academic life
The Ministry of Science and Higher Education has published information on the results of university enrolment for the 2024/2025 academic year at universities supervised by the Minister of Science. The University of Gdańsk has been ranked among the nation's top public universities most favoured by candidates for Bachelor's and Single Master's degrees.…
academic life
The University of Gdańsk is once again taking part in the Movember action! We invite you to sign up for free testicular and prostate examinations. For years, November has been associated with moustaches, thanks to a combination of two terms: moustache and November. Thanks to the cooperation between the University of Gdańsk, the Medical University of Gdańsk, and the University Clinical Centre, it will once again be…
sea-eu
Are there any students and staff at the University of Gdansk who are looking for a challenge and are interested in gaining international experience? If so, we come with an offer of initiatives organised as a part of SEA-EU, an alliance of nine European coastal universities. Our partners are universities from Spain, France, Germany, Croatia, Malta, Portugal, Italy and Norway. Together we are developing a programme of…
science
Dr Urszula Zarzecka from the Department of General and Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, UG, has been awarded the European grant ‘FEBS Booster Fund 2024’, funded by the Federation of European Biochemical Societies/FEBS. The Federation of European Biochemical Societies supports young researchers by awarding one-off grants of €25,000 for a one-…
culture
Meetings with authors, lectures, presentations, language workshops, concerts and film screenings, all devoted to Nordic countries - the Faculty of Languages and the Faculty of History of the UG will host the Nordic Focus Festival for the ninth time. NFF 2024 will take place from November 22 - 24. The current edition of the festival will have a special…
cooperation
The University of Gdańsk has signed a cooperation agreement with the Statistical Office in Gdańsk for expert knowledge transfer, internships for UG students, and two-way training. Following the introduction of the specialisation of statistical offices in Gdańsk, three specialised centres have been established: Statistics on Education and Human Capital…
academic life
In the face of a dynamically changing reality and the many challenges facing students, concern for mental health takes on particular importance. Enrolment for free psychological consultations, organised by the Independent Students' Association, opens on November 18 . The consultations are being organised as part of the Students For Health initiative in partnership with The Presja Project. The initiative aims to support…
academic life
Are you interested in the theme of the community garden? Do you want to be part of it? Do you like meeting new people? The UG Library invites you to a series of events called ‘Let it go green!’. ‘Why “Green Haven”? Where did the idea for the name come from? It is an obvious association with our coastal region, but it is also the name of a place that is…
academic life
Mathew Jernstedt We would like to invite all students interested in travelling to the USA as part of a summer exchange, internship or placement to a meeting with the US Vice Consul Mathew Jernstedt. The American diplomat will meet with students on November 19 at 11:30 in the Jerzy Limon Theatre Hall in the Faculty of Languages'…
culture
The University of Gdańsk Academic Choir travelled to Portugal, where it was the first Polish academic choir to take part in the 3rd LISBON SINGS International Choir Festival, organised by Interkultur. Twenty-eight ensembles from 17 countries took part in the event, including Estonia, Finland, Serbia, Austria, Brazil and Puerto Rico. It was an…
culture
The former Faculty of Law and Administration smoking room has become an art gallery! Since November 14, paintings by more than 20 contemporary artists have been on display at the WPiA. The originator of the gallery was art historian Maciej Smolarski from the UG Library, while dr hab. Maciej Wojciechowski, prof. UG from the Department of Theory and…
conferences
photo by Marcel Jakubowski/UG The changes on the contemporary labour market and the related challenges facing the State Labour Inspectorate were discussed during a conference on ‘The modern dimension of labour protection’, organised as part of the celebrations of the 105th anniversary of the State Labour Inspectorate and held on 14…
science
The University of Gdańsk has been ranked in the prestigious Shanghai Domain Ranking - our university ranked between 151-200 in the discipline of Oceanography. The GRAS ranking is a set of thematic lists created by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, the organisation responsible for the so-called Shanghai Ranking (Academic Ranking of World Universities -…
cooperation
The University of Gdańsk has signed a cooperation agreement with the Voivodeship Sanitary and Epidemiological Station in Gdańsk. The agreement will result in closer collaboration in training specialised personnel dealing with public health, as well as the exchange of experience and expertise between members of the academic community and experts from…
cooperation
Students and doctoral students from universities affiliated to The Fahrenheit Union of Universities in Gdańsk presented innovative prototypes that could change our future to the rector and dean authorities of UG, MUG and GdańskTech. The ‘Power Plant of the Future’ project was the winner, and its authors will travel to a foreign conference on…
