- 'I feel good, safe in Poland. In Belarus I would be arrested,' says Andrei Arkhipenka, a political science student at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Gdańsk. On Saturday, February 5, journalists from Belsat TV prepared a report on Andrei in the UG within the framework of the programme 'Belarusian World'. - 'The heroes of our reportage are Belarusians who fled political repression. We are looking…

Among the many ways to pass a university-wide lecture, the Academy of Documentary Film course definitely stands out. As part of the course, participants will watch the most outstanding documentary films of recent years, and then take part in a lecture and discussion about the screenings. At the same time, in the case of receiving a positive grade, the student or PhD student may transfer it to the index as a grade from…

As part of the Open Economic Lectures on Tuesday, you will be able to listen to an online lecture by dr Sławomir Antkiewicz entitled 'One thing in life is certain, you will pay taxes - about the types of taxes we pay'. The series of meetings with economics is intended to deepen knowledge of economics and various problems that are described and solved within economic sciences…

The Webometrics ranking is published twice a year (at the end of January and July), covering more than 31 000 Higher Education Institutions worldwide. The aim of the ranking is to motivate both institutions and scholars to have a web presence that reflect accurately their activities. The main indicators used create a ranking list are: visibility (number of external networks linking to the institution's webpages…

We would like to invite you to read our International Office newsletter 02, presenting activities and actions in the field of international cooperation. In the newsletter we provide information about competitions, projects, scholarships dedicated to staff and students. You’ll also find information about international mobility of staff and students. Newsletter is also posted on the student’s and employee portal. Please…

The high number of University of Gdańsk employees who have taken advantage of the vaccination programme against SARS-CoV-2 (91%) as well as students (81.2) and PhD students (87.8%) suggests that the organisation of education in the summer term should be similar to that in the winter term. As a rule, classes will be held on a stationary basis, but deans, heads of doctoral studies and doctoral schools as well as heads of…

Students of the University of Gdańsk got involved in many pre-Christmas initiatives aimed at helping those in need. Nearly 45 kg of food was collected in a food collection for the "Za Stołem" community shop in Gdańsk organised by the Logistics Students' Club of the Faculty of Economics. The Gdańsk University…

UG's Faculty of Biology, The Gdańsk Zoological Garden and The Gdynia Aquarium invite you to the Night of Biologists i.e. lectures, workshops, and shows presenting modern biology. "Biodiversity: from gene to ecosystem" is the theme of this year's Night. It fully reflects the nature of biology - DIVERSITY! The theme also characterizes not only biological organisms but also…

A collection of previously unpublished texts by UG students of film and audiovisual arts was published as an e-book entitled Projekt Szuflada. Alternator, Academic Cultural Centre of the University of Gdańsk, has several publications to its credit: the academic periodical 'Panoptikum', the student yearbook 'Przezrocze', the anthology 'Proza życia' (created on the occasion of the Literary Competition), a Kashubian…

The winter collection for animals from Tri-City shelters is still on until the end of December 2021. If you have excess unnecessary towels, blankets or old bed covers at home, share them with the animals. Throughout the year the shelter uses a lot of towels (e.g. to dry dogs after bathing), and blankets and pillowcases are mainly used for kittens and puppies. The textile…