The book A Fairytale City by Paulina Siegień, which tells the story of Kaliningrad - a city not far from our border, built on the ruins of Königsberg, was appreciated by the jury of the Conrad Prize competition as well as the audience and announced the best prose debut of the past year. The award ceremony took place during a gala on the last day of the Conrad Festival held in Kraków. The organisers of the Conrad…

Smart city - that is, a city that uses modern technology to improve the quality of life and public services. How far are we from modern trend-setting metropolises in this area? This was discussed by experts at the Economic Convention at the Association of Fahrenheit Universities in Gdańsk. The Economic Convention, which took place on Friday, October 28, in the Hydromechanics building at Gdańsk University of Technology…

Graduates of the University of Gdańsk can be found in many different industries. For some, their studies at our university were preparation for a predetermined profession, while others, after gaining their diploma, went in search of the right path for them. We talk about the latter process with Bartosz Kucharski, a second-degree graduate in Journalism and Social Communication at the University of Gdańsk, who recently…

Dr Beata Czechowska-Derkacz talks about new and traditional forms of burial and cemetery design with mgr Krystian Puzdrakiewicz from the Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Gdansk. November is a time when we talk about death in the context of spirituality, religion and philosophy. But I would like to talk about the more tangible aspects of…

In the photo is Marika Knapp, author of the award-winning thesis. Ms Marika Knapp's bachelor's thesis, written under the supervision of dr Katarzyna Pastuszak at the UG Artistic Institutions Management Faculty, won first place in the Project Master 2022 competition in the bachelor's thesis category. The award ceremony took place on…

Another webinar embedded in the topic of inventions and patents - 'Good practices in the commercialisation process' - is ahead of us. The event is organised by the Technology Transfer Centres UG, PG and GUMed and is addressed to all those interested in the topic. The webinar entitled. 'Good practices in the commercialisation process' will be held on November 3, 2022, from 11:…

Photo by Alan Stocki/UG. Ambassador Sultana Laila Hossain of Bangladesh met with the Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. Piotr Stepnowski, and the Vice-Rector for International Cooperation, dr hab. Anna Maria Jurkowska-Zeidler, prof. UG. The topic of discussion was international academic cooperation in its broadest sense. The main point of Tuesday's…

Fot. Paweł Sudara/GUMed Teams of students from GUMed, PG and UG will prepare proposals for solutions and concepts for the functioning of future stops of the PKM South. The works are being developed as part of the second edition of the Railway to the South competition, organised jointly by the Fahrenheit Universities (FarU) and the Pomeranian Metropolitan…

The ŻakArt project comprises a total of 45 cultural events in 15 cities in Poland. The initiative grew out of a collaboration initiated in 2019 within the framework of the National Student Culture Forum between student culture centres from 15 academic centres across Poland. Three years of continuous contact have allowed a framework for cooperation to take shape, which…

On October 25 between 11:10 and 13:27 in Gdańsk we will be able to enjoy a partial eclipse of the Sun. At its peak, 41 per cent of our star will be obscured. It is worth remembering that this unusual coincidence, when two bodies with a very similar angular diameter can meet in our sky, has made a significant contribution to the development of science. We asked dr hab. Marcin Wieśniak, prof. UG from the Institute of…

We invite you to read the latest, very comprehensive, issue of the University Gazette. You will find information about such events as the inauguration of the academic year, an exhibition of paintings by prof. Aneta Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek, the 6th Congress of the Polish Society of Social Communication, the Euro-Trans 2022 conference, the SEA-EU Intensive Course 'Secrets of the…

Photo: Provincial and Municipal Public Library in Gdańsk. The winner in the first category of the Pomeranian Literary Award 'Wiatr od morza' was dr Monika Milewska from the Faculty of History UG. The title of the Literary Book of the Year was awarded to her monograph entitled. 'Blind Kitchen. Food and Ideology in the People's Republic of Poland', published…

On October 24th this year, prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski, Rector of the University of Gdańsk, together with representatives of all the trade unions operating at the University of Gdańsk, reached an agreement on the implementation of salary increases for university employees. In pursuance of the policy of full transparency of the principles of remuneration of University of Gdańsk employees, we present below the full…

Faced with today's reality: the COVID-19 pandemic, the war across our eastern border, the daily rush, stress and uncertainty, psychological help has become extremely necessary for many. The Independent Students' Union comes to the rescue! For students in need of support, it is offering free psychological consultations, which will take place remotely via the Microsoft Teams…

Photo by Alan Stocki/UG Prof. Beata Możejko received her appointment as Director of the Memling Research Centre today from prof. Piotr Stepnowski, Rector of the UG. - 'For me, this appointment is first and foremost a commitment to continue working on the team-based Memling project at the University of Gdańsk. It is not…

The 1st Nationwide Mediation and Arbitration Conference, whose main theme was mediation and arbitration as tools for building civil society, was held at the European Solidarity Centre. Three staff members of the Faculty of Law and Administration UG were involved in activities for Pomeranian entrepreneurs during the event. The conference was organised at the European…

