By virtue of the decision of the President of the Third Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, dr hab. Sławomir Leśniak, prof. UG from the Department of German Literature and Culture at the UG, was awarded the title of professor of humanities.  - 'The professorial nomination is for me one of the nicest moments on my scientific path. I am pleased that my individual and often unpopular activities in the field of humanities…

Dr hab. Maciej Wojciechowski (from left) and the Editor-in-Chief of "State and Law", Supreme Court Judge prof. Andrzej Wróbel. Dr hab. Maciej Wojciechowski from the Department of the Theory and Philosophy of State and Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Gdańsk has won first prize in the prestigious competition - organised…

from the left: prof. dr hab. Krystyna Bieńkowska-Szewczyk, dr Karolina Pierzynowska, dr hab. Natasza Kosakowska-Berezecka, prof. UG. Photo by Karol Makurat/ Zawsze Pomorze For effective popularisation of knowledge about SARS-CoV-2 among Polish citizens, the Pomeranian Woman of the Year award was presented to prof. dr hab. Krystyna Bieńkowska-Szewczyk, Head…

On April 18, we celebrate International Monuments Protection Day. For us, Poles, this holiday is especially important because of the destruction and reconstruction that our precious objects and buildings have undergone. We talk to dr hab. Jackiem Friedrichem, prof. UG, Director of the National Museum in Gdańsk and lecturer at the Department of Modern Art, about whether it is worth preserving all monuments and why…

Almost every day, at one of the faculties of the University of Gdańsk, initiatives are born to help Ukraine. This time we are looking at the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology. Every Wednesday, a fair is organised by mgr Weronika Babinska, and a collection of donations is also held. In turn, dr Michał Rychłowski has been transporting refugees from Lviv to the Polish-Ukrainian border for a week. We would like to…

One year has passed since the passing of prof. Jerzy Limon, an Anglicist, literary scholar, theatre scholar and director of the Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre. The University of Gdańsk is planning, together with the Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre, to prepare events to honour Professor's memory.   - 'We still feel the pain that he is not with us. We want his memory to remain with the University forever. That is why in May we…

The International Centre for Vaccine Science at the University of Gdansk (ICCVS) has new leadership. Rector  of the University of Gdańsk  Prof. Dr. Piotr Stepnowski has entrusted Prof. Natalia Marek-Trzonkowska the position of Director of ICCVS since January 2022. Prof. Marek-Trzonkowska was recommended by the International Scientific Committee supporting the Centre's activities and approved by the Foundation for Polish…

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…

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…

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…