World Shipbuilders' Congress

24.04.25 05:20 AM By Nhu

World Shipbuilders' Congress
Gdańsk University of Technology – June 21, 2025

The World Shipbuilders' Congress is a great meeting and a joint feast dedicated to all those involved in the beautiful process of building a ship - regardless of their specialization.

A great meeting of the shipping industry in Gdańsk

Dear Shipbuilders! We are pleased to welcome you to the website of the World Shipbuilders' Congress. It will be systematically updated with new information as the preparatory work for the Congress progresses.

We have chosen June 21, 2025 as the date of the Congress. In Poland, it will be a long June weekend, associated with Corpus Christi, and a few days off in a row are conducive to planning a trip. During this period, the beginning of the holiday season begins, which may be convenient for planning a visit for participants from outside Gdańsk and, more broadly, from outside Poland.

The congress will be held on the campus of the Gdańsk University of Technology. The official part will take place in the Aula of the Gdańsk University of Technology in the Main Building of the university, while the shipbuilders' meeting/feast will take place on the premises adjacent to the Shipbuilding Institute of the Gdańsk University of Technology.

A special anniversary

On January 20, 2025, the Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Shipbuilding of the Gdańsk University of Technology, Dr. Hab. Eng. Mariusz Deja, the Director of the Office of the Employers' Association FORUM OKRĘTOWE Ireneusz Karaśkiewicz and Dr. Hab. Eng. Damian Bocheński, on behalf of the President of the Board of the Shipbuilding Brotherhood KOGA Edmund Ledwoń, signed a letter of intent regarding the organization of the WORLD SHIPBUILDERS' CONGRESS combined with the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Shipbuilding Institute of the Gdańsk University of Technology.

This year marks 80 years since the establishment of the Faculty of Shipbuilding at the Gdańsk University of Technology, founded by the Polish authorities. Since its inception, the faculty has changed its name many times. In 2021, it was merged with the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, resulting in the establishment of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology. Despite changes in name and place in the organizational structure of Gdańsk University of Technology, it has been the foundation of staff education for the shipbuilding industry in Poland for years.

Who do we invite to the World Shipbuilders' Congress?

On the occasion of the Jubilee, the shipbuilding community associated with the Employers' Association FORUM OKRĘTOWE and the Shipbuilding Brotherhood KOGA put forward the idea of organizing a graduate reunion.

However, we want to significantly expand the formula of the previous Congresses and invite all those involved in the beautiful process of creating a ship – regardless of your specialization and the university you obtained it at. The process of creating a ship is a multidisciplinary undertaking.

Graduates of the Gdańsk University of Technology will be the hosts of the event, but we invite all shipbuilders from all over the world.

If you work in a design office, shipyard, a company producing marine equipment or providing services to shipyards in Gdańsk, Gdynia, Szczecin, Sydney, New York or Hamburg – we invite you to the Congress. Bring your colleagues.

In cooperation with the leading event organizer in Gdańsk

The partner of the Congress is the Gdańsk International Fair – AMBEREXPO , and the Congress itself will be an accompanying event of the BALTEXPO Fair.

Why the choice of such an organizational formula?

We want to organize the event in a professional manner, which is why we have chosen an organization with extensive experience and professional staff to efficiently conduct it. A dedicated team has already started the preparatory work.

Source: https://baltexpo.eu/en/szo/

World Shipbuilders' Congress