Project implemented at Gdańsk Tech selected by the European Commission
ELECTRUST is a project devoted to the analysis of threats and benefits offered by Internet voting systems, which was carried out at Gdańsk University of Technology by prof. David Duenas-Cid. It was among fifteen projects in the area of research on challenges to democracy (under the Horizon program) presented by the European Commission on CORDIS.
In view of the upcoming European Parliament elections, and taking into account "reduced trust in governments, increased political polarization and the development of external threats to democracy", the European Commission has selected 15 projects funded under the Horizon program that are "investigating challenges to democracy and testing innovative solutions that support higher citizen engagement in democratic processes”.
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Welcome Meeting for new international students (February 20)
International Relations Office invites all newly admitted international students to participate in the Welcome Meeting, which will take place on Tuesday, February 20th at 10:00 a.m. in the auditorium at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Automation (building no. 12). The meeting will be conducted entirely in English.
The Welcome Meeting is an information session for newly admitted international students organized at the beginning of each new semester by the International Relations Office together with student organizations. Both students admitted for a full study cycle and students from the Erasmus+ exchange program are invited to participate in the event.
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Erasmus mobility for students - current scholarship rates
Due to a large number of students willing to participate in studies and internships as part of Erasmus+ program, there has been a change in the mobility scholarships available for the summer period 2023/2024.
Mobility within Erasmus+ program has been more and more popular among students of Gdańsk University of Technology. This is very good news, because such a trip is an opportunity to gain valuable knowledge, acquire new competences, make friends from all over the world and, equally important, visit Europe and beyond.
Welcome Meeting for new international students (February 20)
International Relations Office invites all newly admitted international students to participate in the Welcome Meeting, which will take place on Tuesday, February 20th at 10:00 a.m. in the auditorium at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Automation (building no. 12). The meeting will be conducted entirely in English.
The Welcome Meeting is an information session for newly admitted international students organized at the beginning of each new semester by the International Relations Office together with student organizations. Both students admitted for a full study cycle and students from the Erasmus+ exchange program are invited to participate in the event.
Gdańsk Tech for residents. Concert of the Gdańsk Tech Academic Choir
Professor Krzysztof Wilde, Rector of Gdańsk University of Technology, invites the entire community of Gdańsk University of Technology and the inhabitants of Gdańsk and the surrounding area to a unique Lent concert, which will take place on 25 February in the Oliwa Cathedral.
The concert is one of the events as part of the 120th anniversary of Gdańsk University of Technology celebrated this year. The academic choir of Gdańsk University of Technology under the baton of prof. Mariusz Mróz will perform during the concert.
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About the eco-initiatives of our office - read the article
About bike commutes to work, gadgets supporting eco-friendly behaviors, and small actions that can bring big changes - we encourage you to read the article on pro-environmental activities that we undertake in our International Relations Office.
The article "Climate for action: sustainability in everyday life" is available on Sustainable Development website.
We thank Sustainable Development Team - Tatiana Ilczyszyn and Beata Pronobis from the Strategic Analysis Center, for conducting the interview.
Climate for action: sustainability in everyday life
We meet with Anna Modrzejewska, head of International Relations Office (IRO), and Justyna Sudakowska, Event Specialist, to talk about everyday environmental and climate protection activity of IRO team, and its impact on their daily work.
Sustainable Development Team: Beata Pronobis (BP), Tatiana Ilczyszyn (TI): We’re in “Misiówka”, a historic building on Gdańsk Tech campus, workplace of international relations team.
BP: Good morning.
ENHANCE Conversations: Future Skills (online, February 23)
ENHANCE Alliance invites to a hybrid panel discussion FUTURE SKILLS on skills and values learners require to positively contribute to societal challenges and to meet the needs of the future labour market (Friday, February 23 at 3:00 p.m.).
Bisacridines, active anticancer compounds in 3D cell cultures
Jolanta Kulesza, a graduate of the Doctoral School at Gdańsk University of Technology, used spheroids, i.e. 3D cell cultures, in her doctoral thesis to evaluate anticancer compounds in conditions similar to those found in cancer tumors.
Doctoral dissertation entitled "Comparison of 2D and 3D culture models in the study of the biological response induced by unsymmetrical bisacridines in cancer cells" was written under the supervision of Prof. Ewa Augustin from the Department of Drug Technology and Biochemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry.