1 UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK FACULTY OF ECONOMICS Marta Staszyńska

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.Where is it? 2.History. 3.The University in Figures. 4.The Faculties. 5.Faculty of Economics. 6.About Sopot.

3 Where Is It?

4 History 1942-Maritime Institute in Sopot as a part of the Secret University of Western Lands The Higher Economic School in Gdynia Formal creation of the Higher School of Maritime Trade in Gdynia The Higher School of Economics in Sopot. The Higher School of Economics in SopotThe Higher School of Pedagogics in Wrzeszcz University of Gdansk (The Higher School of Economics in Sopot + The Higher School of Pedagogics in Wrzeszcz) both Faculties of the Economics changed their Names: The Faculty of the Economics of Production into The Faculty of Management. The Faculty of the Economics of Transportation into The Faculty of Economics.

5 The University in figures 9 faculties 27 major fields of study 106 specializations 1700 academic staff 33,000 students 716 doctoral students 70 post-graduate departments 3,000 post-graduate students 11 student hostels over 3000 places in student hostels

6 The Faculties The Faculty of Biology, Geography and Oceanology The Faculty of Chemistry The Faculty of Economics The Faculty of Philology and History The Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics The Faculty of Social Sciences The Faculty of Law and Administration The Faculty of Management The Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG

7 The Bologna system of education For the 2005/2006 academic year, the University of Gdansk has introduced in almost all fields of day studies a two-tier system of education. The first tier of education embraces three years of vocational studies leading to the vocational degree of licencjat (Bachelor). Each graduate of vocational studies will be able to continue education with a two-year course of Master’s studies, and then a three- or four-year course of Doctoral studies.

8 Faculty of Economics

9 The studies are carried in daily, extramural and evening classes. Classes are carried according to international standards which include: microeconomics and macroeconomics global economy numeral economic methods organization and management knowledge about companies civil and trade law foreign languages exact sciences subjects

10 Specializations: Economy and European Business International Finances and Banking International TradeInternational Trade Maritime Trade and Tourism Marketing Economic Policy and Enterprise Strategy Internet Enterprises International Market and Global Economy Theory of Enterprises Transportation and Logistics.

11 Our faculty prides itself on: fifty years of experience in research and collecting documentation connected with European integration research and didactic staff which has experience in practice possibility of teaching the students how to conduct a stock- exchange transaction in real time in the only dealing room of that kind in Poland cooperation with foreign research centers 42 agreements with European high schools concluded within Erasmus/Socrates programmes; about 100 students studied abroad in 2003 cooperation with economic practice

12 About Sopot Wooden Pier 511,5 m Crooked House

13 Thank You for Your attention ! Thank You for Your attention !