Graphic by Alan Stocki/UG Although the statistics in the Children's Rights Ombudsman's report show that social consent for corporal punishment in Poland is decreasing year by year, the approval for hitting children is still disturbingly high in our country. The research shows that 58% of respondents agree that there are situations when a child should be…

The Faculty of Philology of the University of Gdańsk in cooperation with the Academic Centre for Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners will prepare student volunteers to assist refugees in learning Polish. Prof. dr hab. Aneta Lewińska from the Institute of Polish Philology invites all willing students and doctoral students to an intensive course/workshop on teaching Polish as a foreign language. The first meeting…

Stress, anxiety, the uncertainty of tomorrow - specialists will help to deal with them. From March 2021, the UG Psychological Support Centre will offer psychological support to students, PhD students and university employees, among others, for the 'COVID-19 generation'. CWP UG has been launched since mid-February under the aegis of prof. Arnold Kłonczyński, Vice-Rector for…

University of Gdańsk psychology students got involved in aiding the most disadvantaged during the prevailing epidemiological threat, together with St. Brother Albert’s Aid Society they supported homeless people. They provided information on protective measures against the coronavirus and how to act in case of contracting it. Homeless people often live in isolation, lack access to information, at the same time are high…

Because of a difficult situation in our country, students from the “Innovative Ways Group” Scientific Circle have decided to organise a fundraiser. The goal of the “Help remotely on quarantine” campaign is to offer support for one of the hospitals in Gdansk to purchase the necessary protective and medical equipment, as well as, provide warm meals for medical staff. All the Scientific Circles of the Faculty of Economics…