GMU News – “Dar Młodzieży” began its voyage to Antwerp
By Marek Grzybowski
The Dar Młodzieży set sail on 14 March from Gdynia. The sailing ship has 50 students from the Maritime School in Gdańsk on board. A group of students from the Belgian Maritime Academy of Antwerp will board the ship. The students and crew of the Dar Młodzieży ship were bid farewell by His Magnificence Rector, Prof. Dr. Hab. Eng. Capt. Marine Adam Weintrit, and the Director of the Shipownership and Maritime Practices, MSc. Eng. Capt. Marine Dariusz Jellonnek.
His Magnificence the Rector of the Maritime University in Gdynia, Prof. Dr. Hab. Eng. Capt. Adam Weintrit handed over the insignia of authority to the new Chairman of the Association, Professor SHAN Hongjun, Rector of Dalian Maritime University in China. Prof. Dr. Hab. Eng. Capt. Adam Weintrit was the Chairman of the International Association of Maritime Universities IAMU for the term 2023-2025.
Gdynia Maritime University is the leader of the Consortium consisting of: Gdynia Maritime University, Polish Naval Academy and Mewo S.A. The Consortium will implement the project “Recognition and possible neutralization of hazardous materials lying on the bottom of the Baltic Sea in selected locations”. During the reconnaissance work, an area of the Baltic Sea bottom with a total area of 925 km2 will be examined.
More than 1000 secondary school pupils from places such as the Tricity, Elbląg, Toruń, Częstochowa, Białystok and Łodż took part in more than 30 lectures and workshops as part of the spring Open Day at Gdynia Maritime University.
The first Open Day of 2025, organised on behalf of the future students of our University is now behind us. The event took place on Friday 7 March 2025. On that day, those interested in studying at Gdynia Maritime University, the oldest maritime university in Poland, could take part in as many as 12 workshops and attend 30 workshops. Our guests also had the exceptional opportunity to gain access to the University’s simulators and laboratories and attend showings in the University’s A. Ledóchowski planetarium.
Speaking about the event, which as is tradition, took place in both the main University building on ul. Morska and at the Faculty of Navigation, HM The Rector, Professor Adam Weintrit, said:
I am extremely pleased with today’s turnout during the Open Day. Within the walls of the University, we hosted more than 1000 people who came to us not only from Tricity and the surrounding areas but from all over Poland! I am convinced that among the participants of today’s event are the future students of Gdynia Maritime University, and that they will join our academic community soon after the new academic year.
As Rector of the oldest maritime university in the country, I am particularly proud of our students who were involved in the Open Day as ambassadors of Gdynia Maritime University and supported the organisation of the event. Your involvement shows that being a GMU student is something more than studying and hard work – it’s also about developing and realising your interests and passions, which is something you have the opportunity to do at our University.
