The impact of innovations that arise from the dialogue between science and business on specific areas of life was the leading theme at a conference to mark the 15th anniversary of the National Centre for Research and Development. The Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski was invited to participate in the international plenary panel. During the anniversary conference, which took place on…

Smart city - that is, a city that uses modern technology to improve the quality of life and public services. How far are we from modern trend-setting metropolises in this area? This was discussed by experts at the Economic Convention at the Association of Fahrenheit Universities in Gdańsk. The Economic Convention, which took place on Friday, October 28, in the Hydromechanics building at Gdańsk University of Technology…

Another webinar embedded in the topic of inventions and patents - 'Good practices in the commercialisation process' - is ahead of us. The event is organised by the Technology Transfer Centres UG, PG and GUMed and is addressed to all those interested in the topic. The webinar entitled. 'Good practices in the commercialisation process' will be held on November 3, 2022, from 11:…

Photo by Alan Stocki/UG. Ambassador Sultana Laila Hossain of Bangladesh met with the Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. Piotr Stepnowski, and the Vice-Rector for International Cooperation, dr hab. Anna Maria Jurkowska-Zeidler, prof. UG. The topic of discussion was international academic cooperation in its broadest sense. The main point of Tuesday's…

Fot. Paweł Sudara/GUMed Teams of students from GUMed, PG and UG will prepare proposals for solutions and concepts for the functioning of future stops of the PKM South. The works are being developed as part of the second edition of the Railway to the South competition, organised jointly by the Fahrenheit Universities (FarU) and the Pomeranian Metropolitan…

How to make effective use of maritime spatial planning tools? On 19 October, at the Faculty of Law and Administration, this issue was discussed by members of the Women in Maritime Economy and Trade Association WISTA Poland. The meeting was one of the first initiatives of the newly established Maritime Economy Research Centre headed by dr hab. Dorota Pyć, prof. UG. The Association of Women in the Maritime Economy and…

'Social dimension of scientific societies' activities' was the theme of the 3rd Congress of Scientific Societies held in Gdańsk from 20 to 22 October. During the first day of the Congress, in Dwór Artusa in Gdańsk, the session was chaired by prof. dr hab. Iwona Hofman - Chairperson of the Council of Scientific Societies at the Presidium of PAS and prof. dr hab. inż. Jerzy Błażejowski - President of the Gdańsk Scientific…

An agreement on the establishment of a Green Universities Forum was signed today (October 18) by three universities: the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, the University of Gdańsk and the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, which will undertake joint initiatives for sustainable development. The initiator of the forum and the event is UWM. The letter of intent to establish the Green Universities Forum…

The first edition of the flagship "The Oxford Encyclopedia of EU Law" (OEEUL) was released in August 2022 by Oxford University Press. The Encyclopedia has been published as part of the prestigious Oxford Public International Law series.  Written by the leading scholars in the field, the articles grouped in the Encyclopaedia offer cutting edge and complex reconstruction of the…

Prof. Krzysztof Bielawski has taken up the post of director of a newly established unit at the University of Gdańsk - the University Centre for Applied and Interdisciplinary Research. The Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. Piotr Stepnowski presented information on the establishment of a new organisational unit within the University's structure at a meeting of the…