We collaborate with excellent academic staff, including from the world's leading universities. They are not only eminent professors and university lecturers who are highly successful in their work - andch profound theoretical knowledge is enriched by the experience of outstanding practitioners.
Academic staff
Dr Dorota Ackermann-Szulgit |
She gained her neuropsychological experience at the 10th Military Hospital with Polyclinic in Bydgoszcz in the Department of Neurosurgery and Head Surgery and in the Psychiatric Department. She is a trainer with many years of experience, co-author of publications on neuropsychology, neurobiology, aromatherapy, psychosurgery. Her areas of scientific and research interest are: neuropsychology, clinical neuroaromaterapy, neodietetics, neurodidactics, as well as social psychology and neuromarketing. She is currently conducting research and observations on the effects of essential oils on brain function with a focus on cognitive, emotional and also meditation and spirituality. |
Dr Beata Andrzejewska |
Doctor of Social Sciences in the discipline of psychology. His research interests are in the area of psychology, with a focus on social psychology and individual differences and health psychology. Her achievements to date in this field include 5 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 7 chapters in collective monographs, active participation in 16 scientific conferences, including 7 of international scope, and 3 completed internal grants for PhD students and young researchers. He has been an active university lecturer since 2014, teaching subjects such as statistics, introduction to psychology, developmental psychology in the life cycle, interpersonal skills training, personal skills training, psychology of individual differences, academic skills or information technology. |
Prof. Dr. Andrzej Antoszewski |
Professor, political scientist, affiliated with the Institute of Political Science, University of Wrocław. He is engaged in the theory of democracy, political systems, parties and party systems, electoral behaviour, contemporary parliamentarism. Author and co-author of numerous publications on the theory and practice of political systems. He is a laureate of, inter alia, the Award of the Ministry of Education and the Faculty of Journalism and Political Science of the University of Warsaw for the Lexicon of Political Science (edition VI, Wrocław 2002), Award of the Polish Academy of Sciences for Systemy polityczne współczesnego świata (Political Systems of the Modern World, Gdańsk 2001), and Award of the Minister of Education for the publication Systemy partyjne Europy Środkowej (Party Systems of Central Europe, Wrocław 2003). |
MA Michalina Babiec |
Psychologist, specialist in psychological diagnosis and psychotherapist-in-training. She completed her Master's degree in Psychology and postgraduate studies in Practical Psychological Diagnosis at the SWPS University in Wrocław. She participated in a four-year course in cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy at the Crescentia School of Psychotherapy, recommended by the Polish Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy. She gained experience by doing an internship at the 24-hour ward of the Provincial Hospital for the Nervous and Mentally Ill in Lubiąż and by cooperating with private psychological and diagnostic centres, where she supported people in mental crisis. |
Dr Judyta Bielanowska |
Doctor of social sciences in the discipline of political science and administration. Author of numerous scientific publications in the field of politics and administration. Her main area of interest is political history. Professionally connected with the European Solidarity Centre since 2021, where she holds the position of Senior Research Specialist. Active academic lecturer since 2020, teaching subjects such as social security, internal security, non-governmental internal security organisations, national security strategy, security theory or threats to state security. |
Dr Bartosz Błaszczak |
Doctor of Social Sciences in the field of political science, since 2020 Managing Director at the College of Vocational Education based in Wrocław. From 2015 to 2020, academic lecturer, Dean of the Faculty, Vice-Chancellor for educational quality, Deputy Chancellor at the University of Lower Silesia based in Wrocław (now University of Lower Silesia). Author of numerous scientific publications in the areas of: security, management, law, organised crime. Active participant of national and international conferences. Research interests: security, negotiations and mediation, shadow economy. |
MA Paula Błauciak |
