The first edition of the Fahrenheit Collaborative Champions competition is taking off. All students and postgraduates affiliated with Fahrenheit University's research clubs are invited to participate. Projects can be submitted until November 20, 2022. The prerequisite is that the project is carried out by a minimum of two scientific clubs or one intercollegiate club from different Fahrenheit Universities. The total…

Universities from all over Poland are taking part in the campaign. - 'By spending around 15-20 minutes, we can save someone's health or even life!' - says Przemysław Sadowski, Vice President for Finance of the Independent Students' Union. From October 19 to 21, 2022, there will be a so-called 'blood bus' at the UG campus as part of the initiative of the…

From today, October 17, you can vote for selected projects in the first edition of the University of Gdańsk's Academic Citizens' Budget. Voting will continue until October 24. The University of Gdańsk's Academic Civic Budget ('ABO UG') is a project in which students, doctoral students and employees of the University of Gdańsk could submit their ideas for the development of the university's infrastructure. There is PLN…

The European University of the Seas (SEA-EU) is working on the development of the Spin-Off Competence Lab, a virtual training programme designed to boost our researchers' skills for the development of entrepreneurial initiatives based on their research fields and projects. It offers virtual trainings to acquire both the so-called "hard skills" (knowledge of intellectual…

How do you find your way in a foreign city where you don't know the area and nobody speaks your language? Foreign students from UG, PG and GUMed took part in a sightseeing tour organised thanks to the cooperation between Fahrenheit Universities and the City of Gdańsk. During the event, they were able not only to see the most important places in our city (including the Main…

At the request of the Student Parliament, I declare October 31 (Monday) as Rector's Day, free from teaching. Therefore, granting the requests of the University's employees, I kindly inform you that 31.10.2022 will remain a day off (following the announcement of October 27, 2021), but the manner of its working off will change. It is to be worked off in a task-based manner agreed upon with the supervisors by the end of…

In the latest edition of the Times Higher Education World University Ranking (THE WUR) 2023, published on October 12, 2022, the University of Gdańsk moved up one place and was ranked fourth in the category of classical universities in Poland (behind the Universities: Jagiellonian University, Warsaw University and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań) surpassing Mikołaj Kopernik University in Toruń compared to last year…

Due to the deteriorating economic situation of HEIs in Poland, the Rectors gathered in the Presidium of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland issued a dramatic appeal 'to the Authorities of the Republic of Poland to take decisive steps, as soon as possible, to protect the units of the national system of higher education and science from the financial and staffing crisis threatening them'. Let us recall…

On September 27-29, 2022, the University of Gdansk hosted representatives of universities from Kiel, Split and Brest as part of the Cultural Staff Week, organised by the UG Academic Cultural Centre 'Alternator' (ACK). The three-day meeting aimed to exchange experience, create a platform for cooperation and present the cultural activities of universities associated with the SEA-EU…

The series of meetings with economics is intended to deepen knowledge of economics and the various problems that are described and solved within economic sciences. The Open Economics Lectures are not only a source of reliable knowledge but also an opportunity and inspiration to seek one's own path in life. The fifth edition of the programme implemented by the Faculty of…

Photo by Katarzyna Kopańczyk On September 30, the first meeting this year of the school's Programme Council, appointed by the Rector of the University of Gdańsk prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski, was held at the new premises of the Paweł Adamowicz University Secondary School in Gdańsk. Planned activities for the school and the involvement of the Fahrenheit…

- 'With the presented series of paintings, I invite you on this unusual for me journey to seaside universities, seen through the colours, emotions, details or surroundings of a given place,' - said dr hab. inż. Aneta Oniszczuk-Jastrzabek, prof. UG, opening the painting exhibition 'SEA EU by the Sea' on 3 October in the Main Library of the University of…

Prof. Anton Zeilinger,  fot. Austrian Academy of Sciences press photos, Jacqueline Godany University of Gdańsk's honorary doctor of science prof. Anton Zeilinger, as well as Alain Aspect and John Clauser, have been awarded the Nobel Prize for their experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell's inequality and pioneering quantum…

The first edition of the flagship "The Oxford Encyclopedia of EU Law" (OEEUL) was released in August 2022 by Oxford University Press. The Encyclopedia has been published as part of the prestigious Oxford Public International Law series.  Written by the leading scholars in the field, the articles grouped in the Encyclopaedia offer cutting edge and complex reconstruction of the…

Prof. Krzysztof Bielawski has taken up the post of director of a newly established unit at the University of Gdańsk - the University Centre for Applied and Interdisciplinary Research. The Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. Piotr Stepnowski presented information on the establishment of a new organisational unit within the University's structure at a meeting of the…

