The players of the basketball team Trefl II Sopot will play under the name University of Gdańsk Trefl Sopot. This is the result of cooperation between the University of Gdańsk and Trefl Sopot! On March 23, during a basketball derby in Tricity, in the presence of 5,000 basketball fans, the owner and founder of Trefl Sopot club Kazimierz Wierzbicki and the Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski…

Is it possible to prepare sports activities for everyone and - at the same time - for each individual? Mgr Małgorzata Aftańska from ASA UG, who runs the Sports Section for People with Disabilities (SON) at our university, had to find the answers to these questions. After more than three years of operation, the SON provides a space to play, train and expand boundaries. How did it come to be? We invite you to read the…

Julia Antolak, a first year student of Scandinavian studies at the University of Gdańsk, won a Silver Medal at the Female U20 Polish Chess Championship. The Individual U20 Polish Chess Championship took place in Ustroń Jaszowiec from 23 to 30 November, 2019. Julia Antolak , Woman International Master representing Solne club,  scored  6 points in 9 games (4 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss) and won the second place at the…

The Academic Sports Gala took place on 24 October 2019, in Nova Opera, Bydgoszcz. Individual and Team Prizes for the previous academic year were awarded at the gala. The medalists of The Academic European Championship, The Academic World Championship and The National Academic Championship all appeared on stage. Two years ago fifteen top universities of the general classification started receiving the awards. Overall…

On July 15 and 16, 2019 the University of Gdańsk Association of Physical Culture was founded at the University of Gdańsk. The objective of the association is to conduct classes and sport clubs, in order to cultivate physical culture among students, children and teenagers. The association will also provide support for people at risk of social exclusion, especially for the disabled and people from disadvantaged groups.…