cooperation
The University of Gdańsk is intensively developing cooperation in the Southeast Asian region thanks to the support of the National Academic Exchange Agency funding for scientific development and academic exchange for 2024 - 2026. The further development of scientific cooperation and foreign exchange with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities…
academic life
After the identification of the 100 operational goals assigned to the 20 strategic objectives in the four development perspectives of the UG Strategic Scorecard, the time has come to develop recommendations for the appointment of the owners of the particular operational goals. On November 8, the University of Gdańsk Library hosted the final strategy…
people of UG
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland has designated dr hab. Adam Wisniewski, prof. UG as one of four ad hoc judges of the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of Poland. Ad hoc judges of the ECHR are appointed by the President of the Court in cases where a national judge is unfit to sit in the Chamber, excludes himself or if…
cooperation
The International Network of Law Clinics started its work in the new academic year, initiated by the signing of a letter of intent in July this year on official cooperation between the Student Legal Clinic of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Gdańsk (led by dr Maciej Miklinski) and the Law Clinic of the University of…
academic life
photo by Alan Stocki One hundred operational goals assigned to individual UG strategic objectives: this was the premise of the second meeting of the UG strategic workshop. More than 60 people representing various units, teams, and areas of our University worked on formulating them - under the guidance of the facilitators. ‘We can…
academic life
The University of Gdańsk is ranked 103rd on the list of the 500 strongest brands in Poland according to the Top Brand ranking, the largest study of companies' presence in the Polish media. Among universities, the University of Gdansk was ranked 7th in Poland and is the only Pomeranian university included in the ranking. The University of Gdańsk is also in fourth place regarding the so-called sentiment index, i.e. the…
academic life
What will Poland's Presidency in the European Union Council look like? Which issues will be the most important for our country? What is the Polish perspective on the EU? All this will be discussed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Radosław Sikorski, at a meeting on November 8, 2024, at 5 p.m. in the University of Gdańsk Library. Admission to the event is free of charge, but registration by email(rodm@rodm-gdansk.pl…
science
The University of Gdańsk has received a grant of €60,000 in the first edition of the CoARA Boost Cascade Funding competition. CoARA - Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment - is an international coalition of more than 700 research organisations, funding agencies and assessment bodies from around the world committed to reforming research assessment…
science
Research work on bacteriophages conducted by prof. Robert Czajkowski, who specialises in research on bacterial viruses and bacteria infecting plants, has been completed. The invention ‘Method for obtaining phage-resistant strains of pectinolytic bacteria’ has been granted patent protection by the Polish Patent Office. Bacteriophages (phages) are…
cooperation
John P. Smol during his visit at UG ‘Talking to politicians requires a different form of communication than the one we use at scientific conferences’. Interview with prof. John P. Smol Lake sediments hold the answers to many questions about our planet's climate history. We talk to prof. John P. Smol of Queen's University in Kingston…
cooperation
Photo by John Schnobrich on Unsplash How to write a CV that catches a recruiter's eye? How to increase your own employability? What are the competences of the future? In November you can find out the answers! The UG Career Office has prepared further events that can help you navigate the labour market. November's offer includes…
academic life
The recent flooding in southern Poland caused huge losses. Among the students at the University of Gdańsk, there are some who have been affected by this drama. To support those affected, the Center for Student and Doctoral Student Activity at UG is organising a collection as part of the Siepomaga Foundation campaign. ‘We receive numerous messages in…
culture
The theme of this year's seminar will be ‘Is censorship needed? Non-released pieces yesterday and today, cancel culture, etc'. The event will be held as part of the 30th anniversary of the UG Film Discussion Club Loves of a Blonde. The 59th National Film Seminar of the Polish Federation of Film Discussion Clubs will be held on November 8-10  at the University of Gdańsk. The event will be accompanied by film screenings…
academic life
The unveiling of a plaque commemorating prof. Wacław Szybalski took place on October 30 in Sopot. The plaque was placed on the building at 10a Goyki Street, where prof. Wacław Szybalski lived from 1945 to 1949. The event was attended by representatives of local authorities, authorities of universities from The Fahrenheit Union of Universities in Gdańsk…
science
In the heart of Kashubia, on the route of the Radunskie Lakes circle, is Borucino, where the UG Centre for Monitoring and Protection of Waters operates. We talked to dr Monika Sobiechowska-Sasim about the research conducted there Upon entering the recently renovated building, we were enchanted by the view that greeted us outside the window. In addition…