I. INTRODUCTION (WELCOME)

I. INTRODUCTION (WELCOME) Welcome to the Northern Region of Poland! We are pleased that you have chosen our region as a place where you can make another step in the development of your research career and take an active holiday in your free time. We hope that what we can offer to your will live up to your expectations. The Mobility Centre in Gdansk operates at Gdansk University of Technology (Politechnika Gdanska) (www.pg.gda.pl) as a part of the European Programmes Office (www.pg.gda.pl/pr) and is based on the EU Regional Contact Point. Its operations cover the territory of two voivodships: pomorskie and kujawsko-pomorskie. Address: ul. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, phone: +48 58 347 24 12 fax: +48 58 347 27 11 e-mail: proeuro@pg.gda.pl, rdzap@pg.gda.pl How to find the Mobility Centre in Gdansk: The Mobility Centre in Gdansk is situated in Gdansk University of Technology headquarters, approx. 2 km of the centre of the city. The easiest way to get there is from: Central Railway Station in Gdansk by tram no. 6 and 11 departing in the direction of Wrzeszcz from the tram stop between the Railway Station and Bus Station at 3 Maja Street (you should get off at the 6 th stop Politechnika ); Airport Gdansk-Rebiechowo by bus no. B (you should get off at 12 th stop Opera Baltycka ). ==================================================================== II. ABOUT THE REGION Introduction The Northern Region comprising two voivodships (pomorskie (http://www.woj-pomorskie.pl/) and kujawsko-pomorskie (http://www.kujawsko-pomorskie.pl/)) is situtated at the lower waters of Vistula River. It covers the area of 36 262 km² (pomorskie voivodship: 18 293 km², kujawskopomorksie voivodship: 17 969 km²) (11.2 % of Poland s territory). The Region borders with five other voivodships: zachodnio-pomorskie, warminsko-mazurskie, mazowieckie, lódzkie and wielkopolskie. There are 4 260 000 inhabitants living in the Region (pomorskie voivodship: 2 192 000; kujawsko-pomorskie voivodship: 2 068 000), which constitute 11% of the country total population. The capital city of pomorskie voivodship is Gdansk, whereas of kujawsko-pomorskie voivodship Torun (the headquarters of the local voivodship authorities) and Bydgoszcz (headquarters of the voivodship government authorities). The administrative divide of the Region is as follows: pomorskie voivodship: 16 counties and four cities on the county rights and 123 communes kujawsko-pomorskie voivodship: 19 counties and four cities on the county rights and 144 communes The Northern Region is situated at the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. Its historical importance resulted from the Baltic sea commercial routes crossing with the land routes in this region 1

leading from Gdansk to the south. Development of the cities in the region was strictly connected with the primeval water route down the stream of the Vistula River and its side streams, which for ages had been acting as a highway for the huge territories of the present Poland, Ukraine and Byelorussia. Distinctness of the city centres of the Northern Region for centuries resulted from broad commercial and cultural contacts with the large sea trading centres of the Northern Europe. The cities of the Region have had a great tradition of tolerance and multi-cultural coexistence. It was here where nations, cultures and religions intermingled and peacefully coexisted. Traces of this culture dialogue can be easily found in specific layout of the cities, in multi-language inscriptions dedicated to their citizens who created the prosperity of the Region in its long history. Main Cities of the Region Gdansk (460 ths. citizens) capital of pomorskie voivodship Bydgoszcz (368 ths. citizens) Gdynia (250 ths. citizens) Torun (208 ths. citizens) Wloclawek (120 ths. citizens) Slupsk (99 ths. citizens) Monuments and tourist attractions The Northern Region is abound with tourist attractions. Both the culture monuments enthusiasts as well as tourists prepared for contact with the nature will find something of interest for them. The tourists searching for history and its traces will first of all get interested in Pomerania towns. In no way you shall miss two of them Gdansk and Torun. Gdansk, a city situated at the estuary of Vistula River and Gdansk Bay, is a one thousand years monument of many cultures and activities of a melting pot of nations that had created it. Its location in the middle of Europe, at the crossroads of the most important commercial routes as well as rich trading contacts with Poland and the whole Europe resulted in the citizens of the well-off city, of different cultures, creating a specific mixture of styles and tastes which traces we can observe till the present day. In spite of the tremendous damage inflicted to the historic substance just after the completion of warfare in 1945, the city was raised from the ruins in the post-war years and the structures saved from conflagration were subject to restoration, thanks to which today we may see great monuments of architecture inscribed in the Medieval urban layout. The following monuments, among other, are worth seeing: conurbation of the Main City with numerous examples of residential architecture pearls from the late Middle Ages to the turn of the XIX and XX century with a preserved streets network of a Hanseatic city; the sequence of Dluga and Dlugi Targ Streets with rich townsmen tenement houses, Main City Hall a monument comparable only with the Flemish town halls, Artus Palace headquarters of the city merchants and craftsmen associations, one of the most beautiful and the richest interior in Europe; Mariacki Church (Kosciól Mariacki) the biggest in the world sacral object constructed of bricks; Mariacka Street (ulica Mariacka) a place of architectural layout allowing to go back to the period of XVII-XVIII century; preserved elements of the city fortifications from the Middle Ages to the modern period. Torun, a city full of monuments, unlike Gdansk avoided damage in 1945 thus you can see there the original city substance with examples of almost all architectural styles. The most interesting places are: gothic churches of Saint John, the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Jacob 2

