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A chance to be competitive. Second FarU debate

In the photo from the left: prof. Adriana Zaleska-Medynska, prof. Piotr Stepnowski, Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. Marcin Gruchała, Rector of the MUG and prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech and PhD Joanna Śliwińska, press spokesman of MUG. Photo Paweł Sudara / MUG
The second of three debates for academic communities "Why do we need the Fahrenheit Union of Universities?" took place on 18 November 2021 at the Medical University of Gdańsk. The meeting was attended by representatives of the FarU authorities, including the rectors of three member universities: prof. Marcin Gruchała, prof. Krzysztof Wilde and prof. Piotr Stepnowski (UG) and the director of the Union, prof. Adriana Zaleska-Medynska. Among the invited guests there were also Leszek Bonna, Deputy Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship and PhD Jerzy Karpiński, director of the Health Department of the Pomeranian Voivodeship Office. Prof. Michał Markuszewski, Vice-Rector for Science of the MUG, Plenipotentiary of the Rector for the Union of Universities in Gdańsk also took part in it. The meeting was a continuation of the debate that took place on 4 November 2021 at Gdańsk University of Technology.

– It is impossible to carry out such a large project without the support of the entire academic community - began the Rector of the MUG, prof. Marcin Gruchała. – Our goal is to achieve federalization while maintaining the total autonomy of universities. Today we have a chance to be competitive and act together under one banner.

The call for applications for the BioLab 2022-2023 program

Young scientists in the laboratory
The call for applications for the BioLab 2022-2023 program is underway. It is  the one-year intership program for students of biological sciences ( biology, biotechnology, chemistry, physic etc) in the United States.

BioLAB 2022-2023 is a program administered by the Polish-US Fulbright Comission which offers one-year traineeships for students of biomedical sciences (such as: biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, chemistry, physics, pharmacy, etc.) in four following American scientific institutions:

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5th edition of Pomeranian Open Science Conference

plakat zapowiadający Pomorską Konferencję Open Science 2021
The fifth edition of Pomeranian Open Science Conference will be held on December 1-3, 2021 in the Gdańsk University of Technology.

Research data management (RDM) and data sharing is gaining in importance dynamically. Dedicated tools and services supporting these processes have an impact on the development of world science. The conference theme „Services based on Collaboration” aims to:

Sustainable Development Goals at Gdańsk Tech

A colorlful circle
Gdańsk University of Technology publishes for the first time a report on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals set out in the resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) on 25 September 2015. There are 17 of them in total.

This report presents only selected activities of Gdańsk University of Technology that significantly contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The activities described in the report have been identified under four general areas: research, public involvement and partnership, student education and activities, internal operation of the University.

Library Information Skills e-Course

animowane postacie przed monitorami komputera
The Gdańsk Tech Library offers Library Information Skills e-course to students enrolled in English-language degree programmes at Gdańsk Tech.

Library Information Skills e-course is designed to help each student use the resoursces Gdańsk Tech Library has to offer:

  • books
  • electronic databases
  • e-resourses (e-books, e-journals)

The key information skills include:

Gdańsk Tech students’ racing car ends the season with success in the Formula Student competition

Student's bolid on the road
Although they took 14th place in the general classification, they can definitely boast of great results in dynamic competitions - Skid Pad (10th place) and the most difficult one - Endurance (9th). PGRacing Team summed up the Formula Student competition in Varano de' Melegari, Italy in 2021.

Formula Student races are competitions for engineering teams of universities from around the world. These teams build the car themselves and then compete with it in static and dynamic terms against other teams and their cars, with a total of 1,000 points to score. The team of Gdańsk University of Technology, associated with the "Mechanik" science club at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, is called PGRacing Team and since its inception it can boast the fifth consecutive car of its own idea and design.

Prof. Katarzyna Zielonko-Jung becomes a member of the Climate Council

Prof. Katarzyna Zielonko-Jung
Katarzyna Zielonko-Jung, PhD, DSc, Eng. Arch. from the Faculty of Architecture was appointed to the Climate Council by the UN Global Compact Network Poland - an organization working for the environment, human rights, counteracting corruption and decent and legal work.  

UN Global Compact (UNGC) is an institution established by the Secretary General of the United Nations. The UNGCN Climate Council established within its structures is a newly appointed advisory and substantive body, providing expert opinions as part of programs conducted at UNGC Poland.

Together we can do more - the first debate

the authorities of the city and universities
On Thursday, 4 November, we held the first of three debates at Gdańsk University of Technology, dedicated to the academic society, under the title “Why do we need the Fahrenheit Union of Universities?”, which was attended by the Union authorities: rectors of MUG, Gdańsk Tech and GU, as well as the director of the Union, Prof. Adriana Zaleska-Medynska. The guests invited to the event included i.a. Dariusz Drelich, the Governor of the Pomeranian province, Mieczysław Struk, the Marshal of the Pomeranian province, and Alan Aleksandrowicz, the Deputy Mayor of Gdańsk.

– This meeting shows that we want to cooperate and the debate shall help us answer the questions: where to and why? - said Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, Rector of Gdańsk University of Technology and Chairman of the Fahrenheit Union of Universities in his welcome speech. I am convinced of the values that join us and allow us to jointly change and shape the academic force of our region. Together we can do more: both in the sphere of values as well as in organizational terms.

He loves sailing, so ... he printed his own canoe. Project by Eng. Maciej Karnowski

kayak on the beach
He's a sailing fan, but didn't have room to store a large boat, so he decided to go for something smaller. As 3D printing is also his passion, so he printed ... a canoe in which he traverses the Motława River and the Martwa Wisła. Maciej Karnowski, a graduate of ocean engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology has just defended his engineering thesis entitled "The use of 3D printing in kayak prototyping".  

The kayak was printed at home, it is 2.3 m long and 80 cm wide. Maciej Karnowski designed the boat in such a way that it could be transported by a small car.

 – I printed the canoe at home and it took me a total of 400 hours – the printer worked about six hours a day. It is much smaller than a standard boat of this type, which usually measures about three meters - noted the graduate.

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