Psychologist and psychotherapist in training. She holds a master's degree in psychology and a one-year postgraduate degree in Practical Psychological Diagnosis. She is currently pursuing a four-year training in cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy, at the Crescentia School of Psychotherapy accredited by the PTTPB. She is also a member of the Polish Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy. She provides psychotherapy and psychological consultations to adults, and out of the office she works at the SWPS University, where I teach classes for psychology students. |
Prof. Dr. Wiesław Bokajło |
Professor of humanities, specialist in history of political, legal and economic thought, philosophy, theory and philosophy of law, theory of democracy, EU economic integration, international political and economic relations, theory of political culture, civil society. Author of numerous publications related to European Union issues, founder of Wrocław European Studies. Affiliated with the University of Wrocław from 1980 until 2019, later lecturer at the Wrocław School of Banking (currently WSB Merito University in Wrocław). |
Dr. Janusz Bryk |
Graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw. Former prosecutor with many years of experience in criminal cases. Expert in the fight against human trafficking. Former long-time academic employee and Dean of the Faculty of Applied Police Sciences at the Police Academy in Szczytno. Long-time editor-in-chief of the periodical Przegląd Policyjny. Dr Janusz Bryk developed the content of materials related to the area Counteracting trafficking in human beings. |
Katarzyna Brzazgoń- Dzięcioł MA |
Psychologist and therapist . In her work she combines behavioural-cognitive approaches with EMDR and Brainspotting therapy. She has European Accreditation of EMDR Therapist ( certification) and recommendation of PTTEMDR Poland, she is a certified Brainspotting therapist - certification of David Grand - the creator of BS therapy. She supplements her work with effective methods to support self-development and self-realisation. She uses the EFT approach, mindfulness - mindfulness (MBSR), Buteyka breathing techniques, coherence, psychodietetics, Katy Byron's cognitive approach - The Work. She is a nutritionist and psychodietitian, co-author of the first Polish psychodietetic book on nutrition and elimination diets "Food Disability. How to support the treatment of allergic, psychiatric and neurological disorders with an elimination diet? ", as well as publications for children introducing, among other things, the issue of exclusion diets. |
MA Joanna Buczyńska |
Psychotherapist and personal development trainer ( ICF coach). She graduated from the international School of Coaches The Art & Science of Coaching at Erickson College at the Jagiellonian University. She cooperated with the Psychotherapy Centre "Twój Czas" in Warsaw, in the Ericksonian trend. She is currently in the process of certification as a Systemic Psychotherapist at the Wrocław Institute of Psychotherapy. |
Edyta Budzińska-Musiał, MA |
A certified trainer of REVAS Industry Business Simulations, she has the knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage a business and deliver business simulation training. She is currently the Development Director at MBM Academy, a consulting and training company, where she leads the strategic development, planning and implementation of innovative training and education programmes, tailored to meet the changing needs of the market.She held the position of Regional Director at BNI Poland, where she supported groups of local entrepreneurs to achieve their business goals. Over the years, she has conducted over 1000 hours of training for employees and managers, providing expertise in soft skills. Trained as a human resource management specialist, coach and mentor, she is ready to share her knowledge and experience to support others in achieving their professional and personal goals. |
Robert Busiło, MA |
Master's degree in law, lawyer at the District Bar Council in Warsaw. He gained professional experience as a police officer - now retired. He holds the position of a legal consultant in various enterprises. Long-time trainer and lecturer at the Academy of Applied Sciences in Warsaw. He teaches subjects such as, among others: criminal law, criminal procedure, forensic science with elements of dactyloscopy and drug crime. He is a member of the International Bodyguard Association and has participated in many conferences and trainings on legal and forensic issues. |
Dr Andrzej Chajbowicz |
Doctor of Law, author of numerous scientific publications covering administrative law and environmental law. Long-time lecturer at the University of Wrocław, where he served as the Rector's Plenipotentiary for student and doctoral student safety in 2017-2020. Member of the Climate Change Team of the University of Wrocław in 2019-2020. |
Roksana Chrzanowska, MA |
Psychologist and crisis interventionist. She graduated in psychology with a clinical specialisation at the SWPS University in Wrocław. She works with adults experiencing a crisis or in a difficult life situation. She conducts psychological diagnostics using evidence-based knowledge and empirically validated diagnostic tools. |