Old Town Hall and gothic townsmen tenement houses with Copernicus House among them the greatest astronomer of all times; perfectly preserved stretches of Medieval town walls and ruins of the Teutonic knights castle. Other towns of the region are also worth visiting, for example Bygdoszcz with preserved XIX century town buildings, or Gdynia monumental investment of post war Poland a splendid example of a city and port built from scratch which buildings perfectly presents the architectural trends prevailing in the 30 s of XX century. Scenery and climate The Northern Region is full of various scenery types: from picturesque lake lands with many a places, where one may enjoy contact with impeccable nature not too much polluted with civilization impact, to sea coast with wide beaches of white sand. The Region s area of the largest scenery diversity is Kaszuby. This area shall meet the tastes of the most choosy tourists. There is a legend telling that the God forgot about Kaszuby while creating the world, so when he got on to its creating, he gave it a bit of everything that had already been assigned for other places. Therefore Kaszuby have wide sea beaches, forests dotted with lakes and morena hills. Fans of fishing, horse riding, mountain trekking, sea bathing, bikes and other sports will surely find something to their interest. The explorers of the culture monuments will also satisfy their curiosity. The Region s climate is moderate, with winters milder compared to the centre of the continent, summers not so hot. Gdansk: A review of annual events organised in the region Jan Hevelius International Beer Festival (Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Piwa im. Jana Heweliusza (spring) Gdansk Citizens World s Convention (Swiatowy Zjazd Gdanszczan) (spring / summer) International Organs Music Festival in Oliwa (Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Muzyki Organowej w Oliwie) (July/August) International Festival of Outdoor and Street Theatres FETA (Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Teatrów Plenerowych i Ulicznych FETA (July) International Sailing Rally Baltic Sail (Miedzynarodowy Zlot Zeglarski Baltic Sail) (July) Saint Dominic Fair (Jarmark sw. Dominika) (July/August) Gdansk Carillon Festival (Gdanski Festiwal Carillonowy) (August) Ringing up the New Year (Wydzwaniamy Nowy Rok) (31 December) Gdynia: Gdynia Blues Festival (Gdynia Blues Festiwal) (July) Polish Films Festival (Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych) (September) Torun: International Theatre Festival KONTAKT (Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Teatralny KONTAKT) (May) Festival of the Baltic States Music and Art PROBALTICA (Festiwal Muzyki i Sztuki Krajów Baltyckich PROBALTICA) (May) International Christian Music Festival SONG OF SONGS (Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Muzyki Chrzescijanskiej SONG OF SONGS) (June) 3

Jazz from the Start Festival (Jazz Od Nowa Festiwal) (February) Torun Festival of Science and Art (Torunski Festiwal Nauki i Sztuki) (April) All Poland Festival TORUN-BLUES-MEETING (Ogólnopolski Festiwal TORUN-BLUES MEETING) (November) Summer Meeting of Street Theatres (Letnie Spotkania Teatrów Ulicznych) (July and August) Torun Books Festival (Torunski Festiwal Ksiazki) (November) Midsummer Organ Music Festival (Swietojanski Festiwal Muzyki Organowej) (May and June) International Meeting of Folk Bands (Miedzynarodowe Spotkania Kapel Ludowych) (June) City Day (Swieto Miasta) (24 June) Honeycake Day (Swieto Piernika) (25 December) Africa Reggae Festival (Afryka Reggae Festival) (charity festival, one of the largest in Poland) Haendel International Festival (Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Haendlowski) (in June) Old Music Festival (Festiwal Muzyki Dawnej) (in June) Bydgoszcz: Festival Musica Antiqua Europae Orientalis International Pianists Contest named after I. J. Paderewski (Miedzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. I. J. Paderewskiego) International Young Pianists Contest Artur Rubinstein in memoriam (Miedzynarodowy Konkurs Mlodych Pianistów Artur Rubinstein in memoriam ) Bydgoszcz Opera Festival (Bydgoski Festiwal Operowy) Camera Obscura Coverage Festival (Festiwal Reportazu) Tourist information GDANSK Gdansk Tourism Organisation Tourist Information Centre (Gdanska Organizacja Turystyczna Centrum Informacji Turystycznej) 80-890 Gdansk, Heweliusza 29, tel.301-43-55 fax 301-66-37 e-mail: itgdansk@op.pl; got@got.gdansk.pl www.got.gdansk.pl SOPOT Tourist Information and Private Lodgings Office Sopot (Informacja Turystyczna oraz Biuro Kwater Prywatnych) 81-704 Sopot, Dworcowa 4 tel.(information: 550-37-83) (Lodgings: 551-26-17) fax 555-12-27 e-mail: it@sopot.pl www.sopot.pl GDYNIA City Tourist Information (Miejska Informacja Turystyczna) Central Railway Station Hall Pl. Konstytucji 1, 81-354 Gdynia tel./fax (0 prefiks 58) 72 12 466 e-mail: it@gdynia.pl TORUN Tourist Information Centre in Torun (Osrodek Informacji Turystycznej) Rynek Staromiejski 25, 87-100 Torun tel. (+48 56) 621 09 31, 651 08 12 fax (+48 56) 621 09 30 e-mail: it@it.torun.pl www.it.torun.pl BYDGOSZCZ Tourist Information (Informacja Turystyczna) 85-082 Bydgoszcz, ul. Zygmunta Augusta 10 tel./fax (0-52) 322-84-32, e-mail: it@rapt.multimedia.pl 4

