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Important information for new international students

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Are you an international student and you start your studies at Gdańsk University of Technology at the end of February? Be sure to read what events we have prepared for you and your colleagues who are also starting their student adventure in Gdańsk.

At the beginning of each new academic year, Gdańsk Tech International Relations Office invites newly admitted international students (Polish and English-speaking) to participate in two important events: Registration Week and Welcome Meeting.

 
Registration Week

This is a very important event during which newly admitted international students provide recruitment documents and can obtain information on, among others, the legalization of stay in Poland.

Completion of PhD training

Completion of training at the Doctoral School

The submission of the dissertation marks the end of training at the Doctoral School, i.e. obtaining the status of a graduate of the Doctoral School. It should be noted that the legislator understands by the term "completion of training" that the doctoral student is active until this point- it doesn't mean that training, based on the Training Program, i.e. the delivery of coursework and other activities, continues until this point.

Allocation of places in dormitories for the summer semester - 7th stage

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From February 20 to 21, students who do not live in a dormitory will be able to apply for a place. Places in the 7th stage are allocated by the Scholarship Committee.

Applications are made entirely through the MojaPG system. The results of the allocation of places will be published there on February 22. A deposit of PLN 500 must be paid by the day of check-in.  

Please do not send documentation confirming your student activity. In the 7th stage, the only criterion is the distance between the university and the student's place of residence.

Polish Nuclear Power Plants and FarU will educate staff for the nuclear power engineering sector

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The Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk University of Technology and the University of Gdańsk signed a cooperation agreement with Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) company (Polish Nuclear Power Plants). The main objective of the agreement signed on February 2 is the development of human resources potential for the nuclear industry as part of the project to build the first nuclear power plant in Poland. The ceremony was attended by the Pomeranian Voivode Dariusz Drelich and the Marshal of the Voivodeship Mieczysław Struk.

– Pomerania is the region where the first nuclear power plant in Poland will be built. Due to the size and importance of this strategic project, specialists from the Pomeranian region will find employment in it, both during the construction and subsequent operation of the power plant. Therefore, already at this stage of the investment project, the company is developing cooperation with key universities in Gdańsk, said Tomasz Stępień, president of Polish Nuclear Power Plants.

Scholarships for the summer semester 2022/2023

PLN 50 and PLN 100 Polish banknotes
From February 24 to March 6, 2023, students can apply for scholarships for the summer semester.

Applying for a scholarship in mainly concerns:
- second-cycle students who want to apply for the rector's scholarship for the summer semester (this benefit is awarded every semester)
- newly admitted second-cycle students applying for a maintenance scholarship or a disability scholarship

Semestral report for the winter semester 2022/2023 - 1-st year PhD students

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Please be informed that by February 26, 2023 (Sunday) PhD students who began their training in a. y. 2022/2023 (1st-year PhD students), must complete the semestral Report on the course of research work / training at the Doctoral School referring to their 1st semester of training.

The report has been automatically assigned by the Doctoral School Office to accounts of first semester PhD students.

Training staff for the nuclear power industry – signing a letter of intent

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Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, Rector of Gdańsk Tech, together with the rectors of five technical universities, signed a letter of intent regarding the training of personnel for the nuclear power industry. The agreement was signed at the Ministry of Education and Science.

Cooperation of science and business for the development of nuclear energy in Poland

During the press conference, the Minister of Education and Science pointed out the need for cooperation between science and business, which is essential for mutual development. He emphasized that low-emission energy is one of the key challenges for the economy in Poland.

Magnetic paint that protects against pathogens and cleans itself

Izabela Malinowska (in the picture) was appreciated in the Student-Inventor and EKOinnovator competitions for an invention developed under the supervision of Prof. Anna Zielińska-Jurek. The composition developed at the Faculty of Chemistry was also awarded a silver medal at the International Warsaw Exhibition of Inventions. Photo: Krzysztof Krzempek / Gdańsk University of Technology
The paint fights bacteria, removes stains and cleans the air from harmful compounds, and on top of that it replaces the magnetic board – such hybrid paint is new to the market. It is complemented by a biocidal and self-cleaning finish coat. In tandem, they will provide protection against the growth of pathogens inside a building. The invention can prove to be effective i.a. in hospitals, health centers and schools.

Izabela Malinowska, a doctoral student from the Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology at the Faculty of Chemistry, developed the following materials under the supervision of

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Workshops on intercultural competences - apply now

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The International Relations Office invites teaching and support staff to participate in workshops on cultural differences and culture shock organized as part of the "Hej, are you OK?" project. Registration for classes will last from February 1 to February 24. The number of places is limited. 

About the workshops

Since mid-September 2022, a project entitled "Hey, are you OK?", co-financed by the "Welcome to Poland" program of the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange is conducted at Gdańsk Tech. Its main goal is to support the broadly understood emotional well-being of employees and students. One of the activities within the project are workshops on cultural differences and culture shock for teaching and support staff, which are to improve communication with foreigners.

H2Tech LAB – Laboratory of Hydrogen Technologies – interfaculty laboratory at Gdańsk Tech

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H2Tech LAB „Laboratory of Hydrogen Technologies” will be created as a result of cooperation between the researchers from the Faculty of Chemistry, Faculty of Electrical and Control Engineering, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, and Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics.

The laboratory will be the effect of integrating the existing R&D infrastructure, i.e. Linte^2 Laboratory and new infrastructures developed as part of the following projects:

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