International Erasmus Staff Training Week at the Gdańsk Tech Library. Celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Gdańsk University of Technology Library. “Cultural heritage and future challenges of academic libraries”.

Dear Colleagues,

it is our pleasure to invite you to join our International Erasmus Staff Training Week at the Gdańsk Tech Library. This year this is going to be a special edition due to the fact that we are celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Gdańsk University of Technology.

Our event will be organized in the Gdańsk Tech Library, Gdańsk, Poland, from 20th to 24th of May, 2024. This year’s topic of interest is: International Erasmus Staff Training Week at the Gdańsk Tech Library. Celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Gdańsk University of Technology Library. Cultural heritage and future challenges of academic libraries.

We cordially invite all academic librarians to join us at Gdańsk University of Technology Library for our 8th International Staff Week. Enclosed you will find the Eramsus Staff Week work and social program (please, note that this schedule is preliminary and subject to change).

Participants are supposed to prepare a 20-minute presentation on a subject  fitting into this year’s theme; alternatively, they can give a presentation about the libraries they work at on everyday basis.

Please, send your cover letter explaining why you would be interested in participating in the the Staff Week at our library to Urszula Szybowska, e-mail: ursszybo@pg.edu.pg. Send your presentation no later than 30.04.2024 via  e-mail to ursszybo@pg.edu.pg.

IN MOBILITY AGREEMENT FORM use the following data for sending institution contact person, name and position: Maria Doerffer, Erasmus+ Institutional Coordinator, maria.doerffer@pg.edu.pl / +48 58 347 20 42.

The event can be organised with the minimum number of participants (4 persons) and the final approval of participants' application will be on the 20th of April, 2024.

Would you like to have a glance at our university? Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q6CMTo1xJI

>>> REGISTRATION:

To register for the International Staff Week at Gdańsk Tech Library send your application to: ursszybo@pg.edu.pl. In your application e-mail attach a completed MOBILITY AGREEMENT signed by the Sending Institution. The deadline for applying is 20 April, 2024. The contact person on te mobility document should be: 

POLITECHNIKA GDAŃSKA (Gdansk University of Technology) ; Ms. Maria DOERFFER, Erasmus Plus Institutional Coordinator ;  Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland ; PL GDANSK02

STAFF MOBILITY FOR TRAINING MOBILITY AGREEMENT (form) - download the attached file below.

Gdańsk Tech Library can accept 20 participants. Mobility Agreements will be processed on a “First Come, First Served” basis.

We are looking forward to welcoming you at the Gdańsk Tech Library!

See you soon,

Erasmus Team

at Gdańsk University of Technology Library

* Participation in the International Staff Week at GUT Library is free of charge. The participants cover their travel, accommodation and other kinds of costs from the Erasmus+ funds awarded by their home institutions. The participant shall have adequate insurance coverage.