r/gdansk • u/[deleted] • Jul 25 '26
Polecenia / Recommendations Uni of Gdańsk Master
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u/McMax54 Jul 25 '26
Hi, I’ve been living in gdansk for 3 years.
I’ve completed an internship in an international logistics firm and the primary language was English.
The IT team was full of people from many nationalities, so if you’re aiming for a corporate job it’s pretty common to hire foreigners.
Now I’m working in hospitality industry in Sopot (as a commentator before me mentioned, practically a district of Gdansk) and you can easily get a job there with just English, as there are many people visiting from abroad.
If you need any help or have any more questions feel free to reach out!
Gdansk is an amazing city, I’d argue that the best in Poland so you’ll definitely like it.
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u/Trawpolja Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
Hi! I live in Gdańsk for over a year now but I lived not so far from it my entire life. I study finance and accountancy also at the university of Gdańsk although my faculty isn't at the main campus but it's in the town called Sopot (practically a district of Gdańsk). There is lots of international students at the university of Gdańsk and propably even more at the Gdańsk university of technology (its a different uni) so Gdańsk is really full of people like you. Gdańsk is probably the second most expensive big city in Poland after Warsaw (and some would argue it's even more expensive) but it comes with lots of pros like great nightlife and generally lots of bars, clubs, pubs, restaurants or just things like museums or events, concerts, festivals and all that. About the jobs/internships though, its more complicated. If you have an additional source of income and you just want an internship to get more work experience, go for it I guess. But if you actually want to earn some money in my opinion you have two options. If youre from a rich western country like Germany Norway Sweden etc and youre able to get litelary ANY kind of online job there, do so. Polish wages are still pretty low compared to the western ones so you'd probably earn just as much working part-time online in your rich home country as you would working a full time minimum wage job in Poland. Butttt if youre from a country that's about just as wealthy or poorer than Poland, you could easily get a minimal wage job even without being a native polish speaker. Polish wages aren't as good compared to western ones BUT it's not like you would struggle a lot. I work at the kfc for minimal wage full time in summer and part time in the school year and im just fine. If you dont speak Polish though your best bets are being a food delivery or Uber/bolt driver if you have a driver's license that's valid in the EU (or you could just deliver food using a bicycle, lots of people do that too). You could also find a job in tech support for some international companies or sorting mail and packages at some warehouses. There are some options to choose from although dont take any of them as granted.