IRO of Medical University of Gdańsk

🌍 This week (15–19 June), representatives of the Medical University of Gdańsk participated in the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme “Build Your BIP with ACE²-EU: Developing Successful BIPs from Concept to Implementation” at Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (THI).

🤝 Together with colleagues from ACE²-EU partner universities, they explored BIP development, exchanged best practices, and worked on new international educational initiatives.

💡 The programme included workshops on BIP methodology, inclusion and interculturality, strategic communication, and collaborative project design.

👏 Thank you to THI for an inspiring week of learning, networking, and strengthening cooperation within the ACE²-EU Alliance!

🌍✨ We are pleased to share that Marzena Kołtoniak from 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 is taking part in the 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 – “𝑊𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑦 𝐿𝑢𝑑𝑧𝑖, 𝑈𝑠𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑤𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑚𝑦 𝐷𝑧𝑖𝑎ł𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑎”, held on 8–9 June 2026 at the Uniwersytet Łódzki 🎓🇵🇱

📌 This national event brings together experts and practitioners working in Welcome Centres across Poland. It is dedicated to professionals who support and assist international staff employed at higher education institutions 🤝🌐

💬 The forum provides a valuable space for exchanging experiences, sharing best practices, and strengthening cooperation in supporting the international academic community.

👏 We are proud that Marzena is part of this important initiative that helps improve support systems and enhance the quality of services provided to international staff.

🌍 𝐍𝐀𝐅𝐒𝐀 Conference & Expo in Orlando, May 2026, was one of the world’s largest and most important events dedicated to the internationalization of higher education.

This year’s edition brought together over 8,500 participants from 140 countries – representatives of universities, organizations, and institutions from across the globe.

At the invitation of the NAWA Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej, Medical University of Gdańsk was represented at the Polish national stand by Dave Spychala Ph.D.- 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞.

During the poster session, Dawid Spychała Ph.D. co-authored and co-presented a poster prepared in collaboration with Katarzyna Aleksy, 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 at Fundacja Rozwoju Systemu Edukacji:
“𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑷𝒓𝒆-𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔” 🧑‍🎓🌍
showcasing comprehensive support for international students throughout their academic journey.

🏆 A great honour was receiving the 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 in the “𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑙 𝑃𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐸𝑛𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡” category at – a recognition of Polish expertise and best practices in higher education internationalization.

A sincere thank you to Fundacja Rozwoju Systemu Edukacji for the invitation and collaboration, and to NAWA NAWA Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiejfor organizing the Polish national stand and promoting Polish higher education internationally. 🇵🇱

🕰️ How do we define the beginning and end of the Second World War? And can one date truly capture the experience of all of Europe?

📍 On Sunday, 𝟐𝟒 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝟐.𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐦 at the Muzeum II Wojny Światowej Museum of the Second World War invites visitors for a thought-provoking curator-led tour entitled “𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑾𝒂𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒅?”, during which you will look beyond the familiar dates of 1 September 1939 and 8 May 1945 to explore how history, memory, and politics continue to shape our understanding of the war today.

🎙️ The tour will be led in 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 🇬🇧 by historian Jędrzej Piekara, PhD, who will guide visitors through the complex and often painful perspectives of Central and Eastern Europe — where the end of the war did not always mean the return of freedom.

🎟️ BUY A TICKET: https://tiny.pl/84-h54610

🎓 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 & 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

We warmly invite Students and Residents of GUMed/UCC to join a special meeting with 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐄𝐯𝐚 𝐌. 𝐖𝐨𝐣𝐜𝐢𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐨𝐲𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐨.

Professor Wojcik is a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at Medical University of Gdańsk (Class of 1982). She is a renowned specialist in pathology and co-founder of the Paris System Working Group for the cytological interpretation of urine samples in bladder cancer diagnosis.

She has served as President of the College of American Pathologists Foundation and currently heads the Department of Pathology at Loyola University Medical Center. Professor Wojcik has received numerous awards and distinctions, including honors for excellence in teaching and humanism in medicine.

📍 Date & Time: 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝟏𝟔:𝟎𝟎–𝟏𝟕:𝟑𝟎
📍 Venue: 𝐂𝐌𝐍, 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝟏/𝐃/𝟎𝟏.𝟐

We look forward to seeing you there!

🌍✨ 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 ✨🌍

Join us for an unforgettable celebration of cultures, traditions, and diversity from around the world! 🌎💫

📅 Date: 21 May 2026
⏰ Time: 13:00 – 15:00
📍 Place: Medyk Club – Chillout Area

What’s waiting for you?

