The development and launch of a free MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) educational platform designed to develop skills related to entrepreneurship, innovation and the sustainable use of marine resources, as well as the creation of five online courses covering various areas of the blue bioeconomy - these are the key outcomes of the recently completed BlueBioTechpreneurs (BBT). The University of Gdańsk participated as a…

Symposia for academic and administrative staff, and a summer school for students - these events took place in the last quarter at the University of Gdańsk as part of the “SEA-nergy II” project - Support for Synergistic and Complementary Activities of the SEA-EU 2.0 Project’, which aims to develop joint SEA-EU degree programmes and strengthen…

For over 55 years, the University of Gdańsk has helped shape Oliwa’s identity. Today, the university’s largest campus is an integral part of the district, and for decades the academic community has helped shape its scientific, social and cultural character. Therefore, during the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of Oliwa’s…

Mgr Marta Szaszkiewicz-Sawa, Director of the University of Gdańsk Museum, has been elected Vice-President of the Association of University Museums for the 2026–2030 term. The decision was taken during the Association’s General Election Meeting, which took place on 30 June 2026 at the University of Warsaw Museum. The election of a…

Signatories to the Gdańsk Declaration The signing of the Gdańsk Declaration was the highlight of the 1st Baltic Rectors’ Forum, initiated and organised by the University of Gdańsk. Rectors and representatives of universities from nine countries in the Baltic Sea Region have committed to long-term cooperation in the…

From 22 to 25 June, five leading Polish universities hosted Ukrainian Academic Week in Poland. The University of Gdańsk played its part in the discussion on Ukraine’s present and future - on Thursday, a meeting entitled ‘Education - a key factor in shaping identity’, dedicated to Polish-Ukrainian academic relations and the role of universities in…

Over 100 rectors and representatives of governments, the academic world, business and international organisations from countries in the Baltic Sea region will meet on 29 June in Gdańsk for the first Baltic Rectors’ Forum - an event that has the potential to become one of the most important forums for academic and strategic cooperation in…

How can the circular economy be effectively implemented in local authorities in Pomerania? What are the biggest challenges facing local authorities, and what are the educational needs of officials and residents? Answers to these questions were the focus of the seminar ‘Circular Economy in Practice in Local Authorities of the Pomeranian Voivodeship’,…

On 15 June 2026, the Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski received an honorary doctorate from the University of Split, one of Croatia’s most important academic centres and a member of the SEA-EU alliance of European universities, to which the University of Gdańsk also belongs. This highest academic distinction…

The team from the Department of Substantive Criminal Law and Criminology at the Faculty of Law and Administration was the first at the university to develop and implement a programme culminating in the award of micro-credentials. The innovative project ‘Erasmus BIP: Didactics for Forensic Excellence – International Seminar’ has opened a new chapter in…