Paweł Ciećkiewicz, M.Sc. |
Business trainer and coach, entrepreneur, lecturer. Has over 20 years of experience in the Public Relations industry. Independent business advisor, consultant, strategist, image campaign planner. Co-author of several Employer Branding strategies. He has worked or is working for, among others, IBM, PGS Software, Gigaset, Toyota, Nokia, Nestle-Purina, PGF Urtica, Schumacher, Packaging. Actively participates in business life by leading a networking group, trainings and workshops on communication and employer image. Participant and speaker at industry conferences. He started his career as a journalist in Polish Radio and in the British newspaper The Sun. |
MA Tomasz Czaja |
Master's degree in administration, author of numerous articles and speeches on prevention. He has been gaining professional experience in the police since 2002, starting as deputy chief of the Prevention Section at the Tczew District Police Station, and ending as Chief of the Sztum District Police Station, still later acting as an expert of the Convoy and Protection Department - at the disposal of the Provincial Police Commander. Since 2021 he has been a lecturer at the E. Kwiatkowski School of Administration and Business in Gdynia, where he has taught subjects such as Community Safety, Social Security and Police Law. Decorated with: the Bronze Medal for Long Service, the Independence Cross with Star Class I, the Independence Cross of the NSZZ of Police Officers, silver and bronze badges of Meritorious Police Officer. |
Prof. Dr. Andrzej Czajowski |
Professor of social sciences, political scientist. He has a huge scientific output, has a huge scientific output in the field of political relations at micro and macro social scales, political systems, mainly on the territory of the former USSR selected political phenomena and categories, decision theory and decision-making processes in politics, theoretical and methodological issues. He has participated in a research project on the judiciary in states on the territory of the former USSR, in a project on patriotism and nationalism. |
Dr. Piotr Czyszkowski |
Doctor of Social Sciences and journalist. His main research interests are related to information, the sphere of media and communication and image creation. With 25 years of experience as a journalist, he has worked for, among others, the New Media Editorial Office and Radio Wrocław, where he prepared footage (filmed and edited), wrote articles and took photographs. He also worked for the promotion and advertising department of Radio Wrocław, Radio RAM and Radio Wrocław Kultura. Earlier, for 15 years he was a journalist of the Polish Television, where he worked, among others, as a journalist and presenter of the news programme "Wiadomości" of TVP 1. He was also an editor and host of news and publicist programmes on TVP 1, TVP INFO and Telewizja Wrocław. Winner of the Prix Circom award - European Association of Regional Television - for the best information programme of the European public regional television channels and the award for the best publisher of regional information programmes of TVP. |
Dr Magdalena Debita |
Lawyer, PhD in social sciences, in the discipline of legal sciences, qualified expert and Master of Administration. Specialist in administrative, constitutional, civil and criminal law, military law and bioethics. Author of more than 50 Philadelphia-listed (ISI) publications on ethical and legal issues and recipient of numerous awards and research grants.Member of the Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Medical Law and Bioethics and Scientific Editor of several scientific journals. |
Dr Mirosław Dela |
Lawyer, licensed detective, court mediator, member of several scientific associations, advisor in commercial companies and public institutions. He has been involved in education for several years, first as a teacher in secondary and post-secondary schools, and then as a lecturer at universities. He completed doctoral studies in legal sciences, and before that a master's degree in law, a master's degree in economics, a bachelor's degree in public administration and a bachelor's degree in English philology. He is qualified as an OKE examiner. In the past, he has served on the management and supervisory bodies of capital companies and non-governmental organisations, managed a training institution, served as an associate dean of a university faculty, juror and court superintendent, customs agent and information security administrator. He has served on the editorial boards of Polish and foreign scientific journals, including as deputy editor-in-chief. His scientific interests oscillate at the interface between law and economics. He is the author of a dozen or so scientific articles on broadly defined economic, civil and information protection law, published in Polish, English and Russian. Privately, a lover of economic and political history. |
