During the 9th Maritime Congress, which took place on 29-30 June in Szczecin, prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk University of Technology, took part in the debate as part of the Rector's Panel gathering universities related to the maritime industry. The topic of the meeting was "Science for offshore".
Apart from the Gdańsk Tech rector, the debate was attended by: prof. Master Mariner Adam Weintrit, rector of Gdynia Maritime University, prof. Danuta Zawadzka, rector of the Koszalin University of Technology, prof. Jacek Wróbel, rector of the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin and prof. Master Mariner Wojciech Ślączka, rector of the Maritime University in Szczecin.