VAXICAN, a biotechnology spin-off company of the University of Gdańsk originating from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG, developing a modern anti-cancer vaccine platform, has raised PLN 10.5 million from DeepTech Capital Consortium in a seed round. The funds will be used to develop preclinical programmes and bring the first two…

The 1st Congress of Rectors and Vice-Rectors brought together nearly 100 female leaders from universities across the country. On 13 November 2025, at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, women holding the highest management positions in Polish universities discussed equality, leadership and the future of higher education. The meeting was opened…

The Integralia Foundation, established by the ERGO Hestia Group, has been supporting people with disabilities in entering the job market and developing professionally for over 20 years. Its mission is to connect candidates’ potential with employers’ needs - with empathy, professionalism, and real support. They collaborate with over 400 companies and organizations committed to diversity and inclusion…

The Portuguese sun, Atlantic breeze, and unique opportunities for scientific development are just some of the experiences that SEA-EU research internships can offer. As part of the Early Career Researcher programme, researchers who have obtained their PhD within the last seven years have the opportunity to spend several weeks as an intern in one of the…

Magdalena Nieczuja-Goniszewska talks to prof. dr hab. Aneta Lewińska, Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Gdańsk, on the occasion of its anniversary. - Efforts to establish the Institute began in 2009, but it was not opened until six years later. In October, we will celebrate its tenth anniversary. From your perspective, how has…

The Office of the Regional Representative of the Financial Ombudsman is operating at the University of Gdańsk. It is the third such office in Poland. Its opening is not only the result of many years of cooperation between the Financial Ombudsman and the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Gdańsk. It is primarily a response to the…

Cooperation in the field of renaturation of dune habitats in areas covered by the LIFE for Dunes PL project located within the technical zone of the Maritime Office in Gdynia was the subject of an agreement signed between the University of Gdańsk and the Maritime Office. The cooperation agreement regulates the scope of activities carried out at…

FASD-Bridge and AIMused are the acronyms of two projects carried out under the Interreg South Baltic 2021-2027 programme, which have received co-financing from the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy. The first will be co-implemented by the Institute of Psychology of the University of Gdańsk (project leader), the second by the Gdynia Aquarium MIR-PIB. The agreements on co-financing both projects were signed on 13…

280 exhibitors and thousands of visitors from Poland and abroad - the 23rd edition of the BALTEXPO International Maritime and Military Fair is behind us. The University of Gdańsk also participated in the event, which took place on 7-9 October 2025. At the university's stand, visitors could learn about the wide range of services offered by the University of Gdańsk related to the sea and the maritime economy. The Vice…

The beginning of October is not only the start of the academic year. For the Institute of Political Science at the University of Gdańsk and the City of Kościerzyna, it also marks the beginning of a new cooperation, primarily in the field of migrant integration. A letter of intent on this matter was signed on October 1, 2025…