The coming weeks are the time when high school graduates will have to decide on their course of study. For some, this can be a very difficult task, depending on a number of factors, such as passions, interests and future goals. The choice of course is also determined by the profile completed at school and the subjects taken in the baccalaureate exam. For those who are still considering the right direction and want to take advantage of the wide range of universities on offer, the Pomeranian Voivodeship is the ideal place to discover a wealth of choices.
Among the 48 universities across the voivodeship, you will find both public and private institutions. The vast majority of them are located in the Tri-city, which is one of the largest academic centres in Poland. Taking up studies here gives you a huge choice of both universities and faculties. Universities in Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot alone offer high school and technical school graduates nearly 300 courses of study. Graduates of the humanities, mathematics, biology or art profiles will find the ideal course for themselves.
Offer for lovers of new technologies
Pomerania is a place created for those interested in science and technology. As many as 8 Pomeranian universities offer IT education. These include: University of Gdansk, Gdansk University of Technology, Maritime University and WBS Merito, PJATK Gdansk. At Gdańsk University of Technology you can also find courses combining new technologies and natural sciences, such as nanotechnolgy, material engineering. The University of Gdansk also offers a number of interesting courses, including: mathematical modelling and data analysis, or interdisciplinary course combining the areas of physics, mathematics and computer science – quantum information technology.
Tricity universities are also an ideal place for those wishing to start a career in the automotive industry. The choice of faculties is wide, from automation and robotics at the Naval Academy to electrical engineering and communications, which can be studied at both the Maritime University and Gdansk University of Technology.
Maritime studies
The Tricity’s proximity to the Baltic Sea opens up opportunities to study interesting courses related to the maritime sector. The University of Gdynia offers courses in electrical engineering, electronics and telecommunications, operation and diagnostics of technical systems, transport and navigation. The Gdansk University of Technology offers courses in mechanical engineering and shipbuilding, ships and maritime structures, design and mechanical engineering, as well as transport and logistics, and ocean engineering.
Medicine and health sciences
For many graduates of chemistry and biology-related profiles, the first thought when choosing a major will certainly be medicine, which can be found in the offer of the Medical University. Another interesting choice may be dietetics, which can be studied at three universities (Wyższa Szkoła Zdrowia, GUMed, AWFiS), or nursing and public health at Wyższa Szkoła Zdrowia and GUMed, lifeguarding (GUMed) and physiotherapy (GUMed and AWFiS).
Suitable studies for art, music and humanist enthusiasts
People with artistic interests and art lovers at Tricity’s universities are sure to find a course of study tailored to their passions. At the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, you can develop interests such as architecture, design, graphic design, painting or sculpture and intermedia. Vocal and acting skills can be developed at the Vocal and Acting Studio in Gdynia or the musical course at the Gdansk Academy of Music. The Academy has also been training future conductors and instrumentalists for years. The University of Gdańsk, in turn, has a wide offer for those interested in foreign languages – from the popular Scandinavian studies to German philology, Italian, Spanish or English.
The described majors constitute only a part of the offer of universities in the voivodeship. It is worth remembering that apart from a diverse offer, Pomeranian institutions are distinguished by a high level of education, experienced academic staff, various student exchange programmes or a multitude of scientific circles. Therefore, before choosing the course of study itself, it is also worth checking out the additional benefits offered by the institutions.