Photo: AZS press materials Second place in the university classification and fourth place overall for the University of Gdańsk! This is how, at this year's Academic Sports Gala, the best athletes, activists and, above all, the best universities in the Polish Academic Championships were awarded. This year's Academic Sports Gala was the culmination of the…

How to make effective use of maritime spatial planning tools? On 19 October, at the Faculty of Law and Administration, this issue was discussed by members of the Women in Maritime Economy and Trade Association WISTA Poland. The meeting was one of the first initiatives of the newly established Maritime Economy Research Centre headed by dr hab. Dorota Pyć, prof. UG. The Association of Women in the Maritime Economy and…

'Social dimension of scientific societies' activities' was the theme of the 3rd Congress of Scientific Societies held in Gdańsk from 20 to 22 October. During the first day of the Congress, in Dwór Artusa in Gdańsk, the session was chaired by prof. dr hab. Iwona Hofman - Chairperson of the Council of Scientific Societies at the Presidium of PAS and prof. dr hab. inż. Jerzy Błażejowski - President of the Gdańsk Scientific…

Do you love cinema, do you want to join the ranks of film enthusiasts and try your hand as a film project organiser? Then come and join us! October 27, 2022 (Thursday) 5 pm Place: Aula 1.43, Faculty of Philology and History, UG ul. Wita Stwosza 55, 80-306 Gdańsk Organisational meeting and recruitment for the UG's FILM CLUB MIŁOŚĆ BLONDYNKI CINEMA PEOPLE PASSION LECTURES // SCREENINGS // DISCUSSIONS FILM PRODUCTIONS…

Students and lovers of folk dance! We would like to invite you to the recruitment for the representative group of the UG Song and Dance Ensemble 'JANTAR'! If you love folk dance and want to develop your passion in Gdańsk or dream of learning about Polish folk culture, join us! We would like to invite you to join us this Monday, 24.10 at 18:30 at ZSS nr 2, at ul. Zgody II 6.  Bring comfortable shoes and dancewear. We can…

The Centre for Sustainable Development of the University of Gdańsk (CZRUG) invites you to the international scientific conference 'Science and Education for Sustainable Development', which will take place on November 24-25, 2022 in Gdańsk. The conference aims to present research results, exchange experiences, share good practices and integrate the scientific community dealing with sustainable development, taking into…

Today is International Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day. What is it, when and in whom is it diagnosed, and how can a person with DLD be helped? Among other things, I ask Ewa Czaplewska, dr hab. prof. UG, from the Institute of Logopaedics, is a specialist in early speech therapy intervention, especially in the field of DLD/SLI and supporting the development of…

Dr Paweł Petasz, University of Gdańsk Disciplinary Ombudsman for Students and Doctoral Students, synthesises the disciplinary and criminal law consequences of misappropriating the authorship or misrepresenting the authorship of all or part of another person's work or artistic performance in a video. Although the anti-plagiarism systems in force are helping to detect plagiarism in diploma theses more and more effectively…

Goal 4 of sustainable development - good quality of education was the subject of a conversation with prof. dr hab. Maria Mendel, social pedagogue, Head of the Department of Social Pedagogy, UG. What kind of place is a Polish school for a student? What role does the parent play in it? In what state is the education of children and young people in Poland? Answers to these and many other questions can be heard in an…

The University of Gdańsk's Faculty of Law and Administration hosted the National Meeting of Deans of Law Faculties, whose participants included deans and vice-deans of law faculties at universities and leading private universities. In addition to representatives of the academic world, the event was also attended by representatives of local authorities and law corporations.…

An agreement on the establishment of a Green Universities Forum was signed today (October 18) by three universities: the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, the University of Gdańsk and the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, which will undertake joint initiatives for sustainable development. The initiator of the forum and the event is UWM. The letter of intent to establish the Green Universities Forum…

"Enhancing Cancer Vaccine Science for New Therapy Pathways", CANVAS for short, is a new project of the / International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science(ICCVS). It is also the first venture funded by Horizon Europe, with the University of Gdańsk acting as coordinator. On October 18, the official opening of the project took place at the ICCVS headquarters. The 5th birthday of the unit was also celebrated at the ceremony…

Grafika Alan Stocki/UG Students, doctoral students and employees of the FarU Universities are encouraged to participate in the 'Chess with Fahrenheit' competition. The event is, on the one hand, promotion of chess as a sport and, on the other, an encouragement to spend time with intellectual effort. The tournament will be commentated on in real-time by…

The Research Assessment Reform Agreement sets a common direction for change in research assessment practices, researchers and research-performing organisations, with the overarching goal of maximising the quality and impact of research. The agreement includes principles, commitments and timelines for reforms and sets out principles for collaboration in implementing change. - 'The signatories commit to a shared vision…