Poland – Key Facts
📛 Official Name:
Republic of Poland (short: Poland)
In Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska (short: Polska)
🗣️ Official Language: Polish
💰 Currency: Złoty (PLN)
🏙️ Capital City: Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa)
🌆 Major Cities: Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, Szczecin, Bydgoszcz, Lublin, Katowice, Białystok
Gdańsk is located on the North of Poland, on the Baltic Sea coast. Is a city of more than 1000-year historical tradition, Poland's principal seaport, the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Together with the city of Sopot and Gdynia forms a metropolitan area called the Tricity.
1. Must I legalise my stay?
You must register in the City Hall within 4 days from the date of your arrival and submit the TRC application as soon as possible till the validity of your visa
2. Must I have an insurrance?
official name of the country: Republic of Poland
Our foreign guests are supported within contacting Polish consulates in order to get the visa.
We also help providing the accommodation.
In case of everyday life issues we offer our guideliness and support in i.e. making doctor's appointment or making your stay in Poland legal.
As part of mobility programmes and projects at Gdańsk University of Technology, international academic and administrative staff arrive at our university each year for teaching, research and training purposes.
The International Relations Office organizes numerous trainings and webinars for support and academic staff in the field of, inter alia, intercultural and linguistic competencies. It is an important part of the so-called internationalization process at home, the aim of which is to provide international students and staff with optimal conditions for studying and working.
