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GUT extremely popular. Second place in Poland in terms of the number of candidates

Students of GUT
The Ministry of Science and Higher Education has published a report summarizing the admission results in the 2020/2021 academic year. Gdańsk University of Technology was once again ranked second among the most frequently chosen by candidates of technical universities in Poland.

Of over 428 000 people who started higher education at Polish universities in October, as many as 25 000 wanted to study at Gdańsk University of Technology. In the list of the most frequently chosen public universities in Poland - according to the total number of applications of candidates for first and second cycle studies - GUT took second place in the country, after the Warsaw University of Technology (45 000 applications).

First grant in the Einsteinium Short-Term Incoming Visits program awarded 

Einsteinium
The allocated funds will enable the employment of highly qualified specialists who will carry out scientific research in the thematic areas of the PRA Centers and support the already functioning research groups or create new research teams.     

The first funding was provided to Prof. Robert Bogdanowicz, who submitted an application within the Center for Future Materials, the visiting scientist will be Dr. K. J. Sankaran from the Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, India.

Green campus. GUT agreement with the city of Gdańsk

In the photo from the left: Piotr Grzelak, vice-president of Gdańsk and prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk University of Technology Photo Krzysztof Krzempek / Gdańsk University of Technology
Gdańsk University of Technology has concluded a cooperation agreement with the city of Gdańsk under the Gdańsk Water Policy project. The main area of cooperation will be research on the possibilities of architectural and urban creation of spaces located along the Potok Królewski (Royal Stream), especially the GUT campus area as the ‘Laboratory of innovative ecological, technological and landscape solutions – GUT Eco-Tech Campus’.

As part of the agreement signed on 27 November by prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk University of Technology and Piotr Grzelak, vice-president of Gdańsk, research teams of employees, students and doctoral students will be included in the design process for the development of waterside areas as part of the Gdańsk Development Office's study ‘Policy of streams and small rivers. Sustainable management of riverside areas with respect for natural values and flood protection’.

Luiza Leszkowska from the Faculty of ETI on the TOP 15 list of 5G experts

Luiza Leszkowska
Luiza Leszkowska, MSc from the Department of Microwave and Antenna Engineering at the faculty of ETI is among the TOP15 experts in Poland dealing with 5G technology. This is the first nationwide ranking of this type, prepared by the ‘Perspektywy’ Foundation.

The aim of the list is to distinguish, appreciate and, above all, promote women who specialize in various areas of the 5G network (technical, business, legal and public administration). It is also an attempt to draw attention to the problem of the lack of women in this field and in the entire telecommunications industry. Luiza Leszkowska is the youngest in this group and at the same time one of the two representatives of universities.

Winners of the Miniatura competition

NCN
Six projects from Gdańsk University of Technology have been qualified for funding under the Miniatura 4 competition for scientific activities organized by the National Science Center. The total value of the winning projects from GUT is over PLN 240 000.

Co-financing from the National Science Center will be awarded to four projects from the Faculty of Chemistry and one each from the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Faculty of Architecture:

New pro-environmental chemical engineering solutions

Prof. Grzegorz Boczkaj
PhD, DSc, Eng. Grzegorz Boczkaj, professor of the university from the Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology conducts research on new solutions that fit into the idea of the so-called green chemistry - reducing the environmental impact of chemical processes.

Prof. Grzegorz Boczkaj achieves the highest publication results (200 points) at the Faculty of Chemistry and is in the top four scientists at Gdańsk University of Technology in terms of the required filling of the publication slots. He is currently conducting research in two large research projects funded by the National Science Center.

Innovative artificial intelligence laboratory at Gdańsk University of Technology

AI
The AI Living Lab, where research on the development of artificial intelligence will be carried out, has been opened at the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics of Gdańsk University of Technology.

AI Living Lab is a modern, well-equipped laboratory in the field of intelligent solutions integrated into the human environment (Internet of Things IoT, ambient intelligence, ambient assistive living, etc.).

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