We invite students, academics, administrative staff and graduates with their families to join this historic event. We will begin with a joint academic march along the Royal Route, with the participation of the Authorities, Senates and representatives of the Faculty Councils of Gdańsk universities, students, doctoral students and employees. The march will culminate with the reading of the Gdańsk Science Manifesto at the…

In May 2022 The University of Gdańsk invited researchers to participate in the Competition „Research Potential Database” SEA-EU which aim is to encourage the establishment or strengthening of research and teaching cooperation between SEA-EU partner universities using the information available in the Research Potential Database.  The competition was open to academic teachers employed at the University of Gdansk as their…

On September 20-21, 2022, the summit of the European University of the Seas SEA-EU took place in Brest, with members of the Governing Board and Executive Committee in attendance. The authorities of the partner universities that will join the alliance next year also attended: the University of Algarve (Portugal), the University of Parthenope in Naples (Italy) and Nord…

There is still plenty of time until the new academic year begins, but classes at the Interuniversity Faculty of Biotechnology UG & MUG have already started. For a whole week from 19 to 23 September, secondary school students explored the world on a micro scale, taking part in workshops and lectures led by experienced scientists.  - 'We want to share our passion for…

Statute changes and the internationalisation of science were the main topics of the congress of the National Representation of Doctoral Students for the first time organised jointly by Fahrenheit Universities.  The proceedings, held in the Main Library from September 16 to 18 this year, were listened to by the Vice-Rector for Students and Quality of Education, dr hab. Arnold Kłonczyński, prof. UG. In opening the event…

The Herder Centre UG invites you to the Open Days of the Herder Centre UG from 30.09-14.10.2022 // Tage der offenen Tür im Herder Zentrum der Danziger Universität Friday 30.09.2022 Sprachkultur und Kulturphänomene in der Sprache     17.00-18.00 Zbigniew Zembrzuski 'Weg mit den typischen Fehlern!' (Sprachworkshop auf Deutsch A2+/ workshop in German)     18.15-20.15 Brigitte Schniggenfittig 'Sprache als kulturelles…

We would like to remind you to register for your chosen foreign language course before the start of the academic year. Students can do this by completing the Placement Test in the Student Portal. There is a choice of classes in English, German, Spanish or French, among others. Enrolment for all courses closes in September. With students from other countries in mind, the Centre for Foreign Languages UG has extended its…

The University of Gdańsk, together with the Gdańsk University of Technology and the Medical University of Gdańsk, has signed an agreement with the Pomeranian Special Zone on cooperation between leading academic Technology Transfer Centres. Under the document signed during the XXXIII All-Poland SOOIPP Conference, Gdańsk Science and Technology Park together with Fahrenheit Universities will offer comprehensive solutions…

Rectors, Vice-Rectors, Presidents of academic institutions and experts spoke about what lies ahead for Polish and foreign universities during the conference 'The Future of Higher Education'. One of the guests at the panel on state universities was prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski. The rector of the University of Gdańsk raised the issue of underfunding of higher education and spoke about the implementation of the idea of a…

The second edition of the inter-university Marine Data Literacy course organised by the European University of the Seas - SEA-EU partnership will be held in the academic year 2022/2023. The course is a pioneering project whose main objective is to improve skills in searching, understanding and using marine data. Both students and lecturers will have the unique opportunity to participate in an international and inter-…

The second edition of the inter-university Marine Data Literacy course organised by the European University of the Seas - SEA-EU partnership will be held in the academic year 2022/2023. The course is a pioneering project whose main objective is to improve skills in searching, understanding and using marine data. Both students and lecturers will have the unique opportunity to participate in an international and inter…

The University of Gdańsk and the Polish Offshore Wind-Co (POW) have signed a joint letter of intent for cooperation. This is another contribution to building sustainability among the University of Gdańsk's academic community, but also a way to meet the needs of new economic sectors, such as offshore wind energy. The letter of intent on cooperation was signed by the Rector of…

On 8-9 September 2022, the rectors of the University of Gdansk visited the SEA-EU partner university in Cadiz. They took part in a meeting of the SEA-EU consortium's Advisory Board and a bilateral meeting between the authorities of the two universities.   During the meeting of the Advisory Board, the members summarised the most crucial scientific, sporting and cultural initiatives. One of the most important topics was…

Dr Anna Sobecka from the Institute of Art History at the Faculty of History of the University of Gdańsk has been awarded the Prize of the Committee for Research on Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The Presidium of the KNOS had already included the book 'Picturing nature in modern Gdańsk. On the collecting culture of the city' among the outstanding achievements in the discipline of art sciences, and then in a vote…

On September 8-9, 2022, the rectoral authorities of the University of Gdańsk visited the SEA-EU partner university in Cadiz. The occasion for the visit was a meeting of the SEA-EU consortium's Advisory Board and a bilateral meeting between the authorities of the two universities.  During the meeting of the Advisory Board, the most important joint scientific, sporting and cultural initiatives that allowed increasing and…