This year, for the first time, the University of Gdańsk Museum will join the group of institutions participating in the European Night of Museums! The event's programme will focus on the theme of plants, their role in art, medicine and contemporary life. We invite you to a night full of plants, flowers and stories related to them. We have planned, among other things, a plant exchange, art workshops for children and…

The Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre invites UG employees to the performances: 'The Tempest' and 'Alice on the Other Side of the Mirror' as well as for activities with children 'Family Fun with Shakespeare in English'. Ticket prices and details can be found in the employee announcements.

Prof. dr hab. Stanisław Rosiek has been awarded the Poznań Literature Prize - Adam Mickiewicz Prize 2022. As part of his academic work, prof. Stanisław Rosiek dealt with the posthumous cult of Adam Mickiewicz in the 1990s. In 1997, he published a book entitled Zwłoki Mickiewicza. Próba nekrografii poety', a continuation of this research became the book 'Mickiewicz (after death)', published in 2013. In his Mickiewicz…

April 23rd is World Book and Copyright Day. The University of Gdańsk Publishing House publishes around two hundred scientific and popular science titles every year. In May, a new university bookshop-café will be officially opened, where the academic community will be able to get acquainted with new titles over a cup of hot coffee or tea. We are talking with mgr Joanna Kamień, Director and Editor-in-Chief of the…

The University of Gdańsk has been honoured by the Association of Business Service Leaders (ABSL) in the 'Education Leaders' category. It is an award granted for significant contributions to the development of the modern business services sector. ABSL Gala is held once every two years. This year the Association of Business Service Leaders presented 49 awards in ten categories.  The Association of Business Service Leaders…

The festival audience also had the opportunity to experience the culture of Israel from a culinary perspective. During the first weekend in April, the 7th edition of the Gdańsk Jewish Culture Festival Shalom Polin took place at the University of Gdańsk. During the three days of the festival a series of events were organized - feature and documentary film…

Are you a fan of Chinese music and culture, do you like singing and would like to present your skills? Sign up for the Chinese music contest, which is organised by the UG Confucius Institute. The competition will be held on Friday, May 13, 2022, at 11:00 am at the Confucius Institute. - 'All those interested are welcome to participate, the competition can be performed…

The Academic Choir of the University of Gdańsk has won gold in the 'Academic choral singing' category at the International Online Choir Competition 'Accordo Festivo'.   Congratulations!

Photo: Milena Szabat, UG Publishing House Did Gdańsk inhabitants like to dress up? What were the characteristics of Spanish, Italian or English fashion in the old Gdańsk? What was the function of ruffs, aprons or pompoms? These and many other questions were answered by dr Aleksandra Kajdańska, author of the book entitled…

Scientific, Ecological or Cultural Storm? Decide which one will rumble at the University of Gdańsk. This year people connected with the University of Gdańsk were nominated in as many as six categories of the Pomorskie Sztormy contest. You can vote for the candidates at pomorskiesztormy.pl or by post until March 21st this year. It is time for the seventeenth edition of 'Pomorskie Sztormy'. In 2005, the contest of Gazeta…