According to recruitment data published by the Ministry of Education and Science, the University of Gdańsk was ranked 6th in Poland among the most frequently chosen public higher education institutions and 3rd among universities. As we can read on the Ministry of Education and Science website, a total of 441,823 people were enrolled in the first year of studies in the academic year 2023/2024 at universities supervised…

In the results of the World University Rankings 2024 by subject, published by the leading ranking agency Times Higher Education, the University of Gdańsk has once again not only maintained its position among the world's academic schools but listed for the first time in the new field of Education, ranked highly, at 5th place, among Polish universities. The 3rd place in the Polish classification in the field of Law is…

The Herder Centre invites Germanists, students and all supporters of the German language to an author meeting with the German writer Bernadette Conrad, author of the book 'Was dich spaltet'. The event will take place on Friday, November 10, at 5.30 p.m. in the Herder Centre at 26 Ogarna Street and will last approximately two hours. The meeting with the…

Honouring the most talented young scholars and encouraging their further scientific development by enabling them to devote themselves entirely to research work - these are the main objectives of the START programme, annual scholarships awarded by the Foundation for Polish Science. The START programme of the Foundation for Polish Science supports…

What is belonging, where does it come from and is it important to us? Is it possible to feel empowered in a diverse group, to influence its shape and actions, and to share common aspirations among its members? Where do we get the strength to build up our sense of identity and openness in everyday life? Answers to these questions were sought by…

Dear Academia,, We would like to encourage you to participate in the free flu vaccination programme organised for the employees of the University of Gdańsk. The programme is dedicated to the first 100 people who sign up for the vaccination in question. The qualification for the vaccination and the flu vaccination will take place on the same day. Enrolment starts on October 17, 2023, at 7:00 am. To sign up, click here…

Voting for projects in the second edition of the Academic Citizens' Budget of the University of Gdańsk. Voting will last from October 23 to October 30, 2023. The four winning projects of the first edition, initiated by Rector prof. Piotr Stepnowski, have already been implemented. The Academic Citizens' Budget of the University of Gdańsk ('ACB UG') is a project in which students, doctoral students and employees of the…

Modern equipment will enhance the University of Gdańsk’s IT system. New devices purchased by the decision of the Rector, prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski are already underway at individual faculties. This means a significant improvement in the service and security of our IT systems. Let us recall that the eUniversity IT system will be gradually…

Regarding the organisation of classes in the academic year of 2023/2024 at the University of Gdańsk, we would like to inform you that, at the request of the UG Students' Parliament, the Rector, prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski has decided to announce Rector's Days, free from classes:   November 2 and 3, 2023 April 29 and 30, 2024 May 2, 2024.   The above dates allow for all hours resulting from the study plans at our…

University of Gdańsk among the world's best universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 – one of the most important global university rankings – published on September 27, 2023. Our university improved its score in most criteria (Teaching, Research Quality, International Outlook). This year's edition of THE WUR ranking includes 1,904 universities from 108 countries worldwide. It considers…