MAPS Pomorskie voivodship: http://www.woj-pomorskie.pl/pages/lang/pl/article/wojewodztwo_pomorskie,mapy.html Kujawsko-pomorskie voivodship: http://www.kujawsko-pomorskie.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4629&itemid=377 GDANSK http://www.gdansk.pl/ipg/index_.en.html http://trojmiasto.pl/mapa/mapa.phtml TORUN www.um.torun.pl Plan http://www.miasto.torun.pl/?phpsessid=51a2610f184524579f668d377d491d57 BYDGOSZCZ www.bygdoszcz.pl Plan http://www.bydgoszcz.pl/mapa_bydgoszczy.php ================================================================== III. REAEARCH IN THE REGION Research potential in the Region There are a several dozen universities operating in the Northern Region, both the state and private ones, as well as a wide range of research institutes. The universities are concentrated in the agglomeration of Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia, in Torun and Bydgoszcz. The Region offers a full range of study specialisations from humanist via natural science to technical ones. The education profile reflects the scope of research carried out by the researcher employees of the universities and non-academic research institutions. Strong research-academic centres carry out research in most of the science fields, and the researchers works constitute a significant contribution into the European research development. Selected Universities and Scientific Institutes GDANSK Medical University of Gdansk (Gdanski Uniwersytet Medyczny) www.gumed.edu.pl Academy of Physical Education and Sport in Gdansk (Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu w Gdansku) www.awf.gda.pl Gdansk University (Uniwersytet Gdanski) www.ug.gda.pl Gdansk University of Technology (Politechnika Gdanska) www.pg.gda.pl/eng.html Gdansk Institute for Market Economics (Instytut Badan Nad Gospodarka Rynkowa) www.ibngr.edu.pl 5

Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery, the Polish Academy of Sciences (Instytut Maszyn Przeplywowych PAN) www.imp.gda.pl Institute of Mathematics, the Polish Academy of Sciences (Instytut Matematyki PAN) State Institute of Geology Sea Geology Department (Panstwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Oddzial Geologii Morza) www.pgi.gda.pl GDYNIA Gdynia Maritime University (Akademia Morska w Gdyni) www.wsm.gdynia.pl Navy Academy in Gdynia (Akademia Marynarki Wojennej w Gdyni) www.amw.gdynia.pl Sea Fisheries Institute in Gdynia (Morski Instytut Rybacki w Gdyni) www.mir.gdynia.pl Institute of Meteorology and Water Management in Gdynia (Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej w Gdyni) www.imgw.pl/wl/internet/zz/oddzialy/gdynia BYDGOSZCZ Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz (Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy) www.ab-byd.edu.pl/inne/english.php Medical Academy in Bydgoszcz (Akademia Medyczna w Bydgoszczy) www.amb.bydgoszcz.pl University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz (Uniwersytet Technologiczno- Przyrodniczy w Bydgoszczy) http://www.utp.edu.pl/ SLUPSK Pomeranian Pedagogical Academy in Slupsk (Pomorska Akademia Pedagogiczna w Slupsku) http://www.pap.edu.pl TORUN Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun (Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu) www.uni.torun.pl =============================================================== IV. USEFULL INFORMATION (PRACTICAL INFORMATION) 1. EMERGENCY SERVICES 997 Police 998 Fire brigade 999 Medical Emergency Service 986 City Guards 2. PUBLIC TRANSPORT Tram and bus The cities of the Northern Region have efficient public transportation systems. The way of making use of the public transportation means depends on the city and below you will find a general information thereon: Gdansk: The same transportation company provides both the tram and bus services. Ticket price depends on the travel length. While buying the ticket you should first look up at the stop the travel time between the stops you are interested in, and then purchase the ticket (preferably at the newsstand) of the proper time limit. Municipal transportation tickets in Gdansk have the following time limits: 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes and 24hours. 6

