The Conference of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States promotes the transfer of knowledge and good practices in the Baltic Sea Region to take further steps in the field of closed-loop economy and sustainable development. The research potential of the University of Gdansk and how it can be used in the newly established Centre for Sustainable Development was presented at the event. Sustainable…

obraz z pixabay The project entitled A Good Man, an Honest Worker, a Wise Citizen - Challenges for Contemporary Moral Education received a team grant as part of the Programme for the Support of the Gdańsk Humanities addressed to academic teachers at the University of Gdańsk. The grant awarded team, headed by dr hab. Natasza Szutta, prof. UG from the…

The Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Gdańsk invites you to an online conference devoted to the extremely topical issue of the scope of freedom of contract in determining compensation under Comprehensive Cover. The conference will be led by dr hab. Dorota Maśniak, prof. UG, who in the current term holds the position of the President of AIDA Poland. The…

We would like to inform you that National Agency for Academic Exchange and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal) invite you to submit applications for joint research projects between Poland and the Portuguese Republic. Grants support the mobility of scientists carrying out research projects in Polish-Portuguese teams. The funds obtained are intended to cover the costs of travel and stays of Polish…

5th National Final of the Freight Forwarding and Logistics Contest at the Faculty of Economics UG The finals of the fifth edition of the National Freight Forwarding and Logistics Contest for secondary school students will be held at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Gdańsk. The participants will compete for transcripts of the Faculty of Economics of UG and attractive prizes. The Faculty of Economics UG won…

Magda Klimek, a student at the Faculty of Management of the University of Gdańsk, was shortlisted for the 12th edition of the Student Nobel Prize 2021. The competition's online Final Gala was held on Sunday, May 23. The National Competition Commission, composed of 33 professors from Polish universities, selected 9 most talented students from among 86 finalists. The…

The Faculty of History UG is participating in the Open Days of Science - Ocean of Changes, organised by the Institute of Oceanology PAS. Open Days of Science - Ocean of Change is a continuation of the former Baltic Science Festival. This year, around 40 different institutions are involved in the event. - 'Among them, the organisers lacked humanists and specialists in the history of the region who could promote maritime…

The International Border Studies Center is a team of scientists from the Faculties of Philology, History and Social Sciences of the University of Gdańsk, which deals with interdisciplinary research on the phenomena of border and boundary. IBSC was established thanks to the Gdańsk Humanities Development Programme, and its inauguration will be accompanied by a three-day international Border Seminar conference ( May 25-27…

As part of its activities aimed at the commercialisation of research results, the UG Technology Transfer Centre announces a competition for co-financing of pre-implementation work on innovations developed by UG research teams. As part of the competition, projects will be selected to receive funding for activities related to the implementation of the commercialisation process…

Female representatives of the University of Gdańsk became Polish Academic Champions in Athletics in the team classification last weekend. Men from UG won the title of vice-champions in the university type. This is the biggest success of the AZS UG Athletics Section so far. - 'It is a huge historical success of AZS University of Gdańsk. For the first time in the new formula of the Polish Academic Championships in…

We would like to invite you to take part in the Summer Online Concert, organised by the Student Event Organisation Team, operating at the Alternator Academic Cultural Centre of the University of Gdańsk. On the 4th of June at 18:00, we will meet on the patio at the Faculty of Biology to listen to the sound of summer, atmospheric music. Sara Kordowska and her band will be…

Pomeranian Academic Championships are treated as general training before the Polish Academic Championships in Omega Class, which will be held from May 24-27 in Wilkasy. Crews representing all major Pomeranian universities entered the regatta. Pomeranian Academic Championships in the Puck Class were held on May 15, 2021. The organizers of the AMP were the AZS Gdańsk…

Over 15.5 million for UG researchers in OPUS 20, SONATA 16 and PRELUDIUM BIS 2 competitions The National Centre of Science has settled the 39th edition of OPUS, SONATA and PRELUDIUM BIS competitions. In total, 638 projects worth almost PLN 668 million were placed on ranking lists. Out of 84 applications submitted by the scientists of the University of Gdańsk to the following programmes: OPUS 20, SONATA 16, PRELUDIUM BIS…

Ewa Karolina Cichocka, a researcher of Polish-Sicilian artistic and literary relations, talks to Magdalena Nieczuja-Goniszewska about her new book Leopard in oranges. Sicilian culinary notes. Magdalena Nieczuja-Goniszewska discusses it. - Leopard in oranges. Sicilian Culinary Notes is your third book about Sicily. This time, you were seduced by the culinary world, but as usual, you also reached for literature. - This is…

Professor Jerzy Samp became the next patron of a tram in Gdańsk. The ceremony of naming an outstanding citizen of Gdańsk, professor of the University of Gdańsk, traditionally took place at the tram terminus in Chełm. - 'According to my Dad, trams with patrons were monuments on wheels. Today, my Dad has such a monument and may it last as long as possible,' said Christian Samp, the Professor's son, during the ceremony…

