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On 30 November 2020, at 10 am, ‘Social responsibility of the University of Gdańsk in Pomerania region’ series began screening. The first episode depicts UG researchers addressing their fight against the coronavirus, a current and significant topic. The official UG Facebook profile and UG Youtube channel will be showing 7 episodes of the series until the end of December 2020.…
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UG Rector, Professor Piotr Stepnowski hands over the appointment to dr. hab. Sławomir Steinborn, prof. UG/ photo by Arek Smykowski. Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski appointed dr hab. Sławomir Steinborn, prof. UG as a Scientific Integrity Officer. It is a new position, involving the authority to shape and consolidate high…
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Two new vice rectors and two re-appointed – this is the composition of the UG authorities. Prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski, elected on Monday to Rector’s post of the University of Gdansk, appointed his deputies. That is another change within university authorities. Professor Piotr Stepnowski assumed Rector’s office last Monday. As the winner of  UG electors’ vote, he has made personnel replacements, changing university’s…
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Professor Piotr Stepnowski, new rector of Univesity of Gdańsk/photo by A. Smykowski 104 votes for, 26 against, none abstained. University of Gdańsk electors chose Professor Piotr Stepnowski to serve as Rector of the University of Gdańsk for the 2020/2024 term. No easy task lays before the new Rector, namely rebuilding public image of the university .…
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A doll named 'Sfigurowana' became one of the hallmark of the UG student theater project  Daria Zakrzewska, University of Gdańsk Theater Studies graduate and Management student, created ‘Figuratywni’ (figurative people) theater festival as a part of her BA Thesis. The main objective of the festival was to offer an insight into theater as a collaborative art…
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November 13 this year The Students' Parliament of the University of Gdańsk elected a new six-person Presidium. Preparations for the elections began at the end of October, when, as in previous years, all faculty councils of the UG Student Government received notification about the date of the first meeting of the new term of office. On November 6, the Parliament, which,…
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UG students with extraordinary achievements, from the below listed faculties, may apply to the program. Biology, Biotechnology, Economics, Modern Languages, Social Sciences, Oceanography and Geography, Law and Administration. University of Gdańsk welcomes prospective participants of the “Mistrzowie dydaktyki - wdrożenie modelu tutoringu do praktyki…
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Open call for applications to the students and scientists exchange program organized by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA). The program offers short and longer scholarship visits under bilateral agreements/ bilateral cooperation. NAWA implements academic exchange programs as part of bilateral agreements and bilateral cooperation with, inter alia, the…
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Do you like helping others? If yes, submit your application to the initiative carried out by the Disability Issues Office of the University of Gdańsk. Disability Issues Office of the University of Gdańsk opens recruitment for math materials accommodation specialists and educational assistants. All levels students (both full-time and part-time) can apply,…
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On Friday, 9 October 2020, a Gdańsk streetcar was named after Professor Anna J. Podhajska – the originator and cocreator of the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology (MWB) of University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk and the Head of the Institute of Biotechnology MWB UG and MUG. The event took place at the inactive streetcar station, at…