Detailed information on the municipal transportation in Gdansk in English (services map, current ticket prices, particular services timetables) is available at: http://www.zkm.pl/eng/ You should punch the ticket in punchers situated on the vehicles immediately after getting onto. Gdynia: Trams and buses operate on the territory of the city and adjoining communes. Ticket price is fixed for the whole route and depends on the service type (normal / express). Information concerning the transportation network, ticket prices and timetables is available at: www.zkmgdynia.pl. You should punch the ticket yourself at the puncher situated on the vehicles immediately after getting onto. Sopot: On the territory of Sopot there operate both the public transportation companies of Gdansk and Gdynia. Moreover, Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot are connected with each other with a comfortable feeder train (SKM). The ticket price depends on the route length and you can look it up on tables situated on the train stations, nearby the tickets punchers. You should buy the ticket at the Ticket Desk at the train station, marked with the SKM logo. The passenger should punch the ticket at the puncher situated on the departure platforms there are no punchers in SKM cars! Bydgoszcz i Torun: In Bydgoszcz and Torun there operate both buses and trams. Ticket prices do not depend on the travel time nor the length of the route. You can buy tickets at newsstands and from the drivers. Detailed information on the timetables and tickets prices is available at: www.mzk.bydgoszcz.pl and www.mzk.torun.pl All municipal transportation operators have season ticket systems whose prices depend on the periods for which they are issued, however in the event of making use of public transportation on a regular basis buying a season ticket is cost-effective. Train The Northern Region has got good train service allowing to get to places at the whole territory of Poland as well as a few comfortable international services. Domestic railways are being served by separate companies belonging to the Group of Polish State Railways (PKP). Information concerning timetables and ticket prices is available at: http://www.pkp.pl Car The town centres of the Region usually constitute a paid parking zone. While parking a car at a public parking you should search for the parking ticket machine in which you can pay for parking with coins. Before buying a parking ticket you should first check what the hours of paid parking are, due to the fact that after the rush hours and on days off parking is usually free of charge. It is also possible to make use of guarded parking lots, where the price depends on individual terms for a given parking, usually provided on tables fixed at the entrance thereto. Taxi Making use of taxis is a bit more costly solution compared to the public transportation, but much comfortable for people having only a little knowledge of the city topography. So as to avoid dishonest taxi drivers one should keep away from taxi not belonging to registered taxi corporations (this particularly refers to taxi drivers offering their services nearby airports and railway stations). The best solution is to call a taxi via phone. You can get the numbers at any tourist information point. 3. ADDRESSES OF GOVERNMENT OFFICES 7

REGISTRATION Gdansk Urzad Miejski w Gdansku (City Office in Gdansk) ul. Nowe Ogrody 8/12, 80-803 Gdansk tel. (48 58) 323 60 00 tel. informacja: (48 58) 323 60 30 Gdynia Urzad Miejski w Gdyni (City Office in Gdynia) Al. Marsz. Pilsudskiego 52/54,81-382 Gdynia tel. (48 58) 66 88 000 Sopot Urzad Miasta Sopotu (City Office of Sopot) ul. Kosciuszki 25/27, 81-704 Sopot tel. (48 58) 521 37 50 Bydgoszcz Urzad Miasta Bydgoszczy (City Office of Bydgoszcz) ul. Jezuicka 1, 85-102 Bydgoszcz tel. (48 52) 585 89 13 Torun Urzad Miasta Torunia (City Office of Torun) Waly Gen. Sikorskiego 8, 87-100 Torun tel. (48 56) 611 87 77 Slupsk Urzad Miejski w Slupsku (City Office in Slupsk) Plac Zwyciestwa 3, 76-200 Slupsk tel. (48 59) 842 32 36 to 39 In the Region an adequate city office or commune office VISA / WORK PERMIT / RESIDENCE CARD Pomorskie Voivodeship Pomorski Urzad Wojewódzki (Pomerania Voivodship Office) ul. Okopowa 21/27, 80-810 Gdansk tel. 58 307-72-74; 307-72-94 www.uw.gda.pl Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship Kujawsko-Pomorski Urzad Wojewódzki (Kujawsko-Pomorski Voivodship Office) ul. Jagiellonska 3, 85-950 Bydgoszcz tel. (48-52) 34-97-780 fax (48-52) 34-97-460 www.uwoj.bydgoszcz.pl CONSULATES IN THE REGION http://www.eracareers-poland.gov.pl/page.html?kid=1402:1434 4. HEALTH SERVICE Researchers holding a valid European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) are entitled to free primary medical services in healthcare institutions which have concluded a contract with the 8

