University of Gdańsk
Uniwersytet Gdański | |
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 the Kashubian language.
Contents
1 History
2 School Authorities
3 Staff
4 Number of students
5 Levels of study offered by institution
6 Diplomas and degrees
7 International cooperation
8 Faculties
9 Notable alumni
10 See also
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.
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, former 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
- Kashubian studies
Coordinates: 54°23′58″N 18°34′7″E / 54.39944°N 18.56861°E / 54.39944; 18.56861
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