Gdansk University
Encyclopedia
History
The University of Gdańsk was established in 1970 by the amalgamation of the Higher School of Economics in SopotSopot
Sopot is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000....
(in existence since 1945) and Gdańsk College of Education (formed in 1946).
School Authorities
- RectorRectorThe word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
: Prof. dr hab. Bernard Lammek - Pro-Rector for Scientific Affairs and Cooperation: Prof. dr hab. Grzegorz Węgrzyn
- Pro-Rector for Teaching Affairs: Prof. dr hab. Maria Mendel
- Pro-Rector for Student Affairs: Prof. UG, dr hab. Józef Włodarski
- Pro-Rector for Development Affairs and Finances: Prof UG, dr hab. Mirosław Krajewski
- Director of Administration: dr hab. Jerzy Gwizdała
Staff
- Professors: 282
- HabilitationHabilitationHabilitation is the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in several European and Asian countries. Earned after obtaining a research doctorate, such as a PhD, habilitation requires the candidate to write a professorial thesis based on independent...
doctors: 171 - Senior lecturers: 640
- Teachers (total): 1,571
- Total staff: 2,964
Number of students
- Day studies: 15,065
- Evening studies: 1,588
- Extramural studies: 10,884
- Doctoral studies: 523
- Total: 33,000
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 Habil.
International cooperation
- Copenhagen Business SchoolCopenhagen Business SchoolCopenhagen Business School, also known as CBS, is situated in Copenhagen, Denmark. With more than 17,000 students and 1,300 staff members, CBS is also one of the largest business schools in Europe. CBS offers a wide range of business-oriented university programmes and a research environment...
– Denmark - Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima University, located in the Japanese cities of Higashihiroshima and Hiroshima, was established 1949 by the merger of a number of national educational institutions.-History:Under the National School Establishment Law, Hiroshima University was established on May 31, 1949...
– Japan - Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenKatholieke Universiteit LeuvenThe Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is a Dutch-speaking university in Flanders, Belgium.It is located at the centre of the historic town of Leuven, and is a prominent part of the city, home to the university since 1425...
– Belgium - Lumière University Lyon 2Lumière University Lyon 2Lumière University Lyon 2 is one of the three universities that comprise the current University of Lyon, having splintered from an older university of the same name, and is primarily based on two campuses in Lyon itself...
– France - University of AntwerpUniversity of AntwerpThe University of Antwerp is one of the major Belgian universities located in the city of Antwerp. The name is sometimes abbreviated as UA.-History:...
– Belgium - University of Beira InteriorUniversity of Beira InteriorThe University of Beira Interior is a public university located in the city of Covilhã, Portugal...
- Portugal - Universität Bremen – Germany
- University of Linköping – Sweden
- University of MessinaUniversity of MessinaThe University of Messina is a public university located in Messina, Italy, and founded in 1548. The university is organized in 11 Faculties.-History:...
– Italy - University of PlymouthUniversity of PlymouthPlymouth University is the largest university in the South West of England, with over 30,000 students and is 9th largest in the United Kingdom by total number of students . It has almost 3,000 staff...
– United Kingdom - Universität Rostock – Germany
- University of TurkuUniversity of TurkuThe University of Turku , located in Turku in southwestern Finland, is the second largest university in the country as measured by student enrollment, after University of Helsinki. It was established in 1920 and also has faculties at Rauma, Pori and Salo...
– Finland - University of WashingtonUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
's School of Marine Affairs (SMA) – United States of America
Faculties
- Faculty of BiologyBiologyBiology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
- Faculty of ChemistryChemistryChemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
- Faculty of EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
- Faculty of HistoryHistoryHistory is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
- Faculty of Languages
- Faculty of LawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
and AdministrationAdministration (government)The term administration, as used in the context of government, differs according to jurisdiction.-United States:In United States usage, the term refers to the executive branch under a specific president , for example: the "Barack Obama administration." It can also mean an executive branch agency... - Faculty of ManagementManagementManagement in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
- Faculty of MathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, PhysicsPhysicsPhysics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
and InformaticsInformatics (academic field)Informatics is the science of information, the practice of information processing, and the engineering of information systems. Informatics studies the structure, algorithms, behavior, and interactions of natural and artificial systems that store, process, access and communicate information... - Faculty of OceanographyOceanographyOceanography , also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean...
and GeographyGeographyGeography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes... - Faculty of Social SciencesSocial sciencesSocial science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
- Intercollegiate Faculty of BiotechnologyBiotechnologyBiotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...
