University of Gdańsk
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Uniwersytet Gdański | |
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| Latin: Universitas Gedanensis | |
| Motto | In mari via tua (In sea your way) |
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| Established | 20 March 1970 |
| Rector | Prof. UG dr hab. Jerzy Gwizdała |
Academic staff | 1,700 |
| Students | 27,200 |
| Location | Gdańsk, Poland |
| Website | http://international.ug.edu.pl |
The University of Gdańsk (Polish: Uniwersytet Gdański) is a public research university located in Gdańsk, Poland. It is an important centre for the studies of Kashubian language.
History
The University of Gdańsk was established in 1970 by the amalgamation of the Higher School of Economics in Sopot (in existence since 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 Pomerania.
Faculty of Management, University of Gdańsk
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Law and Administration
Faculty of Biology
University Library
Faculty of Biology
Historic Building of the Faculty of Chemistry
New Building of the Faculty of Chemistry
School Authorities
- Rector: Prof. UG dr hab. Jerzy Gwizdała
- Pro-Rector for Scientific Affairs and Cooperation: dr hab. Anna Machnikowska
- Pro-Rector for Teaching Affairs: dr hab. Anna Machnikowska
- Pro-Rector for Student Affairs: dr hab. Arnold Kłonczyński
- Pro-Rector for Development Affairs and Finances: Prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Bielawski
- Director of Administration: dr Mirosław Czapiewski
Staff
- Professors: 282
- Habilitation 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, theoretician of literature, feminist
- Janusz Lewandowski, politician and economist, former Budget and Financial Programming Commissioner of the European Commission
- 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, 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 – Denmark
- NEOMA Business School - France
- Hiroshima University – Japan
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven – Belgium
- Lumière University Lyon 2 – France
- University of Antwerp – Belgium
- University of Beira Interior - Portugal
- Universität Bremen – Germany
- University of Linköping – Sweden
- University of Messina – Italy
- University of Plymouth – United Kingdom
- Universität Rostock – Germany
- University of Turku – Finland
- University of Washington'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
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of History
- Faculty of Languages
- Faculty of Law and Administration
- Faculty of Management
- Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
- Faculty of Oceanography and Geography
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology (with Gdańsk Medical University)
Notable alumni
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- Paweł Adamowicz, mayor of Gdańsk
- Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, former Prime Minister of Poland, chairman of Polish Institute of International Affairs
- Marek Biernacki, lawyer and politician
- Andrzej Butkiewicz, a political activist opposing Communism in Poland during the 1970s and 1980s, member of the Solidarity Movement
- Stefan Chwin, a Polish novelist, literary critic, and historian of literature
- Tadeusz Cymański, politician
- Adam Darski, musician, leader of extreme metal band Behemoth
- Anna Fotyga, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland
- Pawel Huelle, writer and journalist
- Wojciech Kasperski, screenwriter, film director and producer
- Aneta Kręglicka, a Polish dancer, Miss World 1989
- Jolanta Kwaśniewska, lawyer, charity activist, First Lady of Poland
- Janusz Lewandowski, former Budget and Financial Programming Commissioner of the European Commission
- Maciej Płażyński, politician, one of the founders of the Civic Platform party
- Monika Pyrek, a Polish pole vaulter
- Jerzy Samp, writer and publicist
- Wojciech Szczurek, mayor of Gdynia
- Donald Tusk, former Prime Minister of Poland, President of the European Council
- Elżbieta Zawacka, a Polish university professor, scouting instructor, SOE agent and a freedom fighter during World War II. She was also a Brigadier General of the Polish Army (the second and last woman in the history of the Polish Army to hold this rank)
See also
Coordinates: 54°23′58″N 18°34′7″E / 54.39944°N 18.56861°E
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