Overview

Founded in 1945 in a city with a centuries old medical tradition – the original medical academy dates back to 1558 – the MUG offers a number of courses Medicine Nursing Nutrition and Dietetics and Pharmacy in English. The port city of Gdansk on the Baltic Sea has an eventful past which is reflected in its architecture and culture. Sometimes ruled by Teutonic Prussia and later Germany and sometimes Slavic Poland this past has given this city the centre for the amber trade its special character. It was from the here that Lech Wa?ensa the electrician led the fight for democracy in Poland. He later became president (1990-95). Gdansk has an international airport and very good rail links as well as a ferry service to Sweden.