Spectacular Success of Gdańsk Tech – First Place in the Second Edition of the IDUB Program
Gdańsk Tech took first place in the competition among the best Polish universities for participation in the second edition of the "Excellence Initiative – Research University" (IDUB2) program. This means that in the years 2027–2032, the university will receive additional funds for the development of science, innovation, education, and social engagement. The increase in subsidy will total over PLN 300 million. These funds will allow for the implementation of an exceptionally ambitious comprehensive development program for our university.
Gdańsk Tech took first place in the competition among the best Polish universities for participation in the second edition of the "Excellence Initiative – Research University" (IDUB2) program. This means that in the years 2027–2032, the university will receive additional funds for the development of science, innovation, education, and social engagement. The increase in subsidy will total over PLN 300 million. These funds will allow for the implementation of an exceptionally ambitious comprehensive development program for our university.
– IDUB2 is for us much more than just additional funding. It is a comprehensive development strategy for Gdańsk Tech that reflects and shapes the way we think about the university and its mission. In the first edition of the program, we achieved a great deal in developing the university itself, and the next six years of participation in the excellence initiative should intensify our contribution to the dynamic development of Pomerania and Poland, building technological advantage and resilience to civilizational and geopolitical threats, alongside further deep transformation of our organizational culture and enhancing the university’s capacity to meet the most ambitious scientific and educational challenges – says Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, Rector of Gdańsk Tech.
Additional funding, the total amount of which, including planned investments, may reach one billion PLN, will enable Gdańsk Tech to implement a development plan based on the adopted RISC paradigm (Relevance, Impact, Sustainability, Consolidation). This plan encompasses 75 detailed implementing programs that will support the university's flagship projects, niches of scientific excellence, the comprehensive development of talented students, PhD candidates, and young researchers, professional development of staff across all defined career paths, acquisition of prestigious grants, activities within the ENHANCE alliance, international mobility of researchers, development of the university's organizational culture and its internal consolidation, improvements in technology transfer, as well as social engagement, including pro-ecological initiatives, co-creation, and popularization of science.
– The assumptions for our IDUB2 plan were developed already in 2025 through months-long consultations with representatives of all groups within our academic community. Since the beginning of this year, intensive work on the content of the application has been conducted, personally supported by the Rector. This made it possible to prepare an application that received the highest rating from the international expert panel among all 27 submitted proposals. The hearings of the delegation from Gdańsk Tech conducted by the expert panel on September 17 at the Ministry headquarters also had a significant impact on the final evaluation of our application – says Prof. Janusz Nieznański, editor and main author of the application.
The complete application for Gdańsk Tech's participation in the IDUB2 program, along with its final evaluation by the expert panel, is available on the Intranet on the IDUB Office page.
