Five intriguing documentaries about social controversies and extraordinary characters from the world of American politics and beyond. Behind them all is one man: American director Errol Morris. We invite you to the Andrzej Wajda UG Film Centre, where a screening of the documentary filmmaker's films will begin on January 19. The screenings will be…

photo by Krzysztof Puda Gold diplomas in the mixed choir and contemporary music categories, as well as special awards for the best performance of a work by prof. Józef Świder and the best performance of a work by a living Polish composer - these were the achievements of the UG Academic Choir at the 8th Prof. Józef Świder…

The eighth edition of the international cultural project Nordic Focus Festival has come to an end. As every year, the event organisers took the participants on an unforgettable journey through the frosty, constantly astonishing Nordic countries.   The first day of the festival (November 24) The festival began with an official welcome to the guests by…

Kaśka Paluch, photo Zuzanna Litwinko 'Noise from Iceland' is an artistic and documentary project that aims to collect field recordings from different corners of Iceland. One of the inspirations for this idea was an encounter with a blind tourist: ‘While working as a guide in the lava cave Raufarhólshellir, I was assigned as a…

Uncovering the 17th-century frescoes, the restoration of gilding within the portal, and the reconstruction of carvings - these are just some of the results of the months-long renovation works in the House of the Abbots of Pelplin, a historical townhouse belonging to the University of Gdańsk. On November 15 this year, the academic community of the…

Renowned researcher of Günter Grass's work, prof. Dieter Stolz was a guest at the University of Gdańsk on Tuesday, November 7 and gave a lecture entitled 'The Writer as Troublemaker. On the role of politics in the work of Günter Grass / Der Autor als Störenfried. Zur Rolle des Politischen bei Günter Grass'. The artist, born in the Free City of Gdańsk (…

Images, sounds, and the social situation of the Nordic countries will be the theme of this year's Nordic Focus Festival. It is the eighth time that lovers of the North will meet in Gdańsk! In the current edition, we will be getting to know the culture, history and reality of the Nordic countries through, among other things, film screenings…

Cinematic Poland is an initiative of the Andrzej Wajda Film Centre and the International Cooperation Office UG created with the foreign academic community in mind. Screenings of Polish films will help familiarise visitors with our culture and history. The Medical University of Gdańsk has joined the UG project. The first screening in the Cinematic…

The University of Gdańsk is not only a place of learning but also a space where you can develop your artistic and cultural interests. If you are a student passionate about music, theatre, dance or film, we invite you to check out the offer for the new artistic season prepared by the UG Academic Cultural Centre (ACK) ALTERNATOR. The UG Academic Cultural…

Collections made available by the Johann Gottfried Herder Museum in Morąg and a unique bilingual (Polish-German) board display – this is what can be seen at the exhibition in the Main Library of the University of Gdańsk, whose vernissage opened the Herder Year celebrations, from October 2 to December 18, 2023. On 02.10.2023 at 10.00 a.m., the…