Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdańsk - Medical University of Gdańsk

The Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Gdańsk and the Medical University of Gdańsk was created by the decision of both Senates in June 1993. The idea of the Faculty was based on conviction that close interaction between research and teaching activities of the two universities will form a special, creative academic centre, using innovative methods of education and basing on top-level standards of research. Integration of the local scientific community remains a key element of our mission. Faculty continues tradition of molecular biology introduced in Gdańsk by Prof. Karol Taylor.

Today, the Faculty groups more than thirty highly trained scientists who are providing advanced education to approximately two hundred undergraduate and graduate students. Our research and teaching is performed in well-equipped modern laboratories, which will be expanded soon upon completion of the Tri-City Central Animal Laboratory. This investment will enable us to create new research groups devoted to medical and animal biotechnology.

The aim of our Faculty is to provide possibly the highest standard of education based on early integration of students into research activities of the faculty units. We believe that involvement of the students in the specific projects greatly supports the individualized system of study and facilitates formation of a unique, well-integrated academic community.

Prof. Ewa Łojkowska, Dean