• 2022-07-07

    Hydroponics and a closed-loop water system – lettuce on a wall

    Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil, using nutrient containing mineral salt solutions. Hydroponic crops can be grown not only on an industrial scale, but also in home gardens, increasing self-sufficiency of cities when it comes to food production. However, relatively large water consumption and cleaning the used nutrient are disadvantages of this solution. The objective of the...

  • 2022-07-07

    Rector of Gdańsk Tech was a panelist during the Maritime Congress in Szczecin

    During the 9th Maritime Congress, which took place on 29-30 June in Szczecin, prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk University of Technology, took part in the debate as part of the Rector's Panel gathering universities related to the maritime industry. The topic of the meeting was "Science for offshore".   Apart from the Gdańsk Tech rector, the debate was attended by: prof. Master...

  • 2022-07-05

    Gdańsk Tech establishes cooperation with the University of Illinois

    For the following five years, Gdańsk University of Technology will be cooperating with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) within the scope of student and doctoral student education, and joint research. On June 29, Gdańsk University of Technology (Gdańsk Tech) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) signed a letter of intent concerning potential areas of...

  • 2022-07-04

    Mayor of Gdańsk Fahrenheit Scholarship for International PhD Students

    Are you a PhD student conducting interdisciplinary research? Would you like to undertake a year’s internship in one of the best universities in northern Poland? This proposal is for you. The Mayor of Gdańsk in cooperation with the Fahrenheit Universities have created Fahrenheit scholarships for the best three PhD students from abroad. The Gdańsk-born world class physicist, engineer and the...

  • 2022-07-01

    Southbound railway – the best designs rewarded in FarU and PKM competition

    What should the stops of the new PKM South (in Polish „PKM Południe”) line look like and what should be done to make the passenger railway most environmentally and residentially friendly? We have the winners of the competition organized by the Fahrenheit Union of Universities and the Pomeranian Metropolitan Railway S.A. (PKM). The task of students was to prepare an architectural and urban...

  • 2022-07-01

    A great song celebration at Gdańsk Tech. "Bazuna" will be heard for the fiftieth time

    For four days, live music will be played on the campus of Gdańsk University of Technology - student songs, tourist songs, sung poetry. We invite the entire university community, residents of Gdańsk and tourists visiting the region for the jubilee BAZUNA - free admission Four days of concerts, 55 bands, 30 stalls with handicrafts, delicious Kociewie and Kashubian cuisine - this year's Bazuna,...

  • 2022-07-01

    Pomeranian Digital Innovation Hub selected as the European center of digital transformation

    The European Commission has selected the Pomeranian Digital Innovation Hub (PDIH) consortium coordinated by the Pomeranian Special Economic Zone (PSEZ) / Gdańsk Science and Technology Park (GSTP) as one of several national centers responsible for digital transformation in Poland. In total, only 136 centers of this type were selected throughout the European Union, which were given the status...

  • 2022-06-27

    A new method of corrosion monitoring

    Metal elements of ocean engineering structures are exposed to corrosion damage caused by contact with salt water. Corrosion can cover the entire surface of the tested structure, but it can also take the form of point damage, i.e. pits. Beata Zima, PhD, Eng. from the Institute of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology is working on creating such a method of monitoring the progress of destruction...