Gdańsk University of Technology

Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk Tech
Politechnika Gdańska
Latin: Polytechnica Gedanensis
Motto
"Historia mądrością – przyszłość wyzwaniem"
Motto in English
"History is wisdom – the future is a challenge"
TypePublic
Established
  • 6 October 1904; 120 years ago
  • 24 May 1945; 79 years ago (re-established)
AccreditationEUA-IEP (European University Association-Institutional Evaluation Programme)
RectorKrzysztof Wilde
Students15,622 (2023)
Undergraduates11,490 (2023)
Postgraduates3,644 (2023)
488 (2023)
Address
Narutowicza 11/12
80–233 Gdańsk Wrzeszcz
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Campus80 hectares (200 acres)
AffiliationsCESAER, Erasmus+, EUA
Websitewww.pg.edu.pl
University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World 801-900 (2024)
QS World 801-850 (2025)
THE World 1001-1200 (2025)
USNWR Global 1079 (2025)
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia 78 (2022)
QS Europe 302 (2025)
THE Europe 404 (2025)
USNWR Europe 392 (2025)
National – Overall
ARWU National 3 (2024)
QS National 5 (2025)
THE National 5 (2025)
USNWR National 9 (2025)

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).