On the first anniversary of the outbreak of war in Ukraine, dr hab. Aleksander Kuczabski, prof. UG, is interviewed by Marcel Jakubowski. - You became the Rector's Plenipotentiary for Aid to Ukraine a few days after the outbreak of war in Ukraine. What were your first weeks in this position like? - I was somewhat surprised when I was…

Next Friday, February 24, this year, at 13.00, we invite you to a unique event in the series 'Friday at the History Faculty' - UkraineReal. War without filter, without editing.  The meeting, hosted by prof. dr hab. Igor Halagida will take place in the J. Sokołowski Auditorium of the UG Main Library. Come and find out what the war in Ukraine looks like, as reported by its inhabitants…

The Herder Centre of the UG invites you in summer 2023 to textbook courses on levels A1-C1 and exam courses preparing you to pass exams on B1 and B2 levels. Classes start on 18.02.2023. Classes are conducted online (5-10 people) or stationary (6-12 people) at the Herder Centre—ul. Ogarna 26 and at the Faculty of History on the UG campus in Oliwa.…

Graphics Alan Stocki/UG. 2031 - that is how many suicide attempts were made in Poland in 2022 by children and adolescents under 18—150 ended in death. The youngest children who attempted to take their own lives were seven-year-olds. The main reasons for such decisions are mainly mental disorders and problems at home and the…

Join the Summer School 2023 in Hel Marine Station (Poland). The project' International Summer School – Pollution in the Coastal Areas', for which the University of Gdańsk obtained funding, is implemented under the program of the National Agency for Academic Exchange – SPINAKER – Intensive International Education Programs.   POLCA is … free admission…

The Polish-American Fulbright Commission awards over one hundred grants every year to Polish and American scientists. We ask dr hab. Anna Kłonkowska, prof. UG, ambassador of the Fulbright Programme, about what a Fulbright grant is, who can receive it and under what conditions. Professor Kłonkowska will hold a meeting for those interested in applying for the grant: on Monday, February 20, at 1 pm for students and…

Dr Tomasz Snarski from the Faculty of Law and Administration UG is a specialist in criminal law, a poet, and a philosopher. His first book of poetry published in a foreign language has recently appeared on the publishing market. It was translated into Lithuanian by Birutė Jonuškaitė - poet, journalist, and Lithuanian Writers’ Union president. We encourage you to read the interview, in which we discuss, among other…

We invite you to read the latest January issue of the University Gazette. In it, you will find several articles describing numerous charity events that took place over the Christmas period or are currently taking place at the University of Gdańsk, reports from the 20th Jubilee Scientific Conference of the 'Value Management' series and the 3rd Public Relations Ethics Conference: 'Responsible PR in a World of Algorithms…

Ahead of the winter exam session, we asked University of Gdańsk students if they had heard of academic superstitions. Both newcomers and experienced students shared their insights. The poll was inspired by Anna Stobiecka's text entitled 'Academic superstitions and customs' published in issue no. 3 of the journal of the University of Warsaw, which, with the permission of the author and the University's press officer, dr…

The Scientific Club of Literature Theorists UG organised a meeting devoted to the monograph 'Texts of the Internet - Internet of texts'.   The Institute of Polish Philology UG hosted another meeting of the Academic Club of Literature Theorists UG, which has been active since 2008. The Club has many publications to its credit, has cooperated with periodicals and has co-organised several scientific conferences. Its…