Gdańsk University of Technology

Also known as Politechnika Gdańska, GUT, Gdańsk Tech

University in Gdańsk, Poland

Key facts

Motto: Historia mądrością – przyszłość wyzwaniem
Motto in english: History is wisdom – the future is a challenge
Type: Public
Established: 6 October 1904; 120 years ago 24 May 1945; 79 years ago (re-established)
Accreditation: EUA-IEP ( European University Association -Institutional Evaluation Programme)
Affiliations: CESAER , Erasmus+ , EUA
Rector: Krzysztof Wilde
Students: 15,622 (2023)
Undergraduates: 11,490 (2023)
Postgraduates: 3,644 (2023)
Doctoral students: 488 (2023)
Address: Narutowicza 11/12, 80–233 Gdańsk Wrzeszcz , Gdańsk , Pomeranian Voivodeship , Poland

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The Gdańsk University of Technology (Gdańsk Tech, formerly GUT; Polish: Politechnika Gdańska) is a public research university in Gdańsk, Poland. Founded in 1904 and re-established in 1945, it is the oldest university of technology in modern-day Poland. It is consistently ranked among the leading universities in the country.

The university comprises eight academic faculties that provide higher education in 40 fields of study across 14 scientific disciplines. Its campus, located in the Wrzeszcz borough of Gdańsk, covers an area of 80 hectares (200 acres). As of 2023, the university had 15,622 students, including 11,490 undergraduates, 3,644 postgraduates and 488 doctoral students.