The University of Gdańsk () is a

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located in

Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...

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. It is one of the top 10 universities in Poland and an important centre for the studies of the

Kashubian language Kashubian () or Cassubian (; ; ) is a West Slavic language belonging to the Lechitic subgroup.Stephen Barbour, Cathie Carmichael, ''Language and Nationalism in Europe'', Oxford University Press, 2000, p.199, In Poland, it has been an officia ...

History

The University of Gdańsk was established in 1970 by the merger of the Higher School of Economics in

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(founded in 1945) and Gdańsk College of Education (formed in 1946). Nowadays, the University of Gdańsk is the largest institution of higher learning in Poland's northern region of

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. The University of Gdańsk boasts significant scientific achievement which enforces its leading position, particularly through activity and research connected with the sea. In this regard, the university has been involved in cooperation with scientific research centres from nearly all corners of the globe. The University of Gdańsk is involved in the creation of a network of European universities selected in the ‘European Universities’ competition organised by the

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in conjunction with its partners, the

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(Spain), the

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(Croatia), the

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(France),

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(Germany) and the

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(Malta), the University of Gdańsk forms a consortium of the European University of the Seas (SEA-EU). In 2020, the university became a member of the Daniel Fahrenheit Association of Gdańsk Universities ( Polish: ''Związek Uczelni w Gdańsku im. Daniela Fahrenheita'') which brings together the city's major institutions of higher education including the Gdańsk University of Technology and the Medical University of Gdańsk. The objective of the newly established organization is to work on projects aimed at further federalization of the universities, to bolster the scientific cooperation among them and to pursue a common promotional and ranking policy.

Ranking

The University of Gdańsk has been listed in the most important world rankings, thus joining the ranks of the best Polish universities. Its presence in such international rankings as the

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or the

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(THE) World University Ranking is a reflection of the high quality of education, scientific research conducted and increasing international standing as well as a high level of knowledge transfer to the economy. The dynamic development of the University of Gdańsk is reflected in its presence amongst the world's 200 best young universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings 2019 in which the University of Gdańsk was the only Polish university to feature. Biblioteka UG 30-04-2007

School authorities

* Rector: Prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski * Vice-Rector for International Cooperation: dr hab. Anna Jurkowska-Zeidler * Vice-Rector for Research: Prof. dr hab. Wiesław Laskowski * Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Teaching Quality: dr hab.. Arnold Kłonczyński * Vice-Rector for Innovations and Cooperation with Business and Industry: Prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Bielawski * Director of Administration: mgr Jacek Jętczak

Staff

* Professors: 282 *

Habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in Germany, France, Italy, Poland and some other European and non-English-speaking countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excelle ...

doctors: 171 * Senior lecturers: 640 * Teachers (total): 1,700 * Total staff: 2,964 Notable professors and lecturers affiliated with the University of Gdańsk: * Stefan Chwin, novelist, literary critic * Andrzej Gąsiorowski, political scientist * Zbigniew Herbert, poet, essayist and moralist * Ryszard Horodecki, physicist *

Maria Janion Maria Janion (24 December 1926 – 23 August 2020) was a Polish scholar, literary theorist and critic, as well as a feminist. She was a professor at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, specialising in literary Ro ...

, theoretician of literature, feminist * Janusz Lewandowski, politician and economist, former Budget and Financial Programming Commissioner of the

* Małgorzata Omilanowska, historian and politician, former Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Poland * Jerzy Samp, writer and publicist * Joanna Senyszyn, politician * Brunon Synak, sociologist *

Jerzy Treder Jerzy Treder (14 April 1942 – 2 April 2015) was a Polish philologist and linguist, focusing on Kashubian studies, among other interests. He was born in Biała Rzeka, Rumia, in the Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia of German-occupied Poland. In 1987- ...

, linguist * Marek Żukowski, theoretical physicist

Number of students

* Day studies: 15,151 * Evening studies: 3,753 * Extramural studies: 10,884 * Doctoral studies: 1,609 * Total: 27,233

Levels of study offered by institution

* Shorter/intermediate university level qualifications * First main university level final qualifications * Advanced/postgraduate study * Doctorate * Higher/post doctorate

Diplomas and degrees

* Bachelor – B.A. * Master of Arts – M.A. * Doctor – Dr * Doctor Habilitated – Dr hab.