(with Gdańsk Medical University)
Notable alumni
Politicians:- Pawel AdamowiczPawel AdamowiczPaweł Bogdan Adamowicz is the mayor of the city of Gdańsk and a Platforma Obywatelska party politician.He studied law at the University of Gdańsk, where he also became a prominent student movement member. He was one of the organizers of the 1988 strike and became the headperson of the strike...
- Tadeusz AziewiczTadeusz AziewiczTadeusz Aziewicz is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 9093 votes in 26 Gdynia district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.-External links:...
- Jan Krzysztof BieleckiJan Krzysztof BieleckiJan Krzysztof Bielecki is a Polish centre politician. He served as Prime Minister of Poland for most of 1991. He is a member of Civic Platform. Chairman of the Council of the Polish Institute of International Affairs....
- Marek BiernackiMarek BiernackiMarek Biernacki is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 41336 votes in 26 Gdynia district, candidating from Civic Platform list....
- Tadeusz CymańskiTadeusz CymanskiTadeusz Cymański is a Polish conservative politician. He is anti-left and anti-liberal politician. He was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005 getting 23518 votes in 25 Gdańsk district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list....
- Anna FotygaAnna FotygaAnna Elżbieta Fotyga née Kawecka is a Polish economist, politician, former Member of the European Parliament and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, in the successive cabinets of Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz and Jarosław Kaczyński...
- Przemysław Gosiewski
- Aleksander HallAleksander HallAleksander Hall was a Polish conservative politician. Activist of Movement for Defense of Human and Civic Rights, later a politician and member of Solidarity Electoral Action. In 2001, he quit politics to focus on research. Author of many books and articles on history, patriotism, etc. He is...
- Janusz KaczmarekJanusz KaczmarekJanusz Kaczmarek is a Polish lawyer, prosecutor and politician. He was National Public Prosecutor from October 31, 2005, to February 8, 2007, and Polish Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration from February 8, 2007, to August 8, 2007.He graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration...
- Kazimierz KleinaKazimierz KleinaKazimierz Kleina is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on September 25, 2005, getting 7896 votes in the 26th Gdynia district, candidating from the Civic Platform list....
- Janusz LewandowskiJanusz LewandowskiJanusz Antoni Lewandowski is a Polish politician and economist belonging to the Gdansk liberals group, and a member of the Europea n Parliament , Chairman of the Committee on Budgets...
- Maciej Płażyński
- Wojciech SzczurekWojciech SzczurekWojciech Szczurek has been the mayor of the City of Gdynia since 1998. He was also the Advisor to the President of the Republic of Poland - Lech Kaczyński for self-government.-References:...
- Aleksander Szczygło
- Donald TuskDonald TuskDonald Franciszek Tusk is a Polish politician who has been Prime Minister of Poland since 2007. He was a co-founder and is chairman of the Civic Platform party....
Writers and scientists:
- Stefan ChwinStefan ChwinStefan Chwin is a Polish novelist, literary critic, and historian of literature whose life and literary work is closely linked to his hometown. He holds a post of Literature Professor at the University of Gdansk, his professional interests are focused on romanticism.The most well-known novel by...
- Pawel HuellePawel HuellePaweł Huelle is a Polish prose writer.Huelle studied philology at Gdańsk University, and later became a journalist. He worked for a time for the press service of Solidarność . He has also taught literature, philosophy, and history...
- Jerzy SampJerzy SampJerzy Samp is a Polish writer, publicist and historian of the literature and culture of Pomerania and especially of the Kashubian literature...
Others:
- Adam DarskiAdam DarskiAdam Michał Darski also known by his stage name Nergal and previously Holocausto, is a Polish musician and television personality, best known for being the frontman for blackened death metal band Behemoth.- Biography :...
- Aneta KręglickaAneta KreglickaAneta Beata Kręglicka won the Miss World contest on 22 November 1989 in Hong Kong, representing Poland. She became the first and only woman from Poland to win the title...
- Jolanta KwaśniewskaJolanta KwaśniewskaJolanta Kwaśniewska , née Konty is a Polish lawyer and charity activist who was First Lady of Poland between 1995 and 2005, as the wife of the then president Aleksander Kwaśniewski....
- Monika PyrekMonika PyrekMonika Pyrek is a Polish pole vaulter.Born in Gdynia, competing at the 2004 Olympics, she placed fourth with 4.55 metres, just behind another Polish pole vaulter born in Gdynia, Anna Rogowska. Monika Pyrek won a silver medal in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics with the result 4.60 m...
See also
- Kashubian studiesKashubian studiesKashubian studies is a philological discipline, a branch of Slavic studies, researching the language, literature, culture, and history of the Kashubians.The main centre for development of Kashubian studies is the University of Gdańsk, Poland...