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Urban planner becomes twice winner of the Minister's award for her doctoral dissertation

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PhD, Eng. Arch. Hanna Obracht-Prondzyńska from the Faculty of Architecture won two competitions for the award of the Minister of Development, Labour and Technology - for diploma theses, doctoral dissertations, publications and innovative solutions in the field of geoinformation, as well as in the fields of architecture and construction, planning and spatial development of housing in the 2020 edition. She received the award for the dissertation entitled ‘Spatial development of small towns in the context of the metropolisation process on the example of the Pomeranian Voivodeship’, which was prepared under the supervision of prof. Piotr Lorens, PhD,. DSc, Eng. Arch. head of the Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning at Gdańsk University of Technology.

The author of the awarded doctoral dissertation designed a model that uses Big Data and available spatial information resources collected and processed by local government institutions and public administration. The model makes it possible to conduct spatial monitoring, i.e. it allows to assess what changes occur in the space of cities and the region. Thus, it can be a support tool for shaping spatial policy, both at the local and regional level.

Covid-19. Safety rules on the Gdańsk University of Technology campus

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Due to the worsening of the epidemic situation in the country - an increase in the number of infections and deaths, please follow the applicable safety rules: wear masks, maintain minimum 1.5m distance from other people and sanitize your hands while on campus, and stay at home when you have symptoms of Covid-19. Until 9 April stationary work will be limited and remote work of university administrative employees shall prevail.

We would like to remind you that in the buildings on the campus there are points for hand disinfection and temperature measurement, as well as disinfectant dispensers.

Due to the current epidemic situation, on 24 March – 9 April 2021 stationary work will be limited and the university administration shall work remotely, provided that the continuity of the functioning of the units is maintained.

Recruitment in Silicium Supporting Core R&D Facilities

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The Silicium Supporting Core R&D Facilities program is part of the implementation of the EIRU program tasks in the field of effective use of existing and planned key research infrastructure under Action V.6. - Improving the Research Infrastructure Management System. 

The objective of the Program is to develop, implement and support an efficient system of research infrastructure management at the Gdansk University of Technology aimed at effective use of the University's research potential, especially in priority research areas (PRA), and at increasing its attractiveness for the most talented scientists from Poland and abroad. Managers of the projects qualified for co-financing in this Program will be able to apply for investment co-financing provided within the Core Facilities Operational Program.

Employee Capital Plans at GUT

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Employee Capital Plans (ECP, Polish: PPK) are a voluntary long-term savings system in which private savings are collected. The Team for the selection of the financial institution responsible for the Employee Capital Plans for Gdańsk University of Technology appointed by the Rector has chosen Pekao Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych S.A. to manage and run ECP.

Employee Capital Plans is a savings system for employees implemented with the support of the state and the employer. The funds set aside in the ECP come from three sources - from the employee, the employer and the Labour Fund.

PG was classified in the discipline of Chemistry for the first time

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In this year's edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021, Gdańsk University of Technology was classified in two disciplines out of five broad scientific areas: Chemistry and Engineering - Electrical & Electronic.

The authors of the ranking analyzed over 3 800 study programs at over 1 440 universities. They considered among others opinions about the universities in the academic world and among employers, citation rate and the impact of research on the environment.

The ranking included 51 disciplines in total, grouped into five broad subject areas: ‘Arts & Humanities’, ‘Engineering & Technology’, ‘Life Sciences & Medicine’, ‘Natural Sciences’, ‘Social Sciences & Management’.

Urban planner becomes twice winner of the Minister's award for her doctoral dissertation

The photo shows Dr. Eng. arch. Hanna Obracht-Prondzyńska from the Faculty of Architecture. The woman has long brown hair with fringe and is wearing a dark blouse with short sleeves. He is standing in the hall against the background of colorful chairs

PhD, Eng. Arch. Hanna Obracht-Prondzyńska from the Faculty of Architecture won two competitions for the award of the Minister of Development, Labour and Technology - for diploma theses, doctoral dissertations, publications and innovative solutions in the field of geoinformation, as well as in the fields of architecture and construction, planning and spatial development of housing in the 2020 edition.

Professor Piotr Lorens - the architect of the City of Gdańsk

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Prof. Piotr Lorens from the Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning at the Faculty of Architecture was elected the City Architect. His main task will be to ensure the good quality of architecture and urban planning in Gdańsk and to coordinate the development of green spaces. The scientist will manage a new unit in the Municipal Office, which is being created from the merger of the Municipal Monument Conservator and the Planning and Marketing Department of the Architecture and Town Planning Department.

Over 70 percent of urbanized areas in Gdańsk is covered with spatial development plans. This is one of the highest rates in the country. The newly created plans more and more precisely regulate such parameters as building lines, service frontages, green areas. The competences of the City Architect will consist in the implementation of spatial policy, cooperation with investors and dialogue with the inhabitants of Gdańsk, in order to harmoniously develop the city and meet the needs of many social groups.

Fahrenheit University Association. Virtual meeting of rectors with the minister

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Establishment of the Fahrenheit University Association is one of the most important events in the academic history of Gdańsk and Pomerania. On Friday, the Minister of Education and Science, Przemysław Czarnek, was familiarized with the plans for the development of the Association's activities and the opportunities that the consolidation of Pomeranian universities may offer.

In the fall of last year, the Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk University of Technology and the University of Gdańsk established the Daniel Fahrenheit Association of Universities in Gdańsk. The main goal of its creation is the joint building of the leading position of Gdańsk as an academic center in Poland and abroad, and the initiators of the creation of the Association, i.e.

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