The Extraordinary Meeting of the University of Gdańsk Senate took place on 8 September 2020 and was dedicated to the State of the University after dr hab. Jerzegy Gwizdała, prof. UG resigned the post of Rector. Before the official opening of the meeting, prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Grzonka, Rector Senior of the University of Gdańsk addressed the Senate Members. He expressed his gratitude for awarding him with the UG Honorary…

The University of Gdańsk honored first democratically elected (post 1989 transformation) rectors of Gdańsk universities and awarded them with Honorary Doctorates (honoris causa) – Professors Stefan Angielski, Zbigniew Grzonka and Edmund Wittbrodt. Rectors seniors, during the ceremony,  highlighted the importance of cooperation between the…

Rector of the University of Gdańsk is elected by the UG Electoral College. The applicants’ submissions for UG Electoral College take place by filling out the declaration of Electoral College Member and sending it to UG Organisation and Legislation Office until 9 October 2020. The voting takes place on 22 October 2020 via the MS Teams application. As soon as the composition of UG Electoral College is established, the UG…

The Management Team of Rectors and the University of Gdańsk Senate are pleased to invite you to take part in online Honorary Doctorate conferment ceremony of the first democratically elected rectors of Gdańsk universities. Prof. dr. hab. Stefan Angielski, Rector of the Medical University of Gdańsk from 1990 to 1993 prof. dr. hab. Zbigniew Grzonka, Rector of the University of Gdańsk from 1990 to 1996 and prof. dr. hab…

Prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Bielawski, Vice-Rector for Development and Cooperation with Business and Industry made an appeal to the academic society of the University of Gdańsk: “Ladies and gentlemen, Over the years the University of Gdańsk has had achievements of which we can be justly proud. This awareness, remembering elementary academic values, and being true to those values, will allow us to face any adversity during…

The Management Team of Rectors, together with the University of Gdańsk Senate are pleased to invite you to the 2020/2021 Academic Year Opening Ceremony, recorded as a video clip. The video clip will be streamed at 11 am October 1 on the University of Gdańsk website and all other available UG channels. We invite the entire academic community to join us during this unconventional Opening Ceremony, forced by the…

Ladies and gentlemen,  As of 28 September 2020, dr hab. Jerzy Piotr Gwizdała, prof. UG has relinquished his Rector’s post and submitted resignation to dr Marek Głuchowski, the Chairman of the University of Gdańsk Council. The current circumstances do not impact proper functioning of the University of Gdańsk. In accordance with the UG statute, art. 49, para. 2, prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Bielawski, Vice-Rector for…

Dear students and doctoral students – ladies and gentlemen! The final preparations to start a new academic year are just before us. We are all aware of it being a difficult challenge, one that requires reflection and consideration of multiple aspects of daily changing epidemiological situation, but also courage to make difficult decisions. My especially warm welcome goes to BA and unified MA freshmen students, who,…

University of Gdańsk Senate first meeting of the 2020-2024 term took place on 24 September 2020 in a form of videoconference. The meeting was chaired by dr hab. Jerzy Piotr Gwizdała prof. UG, who was again elected to the Rector of the University of Gdańsk post. On 1 September 2020 vice-rectors, faculty deans and deputy deans started their new four-year term. Dr hab. Jerzy Piotr Gwizdała prof. UG, was again elected to…

This year's most popular full-time undergraduate and uniform programmes include Criminology, English Studies, Management of Artistic Institutions - managerial specialization, Psychology, Scandinavian Studies and Management of Healthcare Institutions. Because the high school-leaving examination was held much later this year and the high-…