- 'Container shipping on the Vistula, like on the Oder, has great potential, but not in all cases. This applies mainly to cargo that is not time-sensitive, but lower costs are more important for them,' - says dr hab. Ernest Czermański prof. UG from the Faculty of Economics UG. The cruise of a barge with containers on the Vistula River has finished. It aimed to establish whether at the present level of navigability of…

The Faculty of History of the University of Gdańsk hosted prof. dr hab. Wiktor Horobec from the Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv and the laureate of the 2020 Ivan Vyhovsky Prize. Prof. dr. hab. Viktor Horobec is an internationally renowned and experienced researcher-historian and educator. He is a laureate of the Ivan Vyhovsky Prize, awarded since 2014, which honours…

- 'It is no longer distant futurism, but everyday life close to us that will reach for the stars! We want to reach them, too! That is why I have established "Ad Astra",' - says dr Jakub Szlachetko from the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Gdańsk, the initiator of the research programme on astropolitics and cosmic law Ad Astra. As dr Jakub Szlachetko stresses, the programme was born out of his…

The University of Gdansk has signed a cooperation agreement with the University of Montenegro. According to the signatories, it will increase educational and research opportunities for students and lecturers of both universities. Montenegro as Region 1 (Western Balkans) is currently on the list of Erasmus KA107 partner countries. - There are currently no restrictions related…

Dr Barbara Kijewska from the Department of Public Policy and Administration at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdańsk has been appointed to the Gdańsk Equal Treatment Council for the second term. The Council is to deal with equality issues, counteracting discrimination and intolerance. Dr Kijewska has a research background in equality policies, so she will be…

Dr Tadeusz Sznajderski from the Institute of Journalism, Media and Social Communication of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Gdańsk was appointed to the Programme Council of the Polish Radio in Koszalin for the next term. He was recommended by the Association of Polish Journalists, the largest creative and professional organisation of the journalistic…

Photo: Krzysztof Krzempek/PG. The University of Gdańsk and the Gdańsk University of Technology have reached an agreement on cooperation in terms of exchanging experiences in the creation and functioning of the university's IT infrastructure. PG will initially grant UG a licence to its eUczelnia system and will make it available to the University of Gdańsk…

Photo: Stockphotosecrets.com The Psychological Counselling Centre for Genetic Rare Diseases, operating since 2019 within the structures of the Institute of Psychology of the University of Gdańsk, conducts scientific research into, among other things, the psychological functioning of people with rare diseases on a genetic basis. In 2020 alone, 150 children…

'It's enough to go to the Sopot pier to see wintering waterfowl,' encourages prof. dr hab. Włodzimierz Meissner, Head of the Department of Ecology and Zoology of Vertebrates, UG. - 'We can see ducks, swans, cormorants, tufted ducks and goldeneyes,' - he adds. The annual counting of wintering waterfowl in the Gulf of Gdańsk is coming to an end, with the participation of…

Appreciating the increasing importance of quantum technologies for the industry of the future, the representatives of six Polish universities and two institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences, implementing the largest projects in the field of quantum technologies, signed a letter of intent on cooperation and development of research-based on them. Representing our…