The University of Gdansk 

All foreign students undertaking studies in the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science of Gdansk University are welcome.

We are offering regular studies in physics on the three levels of Bologna system of education: Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral studies. All studies are provided in English by a highly qualified staff of more than 100 professors and doctors. All studies have received the government quality certificate which guarantees high level of both received knowledge and abilities.

The Bachelor’s studies are three-year ones aimed at giving a strong background in the chosen main subject. The core plan of the studies consists of introductory lectures on :

• general experimental physics: mechanics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, quantum physics,
• mathematical methods of physics and computational methods in physics,
• theoretical physics course: in classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, statistical physics, astrophysics,
•  introduction to atomic, molecular and solid state physics

During studies our students spend plenty of time in well equipped laboratories: performing physical experiments and/or enhancing computer abilities in computer labs. The gifted students have the chance to create a more individual program of their studies.The studies are completed with Bachelor’s degree in physics or computational physics depending on a student’s choice.

The students who obtained the Bachelor’s degree can continue their studies which then lead to the Master’s degree. These studies last for two years and are aimed at further expansion of student’s knowledge and abilities. In all cases there is a possibility to adjust the program to the students’ interests and needs. The programs of Master’s studies are more flexible than the Bachelor’s ones. Therefore the listed below topics should be treated as a proposition which can be varied, enlarged or more specialized.

For MSc in physics we present the possible subjects divided in a natural way into theoretical and experimental fields:

theoretical physics: advanced methods of computational physics, advanced mathematical methods of physics, numerical methods in physics, nonlinear dynamics and chaos, statistical physics and open system theory, advanced quantum mechanics, stochastic modeling, laser spectroscopy and quantum optics, complex classical and quantum systems.

experimental physics: advanced problems in solid state physics, theory of atomic structure, lasers in medicine, optical holography, molecular acoustic, luminescence spectroscopy, applied acoustic, spectroscopic studies of atomic and molecular collisions via beam techniques.

Especially we advertise Master’s studies in Quantum Information (general subject: physics). We use the term of “quantum information” to specify the scientific filed describing theoretical methods, algorithms, experimental protocols, devices, etc. used to encode, transport, process, retrieve and encrypt information that rely on quantum phenomena or are inspired by quantum formalism. These specialized studies are run in cooperation with other European universities.

Master’s graduates are then invited to continue their studies towards PhD. These third-level studies last for four years. The students actively participate in the current research conducted by Gdansk scientists. The fields of interests are quite wide. The specific problems studied by the candidate largely depend on their scientific supervisors. Therefore we first present the major fields and then give the potential supervisors. The candidates for postgraduate studies are encouraged to check in the Internet and see the scientific papers published by Gdansk researches.

• acoustic and ultrasounds: P. Kwiek, B. Linde
• solid state physics: M. Grinberg
• atomic and molecular spectroscopy: A. Kowalski, P. Bojarski, R. Drozdowski, J. Kwela
• spectroscopy of biologically active media: J. Heldt

• atomic and molecular physics: J. Czub, W. Miklaszewski , S. Kryszewski
• quantum optics: R. Alicki, S. Kryszewski, M. ?ukowski
• quantum information and communication: R. Horodecki, M. Horodecki, M. ?ukowski
• mathematical and statistical physics: R. Alicki, W.A. Majewski
• complex system modeling: D. Makowiec