National Health Fund (Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia). These institutions are marked with a plate with the following logo: In the event of an emergency, you may use the ambulance service. Please remember, however, that should your call be unjustified, you will be charge for the services provided. Once you have found a hotel or other accommodation for your stay in our Region, please check where you have the closest out-patient clinic. It is advisable to go there and obtain all the necessary information before you may urgently need their services. If you wish to see a general practitioner, you should first make an appointment (preferably by phone) and remember to bring your identity card and medical insurance document. If you wish to see a specialist medical doctor (other than gynaecologist or obstetrician, dentist, dermatologist, venerologist, oncologist, ophthalmologist or psychiatrist), you need a referral from your general practitioner. Please remember that prescriptions given by a medical doctor are valid only 30 days and those for antibiotics for 7 days. Selected health care institutions: Hospitals: Gdansk Independent Public Clinical Hospital No. 1, Medical Academy in Gdansk (Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Nr 1 AM w Gdansku) 80-952 Gdansk, Debinki 7, tel. (48 58) 349-22-22 fax 346-11-78 www.spsk1.pl Voivodship Hospital named after Nicolaus Copernicus (Szpital Wojewódzki im. M. Kopernika) Gdansk, Nowe Ogrody 1/6 tel. (48 58) 302-30-31 www.kopernik.internetdsl.pl Specialist Hospital of the Saint Adalbert (Szpital Specjalistyczny Sw. Wojciecha Adalberta) 80-462 Gdansk, Jana Pawla II 50 tel. (48 58) 768-40-00/01 www.szpital.gda.pl Gdynia Municipal Hospital named after J. Brudzinski (Szpital Miejski im. J. Brudzinskiego) 81-348 Gdynia, Wójta Radtkego 1 tel. (48 58) 620-75-01 www.republika.pl/szpitalgdynia Bydgoszcz Municiapal Hospital named after Warminski (Szpital Miejski im. Warminskiego) ul. Szpitalna 19, tel. (48 52) 361 08 71 www.szpitalbydg.pl University Hospital named after dr Antoni Jurasz (Szpital Uniwersytecki im. dr. Antoniego Jurasza) ul. Sklodowskiej-Curie 9, tel. (48 52) 58 54 000 http://www.szpitaluniwersytecki.bydgoszcz.pl/ Torun Municipal Specialist Hospital named after Nicolaus Copernicus (Specjalistyczny Szpital Miejski im. Mikolaja Kopernika) ul. Batorego 17/19 Torun tel. (48 56) 610 02 09 www.med.torun.pl/ 9

Vovodship United Hospital (Wojewódzki Szpital Zespolony) ul. Sw. Józefa 53/59 Torun tel. (48 56) 610 11 00 Medical Emergency Service: SPZOZ Medical Emergency Service Station (SPZOZ Stacja Pogotowia Ratunkowego)_ Independent Public Health Care Centre, Medical Emergency Service Station in Gdansk (Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Stacja Pogotowia Ratunkowego w Gdansku) 80-208 Gdansk, ul. Orzeszkowej 1, tel: 058 520 39 94 Voivodship Medical Emergency Service Station (Wojewódzka Stacja Pogotowia Ratunkowego) ul. Markwarta 8; Bydgoszcz, tel. 052 322 90 51 24-hours Pharmacies: Gdansk Pharmacy AKSAMITNA on duty (Apteka AKSAMITNA dyzurujaca) 80-855 Gdansk, Lagiewniki 52, tel. (48 58) 305-15-22 Open: EVERY DAY Mon-Fri 8-22, Saturdays / Sundays and Holidays 10-22. PZF Cefarm Pharmacy no. 19039 (Apteka PZF Cefarm nr 19039) Przymorze Gdansk, Opolska 3, tel. (48 58) 556-38-22 Pharmacy ZASPA (Apteka ZASPA) 80-461 Gdansk, Startowa 6, tel. (48 58) 559-23-27 Gdynia 24-hours Pharmacy "Pod Gryfem" (Calodobowa Apteka Pod Gryfem ) ul. Starowiejska 34, tel. (48 58) 620-19-82 On duty Pharmacy "Centrum" (Apteka Centrum dyzurujaca) ul. Swietojanska 37, tel. (48 58) 661-85-54 On duty Pharmacy "U Zródla" (Apteka U Zródla dyzurujaca) ul. Swietojanska 5/7, tel. (48 58) 620-76-68 On duty Pharmacy "Wladyslawa IV" (Apteka Wladyslawa IV dyzurujaca) ul. Wladyslawa 50, tel. (48 58) 661-68-34 Bydgoszcz Alba ul. M. Sklodowskiej 1, tel. (48 52) 346 01 11, (48 52) 346 12 93, Alba-Bis ul. Gdanska 140, tel. (48 52) 345 57 57, Bajka ul. E. Szelburg-Zarembina 9, tel. (48 52) 343 05 46, Apteka Centralna ul. Gdanska 27, tel. (48 52) 322 16 33 10

