University of Gdańsk among the world's best universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 – one of the most important global university rankings – published on September 27, 2023. Our university improved its score in most criteria (Teaching, Research Quality, International Outlook). This year's edition of THE WUR ranking includes 1,904 universities from 108 countries worldwide. It considers…

‘I wish everyone a successful new academic year and unforgettable moments for students at our world-class Faculty, which educates new generations of researchers and biotechnology specialists at the highest level,’ said Vice-Rector for Cooperation and Development dr hab. Sylwia Mrozowska, prof. UG. The 2023/2024 academic year was welcomed by the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG community in the prof…

The Individual Interdisciplinary Studies (ISM) academic year was officially inaugurated on Monday, October 2, 2023, at the Faculty of Neophilology. ISM Director prof. dr hab. Slawomir Leśniak welcomed the new ISM students to the University of Gdańsk community. Among the guests were senior students who shared their experience of studying within the framework of Individual Interdisciplinary Studies. During the…

Fot. Alan Stocki/UG Omówienie przez przedstawicielki władz dziekańskich i rektorskich sukcesów WE w poprzednim roku akademickim i ambitnych planów na przyszłość, wykład inauguracyjny dr. hab. Giuseppe T. Cirelli, prof. UG, przemówienie gościa specjalnego Thomasa Frossela z London Stock Exchange Group, uroczyste promocje doktorskie,…

Fot. Alan Stocki/UG Emotional, joyful and uplifting. These epithets accurately reflect the atmosphere accompanying this year’s ceremonial inauguration of the academic year at the University of Gdańsk. The main attraction of the event was the inauguration lecture by dr hab. Michał Rusinek, prof. UJ, Wisława Szymborska’s long-time…

Dear Academia, Distinguished Guests, Dear University of Gdańsk Community, and Friends! We have just listened to a poem by our renowned poet and Nobel Prize winner, Wisława Szymborska, entitled 'Virtually Every Poem'. What draws attention there is the extraordinary respect expressed for words, thought, and the value of reflection and perception. This is…

Rektor UG prof. Piotr Stepnowski Prof. Harald Weinfurter takes up the Waclaw Szybalski Named Chair, and the academic year 2023/2024 at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics, and Informatics officially opens! A unique inauguration at WMFiI is behind us, attended by faculty and university authorities, scientists, students and…

Fot. Alan Stocki 'For the second time, we are celebrating the inauguration of the academic year together with the UG Faculty of Philology. On this magical day, let us remember the words of Albert Einstein: "The pursuit of knowledge is one of man's most beautiful aspirations". May our pursuit of knowledge and our passion for learning…

'The aim and mission of the ACB UG Faculty of Management is to strive to shape and enrich the educational offer so that it responds to the rapidly changing needs of the labour market - both locally and globally. We begin almost every new academic year with new majors and specialisations. Recently, the Faculty's offer at first degree level…

fot. GREGMAR Students and representatives of academic circles and local authorities from the Pomeranian Voivodeship participated in a unique celebration of science, marking the start of the new academic year. The parade, which passed along the Royal Route in Gdańsk on September 30, symbolised integration and celebrated shared values…