MA Agata Dominik |
Psychologist and pedagogue. Graduate of psychology at the University of Lower Silesia, DSW and pedagogy at the University of Wrocław. Brainspotting therapist, integrative therapy therapist (undergoing training at the National Institute of Health). Certified youth trainer and soft skills trainer, university teacher. She has conducted many psychological trainings cooperating, among others, with the WropenUp Foundation, the Polish Association of the Deaf in Wrocław and the Our Rio Association. She submits her work to supervision and participates in trainings, constantly improving her qualifications. Since 2023, she has been an academic lecturer, teaching psychology students and developing teaching materials and curricula. |
Dr Tomasz Dukiewicz |
Doctor of Military Science in the field of management theory and the application of units and branches of mechanised troops, reserve officer. He has 22 years of experience in teaching and research. He participated in the NATO Training Implementation Mission and the NATO Training Mission in Iraq during the period. Joint Staff College - Iraqi Armed Forces and participation in the Ninth Shift Afghanistan mission - senior analyst of the Intel Fusion Cell team. Main interests: information management, threat analysis, crisis management, state security issues, social security, international disputes and conflicts. |
MA Paweł Dzierżak |
A graduate of pedagogy with a specialisation in defence education at the Pedagogical University in Kraków. He started his service in the Police in 1991 in the Police Prevention Unit in Kraków, and in 2006 he became its commander. On 15 February 2012, he took up the position of Deputy Regional Police Commander in Krakow, and on 1 April 2015 he was appointed 1st Deputy. From 2019, he performed the duties of the Regional Police Commander in Kielce. In the period from 2021 to 2024, he was Commander of the Capital City Police. Since 2024, he has held the position of Chief of Police. Member of the Association of Generals of the Republic of Poland. |
Dr Henryk Fedewicz |
Doctor of Security Sciences. Author of works in the field of legal-criminal problems of protection of state interests, as well as negative phenomena related to the management process, security and information protection with its numerous socio-economic implications. |
Dr Robert Foks |
Political scientist, university teacher, doctor of humanities. Author of specialist articles and analyses in the field of international relations and security policy in Central and Eastern Europe. Founder of the Eastern Policy Forum Foundation. |
Prof. Dr. Janina Fras |
Professor of social sciences. Specialist in the field of communicology, especially in the area of political communication. Her research work is primarily concerned with the content of mass media using qualitative methods (content analysis, content analysis and discourse analysis); also: political and journalistic geneology and language policy. |
MA Bartosz Głowacki |
Psychologist dealing with psychological diagnosis, individual and group psychotherapy for children and adolescents and their families, prevention and health promotion. Currently employed at the Psychological-Pedagogical Clinic in Milicz, where he assists teachers in solving current didactic and educational problems. |
Dr. Małgorzata Gocman |
Doctor of Humanities in the discipline of psychology. Scientific output focuses in particular on the study of the impact of foster care on mental health. Publications are published in Polish and English. She has gained professional experience in, among others, the Specialist Psychiatric Healthcare Complex in Wrocław, the Polish Centre for Art Therapy and the International Institute of Poverty. |
Damian Godlewski, MA |
Educator, subject matter supervisor in the area of personal and business development. Board member of the Institute of Innovative Education, Director of Training and Sales. Trainer in the area of personal development and sales. Expert on EU projects and funds for training services. |
Dr Tomasz Góra |
Doctor of Law. Author of numerous scientific publications, which are related to the analysis of local policies in the field of cultural heritage protection, social services and education. Earlier work has dealt, inter alia, with the issues of determinants of self-governance of local government units, tasks of local government units in the framework of specific public policies and support of persons with disabilities. He has served as a judicial officer since 2007. |
MA Julianna Graczyk |
She is a qualified psychologist and sexologist who completed her studies in psychology and psychosexuality at the University of Humanities and Social Sciences SWPS in Sopot. She is an active member of the Feeria Artistic and Social Association, where she takes on the role of psychologist, writes projects and is active as an artist. She has experience in working with people from groups at risk of social exclusion in projects such as Forum Theatre in the Gdańsk Detention Centre, psychological and sexological consultations for the Gdańsk Centre for Equal Treatment, preparation of campaigns and social activities for LGBTQIA+ people. Certified anti-discrimination trainer (Course of anti-discrimination and equality training, Centre for psychotherapy and development Ku Sobie). She works in the spirit of Motivational Dialogue (DM in practical and therapeutic work, Polish Society of Motivational Dialogue). |
Rev. Prof. Dr. Andrzej Gretkowski |
Professor of humanities in the field of pedagogy, doctor habilitated in the discipline of psychology. Author of numerous publications on pedagogy, psychology and social work. Academic lecturer since 1995. The subjects taught include: Selected issues in psychology, Developmental psychology, Marriage and family psychology, Social psychology, Psychooncology. Psychopathology, Sociology, Special Pedagogy, Ethics, especially the so-called social professions. In 2018 he was awarded the Bronze Janusz Korczak Medal of the J. Korczak Pedagogical University in Warsaw and the Silver Cross of Merit of the Republic of Poland from President Andrzej Duda. |
Dr Anna Gruhn |
Doctor of Social Sciences in the field of political science. He is interested in intellectual property issues and issues related to research and innovation. |
Dr Paulina Gruszka |
Lawyer specialising in the areas of administrative law, data protection law, new technology law and intellectual property law. She devoted her dissertation to the topic of "Realisation of patients' rights in healthcare", which is the culmination of her more than 10 years of experience in the healthcare sector, where she has been professionally active since 2010. Initially, she was associated with healthcare providers offering specialised care, and since 2015 she has focused on the clinical research sector. Since 2017, she has held an academic teaching role. From 2018 to 2024, she held the position of Data Protection Officer at one of the healthcare entities, and from 2020 to 2024, she was listed as an arbitrator of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Association of Insurance Brokers in Poland. She is currently serving as Secretary of the same Court from 2024. Currently, Dr Gruszka works with a law firm providing comprehensive legal services in the field of personal data protection and new technologies for large entrepreneurs, which allows her to combine practice with theoretical knowledge. |
MA Anna Gryś |
Graduate of the Higher School of Security in Gdańsk. She completed her bachelor's degree in psychology, pursuing two specialisations: neuropsychology and forensic-investigative psychology. Two years later, she obtained a Master's degree in psychology pursuing a specialisation in clinical psychology. She wrote her bachelor's thesis on. "The death penalty in Poland". In turn, her master's thesis described and researched eating disorders among women aged 18-25. In 2022 she completed a postgraduate degree in Psychology of Leadership in Practice and in 2023 in Psychopathology. In 2023, she started her doctoral studies at the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine II, Karol Marcinkowski Medical University. Her research interests include psychology, law, sexology and clinical dietetics. |
Dr Rafał Guzowski |
Doctor of Social Sciences in the discipline of political science and administration. He is the author of books on communication, media policy, image creation and social media. For more than 14 years he has been providing soft training and training on topics such as management control, risk management and project management. He has experience in managing teams, including as head of a city hall department and director of an office handling EU funds. His research interests include digitisation of terrestrial television, crisis management, fake news, manipulation of society. |
Prof. Dr. Ludwik Habuda |
Professor of Humanities. Lawyer, political scientist. He has published over 95 scientific positions, including 6 monographs. His scientific and research interests focus on the issues of organisation and management, organisation of administration, political system and praxeology. An academic teacher associated with universities in Wrocław, Opole and Częstochowa. |
Dr Joanna Halicka-Masłowska |
Psychologist, biologist, certified specialist in addiction psychotherapy, doctor of medicine in child and adolescent psychiatry. Specialises in working with adults and adolescents with problems of addiction, risky and self-injurious behaviour (alcohol, drugs, behavioural addictions, self-harm). She helps to perceive the causes of problems and to solve them. She has gained her professional experience in the Children's Neuropsychiatry Centre "Neuromed", Wroclaw Health Centre, Psychiatry Clinic of the Medical University, "Karan" Association, Addiction Treatment Centre in Wroclaw "Monar" and in schools, kindergartens and psychological-pedagogical counselling centres. She is an academic lecturer and an expert witness at the Regional Court in Wrocław and Opole in the subjects of psychology and addictions. |
