hab. Piotr Stepnowski Vice-Rector for International Cooperation: dr hab. Anna Jurkowska-Zeidler Vice-Rector for Research: Prof. dr hab. Wiesław Laskowski Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Teaching Quality: dr hab.. Arnold Kłonczyński Vice-Rector for Innovations and Cooperation with Business and Industry: Prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Bielawski Director of Administration: mgr Jacek Jętczak Staff Professors: 282 Habilitation doctors: 171 Senior lecturers: 640 Teachers (total): 1,700 Total staff: 2,964 Notable professors and lecturers affiliated with the University of Gdańsk: Stefan Chwin, novelist, literary critic Andrzej Gąsiorowski, political scientist Zbigniew Herbert, poet, essayist and moralist Ryszard Horodecki, physicist Maria Janion, theoretician of literature, feminist Janusz Lewandowski, politician and economist, former Budget and Financial Programming Commissioner of the European Commission Małgorzata Omilanowska, historian and politician, former Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Poland Jerzy Samp, writer and publicist Joanna Senyszyn, politician Brunon Synak, sociologist Jerzy Treder, linguist Marek Żukowski, theoretical physicist Number of students Day studies: 15,151 Evening studies: 3,753 Extramural studies: 10,884 Doctoral studies: 1,609 Total: 27,233 Levels of study offered by institution Shorter/intermediate university level qualifications First main university level final qualifications Advanced/postgraduate study Doctorate Higher/post doctorate Diplomas and degrees Bachelor – B.A. Master of Arts – M.A. Doctor – Dr Doctor Habilitated – Dr hab. International cooperation Copenhagen Business School – Denmark NEOMA Business School – France Hiroshima University – Japan Katholieke Universiteit Leuven – Belgium Lumière University Lyon 2 – France University of Antwerp – Belgium University of Beira Interior – Portugal Universität Bremen – Germany University of Linköping – Sweden University of Messina – Italy University of Plymouth – United Kingdom Universität Rostock – Germany University of Turku – Finland University of Washington's School of Marine Affairs (SMA) – United States of America Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities – Russia University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria – Austria Faculties Faculty of Biology Faculty of Chemistry Faculty of Economics Faculty of History Faculty of Languages Faculty of Law and Administration Faculty of Management Faculty of Mathematics, physics and Informatics Faculty of Oceanography and Geography Faculty of Social science Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology (with Medical University of Gdańsk) Notable alumni Other notable alumni include: Paweł Adamowicz (1965–2019), former Mayor of Gdańsk Marek Biernacki (born 1959), lawyer and politician Kamil Bortniczuk (born 1983), Polish Minister of Sport and Tourism Andrzej Butkiewicz (1955–2008), political activist opposing Communism in Poland during the 1970s and 1980s, member of the Solidarity Movement Selim Chazbijewicz (born 1955),