More than 50 bicycles and scooters were collected during a campaign held at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Gdańsk. The collected bicycles and scooters will be donated next week to Ukrainian refugees living in student houses provided by the University to the City of Sopot. Most of the bicycles donated by donors are in working order or need minor repairs. The bikes were donated out of the need of the…

Vito Bambino, Tymek or Wilki. These are just some of the performers who will appear on Plac Zebrań Ludowych during the festival for all Gdańsk students. Juwenalia Gdańskie, organised jointly by six public universities, will take place on Saturday, May 21. This year, six top Polish artists representing various genres will perform on stage. Tickets have gone on sale now. For…

The Independent Students' Association of the University of Gdańsk once again invites you to participate in the Wampiriada project, i.e. an action of honorary student blood donation. On the UG Campus there will be bloodbuses where all willing donors can give blood. Help if you can. Blood is the most precious gift of life. Regional Blood Donation and Haemotherapy Centres still…

Mgr Kamil Kręt, last year's graduate of the foreign trade specialisation at the MSG Faculty of Economics, University of Gdańsk, won 1st place in the competition organised by the Polish-Chinese Business Council for the best thesis on contemporary economic cooperation between the Republic of Poland and the People's Republic of China. The thesis was supervised by prof. dr hab.…

International Workers' Solidarity Day, known as Labour Day, has been celebrated in Poland for 131 years as a symbolic commemoration of the workers' protests in Chicago. What is the nature of this holiday today? How is it understood? What has changed over the years in labour law? This is what we are talking about with dr hab. Monika Tomaszewska, prof. UG from the Department of…

Graphic by Alan Stocki/UG Although the statistics in the Children's Rights Ombudsman's report show that social consent for corporal punishment in Poland is decreasing year by year, the approval for hitting children is still disturbingly high in our country. The research shows that 58% of respondents agree that there are situations when a child should be…

The 'Cycling to the University' campaign is aimed at employees of the University of Gdańsk who care about the environment and are willing to change their transport habits. By participating in our campaign, which is organised jointly with the Gdańsk University of Technology, as part of the Fahrenheit University cooperation, you can get not only in better shape and improve your well-being, but also win attractive gifts…

Dr hab. Mariusz Czepczyński, prof. UG, talked about public space as seen by many famous thinkers and researchers. The lecture was the first in a series of lectures - debates entitled 'A few words on public space' organised by the Fahrenheit Universities. Jakub Pietruszewski photo by Alan Stocki The event was opened…

It is with great pleasure that we present to you the results of the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings published on April 27, 2022, where the University of Gdańsk has moved up 200 positions globally compared to last year and has been ranked the highest among all evaluated Polish universities. The ranking comprehensively assesses the policy and activities of universities in the implementation of the 17th UN…

The University of Gdańsk was ranked 6th in the Forbes Poland's Best Employers 2022 ranking, in the 'education and research' category, and 103rd on the general list of the top 300 Polish employers. The companies which best 'passed the exam' in adapting to the post-modern changes which occurred in the market and therefore can use the title of Poland's Best Employers 2022, were…