International cooperation

Copenhagen Business School Copenhagen Business School (Danish'': Handelshøjskolen i København'') often abbreviated and referred to as CBS (also in Danish), is a public university situated in Copenhagen, Denmark and is considered one of the most prestigious business scho ...

– Denmark * NEOMA Business School – France * Hiroshima University – Japan *

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Belgium. Founded in 1425, it is the oldest university in Belgium and the oldest university in the Low Countries. In addition to its main camp ...

– Belgium *

Lumière University Lyon 2 Lumière University Lyon 2 () is one of the three universities that comprise the current University of Lyon system, having splintered from an older university of the same name, and is primarily based on two campuses in Lyon itself. It has a total ...

– France *

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– Belgium * University of Beira Interior – Portugal * Universität Bremen – Germany *

University of Linköping A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

– Sweden *

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– Italy *

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– United Kingdom * Universität Rostock – Germany *

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– Finland *

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's School of Marine Affairs (SMA) – United States of America * Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities – Russia * University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria – Austria

Faculties

* Faculty of

Biology Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms. It is a broad natural science that encompasses a wide range of fields and unifying principles that explain the structure, function, growth, History of life, origin, evolution, and ...

* Faculty of

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

* Faculty of

Economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

* Faculty of

History History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

* Faculty of

Language Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and signed language, signed forms, and may also be conveyed through writing syste ...

s * Faculty of

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the ar ...

and

Administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal: the process of dealing with or controlling things or people. ** Administrative assistant, traditionally known as a se ...

* Faculty of

Management Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a Government agency, government bodies through business administration, Nonprofit studies, nonprofit management, or the political s ...

* Faculty of

Mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

and

Informatics Informatics is the study of computational systems. According to the Association for Computing Machinery, ACM Europe Council and Informatics Europe, informatics is synonymous with computer science and computing as a profession, in which the centra ...

* Faculty of

Oceanography Oceanography (), also known as oceanology, sea science, ocean science, and marine science, is the scientific study of the ocean, including its physics, chemistry, biology, and geology. It is an Earth science, which covers a wide range of to ...

and

Geography Geography (from Ancient Greek ; combining 'Earth' and 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding o ...

* Faculty of

Social science Social science (often rendered in the plural as the social sciences) is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among members within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the ...

* Intercollegiate Faculty of

Biotechnology Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves the integration of natural sciences and Engineering Science, engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms and parts thereof for products and services. Specialists ...

(with Medical University of Gdańsk)

Notable alumni

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Donald Tusk Donald Franciszek Tusk (born 22 April 1957) is a Polish politician and historian who has served as the prime minister of Poland since 2023, previously holding the office from 2007 to 2014. Tusk served as the president of the European Council (20 ...

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

and

President of the European Council The president of the European Council is the person presiding over and driving forward the work of the European Council on the world stage. This Institutions of the European Union, institution comprises the college of heads of state or governme ...

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Jan Krzysztof Bielecki Jan Krzysztof Bielecki (born 3 May 1951) is a Polish liberal politician and economist. A leading figure of the Gdańsk-based Liberal Democratic Congress in the early 1990s, Bielecki served as Prime Minister of Poland for most of 1991. In his p ...

, former

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Anna Fotyga Anna Elżbieta Fotyga (; ; born 12 January 1957) is a Polish politician who currently serves as a Member of the European Parliament, and is the Secretary-General of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party. She has served as Minister of ...

Member of the European Parliament A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been Election, elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...

and former

Minister of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and foreign relations, relations, diplomacy, bilateralism, ...

File:Jolanta_Kwaśniewska_(cropped).jpg, Jolanta Kwasniewska, lawyer and charity activist, former

First Lady of Poland First Lady of the Republic of Poland is an informal designation customarily applied to the wife of the President of Poland, president of the Republic of Poland (as so far all Polish president in Third Republic had wives). The First Lady does not ho ...

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Adam Darski Adam Nergal Darski (born Adam Michał Darski, 10 June 1977), often referred to by his stage name Nergal, is a Polish musician, best known as the frontman of the extreme metal band Behemoth (band), Behemoth. Career Nergal was born Adam Mi ...