Dr Andrzej Hankała |
Doctor habilitated in the humanities in the discipline of psychology, specialises in the problems of human memory and teaching and education - he is the author and co-author of scientific books in this field. Member of the Polish Psychological Association and board member of the Polish Suicidological Association. |
Dr Tomasz Iwańczyk |
Graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at UKSW in Warsaw. He has many years of experience in legal practice gained while working in court as well as in a renowned international law firm. Since 2011 he has been running his own legal practice successfully representing clients from Poland and abroad. |
Prof. Dr. Andrzej Jablonski |
Professor of humanities in the discipline of political science and administration. He spent almost his entire career as an academic teacher at the University of Wrocław, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Political Science. In 2017, he was awarded the University of Wrocław Medal. He has published more than 130 scientific papers nationally and internationally. He is currently a lecturer at the Angelus Silesius State Higher Vocational School in Wałbrzych. |
D. Eng. Robert Janczewski |
Doctoral degree in technical sciences in the discipline of computer science, author of numerous scientific publications in the field of computer science. He has many years of experience as an academic lecturer, teaching in the field of information technology and cyber security. He is constantly improving his professional qualifications, including, among others, being certified as an internal auditor of an information security management system according to the requirements of the ISO/IEC 27001: 2005 standard. In 2019, he was awarded the Medal of the National Education Commission. |
MA Edyta Janik |
She graduated in psychology and law from the University of Lodz. During her studies, she actively participated in the life of the University, took an active part in National Scientific Conferences, and led a research project in psychology on the impact of fatherhood on men's self-image. She is currently planning to continue her studies within the Doctoral School of Social Sciences. In her scientific path, she wants to focus, among other things, on issues related to the field of clinical psychology. She regularly expands her knowledge and improves her qualifications related to her position as a psychologist. She holds a TUS trainer's certificate, participates in trainings on sexual disorders organised by CMKP, and has completed a training in the area of crisis intervention organised by Edu-mach. |
MA Krzysztof Janoś |
Master's degree in political science. Entertainer, journalist and radio presenter with several years of experience in Polish Radio and Radio RAM. He cooperated with the regional TVP Centre in Wrocław and the most popular Polish portal about finance and business - Money. pl of the Wirtualna Polska Group. |
Prof. Dr. Czesław Jarecki |
Full professor in the social sciences. Author of numerous scientific publications. Active participant in national and international conferences. From 1976 to the present day, associated with the university environment. From 2009 to 2021 he was a full professor at the Faculty of Command and Maritime Operations at the Naval Academy. He has taught mainly in the area of research methodology, with a particular focus on security studies. |
Dr Agnieszka Jaroszewicz |
Doctor of Law, attorney at law in the Bar Association in Wrocław, deals with the protection of intellectual property, new technologies and criminal law, provides services to, among others, entities from the GameDev industry, graduate of law and doctoral studies in legal sciences at the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics at the University of Wrocław, author of a doctoral thesis entitled "Legal mechanisms for preventing and combating domestic violence". D. thesis entitled "Legal Criminal Law Mechanisms for Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence", academic lecturer, participant of scientific and industry conferences, student of postgraduate studies "Modern Technology Law" at the Leon Koźmiński Academy in Warsaw, author of scientific publications. |
Dr Marta Jaroszewska |
Doctor of social sciences in the field of pedagogy, author of numerous scientific publications in the area of security and penitentiary science. For many years a trainer and academic lecturer. She gained her professional experience in detention centres in various positions, and currently conducts training courses for the staff of the detention centre in Bartoszyce. She is constantly improving her qualifications, including postgraduate studies in audit and internal control, human resources management and penitentiary studies. She has participated in a number of scientific conferences in her research area. |