On board the Oceanograf, the University's research vessel, a film crew from Canal+ was conducting interviews and taking pictures with specialists from the University's Department of Oceanography and Geography. The research will also be used by a team of divers who will be shooting a series of films entitled Mysteries of the Baltic Wrecks. The 'hero' of one of the episodes in the series will be the wreck of a U-boat 768…

The Faculty of Management at the University of Gdańsk has enriched its teaching offer with new specialities taught in English. These are Management at the Faculty of Management and Business Informatics, a speciality available at the Faculty of Computer Science and Econometrics. The Faculty of Management at the University of Gdańsk offers 6 fields of study: Computer Science and Econometrics, Finance and Accounting,…

Do you want to boost up your academic knowledge of STEM - science, technology, engineering, mathematics - during the summer break, and create social networks and memories? Jyväskylä Summer School offers you a unique academic, cultural and personal journey and gives you the opportunity to challenge yourself, develop your skills and pushes you forward towards a successful career in your field of interest. You also get the…

Photo by Arek Smykowski / UG Cooperation in the field of environmental education, environmental protection and promotion of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030 among pupils, students and inhabitants of the Pomeranian region - these are the goals of the agreement signed today between the University of Gdańsk and the Hevelianum The Centre for…

Cooperation in the field of environmental education, environmental protection and promotion of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030 among pupils, students and inhabitants of the Pomeranian region - these are the goals of the agreement signed today between the University of Gdańsk and the Hevelianum The Centre for Sustainable Development of the University of …

In the photo: dr. hab. Aneta Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek, prof. UG., Director of the Centre for Communication and Promotion of the University of Gdańsk. The One4all ERP system for Higher Education Institutions, an integrated IT platform based on Microsoft Dynamics 365/AX, is an advanced tool that will be implemented at the University of Gdańsk. It will make…

The Scientific Grant of the DKMS Foundation is aimed at young scientists who focus their research work on transplant immunology and haematology, experimental, clinical, as well as diagnostic, therapeutic and hematopoietic cell donation issues. Recruitment for the 3rd edition of the programme lasts until 30 June 2021. The mission of the DKMS Foundation is to find a donor of…

The Center for Medieval Studies (CMS) in Prague was established in 1998 following an agreement between the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Prague. Its mission is to support broad and interdisciplinary medieval studies. The CMS pays special attention to scientific publications. CMS is committed to broad international cooperation, it organizes and supports scientific…

Within the framework of the Support Programme for the Gdańsk Humanities addressed to academic teachers at the University of Gdańsk, team and individual grants were awarded. Among the prize-winners, there is a team that will carry out a project concerning current linguistic issues: 'Communication barriers of migrants in the Polish-speaking environment. The situation of Slavic and non-Slavic speakers in Pomerania.' Let us…

An international team led by Prof. Bo Wang and Prof. Gongle Shi from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS) with the participation of dr hab. Jacek Szwedo, prof. UG from the Laboratory of Evolutionary Entomology and the Amber Inclusion Museum, published the results of a long-term study conducted between 2010 and 2019 on…

'Supporting university consolidation processes' is a project carried out jointly by the Gdansk Medical University, the Gdansk University of Technology and the University of Gdansk within the Association of Fahrenheit Universities. Within the project, 21 team leaders responsible for various aspects of university integration were appointed. On May 12, another meeting of…

A tense, nerve-wracking and action-packed two-match series against Sośnica Gliwice brought our team the coveted promotion to the Statscore Futsalekstraklasa. After a 5:2 home win in the return leg, our rivals proved to be better and won 4:2, but the three-goal advantage they brought to Silesia from Gdansk was enough. - 'We are very happy with this promotion. In the several-…

Jakub Nowicki, a visually impaired student of philosophy at the University of Gdansk, has a passion for palaeontology. However, due to his visual dysfunction, he decided not to study geology. He decided to go into philosophy. In his free time, Jakub writes a fantasy book set in medieval times. As he points out, good fantasy makes it possible to address interesting, universal…

On Tuesday, May 18, another lecture will be held as part of the UG Economics Open Lectures campaign. This time, you will be able to listen to an online presentation by dr hab. Anna Blajer-Gołębiewska entitled. 'The difficult word oligopoly and game theory in economics'. The series of meetings with economics is intended to deepen knowledge of economics and various problems…

A 23-year-old sociology student at the University of Gdansk has been nominated for the prestigious Grand Press Photo competition in the portrait category. Her photo depicting Ms Agnieszka, who was doused with sulphuric acid by an unknown perpetrator in the summer of 2019, is in contention for the prize. - 'When I was going to take the photo…