Invictuses Awarded. The Gdańsk Tech Academic Sports Gala Behind Us
On Friday, January 30, the 11th Academic Sports Gala took place, summarizing the 2024/2025 academic sports year on Polish and European arenas. During the event, the Invictus awards were presented, among others, to the best athletes, coach, and teams.
On Friday, January 30, the 11th Academic Sports Gala took place, summarizing the 2024/2025 academic sports year on Polish and European arenas. During the event, the Invictus awards were presented, among others, to the best athletes, coach, and teams.
The event was attended by Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, Rector of Gdańsk Tech, Prof. Barbara Wikieł, Vice-Rector for Student Affairs, deans of the faculties: Prof. Małgorzata Gawrycka (Faculty of Management and Economics), Prof. Ewa Wojciechowska (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering), Prof. Jacek Gębicki (Faculty of Chemistry), PhD Eng. Paulina Strąkowska (Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology), Prof. Sebastian Demkowicz (Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry), Prof. Michał Wasilczuk (Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology), Prof. Jacek Kropiwnicki (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology).
Among the participants were the management and coaches of the Academic Sports Center, and above all those who have won hundreds of medals at the Academic Championships of Poland (AMP), i.e. numerous students of Gdańsk Tech.
This year, the Invictus awards were again presented in the following categories:
- Faculty of the Year – Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Coach of the Year – Piotr Diłaj, coach of the Gdańsk Tech tennis team, which last year won the title of Academic Champion of Poland in both the women's and men's categories.
- Team of the Year – Gdańsk Tech floorball team.
- Athlete of the Year – Zuzanna Jasińska, rower, and Michał Jędrzejewski, judoka
Three special categories were also awarded. The first was Support of the Year. In this category, four individuals who are indispensable to the development of academic sports at Gdańsk Tech and to our university's participation in academic competitions were recognized. The Invictus awards went to Mariusz Miler, Chancellor of Gdańsk Tech, PhD Eng. Paulina Strąkowska, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, Prof. Sebastian Demkowicz, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry, and Prof. Robert Tylingo from the Faculty of Chemistry.
The Honorary Invictus title is awarded for outstanding achievements in academic sports at Gdańsk Tech, long-term contributions to representing our university, and simultaneously combining this with academic studies and succeeding in that field as well. This year's laureate in this category was DSc Eng. Mariusz Szkoda.
The Personality of the Year statuette was awarded to Krzysztof Kaszuba, Director of the Academic Sports Center.
The gala was enhanced by an artistic performance by trumpeter Daniel Kośnik, a student of the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a player on the basketball team.