The 14th ACADEMIA Academic and Scientific Book Fair was held in Warsaw from September 10–13, during which prizes in the ACADEMIA 2021 Competition for the best academic and scientific publication were awarded. Professor Kamil Zeidler's book entitled The Wisdom of Chinese Aphorisms. On State, Law, Politics and Power, published by the University of Gdańsk Publishing House in…

The 100th birthday of Stanisław Lem. Film premiere and discussion at NCK - 'Stanisław Lem, whose birth centenary we are celebrating this weekend, is one of the most appreciated and most... underestimated Polish writers of the 20th century,' says dr Maciej Dajnowski from the Faculty of Philology at the University of Gdańsk. On the 100th birthday of the author of Solaris, people of culture and science will discuss his…

- 'At Westerplatte we should talk about the unique, symbolic dimension of this place because it was there that the first battle of World War II began, and Polish soldiers demonstrated the highest virtues in service to the civic community,' says dr hab. Grzegorz Berendt prof. UG from the Faculty of History UG and acting director of the World War II Museum in Gdańsk. Ewa Karolina Cichocka asks about his reflections on the…

The traditional Vilnius fair, accompanied by a rich artistic programme, will take place in Gdańsk for the 18th time. It will be accompanied by a rich artistic programme including literary meetings, concerts, exhibitions, discussions, film screenings and handicraft workshops. Vilnius in Gdańsk / Vilnius Gdanske is an interdisciplinary cultural festival that has been organised…

Sopoteka invites you to a meeting with dr. Izabela Morska and Małgorzata Drohomirecka - authors of the illustrated fairy tale for children The Secret of the Cat Family. This is an educational fable, which shows how important values are friendship, solidarity and shared dreams. It tells the story of how extraordinary childhood can be when you grow up in an unusual but at the same time world-opening family. The Secret of…

Until mid-September, the Pedagogical Provincial Library in Gdańsk will present an exhibition entitled 'The Way to the University. The University of Gdańsk and its predecessors 1945-1970'. The exhibition presents selected fragments of the history of the Higher School of Pedagogy in Gdańsk, the Higher School of Maritime Trade, the Higher School of Economics in Sopot and the first year of activity of the University…

The Forensic Science Museum of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Gdańsk houses a wide collection of exhibits from all fields of forensic science: ballistics, dactyloscopy, trace evidence, photography and others, as well as forensic medicine and related fields. In this respect, it is the only facility of its kind in Poland. The Museum of the Faculty of Law and Administration has been featured in…

Once again visitors, tourists and residents of Hel will be able to enjoy attractions prepared by ACK Alternator UG. Workshops, meetings, a field game and sightseeing - all under the sign of the SEAL. The ACK organisers emphasise that the event held a fortnight ago was a great success. Despite the weather on the beach, the field game, meetings and workshops, and a visit to the research vessel r/v Oceanograf met with…

The photo comes from the website of the Forensic Science Museum of the WPiA. The Forensic Science Museum of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Gdańsk houses a wide collection of exhibits from all fields of forensic science: ballistics, dactyloscopy, trace evidence, photography and others, as well as forensic medicine and related…

- 'Meeting seals so closely is a true metaphysical experience,' says Bożena, a tourist from Gdańsk, who visited the seal sanctuary of the Marine Station in Hel UG. The Summer with the Seal event, organised by ACK Alternator UG, was attended by many tourists, but also Hel residents. The summer offer of ACK Alternator was well received. The events turned out to be a nice alternative to sunbathing. Many people took part…