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Gdańsk University of Technology
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.
The Gdańsk University of Technology has an international institutional accreditation, EUA-IEP (European University Association-Institutional Evaluation Programme).
On 16 March 1899, following a decision by Wilhelm II, deputies of the Kingdom of Prussia approved the establishment of a technical university in Gdańsk, then part of German Empire. Albert Carsten was appointed as the chief designer of the university. Construction commenced in 1900 and was completed in four years. The university buildings were designed in the Northern Renaissance style with elements of Art Nouveau.
The ceremonial inauguration took place on 6 October 1904, when the institution was named the Royal Institute of Technology in Gdańsk (German: Königliche Technische Hochschule zu Danzig). In that same year, 189 students enrolled. By 1914, the number of regular students had grown to 675. The university remained operational during World War I.
After the end of World War I, the university became part of the Free City of Danzig. In 1918, it was renamed the Technical University of the Free City of Danzig (German: Technische Hochschule der Freien Stadt Danzig). In agreement with the newly established Second Polish Republic, Free City authorities introduced a Polish language course and lectures on Polish economic geography, and provided the necessary textbooks and teaching aids to the Polish students. All foreign students, except Poles, were required to present a passport.
This period saw a considerable increase in the number of students: in the winter semester of 1922, their number reached 1,651; by 1929, it was 1,630; and in 1933, it was 1,548. While German students constituted the majority, there was a significant minority of Polish students, along with Ukrainian, Russian, Bulgarian, Yugoslav, Estonian, and Jewish students.
The takeover of power in the Free City of Danzig by the Nazis in 1933 resulted in the forced retirement of older professors and the dismissal or suspension of Jewish students. Nearly all student organisations were dissolved and replaced by the obligatory National Socialist German Students' League. In 1934, Ernst Pohlhausen, a member of the NSDAP, was appointed as the rector of the university. By 1939, Pohlhausen had dismissed all Polish and Jewish students and staff.
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Gdańsk University of Technology
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.
The Gdańsk University of Technology has an international institutional accreditation, EUA-IEP (European University Association-Institutional Evaluation Programme).
On 16 March 1899, following a decision by Wilhelm II, deputies of the Kingdom of Prussia approved the establishment of a technical university in Gdańsk, then part of German Empire. Albert Carsten was appointed as the chief designer of the university. Construction commenced in 1900 and was completed in four years. The university buildings were designed in the Northern Renaissance style with elements of Art Nouveau.
The ceremonial inauguration took place on 6 October 1904, when the institution was named the Royal Institute of Technology in Gdańsk (German: Königliche Technische Hochschule zu Danzig). In that same year, 189 students enrolled. By 1914, the number of regular students had grown to 675. The university remained operational during World War I.
After the end of World War I, the university became part of the Free City of Danzig. In 1918, it was renamed the Technical University of the Free City of Danzig (German: Technische Hochschule der Freien Stadt Danzig). In agreement with the newly established Second Polish Republic, Free City authorities introduced a Polish language course and lectures on Polish economic geography, and provided the necessary textbooks and teaching aids to the Polish students. All foreign students, except Poles, were required to present a passport.
This period saw a considerable increase in the number of students: in the winter semester of 1922, their number reached 1,651; by 1929, it was 1,630; and in 1933, it was 1,548. While German students constituted the majority, there was a significant minority of Polish students, along with Ukrainian, Russian, Bulgarian, Yugoslav, Estonian, and Jewish students.
The takeover of power in the Free City of Danzig by the Nazis in 1933 resulted in the forced retirement of older professors and the dismissal or suspension of Jewish students. Nearly all student organisations were dissolved and replaced by the obligatory National Socialist German Students' League. In 1934, Ernst Pohlhausen, a member of the NSDAP, was appointed as the rector of the university. By 1939, Pohlhausen had dismissed all Polish and Jewish students and staff.