Gdańsk University of Technology
Main building entrance
Motto	"Patriae Marique Fidelis"
Established	October 6, 1945(1904)
Type	Public
Rector	prof. dr hab. inż. Henryk Krawczyk
Students	20 000
Location	Gdańsk, Poland
Polish name	Politechnika Gdańska
Website	www.pg.gda.pl

Coordinates: 54°22′17″N 18°37′8″E / 54.37139°N 18.61889°E / 54.37139; 18.61889

The Gdańsk University of Technology (pol. Politechnika Gdańska) - is a technical university located in Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz, Poland.

Current rector of the university is Henryk Krawczyk.

In 1995 Wirtualna Polska was founded here and the office of the company is still located in one of the former campus canteens.

Contents 1 History[1] 2 Staff 3 Faculties 3.1 Mechanical engineering 3.2 Civil and Environmental Engineering 3.3 Architecture 3.4 Electronics, Telecommunications and Computer Science 3.5 Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology 3.6 Management and Economics 3.7 Chemistry 3.8 Technical Physics and Applied Mathematics 3.9 Electrical and Control Engineering 4 Internationas Cooperation 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History^[1]

The university was founded in 1904 as Königliche Technische Hochschule zu Danzig, at which time Gdansk, then known as Danzig, was part of the German Empire. The history of Gdansk is complex and the city itself belonged, at different times, to Germany, Poland and was a "free city". The names of the city's educational institutions were affected by the changes in the city status. The university was known by different names: 1918-1921 - Technische Hochschule in Danzig; 1921–1939 - Technische Hochschule der Freien Stadt Danzig; 1939–1941 – Technische Hochschule Danzig; and 1941–1945 – Reichshochschule Danzig. In the late 1930s, Polish students were subject to discrimination by German teachers, many of whom had previously joined the NSDAP Nasi Party. Following the outbreak of World War II, Polish students were expelled from the university. Towards the end of the war, the university was turned into a German army hospital. When Soviet Red Army captured the university/hospital, Russian soldiers shot dead some of the Germans and then closed all exits to the main building and burned alive the remaining wounded German soldiers. The Russians arranged stables and barracks in other buildings. In 1945, all Germans were expelled from the city of Gdansk and the burned ruins were turned into a Polish university (24.05.1945). In light of tragic history of the university under Nazi rule, today's Polish university officially does not continue traditions of pre-war schools and its history starts in 1945.

[edit] Staff

Gdańsk University of Technology employs over 2500, including 1200 teachers.

• over 100 full professors
• 135 senior doctor lecturers
• 576 doctors

[edit] Faculties

[edit] Mechanical engineering

[edit] Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Civil engineering (structural engineering, construction engineering)
• Water resources engineering
• Transportation engineering
• Environmental engineering
• Sanitary engineering

[edit] Architecture

• Architecture and Urban planning

[edit] Electronics, Telecommunications and Computer Science

[edit] Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology

[edit] Management and Economics

• undergraduate and graduate programs in Management and Marketing
• MBA

[edit] Chemistry

[edit] Technical Physics and Applied Mathematics

[edit] Electrical and Control Engineering

[edit] Internationas Cooperation

• Takes part in european ERASMUS programme

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• University website
• The buildings of the university

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