Medical University of Gdańsk

Key Highlights

• Active public academic university supervised by Poland’s Minister of Health
• Founded in Gdańsk on 8 October 1945
• Specialized in medicine, pharmacy, health sciences, and biotechnology
• English-taught degree recruitment was active for Fall 2026

Student Life & Environment

Student life is concentrated around a specialist medical campus rather than a broad residential university estate. The university’s student campus on Dębowa Street is close to teaching buildings, Collegium Biomedicum, and the Main Library. It contains four dormitories with capacity for approximately 1,000 students. The same area hosts the Student Government, student organizations, a nearby canteen, the Medyk student club, and university sports facilities. University accommodation is available to MUG students, including exchange students, but applicants should contact the campus office about allocation rather than assume that a room is guaranteed. The university’s current accommodation guidance says dormitories have internet access and estimates a dormitory room at approximately PLN 700 per month. It cautions that prices may change under new academic-year regulations. Private rooms are also available in Gdańsk, generally at a higher and more variable cost. The Welcome Point provides practical support for international students and guests adjusting to university life and living in Poland. Its activities include orientation and integration events, while its guidance addresses accommodation, residence registration, and administrative procedures. Sports facilities support compulsory and optional physical-education activities and organized sports sections. This combination gives students access to structured support, although clinical and laboratory schedules may shape how much time they can devote to extracurricular activities.

Location & Surroundings

The university is based in Gdańsk, a Baltic port city in northern Poland and part of the Tricity area with Sopot and Gdynia. Its principal address is on Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie Street, while major teaching, doctoral, support, and residential facilities are distributed around the nearby Dębinki and Dębowa streets. The student campus is outside the busiest part of the city center but within walking distance of several core university buildings. This location gives students access to a sizeable urban area rather than an isolated campus. Local and regional public transport connects Gdańsk with Sopot and Gdynia, which can broaden housing and leisure options. Students should nevertheless check the location of their particular faculty, clinical placement, or laboratory because activities may not all occur in one building. Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport provides international access. Rail travel between the airport and central Gdańsk is available with a transfer at Gdańsk Wrzeszcz; airport trains also connect toward Sopot and Gdynia. International students should budget time for local registration and residence formalities after arrival, using current university and government guidance.

Costs & Career Outcomes

For students beginning the English-taught programs in 2026/2027, the university lists tuition by semester. Medicine costs PLN 32,100 per semester, equivalent to PLN 64,200 per academic year across years one through six. Pharmacy costs PLN 20,850 per semester across its five years. Nursing costs PLN 13,700 per semester across its three years. The standard Orientation Week fee is PLN 3,100, reduced to PLN 2,050 for candidates from Poland and graduates of MUG’s Premedical Course. The Premedical Course itself is listed at PLN 33,000. These figures apply to the stated 2026/2027 intake and should not be projected onto later cohorts. The university warns that professional programs may bring additional expenses for protective equipment, practical placements, databases, platforms, or required educational materials. Its accommodation guidance estimates a university dormitory room at approximately PLN 700 per month and private rooms at roughly PLN 1,000–3,000, while explicitly noting that prices can change. Students should request a current housing offer before budgeting. Career preparation is closely tied to the selected field. Pharmacy includes preregistration training, and Nursing covers specialist clinical areas. Graduates seeking regulated practice must satisfy the licensing rules of the country where they intend to work; admission or graduation alone does not guarantee registration abroad. The Sustainable Drug Discovery master’s prepares students for pharmaceutical research, development, regulatory or related scientific work and for further doctoral study, but the university publishes no verified salary or placement-rate figure on the selected sources.