Dr Maciej Jeż |
Doctor of social sciences in the discipline of pedagogy and Spanish language teacher. Author of scientific publications in the field of anthropology. Participant of Polish and international scientific conferences. Since 2023, teacher of Hispanic language at GIMBASKET Secondary School of Sport in Wrocław. |
Dr Marta Jósewicz |
Doctor of Social Sciences in the field of psychology. She has been working as a therapist with children, adolescents and adults for 12 years, including at school, in associations for children and adolescents, at the Autism Research Workshop and in private practice. She is a therapist of EMDR and Rational Behavioural Therapy. In addition, she has been working with psychology students for 13 years. She is a member of the Polish Psychological Association and the Polish EMDR Association. |
Dr Jarosław Kaleta |
PhD in social sciences in the discipline of security sciences. In 1996 he was appointed to the first officer rank of Assistant Police Commissioner at the Police Academy in Szczytno. He worked in various units, including the Police District Headquarters in Myslowice, the Police Training Centre in Katowice and the Police School in Katowice, where he was promoted to the position of Deputy Commander and then Commander. Since 2016, he has served as the Regional Police Chief in Opole and in 2018 he received the general rank. He is currently a retired superintendent. He has been awarded many times, including the Silver Badge "Meritorious Police Officer", the Gold Badge "For merits in penitentiary work" and the "Pro Patria" medal. |
Dr. Paweł Kamiński |
Doctor of Humanities at the University of Wrocław. Graduate of the University of Humanities and Social Sciences SWPS in Wrocław in the field of psychology (major: clinical psychology) and the University of Wrocław in the field of philosophy - social communication, a specialist in the School of Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy at the SWPS University. He gained his experience working in a general psychiatric day ward at the Lower Silesian Centre for Mental Health in Wrocław. |
Dr Daniel Kasprzycki |
Doctor of Social Sciences, graduate of the Naval Academy in Gdynia. Specialist in security and military affairs. Graduate of the Institute of Security and International Affairs of the Lower Silesian University in Wrocław (2014) and doctoral studies at the Faculty of Command and Maritime Operations of the Bohaterów Westerplatte Naval Academy in Gdynia (2021). His research interests focus mainly on wars and armed conflicts waged from 1939 to the present, the art of war and international security. Author and co-author of several monographs and dozens of articles. He is currently a research and didactic employee of the University of Vocational Training in Wrocław and an associate of the University of Lower Silesia in Wrocław. |
Dr Dorota Kaźmierczak-Pec |
Didactician. She defended her doctorate at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wrocław, in 2003. Author of publications in the Parisian "Culture", International Security Yearbook, Nationality Review and others. Her research interests focus on broadly defined state security and Eastern Europe. |
Dr Kazimierz Kloc |
Polish economist, historian of economic thought, holder of a postdoctoral degree in the humanities. Professor at the Warsaw School of Economics, where he held positions such as Vice-Chancellor (2002-2005), Vice-Dean of the Graduate School (1998-2002) and Head of the Department of the History of Economic Thought in the Department of Market System Theory. |
Dr Iwona Koczanowicz-Dehnel |
Doctor of Humanities, in the discipline of psychology. He focuses his research on issues related to the formation of psychology as an independent scientific discipline. He analyses the influence of other specific sciences on the formation of research programmes in psychology. A long-standing academic lecturer at the University of Wrocław, Institute of Psychology. |
Dr Krzysztof Korda |
Doctor of humanities in the discipline of history. Author of numerous academic publications, his area of interest is modern history - the Solidarity movement in the 1980s and the Pomeranian regional movement. Councillor of the Tczew Poviat and member of the Tczew Poviat Management Board. He gained professional experience at the European Solidarity Centre and the Court of Appeal in Gdańsk. Since 2014, an academic lecturer, until 2020 affiliated with the Gdańsk University of Technology, and since 2021 with the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, subjects taught: history of administration, history of pedagogy, local self-government, co-author of a methodical guide for primary school teachers on the history of their own region (history of Kashubia). |
Ewelina Kościukiewicz-Świerczewska, MA |
