How do you find your way in a foreign city where you don't know the area and nobody speaks your language? Foreign students from UG, PG and GUMed took part in a sightseeing tour organised thanks to the cooperation between Fahrenheit Universities and the City of Gdańsk. During the event, they were able not only to see the most important places in our city (including the Main…

At the request of the Student Parliament, I declare October 31 (Monday) as Rector's Day, free from teaching. Therefore, granting the requests of the University's employees, I kindly inform you that 31.10.2022 will remain a day off (following the announcement of October 27, 2021), but the manner of its working off will change. It is to be worked off in a task-based manner agreed upon with the supervisors by the end of…

In the latest edition of the Times Higher Education World University Ranking (THE WUR) 2023, published on October 12, 2022, the University of Gdańsk moved up one place and was ranked fourth in the category of classical universities in Poland (behind the Universities: Jagiellonian University, Warsaw University and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań) surpassing Mikołaj Kopernik University in Toruń compared to last year…

Due to the deteriorating economic situation of HEIs in Poland, the Rectors gathered in the Presidium of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland issued a dramatic appeal 'to the Authorities of the Republic of Poland to take decisive steps, as soon as possible, to protect the units of the national system of higher education and science from the financial and staffing crisis threatening them'. Let us recall…

The series of meetings with economics is intended to deepen knowledge of economics and the various problems that are described and solved within economic sciences. The Open Economics Lectures are not only a source of reliable knowledge but also an opportunity and inspiration to seek one's own path in life. The fifth edition of the programme implemented by the Faculty of…

Photo by Katarzyna Kopańczyk On September 30, the first meeting this year of the school's Programme Council, appointed by the Rector of the University of Gdańsk prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski, was held at the new premises of the Paweł Adamowicz University Secondary School in Gdańsk. Planned activities for the school and the involvement of the Fahrenheit…

There is still plenty of time until the new academic year begins, but classes at the Interuniversity Faculty of Biotechnology UG & MUG have already started. For a whole week from 19 to 23 September, secondary school students explored the world on a micro scale, taking part in workshops and lectures led by experienced scientists.  - 'We want to share our passion for…

Statute changes and the internationalisation of science were the main topics of the congress of the National Representation of Doctoral Students for the first time organised jointly by Fahrenheit Universities.  The proceedings, held in the Main Library from September 16 to 18 this year, were listened to by the Vice-Rector for Students and Quality of Education, dr hab. Arnold Kłonczyński, prof. UG. In opening the event…

The Herder Centre UG invites you to the Open Days of the Herder Centre UG from 30.09-14.10.2022 // Tage der offenen Tür im Herder Zentrum der Danziger Universität Friday 30.09.2022 Sprachkultur und Kulturphänomene in der Sprache     17.00-18.00 Zbigniew Zembrzuski 'Weg mit den typischen Fehlern!' (Sprachworkshop auf Deutsch A2+/ workshop in German)     18.15-20.15 Brigitte Schniggenfittig 'Sprache als kulturelles…

We would like to remind you to register for your chosen foreign language course before the start of the academic year. Students can do this by completing the Placement Test in the Student Portal. There is a choice of classes in English, German, Spanish or French, among others. Enrolment for all courses closes in September. With students from other countries in mind, the Centre for Foreign Languages UG has extended its…