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Prof. Andrzej Seweryn - the dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology

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The dean of the newly created Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology of GUT is prof. Andrzej Seweryn, a recognized scientist in the field of mechanical engineering, who has so far been associated with the Białystok University of Technology throughout his career.

Prof. Andrzej Seweryn, PhD, DSc, Eng. was born on 9 November 1962 in Hajnówka. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology. He was awarded the title of doctor by the Scientific Council of IPPT PAS in 1992, and a postdoctoral degree at the Warsaw University of Technology in 1997. In 2004, he was awarded the title of professor of technical sciences by the President of the Republic of Poland.

Recruitment in the Palladium Supporting New R&D Services programme

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The Palladium Supporting New R&D Services programme is an element of the tasks of the EIRU programme in the scope of increasing the transfer of knowledge and technology.

Budget and financing conditions

  • Co-financing in the programme may amount to between PLN 10 000 and 150 000 PLN gross for a maximum of 12 months.
  • The entities eligible to apply for funding are departments and institutes as well as consortia consisting of departments, institutes and other organizational units of Gdańsk University of Technology.
  • An organizational unit may participate in only one application in a given call.
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E-learning and distance teaching - how to teach effectively? Over 225 000 euro for the E-TECH project

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Due to the pandemic and the social distance it forced, academics all over the world faced a sudden need to change their current teaching methods. For this reason, scientists from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, in cooperation with the Center for Modern Education at GUT, decided to develop comprehensive materials that will help teachers all over Europe face this serious challenge.

The original project ‘Comprehensive project for distance teaching skills and multimedia resources for technical universities in Europe’ in short E-TECH was appreciated and co-financed by a grant in the Erasmus + competition Strategic partnerships for digital education in the higher education sector.

Awards for The best student projects related to artificial intelligence

The winners
The mobile application for imaging and classification of skin lesions turned out to be the best group project implemented during the second-cycle studies at the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics of Gdańsk University of Technology. Other student projects in the field of artificial intelligence were also awarded. Presentation of the projects and the awarding of awards took place at the beginning of the year at the second-cycle studies at this faculty. A new subject was also inaugurated - a research project.

– Looking at your commitment, it is obvious that our students are passionate about carrying out innovative work, which is important for our university as a research university - said prof. Jacek Stefański, dean of the FETI during the awarding of prizes to authors of the best group projects.

Group projects are a subject that is supposed to teach students to co-operate while solving a specific problem. It has been implemented for 16 years as part of the curricula of all second-cycle studies at FETI.

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Polish Hercules Award for Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of GUT

Polish Hercules Award
Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk University of Technology, was awarded in the Builder Awards 2020 competition - Polish Hercules. The award of the editors of the ‘Builder’ monthly is awarded to people who have had an impact on the development of Polish construction.

In the 17th edition of the Builder Award 2020, prof. Krzysztof Wilde received the Polish Hercules award in recognition of his outstanding research, educational and expert activities in the field of civil engineering and for many years of commitment to the development of modern construction in Poland.

Almost PLN 1 million for mentors and for the development of student research clubs

Plutonium and Technetium
In the first recruitment to the two programs Plutonium and Technetium, implemented as part of the tasks of the EIRU program, almost one million zlotys will be allocated to supporting the activity of mentors caring for particularly gifted students and co-financing research conducted by scientific student associations.

The Technetium program supports the activity of mentors - academic teachers - caring for especially gifted students who are involved in research activities in PRA Centers. On the other hand, the aim of the Plutonium is to support the activities of student research clubs, which constitute a natural environment for the selection of leaders of research groups, organizational leaders and leaders initiating new research areas.

The youngest professor in the Institute of Applied Mathematics

Professor Joanna Janczewska/GUT 
The President of Poland, by decision of January 4, 2021, awarded the academic title of professor to Joanna Janczewska, Ph.D. D.Sc. Eng. from Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics 

Professor Joanna Janczewska

A graduate of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the University of Gdańsk (1999), currently director of the Institute of Applied Mathematics and head of the Subsection of Dynamical Systems at the Faculty of Technical Physics and Applied Mathematics of the Gdańsk University of Technology.

Mathematics for Neurobiology - interdisciplinary research

PhD, Eng. Justyna Signerska-Rynkowska
A modern approach to modelling complex real phenomena often requires the use of tools from various fields of mathematics. It also happens that application-oriented problems lead to interesting mathematical questions.

 Justyna Signerska-Rynkowska, Ph.D. Eng. from the Division of Differential Equations and Applications of Mathematics conducts research in mathematical neurobiology.

First place at the national stage of the International Statistical Literacy Project

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Students from Gdańsk University of Technology won first place at the national stage of the International Statistical Literacy Project and will represent Poland at the international stage.

The awarded team consisting of: PhD, Eng. Karol Flisikowski (tutor) and students Norbert Nieżorawski (FM&E), Marta Sobolewska (FCh) and Maciej Winnik (FM&E), won the main prize, beating, among others the University of Silesia (2nd place) and Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw (3rd place). Students prepared a thesis entitled: The influence of blue light emitted by electrical devices on the quality of sleep’. Thanks to the victory at the national stage, the team advanced to the international stage as the Polish national team.

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