Eighteen people graduated from the first edition of the postgraduate course Education for Sustainable Development: offshore wind energy. On July 20 this year, the graduates met with the study leaders to summarise two semesters of knowledge acquisition. 'We are very happy to celebrate the completion of the I edition together. I hope these…

20 people per place - the most popular among candidates for first-degree and integrated master's studies at the University of Gdańsk is our new course this year: Japanese Studies. We already know the preliminary results of the recruitment process for most majors. Recruitment for studies at the University of Gdansk is underway. Enrolment for most majors has been closed yesterday ( July 12, 2023). The process will take…

In the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings, the University of Gdańsk ranked eleventh in the category of universities and sixth in the category of classical universities in Poland. A total of 2,963 institutions from around the world applied for the ranking, with 1,500 universities from 104 countries included in the list published on June 28, 2023. In this year's jubilee ranking (the QS WUR ranking is…

In recognition of her work for the development of Sobieszewska Island, dr Katarzyna Żółkoś was posthumously awarded the 'Island's Amber Treasure' ('Bursztynowy Skarb Wyspy') statuette.  The award was handed to dr Dorota Myślińska, Vice-Dean for Student Affairs and Development of the Faculty of Biology, by Piotr Kryszewski, Deputy Mayor for Community…

During the National Celebration of World Hydrography Day (WHD 2023), the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography of the UG, together with the Faculty of Navigation and Naval Armament of the AMW, was honoured with the newly established 'Hydrographer's Laurel' ('Laur Hydrografa') award. On June 30 this year, representatives of the Navy, local governments,…

From left: dr Justyna Michałek Kwiecień, dr hab. Maria Kaźmierczak, prof. UG, prof. dr hab. Beata Pastwa-Wojciechowska, and prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski The appointment of six new professors at the university, changes to postgraduate study programmes, or awards to faculty and researchers for scientific achievements are just some…

Creative debates, exchange of views, and approaching innovative solutions to social problems will be fostered by meetings of researchers during the 3rd Congress of Young Science at the University of Gdańsk. During the three-day event, young scientists will have the opportunity to present their research in dozens of panel discussions. The…

The University of Gdańsk has moved up two places in the university classification in the latest Perspektywy ranking. We also maintained our high 16th position in the all-university classification. We were promoted in 6 groups of individual criteria (there are 8 in total). The faculty of Biotechnology (IFB) advanced and is the second-best faculty in the country (jointly with the University of Warsaw), giving way only to…

Sebastian Barczak and Mateusz Baluk are respectively the new president and vice-president of the UG Doctoral Council. On June 14, 2023, the unit's first meeting for the term 2023-2025 was held. After being unanimously voted in favour of his candidacy, mgr Sebastian Barczak thanked the members for their trust and invited them to continue working for the…

The Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Gdańsk, according to the results of the latest ranking of law faculties in Poland by the Rzeczpospolita daily, was ranked 4th among public universities in Poland. The overall assessment consisted of three main components: academic potential, quality of education and foreign cooperation. Regarding the quality of education among public universities, the WPiA UG…