website for more details). No registration required - come and bring your friends for a great…

Ladies and Gentlemen, we would like to invite you to read our International Office newsletter, presenting activities and actions in the field of international cooperation. In the newsletter we provide information about competitions, projects, scholarships dedicated to staff and students. You’ll also find information about international mobility of staff and students. Newsletter is also posted on the student’s and…

During the meeting of the SEA-EU Board of Governors at UG, the overarching decision-making body, the achievements of SEA-EU to date were summarised and the alliance's priorities and action strategies for the next years were set. This is another day of meetings of the University of the Seas, SEA-EU consortium - an alliance of six European and coastal European universities. The Governing Board meeting started with a film…

The four-day meeting of the SEA-EU coastal alliance continues. On December 1, at 2:30 pm, members of the (expanded) Executive Committee met at the UG Rector's Office. The topic of the meeting was the SEA-EU achievements so far as well as future projects. The coordinator of the ReSEArch-EU project is the Spanish University of Cadiz. - 'This year we managed to achieve almost all main objectives. We organised 3 workshops…

The University of Gdańsk is hosting a meeting of members of the SEA-EU Governing Board, Executive Committee and Technical Working Group - an alliance of six European and coastal universities from Gdańsk, Cadiz, Brest, Kiel, Split and Malta. In Gdańsk, they will summarise the three-year project and set priorities and directions for the next phase of SEA-EU for the next six years. - 'The heart of the SEA EU will beat for…

Ladies and Gentlemen, we’d like to remind you that due to pandemic threat, safety rules related to health protection were implemented at the University of Gdansk, form the beginning of the academic year. Wearing masks that cover mouth and nose and use of disinfectants is mandatory in common spaces.  People who don’t obey the rules, won’t be let in on the campus. University guards will monitor compliance with the rules.…

  The Technical Working Group meeting initiated a series of meetings of the University of the Seas, SEA EU consortium - an alliance of six European and coastal European universities, hosted this time by the University of Gdańsk. University of the Seas, SEA EU - is an alliance of six European and coastal universities from Gdańsk, Cadiz, Brest, Kiel, Split and Malta. It was established to pursue the vision of an…

As the Scientific Circle of Historians at the University of Gdańsk: we would like to invite you to a meeting, during which we will discuss the differences and similarities regarding all aspects of studying and scientific research in the field of historical sciences in the U.S. and in Poland. Our speakers: - Professor John Dunn (Valdosta State University), who is currently visiting the University of Gdańsk, a specialist…

Almost three weeks have passed since Professor Wu Lan left Poland. The freshly retired Chinese teacher is already in China waiting for the end of her 21-day quarantine. In this state of limbo - outside Poland, but not yet fully in China - Prof. Wu Lan talks about new translation projects, the Sinology Department of the University of Gdańsk and her plans for the future.   Marcel Jakubowski: You decided to study Polish…

- 'Today's meeting is the opening of a dialogue with the South African government. I hope that at the end of my four-year term, your universities will be attended by students from our country,' - said the South African Ambassador in Poland, Ms Nomvule Mngomezulu during the meeting at the University of Gdańsk. On November 19, representatives of the Association of Fahrenheit Universities presented Ambassador Nomvule…

The University of Gdańsk will host members of the Governing Board, the Executive Committee and the SEA-EU Technical Working Group - an alliance of six European and coastal universities from Gdansk, Cadiz, Brest, Kiel, Split and Malta. The participants of the meeting will summarize the work done so far in the project and will set the priorities and directions for the next phase of SEA-EU.   The meetings scheduled from 30…

On December 6-10, at all faculties of the University of Gdańsk, there will be an act of registration of potential bone marrow donors. Get involved and help - in this way you can also save someone's life. Registration of potential bone marrow and stem cell donors, which will take place at the University of Gdańsk, is conducted by DKMS Foundation as part of the student project 'HELPERS' GENERATION'. It aims to engage the…

- 'John Hevelius appears as an unusual character, outstanding against the background of the epoch, but also a man of flesh and blood, experiencing ups and downs, dilemmas and raptures,' - says dr hab. Sławomir Kościelak, prof. UG, researcher and expert on the modern history of Gdańsk from the Faculty of History UG. The debate devoted to one of Gdańsk's most eminent scholars and a well-known figure associated with the…

The popularisation of chemistry is the main goal behind the initiative of open demonstrations of chemical experiments conducted by dr Tomasz Pluciński at the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Gdańsk. The topic of the next meeting will be chemical kinetics. - 'It is considered a boring branch of chemistry, which boils down to learning mathematical formulas of differential calculus by heart. I will propose a…

Senators of the University of Gdańsk passed, during today's Senate meeting, a resolution which is an appeal on vaccination and safety of the University's academic community. A sharp rise in covid cases and deaths is also evident at the University, although not on such a dramatic scale as nationwide. The latest figures (and these are changing by the hour) presented to the Senate by the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs,…

Dr hab. Anna Machnikowska, prof. UG has been elected Chair of the Science Policy Committee. The Professor thus continues the work she started after her appointment to the Committee in 2020. The Committee for Scientific Policy is an auxiliary body of the Minister in the area of state scientific policy. The Committee evaluates the implementation of the state's scientific policy and gives its opinion on documents presented…

  Researchers from the University of Gdańsk were among the winners of the MINIATURE 5 competition organised by the National Science Centre. Funding for individual scientific activities was granted to researchers from the Faculties of Biology, Chemistry, Philology, Social Sciences, Law and Administration and the International Centre for Cancer Vaccines Science. In total, 13 projects were submitted by UG scientists. The…

The Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. dr. hab. Piotr Stepnowski is interviewed by dr Beata Czechowska-Derkacz A year ago, on November 23, 2020, elections for the rector of the University of Gdańsk were held. You won by a decisive number of votes, receiving a large credit of trust. Such an election is also a huge commitment to the academic community. Has it been a difficult year? Very difficult. Even with my…

- 'Looking into the depths of the Polish tradition we keep reading it anew,' - says Barbara Madany, the organisational manager of the Ensemble. - 'The idea behind the jubilee celebrations can be summed up in one sentence - "Jantar is a history written by people".'. Jubilee concerts of the Ensemble have been announced for the coming weekend. The Gdańsk University Song and Dance Ensemble Jantar, comprising of students and…

Piotr Pawlak, a student of the Academy of Music in Gdańsk and a graduate of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics at the University of Gdańsk, and the Student Scientific Association 'Passionate Pediatricians' from the Medical University of Gdańsk were the winners of this year's Red Rose Competition. The edition was hosted by the University of Gdańsk. The competition, which selects the best student and the…

The 11th final of the StRuNa 2021 National Competition was held on the stage of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Among the winners of prizes for scientific clubs was the Psychological Research Circle 'Experior' from the University of Gdańsk. Once again, as part of the StRuNa 2021 competition (the name comes from the first letters of the words Studencki Ruch Naukowy [Student Scientific Movement]), prizes were awarded…

Researchers from UG were among the winners of the MINIATURA 5 competition organised by the National Centre for Science. Funding for individual scientific activities was granted to researchers from the Faculty of Biology, the International Centre for Research on Cancer Vaccines and the Faculty of Law and Administration of UG. The MINIATURA competition aims to support scientific activities leading to the preparation of a…

In the information on the results of enrolment for the academic year, 2021/2022 at universities supervised by the Minister of Education and Science, the University of Gdańsk was among the universities most frequently selected by university candidates. According to the status as of December 31, 2020, provided by the Polish Central Statistical Office (GUS), 349 HEIs were operating in the academic year 2020/21, of which…