Incoming Students | Gdynia Maritime University

General information

Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. Its budget of €14.7 billion will provide opportunities for over 4 million Europeans to study, train, gain experience, and volunteer abroad.

Set to last until 2020, Erasmus+ doesn't just have opportunities for students. Merging seven prior programmes, it has opportunities for a wide variety of individuals and organisations.

The aim of Erasmus+ is to contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy for growth, jobs, social equity and inclusion, as well as the aims of ET2020, the EU's strategic framework for education and training.

Easmus+ also aims to promote the sustainable development of its partners in higher education, and contribute to achieving the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy.

Specific issues tackled by the programme include:

Reducing unemployment, especially among young people
Promoting adult learning, especially for new skills and skills required by the labour market.
Encouraging young people to take part in European democracy
Supporting innovation, cooperation and reform
Reducing early school leaving
Promoting cooperation and mobility with the EU's partner countries

Gdynia Maritime University has been participating in the international programme ERASMUS since 1998, coordinating and organising the exchange of students and academic teaching staff. It has been also involved in elaborating and implementing ECTS, preparing curricula, syllabuses and modules. The aim of Erasmus is to raise the quality of education in the countries participating in the programme by expanding the international cooperation between higher education institutions and supporting the mobility of students and university workers (more in Erasmus Charter for Higher Education and the GMU Erasmus Policy Statement).

The ever increasing number of students of partner universities completing part of their studies within the Erasmus Programme at GMU is a clear sign of the growing scope of the University's internationalisation.

Erasmus and International Student Guide

Download our study guide for detailed and useful information for international students and applicants.

Incoming students

Gdynia Maritime University welcomes Erasmus applications from students enrolled at our partner universities. Please check with your Erasmus office whether your university has an Erasmus exchange agreement with GMU, and ensure that the exchange agreement includes your field of study. All applications must be approved by your Erasmus Office.

Application deadlines for Autumn semester or full academic year

Nomination Deadline: 15th May
Application Deadline: 15th June

Application deadlines for Spring semester

Nomination Deadline: 15th September
Application Deadline: 30th November

Please note that nominations from partner Erasmus Offices should contain the following information about each incoming Erasmus student:

Name of student
Title of student’s degree course at home university
GMU Faculty to which student is applying
Student's personal email address
Whether student is applying for the full academic year, the autumn semester only, or the spring semester only

English Language Skills

All Incoming Erasmus students are required to have a level of English language proficiency which will enable them to understand lectures, participate in classes fully, seminars and to sit examinations in the language. Ideally, students should have level B2, but at a very minimum level B1.

Semester dates

Semester 1: first Monday of October
Semester 2: second Monday of February

Please note: These dates are provisional and subject to change. Detailed days will be given in the Letter of Acceptance.

How to apply

If you wish to study as an exchange student at GMU, please follow the steps below.

After we receive your official nomination from your home university, you will be sent a link to the application procedure and forms. The application should consist of the following documents:

The application form. This form can be filled online here: https://forms.office.com/e/ei84zMBt1R
The learning agreement: https://learning-agreement.eu/ The learning agreement must be signed by you and the Erasmus academic coordinator at your home university.
Your latest available transcript of records.
Accommodation form. This form can be downloaded as a Word document here.

Please Note: Students who will require a visa to study in Poland should read the information at the following link:
https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/poland-visa/

Confirmation of Acceptance Applications will be reviewed by the GMU Erasmus Coordinators in the relevant faculty. When your application has been approved by the receiving faculty, you will receive a confirmation of acceptance email from the GMU Erasmus office. You can then start to prepare all other practical matters related to your stay in Gdynia. Any further information, such as orientation arrangements, will be emailed to you, in due course.

Please Note: Applicants should not book or pay for accommodation until they have received a confirmation of acceptance email from the Erasmus Office.

Faculty Coordinators list:

International Student Services Office
Paulina Witt - International Student Services Officer
Contact person for faculties:
Faculty of Management and Quality Science, Faculty of Electrical Engineering

p.witt [at] au.umg.edu.pl
58-5586-616
room: C-152

Anna Kapuścińska - International Student Services Officer
Contact person for faculties:

Faculty of Navigation, Faculty of Marine Engineering, Faculty of Computer Science
a.kapuscinska [at] au.umg.edu.pl
58-5586-493
room: C-152

Aleksandra Prądzyńska - Erasmus+ coordinator
a.pradzynska [at] au.umg.edu.pl
erasmus [at] umg.edu.pl
Marine Engineering (responsible person)
Justyna Molenda - Coordinator
j.molenda [at] wm.umg.edu.pl
58-5586-249
room: A-244

Dean's office
dziekanat [at] wm.umg.edu.pl
58-5586-321
room: A-204
Electrical Engingeering (responsible person)
Bolesław Dudojć - Coordinator
b.dudojc [at] we.umg.edu.pl
58-5586-390

728-912-772
room: C-321

Dorota Bezpalska - Dean's office
d.bezpalska [at] we.umg.edu.pl
58-5586-681
room: C-256
Navigation (responsible person)
Przemysław Wilczyński - Coordinator
p.wilczynski [at] wn.umg.edu.pl
58-5586-627
505-225-197
room: C-132

Magdalena Gasztych - Dean's office
m.gasztych [at] wn.umg.edu.pl
58-5586-196
room: N-106
Management and Quality Science (responsible person)
Przemysław Dmowski - Coordinator
prodziekan1 [at] wznj.umg.edu.pl
58-5586-459
room: B-121

Anna Dziubanii - Dean's office
a.dziubanii [at] wznj.umg.edu.pl
58-5586-215
room: B-124

Erasmus partner universities

The list of partner institutions is changing during the time of programme realisation. The updated list is available here.
If your institution would like to sign the Inter-institutional agreement with GMU, please contact Erasmus office (p.witt [at] au.umg.edu.pl or a.kapuscinska [at] au.umg.edu.pl).

IMPORTANT!

Documents (application, learning agreement, etc) must be filled in on a computer and scanned properly (scanned in good quality, not photographed).

Documents with handwrtiting will not be accepted.

All your documents should be sent together in one email message.

Study Programmes: