The City of Gdańsk awarded the Duke Mestwin II Medal to the Rector UG, prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski. It is one of the highest distinctions awarded to persons of merit to the city. The presentation of the distinctions - St Adalbert's and Duke Mestwin II Medals - took place on Monday, December 2, 2024, in Artus Court during a ceremonial…

The Centre for Student and Doctoral Activities and the UG Communication and Promotion Centre invite the entire academic community to participate in a campaign to collect needed items for local shelters. Donations can be brought to cardboard boxes placed in many University of Gdańsk buildings (in Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Sopot) and other places supporting…

Cooperation between the University of Gdańsk and Finnish institutions of science and culture was the main topic of talks between the Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. Piotr Stepnowski, and the Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to Poland, Päivi Maarit Laine. The meeting took place on the occasion of the opening of the Nordic Focus Festival…

The Ambassador of Rwanda to Poland, prof. Anastase Shyaka, met with the Vice-Rector for Cooperation and Internationalisation, dr hab. Anna Jurkowska-Zeidler, prof. UG, and gave a lecture at the Faculty of Social Sciences. This is not the diplomat's first visit to our university: in 2001, he defended his doctoral thesis at UG under the supervision of…

  Univentum Labs, a special purpose vehicle of the University of Gdańsk, has for 10 years been bringing together two seemingly distant worlds: science and business. A space has been created where scientific innovation meets market needs. To celebrate the company's decade of activity, an anniversary meeting was held on November 18, 2024 at the Olivia…

Female academics from UG: dr Beata Karpińska-Musiał, prof. UG, dr Hanna Furmańczyk, dr Aleksandra Walewska and mgr Dorota Brzezińska attended an LTTA (Learning, Teaching and Training Activities) seminar in Portugal. The aim of the two-day workshop was to promote gender-sensitive education in entrepreneurship and technology, especially for educators in…

photo by Gregmar Researchers, educators, and enthusiasts met at the UG Library for the annual ‘FarU Quality Day’ conference on the quality of education. The programme of this year's edition was dominated by transversal competencies and the perspective of their consideration in everyday teaching practice. There was also an employer's…

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…

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…

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…