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…

As part of the series 'Friday at the History Faculty' assoc. prof. dr. Yulia Kiselyova from Kharkiv's Vasyl Karazin University, a scholarship holder of the "Polish-Ukrainian scientific program of the UG" will be a guest. On Friday, April 29, 2022, at 11:30-13:00 in the hall 1.48 WH, a lecture entitled 'Results of the Study of Self-representation Practices in Cities of…

Raising the standard of services provided to foreigners at the University of Gdańsk by increasing the linguistic competence of the administrative staff, creating a Welcome Centre and Welcome Point - places of comprehensive services for the foreign part of the academic community, and introducing foreigners to Polish culture - these are the main objectives of the project entitled 'Hello, nice to SEA-EU! Welcome to the…

The April issue of the 'University Gazette' is now available. In it you can find, among others, an interview with prof. Iryna Ivanova, a scientist from Kharkiv, reports from the UG Open Days, and the reminiscences of the late dr. hab. Tadeusz Dmochowski, prof. UG. The first article after the traditional review of current events is a report on the Open Days of the University…