‘This is a special moment for all of us, with our hearts and souls attached to the Faculty and to the University of Gdańsk, but especially for you who are beginning your studies,’ welcomed the gathered Dean of the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography UG Dr hab. Katarzyna Smolarz, prof. UG. ‘This is also a special moment for me because it is the first…

On Saturday, October 5, the annual ceremonial parade of universities took place in Gdańsk. The event, organised on the initiative of Fahrenheit University, brought together students, lecturers, and representatives of state and local authorities, who marched together through the streets of Gdańsk, highlighting the cooperation of Tricity's academic institutions…

Is the detection of an economic black swan worth a Nobel Prize? How is the new Development Strategy of the University of Gdańsk being developed? And what can you learn in the Department of Microeconomics? These questions were answered on October 3 during the inauguration of the 2024/25 academic year at the Faculty of Economics. ‘We know how people…

How to think and talk about Europe and the ‘law of integration’ 20 years after accession to the European Union? - that was the title of the inaugural lecture given by prof. Tomasz Koncewicz, Head of the Department of European Law and Legal Comparative Studies. The lecture was preceded by speeches by the Vice-Rector prof. Wiesław Laskowski and the Dean…

‘Remember that studies are not only programmes and syllabuses, but they are first and foremost people. It is above all the academic staff, which here are internationally renowned specialists. Take advantage of this as much as you can, because such an opportunity may not come again’ - this is how the academic year at the Intercollegiate Faculty of…

Fot. M. Jakubowski With reflection on history, bold plans for the future, and the spirit of togetherness, the Faculty of Social Sciences officially opened the academic year 2024/2025. During the inauguration ceremony, the role of the social sciences - including sociological sciences, the discipline represented by prof. Andrzej…

Doctoral promotions, awards from the Rector of UG, and a lecture on bird behaviourism - the Faculty of Biology was the first to inaugurate the 2024/25 academic year! ‘Allow me to mention three people who are particularly distinguished for the establishment of the Faculty of Biology in 2008. I am thinking here of Professor Barbara Lipińska, Professor…

photo by Alan Stocki Not only science, but also the university's broadly understood mission related to the shaping of values serving the good of mankind, freedom and democracy became an important motif of the ceremonial Inauguration of the Academic Year 2024/2025 at the University of Gdańsk. An important part of the ceremony, which…

photo by Mateusz Byczkowski Prof. dr hab. Aneta Lewińska has been appointed the Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Gdańsk. ‘I am always open to all talks, proposals and discussions,’ she emphasises. As Director of the CI, prof. Aneta Lewińska plans, among other things, to broaden the scope of the Institute's…

The Rector and Senate of the University of Gdansk are honoured to invite you to the inauguration of the Academic Year 2024/2025 and the conferment of an honorary doctorate title to Prime Minister Jan Krzysztof Bielecki The ceremony will take place on October 1, 2024, at 10.00 a.m. at the Main Library of the University of Gdańsk   In the programme of…