Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski It is the 50th anniversary of the ceremony of awarding the first doctor honoris causa title at the University of Gdańsk. This distinction was awarded to inż. Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski - for his contribution to the development of the Polish maritime economy and general economic theory. The ceremony took place on 19…

'I grew up within the walls of the University of Gdańsk and internally I feel that this is my little homeland...' - says mgr Dominik Bień, a guest at the meeting 'Let's talk about history.... of the University of Gdańsk's vocation', organised by the Students' Self-Government Council of the Faculty of History   On Monday 12.12.2022 at 3 pm, the second meeting in the series 'Let's talk about history...' took place, which…

The insignia of the University of Gdańsk - a chain, ring and sceptre - were given to the first rector, prof. Janusz Sokołowski, as a gift by Gdańsk craftsmen. And they have remained unchanged ever since. Particularly impressive are the large blocks of amber decorating the chain and crowning the sceptre. This is a natural reference to the maritime character of our university. Insignia - from Latin " insignium" is a sign…

Interview with prof. Janusz Sokołowski published in Dziennik Bałtycki in 1969. The creation of the University of Gdańsk has already been officially announced. Many years of plans and discussions are starting to take shape. We asked the plenipotentiary for the preparation of the university, Rector of the WSP in Gdańsk, prof. dr inż. Janusz Sokołowski. - When will the university be established? - Next March, on the 25th…

A temporary exhibition entitled 'The Road to the University. UG and its predecessors 1945-1970' presents selected fragments of the history of the Higher School of Pedagogy in Gdańsk, the Higher School of Maritime Commerce, the Higher School of Economics in Sopot and the first year of activity of the University of Gdańsk. It is a synthetic description of the history of the…

From left: Vice-Rector Zbigniew Jaśkiewicz, Rector prof. dr Stanisław Matysik, Dean of the Maritime Department prof. Józef Kulikowski, October 6, 1960. The Higher School of Economics was the first university in Tricity to receive the insignia of rector authority. In this respect, it overtook (by a few days) the Medical Academy in Gdańsk. One of the…

Excerpt from a press clipping about the first WSP hall of residence. The article 'A modern university town will be built in Wrzeszcz' is a comprehensive account of the 6-year plan to build a university district bringing together academics from the WSP, Gdańsk University of Technology, the Medical Academy and, as planned, from the Higher School of Maritime…