The University offers a wide range of forms of education. Some of these are interdisciplinary, and several can be undertaken in cooperation with other academic centres in Poland and abroad (including MOST and ERASMUS student exchanges). Our programmes are directed to a wide range of potential students, irrespective of age, profession, place of residence, or previous education, in accordance with the principle of lifelong learning. The University of Gdansk provides education in 78 fields of study, comprising 223 specializations, full-time and part-time studies, at the level of undergraduate (3-years) and master degree ( additional 2 years), or within comprehensive (long cycle) five-year master’s programmes. The syllabuses in the majority of new fields have a general educational or practical orientation, and they are devised in cooperation with experts and those with practical experience in specific areas. In this the University draws on the knowledge and experience of employers. Every year new fields of study are developed, and every effort is made to adapt our educational offer to the needs of the job market and the challenges facing 21st-century society. The syllabuses in the majority of new fields have ageneral educational or practical orientation, and they are devised in cooperation with experts and those with practical experience in specific areas. In this the University draws on the knowledge and experience of employers. The latest suggested fields of study at the University of Gdansk include Genetics and Experimental Biology, Protection of Natural Resources, Work and Business Psychology, Mathematical Modelling and Data Analysis, Chemical Business; Diplomacy; Eastern Studies; Balkan Studies; Law in Administration and Economics; Chinese Studies; Iberian Studies; Neurobiopsychology; Language, Culture and Economy of Finland; Application of Informatics in Business, and Taxes and Tax Advisory Services. The University of Gdansk has also been expanding its range of courses conducted in English, with such study options as International Business, European Business Administration, Financial Analyst, Cultural Communication, Intercultural and Business Relations in Europe.