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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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- 'The rates of burnout in sport were already alarming before the lockdown and could affect up to 15 per cent of athletes,' says dr Anna Ussorowska. Photo: Arek Smykowski/UG.
She recently defended her doctoral thesis on burnout in competitive sport in young basketball players. For years she trained basketball…
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The prestigious Kosciuszko Foundation Fellowship was awarded to mgr Iwona Flis from the PhD School in the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Gdańsk, preparing, under the supervision of dr hab. Anna Mazurkiewicz, prof. UG from the Faculty of History at the University of Gdańsk, a dissertation on the Polish Scientific Institute in America.
The Kosciuszko Foundation Poland has been operating since 2010. It…
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Interview with dr Aleksandra Wierucka - the winner of the K.C. Mrongowiusz Teacher of the Year Award.
- 'I try to be closer to students, don't put up barriers, communicate openly and avoid poses. I do not have a monopoly on knowledge, so I am always willing to listen to students' opinions. I also make mistakes, but I admit to them. If I don't know the answer, I say I don't know, but I'll find out. Nowadays, nobody knows…
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Dr Karolina Pierzynowska. Photo: Arek Smykowski/UG
She is less than 30 years old, a scientist and academic teacher at the Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, with great passion and ambitions. In her private life, she is a mother and a wife who, apart from her scientific and family life, can find time to pursue her…
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Prof. dr hab. Grzegorz Węgrzyn
Prof. dr hab. Grzegorz Węgrzyn, PhD, Head of the Department of Molecular Biology at the Faculty of Biology of the University of Gdańsk, has been interested in biology already in primary school. Taking up education in a class with a biological profile and then studies at the Faculty of Biology of UG was a natural continuation…
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Dr Tamara Walczak-Kozłowska. Photo: Arek Smykowski/UG
Dr Tamara Walczak-Kozłowska from the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Gdańsk won first place in the competition organised by the Students' Parliament of the Republic of Poland and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education for the best thesis. In her dissertation, she analysed the…