, musician, leader of

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band

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Other notable alumni include: *

Paweł Adamowicz Paweł Bogdan Adamowicz (; 2 November 1965 – 14 January 2019) was a Polish politician and lawyer who served as the List of city mayors of Gdańsk, city mayor of Gdańsk from 1998 until Assassination of Paweł Adamowicz, his assassination in 20 ...

(1965–2019), former mayor of

* Marek Biernacki (born 1959), lawyer and politician *

Kamil Bortniczuk Kamil Bortniczuk (born 11 June 1983) is a Polish politician, member of the VIII and IX Sejm as a member of the Agreement political party, within the Law and Justice parliamentary club as part of the United Right coalition. He represents the Op ...

(born 1983), Polish Minister of Sport and Tourism * Andrzej Butkiewicz (1955–2008), political activist opposing Communism in Poland during the 1970s and 1980s, member of the

Solidarity Solidarity or solidarism is an awareness of shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes. True solidarity means moving beyond individual identities and single issue politics ...

Movement * Selim Chazbijewicz (born 1955), political scientist, columnist, and poet * Stefan Chwin (born 1949), Polish

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living wage, living writing novels and other fiction, while other ...

literary critic A genre of arts criticism, literary criticism or literary studies is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical analysis of literature' ...

, and historian of literature * Tadeusz Cymański (born 1955), politician * Izabela Dłużyk (born 1989), nature sound recordist, included on

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

's 100 Women list (2023) * Piotr Domaradzki (1946–2015), Polish-American journalist, essayist and historian *

Aleksandra Dulkiewicz Aleksandra Maria Dulkiewicz (; born 10 July 1979) is a Polish lawyer and politician serving as the city mayor of Gdańsk since 11 March 2019. Life and career In 1994, she graduated froThe Primary School No. 50named after Emilia Plater in Gdań ...

(born 1979), lawyer and current mayor of Gdańsk * Jacek Gdański (born 1970), chess grandmaster and the 1992 Polish Chess Champion * Abelard Giza (born 1980), comedian and screenwriter * Ryszard Horodecki (born 1943), physicist known for the Peres–Horodecki criterion * Pawel Huelle (born 1957), writer and journalist * Maria Kaczyńska (1942–2010), former

Wojciech Kasperski Wojciech Kasperski (born April 25, 1981) is a Polish screenwriter, film director and film producer, producer. In 2006 he received the Grand Prix for ''The Seeds (film), The Seeds'' for Best Documentary at Kraków Film Festival, and went on to w ...

(born 1981),

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and producer * Aneta Kręglicka (born 1965), dancer, Miss World 1989 * Janusz Lewandowski (born 1951), former Budget and Financial Programming Commissioner of the

* Marta Lewicka (born 1972), Polish-American mathematician * Jakobe Mansztajn (born 1982), poet, blogger *

Maciej Płażyński Maciej Płażyński (; 10 February 1958 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish Liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative politician. Biography Płażyński was born in Młynary. He began his political career in 1980 / 1981 as one of the leaders of ...

(1958–2010), politician, one of the founders of the

Civic Platform The Civic Platform (, PO)The party is officially the Civic Platform of the Republic of Poland (''Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''). is a Centre-right politics, centre-right liberal conservative political party in Poland. Since ...

party * Jerzy Samp (1951–2015), writer and publicist * Wojciech Szczurek (born 1963), mayor of

Gdynia Gdynia is a city in northern Poland and a seaport on the Baltic Sea coast. With an estimated population of 257,000, it is the List of cities in Poland, 12th-largest city in Poland and the second-largest in the Pomeranian Voivodeship after Gdańsk ...

* Elżbieta Zawacka (1909–2009), university professor, scouting instructor, SOE agent and freedom fighter during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. She was also a brigadier general of the

Polish Army The Land Forces () are the Army, land forces of the Polish Armed Forces. They currently contain some 110,000 active personnel and form many components of the European Union and NATO deployments around the world. Poland's recorded military histor ...

(the second and last woman in the history of the Polish Army to hold this rank) * Maciej Żylicz (born 1953), biochemist and molecular biologist

References

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History

Ranking

School authorities

Staff

Number of students

Levels of study offered by institution

Diplomas and degrees

International cooperation

Faculties

Notable alumni

See also

References