Participants of the Conference; photo by B. Jętczak The 22nd edition of the European Conference on Foundations of Physics, largely devoted to the 100th anniversary of quantum theory, took place on June 30 - July 2, 2025. This year's event was hosted by the International Centre for Theory Of Quantum Technologies (ICTQT) and the…

Photo by B. Jętczak Five mixed crews competed on June 27 in the Regatta for the Cup of the Rector of the University of Gdańsk, the Mayor of Sopot, and the Commander of the 3rd Fleet of the Polish Navy. The competition took place in the waters of the Gulf of Gdańsk between Gdynia and Sopot on Delphia 28 sailing yachts. The grand…

A barrage of beautiful goals, wonderful weather, mutual kindness, but also the spirit of sportsmanship - all this accompanied the participants of the traditional football match of graduates of the University of Gdańsk! This year's meeting was part of the celebrations of the 55th anniversary of the University of Gdańsk. ‘The final score is absolutely…

Photo by Filip Śmigielski ‘Wars, disasters, and mental well-being. How to take care of your emotions in a disturbing reality?’ was the topic of the last meeting of the semester in the series ‘What does science say? (Non-)academic meetings’ at the University of Gdańsk Museum. What can we do to take care of our well-being? What role…

Graduates of the University of Gdańsk from various fields and years of study met on the campus in Oliwa on the last Saturday of May 2025 to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the university. Over three thousand people visited their Alma Mater, where they were treated to numerous attractions, including concerts, guided tours of the faculties, smaller meetings and refreshments. The oldest and youngest graduates of our…

‘The Treaty on the European Union states that the Union is founded on the following values, which are common to the Member States: respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law, and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. The Court has stated in its case law that these values, and I…

The ceremonial signing and symbolic laying of the foundation act for the newly built UG Sports Centre took place at the construction site at 31/37 Wita Stwosza Street in Gdańsk on April 28, 2025. This marks the official start of another important stage in constructing a multi-purpose sports hall with a full-size volleyball and futsal pitch, stands for 300 people, a fitness room, a martial arts room, a music and movement…

As part of the celebrations of the 55th anniversary of the University of Gdańsk, a tram with the university's anniversary logo has taken to the streets of Gdańsk. The presence of the vehicle in the city emphasises the strong relationship between the university and the local community, and is in line with the city's tradition of commemorating important events in this way…

Fot. Bartlomiej Jętczak From library printouts to an online catalogue: ‘Written on the Records. 55 Years of the University of Gdańsk’ is the second instalment of an exhibition that aims to appreciate the beauty of library record sheets, which are a unique testimony of history. The exhibition opening at the Main Library of the…

Photo by Mateusz Byczkowski ‘The strength of our university is cooperation.’ On the day of the University of Gdańsk's anniversary, 20 March 2025, a solemn meeting of the UG Senate was held. This year, it was part of the celebrations of the 55th anniversary of the University. A special event during the ceremony was the awarding of an…

Under the banner ‘Happy 5th Birthday SEA-EU. Everybody is Welcome!’, the University of Gdańsk celebrated the 5th anniversary of the SEA-EU alliance at the newly opened UG Welcome Centre, a dedicated space for international guests. The event brought together university and faculty leaders, local government representatives, external stakeholders, FarU university delegates, and, via online connection, academic communities…

The university ski competition in giant slalom on the slopes of Kotelnica Białczańska on February 13 and 20, 2025, brought a lot of smiles, emotions and positive impressions. The event was held under the patronage of the Rector of the University of Gdańsk as part of the celebrations of the 55th anniversary of the University of Gdańsk. The employees and…

Last Friday, February 7, 2025, the Tadeusz Ocioszyński Aula at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Gdańsk turned into an extraordinary place - a ballroom where the jubilee ball celebrating the 55th anniversary of the university took place. The event gathered over 200 distinguished guests: employees, graduates and friends of the University of…

Year after year, we break new records - this is how five years of the University of Gdańsk's involvement in supporting the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity can be summarised. Thanks to the University's academic community, auction participants, volunteers and donors, more than PLN 58,000 will go to the needs of paediatric oncology and haematology!…

During a ceremonial gala accompanying the conference ‘International Students in Poland 2025’, prizes were awarded to the best foreign students studying in our country and to people connected with the academic community who support the internationalisation of Polish universities in a special way. Dr hab. Danuta Gutowska-Owsiak, prof. UG from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG, was among those awarded…

- A gigantic amount of work has been done in the last 20 years - we have gone from a level of a few thousand foreign students to an impressive number of one hundred thousand, reaching a European average internationalisation rate of 8.7% of international students in the past year. Opportunities for Polish science related to internationalisation, as well as the problems and difficulties facing higher education in this…

Photo by Konrad Kędzior Local government officials from Tricity and the surrounding area gathered around the idea of creating a metropolitan district in our region and took part in the 11th Metropolitan New Year's Meeting. This time it was held in the University of Gdańsk Library, which symbolically emphasised the links between our…