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Prof. Lech Kobyliński, doctor honoris causa of Gdańsk Tech, is gone

Prof. Kobyliński
On 23 January, at the age of 98, died prof. Lech Kobyliński, an outstanding scientist, co-founder of Polish shipbuilding, constructor of experimental forms of watercrafts - hydrofoils and hovercrafts, doctor honoris causa of Gdańsk University of Technology.

Professor Lech Kobyliński was born on 1 May 1923 in Vilnius. He was associated with Gdańsk University of Technology since 1945, initially as a student, and since 1948 as its employee. It is here that he went through all the faculty positions at the university and it is also here where he obtained all his academic degrees. During his many years of work at Gdańsk Tech, although the professor's activity went far beyond its walls, he became known as an outstanding scientist, engineer and good organizer.

"Antimask" of extreme emotions - the extraordinary work of students of Architecture on display in the Main Building

The picture on the wall
The extraordinary work of students of the Faculty of Architecture is displayed on the first floor of the Main Building of Gdańsk Tech. These are two photographic images, a kind of record of emotions from the time of the first waves of the Covid-19 pandemic and being isolated at home.

The originator of the artistic project is a sculptor, Paweł Sasin, MA from the Department of Visual Arts. It was him and professor Janusz Tkaczuk who faced the challenge of conducting online sculpture classes.

Summer university courses in Hungary - open call

students, summer
The University of Pécs (Hungary) invites international students, including students from Poland, to participate in a free summer school, which will be held on July 3-17, 2022. The call for applications lasts until March 10.

In the framework of the University of Pécs Summer School Program students from all over the world have the opportunity to participate in a face-to-face summer course about Hungarian cultural heritage free of charge!

Scholarships in Latvia - open call

Flaga Łotwy
National Agency for Academic Exchange (published on its website an announcement about recruitment for 10- and 11-month scholarships at universities in Latvia, which can be used by students from 40 countries, including Poland.

The recruitment was announced by the Government of the Republic of Latvia (State Education Development Agency). In order to apply for an internship, interested students of bachelor's, master's and doctoral schools should first contact the university in Latvia where they would like to go.

Recruitment for internships will start on February 1 and end on April 1, 2022.

The same fins on the boards, a different way of sailing. Scientists are studying the problem

The surfer
Although they look the same, can windsurfing boards, and more precisely their fins, sail completely differently? The answer is: yes. But can it be checked before we buy such a fin? Scientists from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology are working on this issue.  

– The Polish Yachting Association approached us with various issues related to the interpenetration of science and sport. One of the topics that interested me the most was the selection of fins for windsurf boards - says MSc. Hanna Pruszko from the Institute of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology.

Gdańsk Tech is intensifying activities for the country's defense

The photo shows the OPM GLUPTAK (Gannet) system intended for activities related to the identification and destruction of sea mines.
Representatives of the army, science and industry, that is three natural stakeholders in the process of planning the purchase of military equipment, met at Gdańsk University of Technology.

In December 2021, the Center of Maritime Military Technologies of Gdańsk University of Technology and the Polish Armaments Group and PGZ Stocznia Wojenna concluded the so-called confidentiality agreements, which enabled the commencement of talks on the development of technologies for minimizing the physical fields of ships and unmanned underwater vehicles for the Polish Navy.

Scientists will turn food waste into compounds more valuable than biogas

A scientis in the lab
Compounds of greater value than methane sourced from household scraps and food production waste? Scientists from Gdańsk University of Technology and China are working on a new technology for processing food waste, thanks to which it will be possible to recover carboxylic acids needed to produce polymers, pharmaceuticals, solvents or food additives.  

The project, carried out under the supervision of prof. Jacek Mąkinia from Gdańsk University of Technology and prof. Xiang Li from Donghua University in Shanghai, is a response to the global challenge posed by wasting food and, consequently, the accumulation of food waste. It is estimated that the population of 7 billion generates annually about 1.3 billion tons of food waste, while per household it is respectively 54 kg in Poland (the EU average is 76 kg) and 16 kg in China.

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