🎤 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:
• Nigeria: Many Ethnicities, One Spirit
• Wedding Culture in Africa
• Kashubia – History, Culture, People

💃 Indian Dance Show
🎨 Henna Art
🎲 Games & quizzes about countries from around the world
🍴 Delicious food from both near and far corners of the world

Come, discover new cultures, meet amazing people, and celebrate diversity together! 🌈

🤝 Event Partner: 𝐏𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫

We can’t wait to see you there! ❤️

🌍 JOIN International Cultural Festival – “𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞”

Want an international experience and a chance to represent Medical University of Gdańsk? This is your moment.

📍 Târgu Jiu, Romania
📅 Oct 28–30, 2026
⏰ Apply by May 10, 23:59

👥 Who can join:
• MUG students & PhD candidates
• No outstanding fees
• Motivated and ready to get involved

🎭 Take part in:
1️⃣ Talent Show – music, dance, theatre, spoken word & more (max 15 min)
2️⃣ Innovation Lab 💡 – team up internationally to explore:
“How can cultural diversity boost social wellbeing?”

✨ Meet people from across Europe, gain experience, and make your voice count. 👇👇👇👇

📢 Open Call – ACE²‑EU Kaleidoscope Culture Festival 2026 🌍✨

🎨 Międzynarodowy festiwal kultury pod hasłem „100 voices – one future”

Świetna okazja, by zdobyć doświadczenie międzynarodowe i reprezentować Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny 🇵🇱🇪🇺

📍 Miejsce: Târgu Jiu, Rumunia
📅 Termin wydarzenia: 28–30 października 2026
⏰ Deadline aplikacji: 10 maja 2026, godz. 23:59

👥 Dla kogo:
→ studenci i doktoranci GUMed
→ osoby bez zaległości finansowych wobec Uczelni
→ zmotywowani do aktywnego udziału i reprezentowania GUMed
→ możliwe zgłoszenia indywidualne i grupowe

🎭 Formy udziału:
1️⃣ International Talent Show (muzyka, taniec, teatr, spoken word i inne)
⏱ max. 15 minut
2️⃣ Student Innovation Lab 💡
Praca międzynarodowa nad tematem:
👉 Jak różnorodność kulturowa może wzmacniać dobrostan społeczny?
(forma: narzędzie praktyczne / mini kampania / format aktywności międzykulturowej)

🚀 Co zyskasz:
✅ rozwój kompetencji międzykulturowych
✅ doświadczenie międzynarodowe
✅ warsztaty i działania społecznościowe
✅ reprezentowanie GUMed w środowisku europejskim

⚠️ Liczba miejsc ograniczona | zgłoszenie ≠ gwarancja udziału
💶 Udział finansowany zgodnie z zasadami mobilności ACE²‑EU

📝 Aplikuj:
👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehZDAFVxq1WLobW38QGFukwHeKEbeR3ZoTTFDPcll0ungndw/viewform

📄 Pełny Open Call i regulamin:
👉 https://welcome.mug.edu.pl/87217.html

May is just around the corner! 🌸☀️ It looks like the weather will be sunny and warm 🌿😎, perfect for a well-deserved break. In Poland 🇵🇱, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 🎉, so our office will be closed 🚪❌

Enjoy the long weekend 🌼, have fun 🥳, and make sure to get some good rest ✨

⛩️🇯🇵 JOIN Nagoya and Japanese Culture Days 2026 ⛩️🇯🇵

Hello Students! 👩‍🎓🤚
🌍 You are warmly invited to take part in Diversity Day 🎉, which will take place on 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟏 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐲𝐤.
✨ This is a wonderful opportunity to share your culture and showcase its most beautiful aspects! You can prepare 🍽️ traditional dishes, 👘 national costumes, 🎨 art, 💃 dance, 🎶 music, or any other elements that best represent your cultural identity.
🛍️ As every year, we will provide booths where you can present your culture in an engaging and interactive way. We will also cover the costs of necessary products and materials to support your preparations. The event program will include 🎤 musical performances and 🎺 demonstrations of traditional instruments.

👥 Gather your team and register by filling out the form:

📩 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZZj9mygBq__7ogQ0eVDIGxXi4LHYWKD6GCyUMmhxu7wPgbw/viewform?usp=header
🕔 The registration deadline is 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟗!
💡 We’re looking forward to your creativity! 🎨🌎🎶