Gdańsk University of Technology (Gdańsk Tech) is a Polish, public and fully autonomous state university. With a history dating back to 1904, Gdańsk Tech is the oldest technical university in Poland. The university employs 3,000 staff members, including over 1,000 academic teachers. Across 8 faculties, there are approximately 15,000 students enrolled, including over 1,000 international students from more than 70 countries worldwide. The university offers over 40 study programs in Polish and nearly 20 in English. Studies are grouped into three levels: Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral. In addition to excellent teaching facilities, Gdańsk Tech offers students comprehensive sports facilities and is the leader in academic sports in Poland. In 2023, Gdańsk Tech won the Academic Championship of Poland for the fourth time in a row. Gdańsk Tech has the prestigious title ‘Excellence Initiative – Research University’. It was obtained in 2019, in a Polish competition organized by the national government, which aimed to select the 10 best universities with scientific potential to conduct research at the highest level and successfully compete with the best universities in the world. Thanks to extra funds exclusively for ‘Research University’ Gdańsk Tech develops its state-of-the-art Scientific and R&D Centers, including BioTechMed Center, EcoTech Center, Advanced Materials Center, Digital Technologies Center, Center for Hydrogen Technologies, Offshore Wind Energy Center, Nuclear Energy Center and Center for Security and Defence Technology. In addition, Gdańsk University of Technology can pride itself on having CC STOS – Smart and Transdisciplinary knOwledge Services with a supercomputer called Kraken, which is one of the most modern IT centers in Central Europe. Gdańsk University of Technology has an extensive network of international cooperation. It is evident in the university's presence in numerous consortia and associations, such as CESAER (Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research), EUA (European University Association) and CDIO (Conceive – Design – Implement – Operate). In 2022, Gdańsk University of Technology joined the ENHANCE Alliance – a consortium of technical universities from Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, and the Netherlands, becoming a part of the consortium of European Universities, a strategic initiative led by the European Commission in the field of higher education. Gdańsk Tech can be proud of its staff, which includes academics listed in the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University. As a technical university, Gdańsk Tech focus on cooperation with business. Our University supports entrepreneurs and scientists in crossing the boundaries between the worlds of industry and science. The University offers substantive advice and assistance in reaching for the most useful scientific solutions for companies and the best path for commercialization the scientific output of scientists. The high quality of Gdańsk University of Technology is confirmed by international accreditations and distinctions. The University boasts, among others, ACEEU (Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities), EUA-IEP (European University Association - Institutional Evaluation Programme), IQA CEEMAN (International Quality Accreditation), and HR Excellence in Research. In order to make better use of resources and potential, Gdańsk Tech, together with University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk, established the Fahrenheit Union of Universities in Gdańsk (Fahrenheit Universities). The Union’s power is 44,000 students, nearly 4,000 research and teaching staff and more than 1,700 doctoral students. Our motto is “History is wisdom – future is a challenge”.
Subject | Rank |
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Instruments Science & Technology | 151-200 |
Mechanical Engineering | 301-400 |