The Committee of the 'Visiting Professors UG' Programme has selected 14 scientists from 12 countries - South Africa, Germany, Canada, Iran, the United States, Colombia, Uzbekistan, Japan, Norway, the Netherlands, Rwanda and Austria - to visit the University of Gdańsk in 2024. This year's edition of the programme attracted record interest. ‘The…

Involving foreign visiting professors in the teaching process at the University of Gdańsk is a permanent element of building the university’s international character. At the Faculty of Economics alone, as many as 12 international cooperation agreements on including visiting professors in the educational process have been implemented within the ProUG project. Between 2018 and 2023, the Faculty of Economics participated…

What are the alternatives for 90-minute lectures? Does ChatGPT mean the end of essays written by students? We've sat down to talk about challenges of education with prof. Inna Romānova, Vice dean for Science at Faculty of Economics in University of Latvia. She arrived at our university thanks to “Visiting Professors” initiative…

When does nature go hand in hand with technology? For one, during the research activities of George DiCenzo from Queen's University in Canada. He visited University of Gdańsk in March thanks to "Visiting Professors" programme. We asked our guest about his collaboration with prof. Ewa Łojkowska’s team and his efforts to enhance the legume-loving rhizobia…

Can Russia circumvent European, American, and Japanese embargoes? How does Poland's economy stack up against other post-soviet countries? We discuss those topics with prof. Yoshii Masahiko from Kobe University in Japan, who came to our university thanks to “Visiting Professors” programme. Prof. Yoshii Masahiko…