Apteka im. I. Lukasiewicza ul. Planu 6-Letniego 37 a, tel. (48 52) 361 18 55 At most of the shopping centres there operate pharmacies open also on Sundays and Holidays on condition that the whole centre is open on that day. 5. BANKS, PAYMENTS The Northern Region is covered with a thick network of agencies offering bank services. In the centre of any larger town one should easily find a bank branch. The Polish banks offer their Clients services at a level comparable with the one accepted in the rest of Europe. While choosing a bank one shall get acquainted with its offer in detail, particularly with the table of commissions and charges, since offers of the banks competing with each other may significantly differ. Every day one may make payments via debit cards (VISA, Master Card and other) that are accepted by most of the bank machines and at the constantly growing number of shopping points. Bank branches deal in currency exchange, however a bit more attractive exchange rates are offered by small private currency exchange agencies, called in Poland Kantor. Bank cheques are not being accepted for years at shopping centres. The only places where one may cash them are at present only branches of some banks. List of bank machines in the region is available at: http://www.karty.pl/bankomaty.php?wojewodztwo=pomorskie 6. POST OFFICE Every larger locality has got its own post office. In larger towns there are usually a few to dozen post offices. Their location corresponds to city divide into residential districts. Post offices are usually open in working days from 8.00 to 20.00, some operate on Saturdays from 8.00 to 15.00. 10. POLISH LANGUAGE COURSES FOR FOREIGNERS Sopot School of the Polish Language (Sopocka Szkola Jezyka Polskiego) Al. Niepodleglosci 763, 81-838 Sopot tel: (48 58) 550 32 84 http://www.ssp.edu.pl Baltic School (Baltycka Szkola) ul. E.Plater 7/9/11, 81-777 SOPOT tel. (48 58) 550-74-94 http://www.balticschool.iq.pl Department of Polish Culture and Language for Foreigners at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun (Studium Kultury i Jezyka Polskiego dla Obcokrajowcow Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu) ul. Fosa Staromiejska 3, 87-100 Torun, tel. 56 61-13-577 http://www.uni.torun.pl/en/units/cpl/ 11

11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/gdansk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bydgoszcz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/torun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pomorskie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kuyavian-pomeranian_voivodeship http://www.gdansk.pl/en/ http://www.bydgoszcz.pl/index.php/uact/lang/upar/en http://www.torun.pl/portal/index.php?lang=en Konsulaty CONSULATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA IN GDANSK ul. Slaska 17, 81-319 Gdynia Telephone: (0-58) 620 19 93 Fax: (0-58) 661 19 12 Office hours: Monday-Friday 10.00-12.00 CONSULATE OF THE PEOPLE S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH IN GDANSK ul. Wzgórze Bernadowo 116, 81-583 Gdynia Telephone: (0-58) 664 70 21 Fax: (0-58) 664 70 14 E-mail: jzajadlo@kki.net.pl Office hours: Monday-Friday 09.00-11.00 CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS IN GDANSK ul. Waly Piastowskie 1, pok. 905, 80-958 Gdansk Telephone: (0-58) 341 00 26 Fax: (0-58) 341 40 26 E-mail: gdansk@belembassy.org Office hours: Monday-Friday 08.00-16.00 CONSULATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE IN GDYNIA ul. Swietojanska 135/5, 81-401 Gdynia Telephone: (0-58) 622 74 25 Fax: (0-58) 622 14 06 Telephone/Fax: (0-58) 622 95 00 E-mail: konsulatchile@poczta.onet.pl Office hours: Monday-Thursday 10.00-12.00 CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE PEOPLE S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN GDANSK ul. Grunwaldzka 1, 80-236 Gdansk-Wrzeszcz Telephone: (0-58) 340 26 26, 340 26 24 Fax: (0-58) 341 56 00 Office hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 09.30-11.30 12

CONSULATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS IN GDYNIA al. I Armii Wojska Polskiego 35, 81-383 Gdynia Telephone: ( 0-58) 620 94 43 Fax: (0-58) 620 16 00 E-mail: janmichal@poczta.onet.pl Office hours: Monday-Friday 08.30-11.30 ROYAL DANISH CONSULATE IN GDANSK ul. Dlugi Targ 1-7 (room 16), 80-828 Gdansk Telephone/Fax: (0-58) 320 34 04 E-mail: jfskelnik@wp.pl Office hours: Monday-Friday 10.00-14.00 CONSULATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND IN GDYNIA ul. Jana z Kolna 25, 81-354 Gdynia Telephone: (0-58) 621 68 52 Fax: (0-58) 661 48 64 E-mail: konsulat_honorowy_fin@poczta.onet.pl Office hours: Monday and Friday 09.00-11.00 CONSULAR AGENCY OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC IN GDANSK ul. Kosciuszki 16, 81-704 Sopot Telephone: (0-58) 550 32 49 Fax: (0-58) 550 79 75, 551 60 09 Office hours: Monday-Friday 10.00-14.00 CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY IN GDANSK ul. Fahrenheita 3, 80-214 Gdansk Telephone: (0-58) 340 65 40, 340 65 50 Fax: (0-58) 340 65 60 Passport, Visa and Legal Affairs Section al. Zwyciestwa 23, 80-219 Gdansk-Wrzeszcz Telephone: (0-58) 340 65 00, 340 65 10 340 65 20, 340 65 30 Fax: (0-58) 340 65 38, 340 65 18 (visa) Office hours: Monday-Friday 08.00-11.00 CONSULATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY IN GDANSK ul. Opacka 12, 80-338 Gdansk-Oliwa Telephone: (0-58) 552 12 83 Fax: (0-58) 552 02 78 E-mail: biuro@doraco.com.pl Office hours: Monday 8.00-10.00 13

CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF ICELAND IN GDANSK ul. Slowackiego 30 m. 17, 81-872 Sopot Telephone/Fax: (0-58) 551 58 40 E-mail: slaskowski@zeg.com.pl Office hours: Monday-Friday 09.00-11.00 CONSULATE OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC IN GDYNIA ul. Swietojanska 32, 81-372 Gdynia Telephone: (0-58) 620 15 61 Fax: (0-58) 620 74 50 Office hours: Monday-Friday 09.00-15.00 CONSULATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA IN GDANSK ul. Ogarna 99/100, 80-826 Gdansk Telephone/Fax: (0-58) 305 33 24 Office hours: Monday-Friday 09.00-10.00 and 15.00-17.00 CONSULATE OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES IN GDANSK ul. Okopowa 7, 80-819 Gdansk Telephone: (0-58) 308 14 10 Fax: (0-58) 301 96 44 E-mail: asuchecki@centromor.com.pl Office hours: Monday-Friday 09.00-14.00 ROYAL NETHERLANDS CONSULATE IN GDANSK ul. Dlugi Targ 33/34, 80-830 Gdansk Telephone/Fax: (0-58) 346 98 78 E-mail: consulate@pwrs.pl Office hours: Tuesday and Friday 09.00-13.00 Wednesday 11.00-15.00 ROYAL NORWEGIAN CONSULAR AGENCY IN GDYNIA ul. Jana z Kolna 25, 81-354 Gdynia Telephone: (0-58) 621 62 16 Fax: (0-58) 661 76 70 E-mail: aksin@proterians.net.pl Office hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10.00-12.00 CONSULATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF PERU IN GDANSK ul. Wladyslawa IV 9, 81-703 Sopot Telephone: (0-58) 555 97 00 Fax: (0-58) 555 97 01 Office hours: Thursday 16.00-18.00 CONSULATE GENERAL OF ROMANIA IN GDYNIA 14

ul. Druskiennicka 1, 81-533 Gdynia Telephone: (0-58) 664 64 64 Mobile telephone: 0-90 538 252 Fax: (0-58) 664 64 77 Office hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 09.00-12.00 CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN GDANSK ul. Batorego 15, 80-251 Gdansk Telephone: (0-58) 341 10 88 Fax: (0-58) 341 62 00, 341 40 92 E-mail: konsvisagdn@poczta.onet.pl Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 08.30-13.00 CONSULATE OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC IN GDANSK ul. Grunwaldzka 12-16, 81-759 Sopot Telephone: (0-58) 551 10 02 Fax: (0-58) 551 72 78 Office hours: Monday-Friday 9.00-16.00 CONSULATE OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN IN GDANSK ul. Podlesna 27, 80-255 Gdansk Telephone: (0-58) 341 48 33 Fax: (0-58) 345 13 36 E-mail: konsulat@profit-consult.com.pl Office hours: Monday-Friday 8.00-16.00 CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN IN GDANSK ul. Chmielna 101/102, 80-748 Gdansk Telephone: (0-58) 300 95 00 Fax: (0-58) 300 95 08 E-mail: generalkonsulat.gdansk@foreign.ministry.se Office hours: Monday-Friday 08.15-12.30 and 13.15-16.30 CONSULAR AGENCY OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN IN GDYNIA ul. Jana z Kolna 25, 81-354 Gdynia Telephone: (0-58) 621 62 16 Fax: (0-58) 661 76 70 E-mail: aksin@proterians.net.pl Office hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10.00-12.00 CONSULATE GENERAL OF UKRAINE IN GDANSK ul. Chrzanowskiego 60 A, 80-278 Gdansk Telephone: (0-58) 346 06 90 Fax: (0-58) 346 07 07 15

