A cooperation agreement between the shipyard and the University of Gdańsk was signed at the headquarters of PGZ Stocznia Wojenna (PGZ Naval Shipyard). The document sets out the framework for partnership in key areas such as process optimisation and administration digitisation, information security using quantum technologies, environmental research, stakeholder management and adapting the organisation to ESG reporting…

The Fahrenheit Universities have entered the sixth year of activity. This is a perfect moment to reflect on what we have achieved so far and to share our plans for the future.  We warmly invite you to a meeting of the entire intercollegiate academic community. Be with us on 5 March at the Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre. Ask a question to the Rectors and take part in a discussion about the future direction of FarU’s…

Professor Grzegorz Węgrzyn from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Gdańsk has been elected to the European Academy of Microbiology. This is a prestigious academic organisation, bringing together only about 150 microbiologists from across Europe. Election to this group takes place through the nomination of a candidate by a member of the Academy…

The Polish-Turkish Centre for Studies, which will be established at the University of Gdańsk, is intended to develop research cooperation between universities in both countries. The University of Gdańsk has concluded two agreements with leading Turkish universities, Istanbul University and Istanbul Technical University, which open up new perspectives.…

The University of Gdańsk has completed an intensive four-day course preparing students for the role of peer tutors, carried out as part of the NAWA Strategic Partnership project ‘Competence transformations at the university: peer tutoring as a key element of student development support’ (Peer-EDU). The course was attended by students from three SEA-EU…

Do Europeans have an interesting perspective to offer in American studies? How many hours does it take to drive from one end of Texas to the other? We talk about the humanistic values of higher education, the university as a space for dialogue that is the foundation of democracy, and how high tuition fees affect the way students study with prof.…

Univentum Labs, a special-purpose vehicle of the University of Gdańsk, in cooperation with the University of Gdańsk Technology Transfer Office, announces the fifth edition of the Univentum Labs Ideas - Young Fahrenheit competition. It is addressed to young employees, doctoral students and students of the University whose research has…

Sea-BluE wins an award in the ‘Co-Create to Educate’ competition! The joint programme of the SEA-EU alliance was recognised at the international conference ‘Joint and Double Programmes in Europe’ at the Łódź University of Technology. This is the first such distinction for international first-cycle studies, which were accredited less than a year ago.…

Do we change our minds or change our mind? How does artificial intelligence influence our use of language? Does the development of AI-supported automatic translators impact our learning of foreign languages? We talk to prof. Jakob Leimgruber from the University of Regensburg (Germany), who visited UG as part of ‘UG Visiting Professors’ programme, and…

What are the changes in the approach to purifying wastewater and drinking water? How can we make toxic molecules more biodegradable? And what can we do at home, while choosing our cleaning products, to protect our waters? We talk to Professor Rui Martin from the University of Coimbra (Portugal), who visited University of Gdańsk as part of the 5th …