The Medical University of Gdańsk (MUG) is the largest medical university in northern Poland, located in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe with an old town and beautiful sandy beaches. According to the 2020 higher education ranking of the Perspektywy Education Foundation, the MUG is the first medical school in the country and ranks among the top ten of the best Polish state universities. Since 2020 the MUG is a partner in the Fahrenheit Union of Universities in Gdańsk together with the Gdańsk University of Technology and the University of Gdańsk. This local collaboration is a potential opportunity to attract top international and national students, Ph.D. students, and researchers.
3.748 foreigners studying in Gdańsk who are coming from 70 countries. The most numerous group are students of the MUG* , being over 30% of their total number. Our University, therefore maintains the status of the most internationalized University in Pomeranian. Medicine is a favorite field, studied by nearly 1.000 people in Gdańsk. It’s worth noting that in the whole country, it was 2nd most often chosen field of study among foreign students. 7.828 students have been studying it which is nearly 1.000 in our University. We place great emphasis on practical learning a profession thanks to modern medical simulation labs or a training drugstore at the Faculty of Pharmacy.
* data for the end of 2022
The MUG is one of the best medical universities in Poland, a university with dynamic interdisciplinary research development in recent years, often with significant participation in international cooperation. The University is characterized by high scientific and development potential, which particularly includes: experienced and reputable research teams, an increasing number of prestigious international publications and awarded grants, as well as a wide range and quality of research, confirmed by the high categorization of research units. Thanks to all these achievements, the University has been honoured with a statute of the Ministry of Education and Science “Excellence Initiative – Research University”.
As part of the implementation of the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” programme, the Medical University of Gdańsk intends to support the potential of the most outstanding scientists and teams, working in the areas identified as a priority. Obtaining the status of a research university is a confirmation of the leading position of the Medical University of Gdańsk in the field of scientific research, development, and implementation, as well as an impulse to compete with leading centers in Europe and around the world.
As part of the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” initiative, ambitious projects aimed at increasing research capacities are being implemented, including, for example, the ERC Seed Mobility scheme, but also internal grants, development of core facilities, development of research support staff. More on the dedicated webpage: https://research-university.mug.edu.pl.