E-mail: kgu@kgu.internetdsl.pl Office hours: Monday-Friday 08.00-16.00 BRITISH CONSULATE IN GDANSK ul. Grunwaldzka 102, 80-224 Gdansk Telephone: (0-58) 341 43 65 Fax: (0-58) 344 16 08 Office hours: Monday-Friday 09.00-15.00 Lista krajów których obywatele nie potrzebuja wiz na pobyt ponizej 3 mcy http://www.msz.gov.pl/start.php?page=1270000001 ================================================================ Tlumacze przysiegli Biuro Tlumaczen - Tlumacz Jezyka Rosyjskiego Teresa Panka 80-215 Gdansk, Myczkowskiego 9/5 tel. 0-502-247-760 e-mail: teresapan@multicon.pl Das Wort - Centrum Jezyka Niemieckiego 81-843 Sopot, Armii Krajowej 50/54 tel. 629-29-70 e-mail: daswort@asm.pl WWW: www.daswort.asm.pl Maj Piotr - Tlumacz Przysiegly Jezyka Niemieckiego 80-869 Gdansk, Zielony Trójkat 10 tel. 762-18-70 e-mail: corvus@2com.pl tel. kom. 0604-993-613 Malgorzata Grabarczyk - Tlumacz przysiegly jezyka szwedzkiego 81-706 Sopot, Obronców Westerplatte 6B tel. 551-63-86 fax 551-63-86 e-mail: translat@rubikon.pl WWW: www.translat.rubikon.pl Nanowska Ewa - Tlumaczenia Przysiegle 80-153 Gdansk, Plowce 34 tel. 302-08-27 fax 302-08-27 e-mail: nanowska@itnet.pl Danuta Kurzepa - Tlumacz przysiegly jez. niemieckiego Gdansk, Dubois 12 tel. 0-601-597-311 fax 341-37-61 16

Adam Fleks - Tlumacz przysiegly Gdansk, Piastowska 76b tel. 553-94-65 Agencja ARTRON 80-461 Gdansk, Startowa 9A tel. 0-501-111-339 fax 556-53-00 Alicja Pomirska-Engel - Tlumacz przysiegly, Wilka-Krzyzanowskiego 7/12 tel. 341-07-54 Anna Machajewska - Tlumacz Przysiegly Jezyka Angielskiego 80-766 Gdansk-Chelm, Jablonskiego 5/18 tel. 303-79-72 fax 303-79-72 Bank & Bank - Osrodek tlumaczen 80-299 Gdansk, Szafera 4e tel. 552-73-56 fax 552-73-56 Biuro tlumaczen 'GEMINI' 81-368 Gdynia, Pulaskiego 8 tel. 627 23 97 fax 620 48 66 Biuro Tlumaczen - Tlumacz przysiegly j. ros. mgr Maria Labedzka 81-595 Gdynia, Makuszynskiego 9c/5 tel. 0-600-806-619 fax 660-07-47 Cris - Uslugi Lingwistyczno - tlumaczeniowe 80-299 Gdansk, Stolnika 7 tel. 0-502-470-143 fax 302-38-76 Danuta Zawislak - Tlumacz przysiegly jezyka francuskiego 81-427 Gdynia, Józefa Hallera 18 tel. 622-64-62 Diplomat College Gdynia, Zeromskiego 26 tel. 621-78-42, 0-607-996-519 Dorota Sierant - Tlumacz przysiegly jez. angielskiego 80-390 Gdansk, Kolobrzeska 23E/7 tel. 553-93-61, 0-501-603-481 Dorota Turzanska-Skiba - Tlumacz Przys. Jezyka Francuskiego 80-136 Gdansk, Kartuska 89/12 tel. 303-27-20 Hardjo - Biuro Tlumaczen 80-124 Gdansk, Telimeny 61 tel. 302-42-51 Irena Czystowska - Tlumacz przysiegly j.rosyjskiego i ukrainskiego 81-355 Gdynia, Wójta Radtkego 30/21 tel. 0-501-379-105 17

Ivax - Tlumaczenia 81-304 Gdynia, Slaska 78/39 tel. 620-60-83 Jana Navratilova - Tlumacz jezyka czeskiego 81-317 Gdynia, Warszawska 13/13 tel. 782-17-91, 0-505-040-960 fax 782-17-91 Magdalena Lutek - Tlumacz Jezyka Angielskiego 81-220 Gdynia, Osada Kolejowa 4/2 tel. 609-775-345 fax 623-16-15 Maria Kuligowska - Tlumaczenia jezykowe - jezyk norweski 81-226 Gdynia, Beniowskiego 23b/13 tel. 0-608-514-528 Monika Sejmicka - Tlumacz przysiegly jezyka rosyjskiego 80-368 Gdansk, Chlopska 34/B/60 tel. 553-17-53, 605 034 874 fax 553-17-53 NOT - Zaklad Uslug Technicznych - Tlumaczenia Gdansk, Rajska 6 tel. 301-93-21 fax 301-93-21 Pawel Micewicz - Tlumaczenia przsiegle jezyka szwedzkiego 81-646 Gdynia, Niska 1E/62 tel. 662-00-69 fax 662-04-36 Text - Centrum jezykowe Gdansk, al. Grunwaldzka 49/4 tel. 341-76-04 Tlumacz przysiegly jezyka szwedzkiego mgr Tamara Wrzesinska 81-842 Sopot, Wybickiego 43a m 7 tel. 550-37-15 fax 550-37-15 Tomasz Bienczak - tlumaczenia - j. angielski i francuski 80-462 Gdansk, Skarzynskiego 10G/6 tel. 557-54-54 18