Lawyer, systemic family therapist, systemic couples therapist, certified mediator, trainer of the Polish Mediation Centre. Mediator in civil cases at the Regional Court in Wrocław and the Regional Court in Świdnica. She is also registered on the list of court mediators in criminal and juvenile cases. She teaches mediation at the University of Lower Silesia and at the SWPS University in Wrocław. She trains at the Study of Mediation at the Lower Silesian Psychotherapy Centre in Wroclaw. He cooperates with the Lower Silesian Chamber of Commerce by conducting mediation duty.Since 2018 he is a member of the Ethics Committee of the Polish Mediation Centre. |
Magdalena Kowalczyk, MA |
Psychologist and psychodietician. He uses cognitive-behavioural techniques, especially DBT, from which he received training. She guides in the process and helps to achieve lasting change and improve quality of life. She is passionate about working with young people, helping them to find their own path and build healthy coping strategies to deal with life's challenges and developmental crises - she works with people from the age of 13. |
Dr Katarzyna Kowalska |
Doctor of Law, legal adviser, researcher at the Faculty of Law, University of Warsaw. For many years involved in the Polish and global movement for legal counselling dedicated to the most needy groups of people (including people living with HIV, the homeless). Board member of the European Network for Clinical Legal Education. Trainer and expert in methodology of working with clients and providing legal support to the most vulnerable groups. She runs an individual law firm of legal counsel. |
MA Anna Królikowska |
Psychologist, court expert listed by the District Court in Jelenia Góra in the field of forensic and investigative psychology. Member of the Association of Psychologists in Poland. She gained her professional experience, among others, as a lecturer at the University of Lower Silesia and as a family assistant at the Communal Social Welfare Centre in Podgórzyn. She currently works at the Warsaw Centre for Forensic and Investigative Psychology as a specialist. She has completed the Specialist Course in "Psychological Opinion in cases of suicide and inconclusive deaths" and the 2nd Intensive Course in Investigative Psychology. |
Dr Michał Kruszelnicki |
Doctor of Humanities. He works mainly in philosophy, literary studies, analytical psychology, critical pedagogy and popular culture. Author of books and articles on the borderline of humanities disciplines. |
Prof. Dr. Zdzisław Kubot |
Full professor in legal sciences. Author of numerous publications on labour law, commercial law and social security law. From 1968 to 2024, an employee of the Institute of Civil Law at the University of Wrocław, currently an employee of the Higher School of Vocational Training. Teaching law for over 50 years. |
Dr Emilia Kuczma |
Doctor of Law, expert in the field of personal data protection. Author of numerous scientific publications (monographs and scientific articles) in the field of constitutional law, in particular personal data protection. She has experience in the position of information security administrator, performing this function, among others, in the banking sector. She has conducted nearly 200 trainings on personal data protection. |
Natalia Kufel, MA |
Pedagogue and special educator with students with intellectual disabilities, has over 14 years of experience. She currently works as a teacher at the Special School and Educational Centre in Żukowo, where she develops individual educational and therapeutic programmes, in accordance with the principles of applied behaviour analysis, supporting the development of a child with autism, maintains student records, and cooperates with parents. She has completed numerous courses in pedagogy, e.g. a course in Early Montessori Education conducted by the Polish Montessori Institute and the 2nd and 3rd degree of training in behavioural therapy for children with autism organised by the Non-Public Centre of Excellence. |
MA Slawomir Kulczyk |
Psychologist, philosopher, researcher at the University of Humanities and Social Sciences SWPS Wrocław, lecturer, certified psychotherapist in the psychodynamic paradigm. |
Dr Barbara Kutrowska |
Doctor of social sciences in the discipline of pedagogy. Specialist in the field of pedagogical diagnostics and methodology of work with a group and methodology of care work. Expert of the Ministry of National Education and an examiner of the Regional Examination Commission. Consultant at the Wrocław Teacher Training Centre. Author of several scientific publications on the role and competences of a teacher in a modern school. Reviewer of educational programmes during the development of educational reform. Chairperson of the equality team at the All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions. Expert of the Polish Teachers' Union on teacher education and professional advancement of teachers. |
Katarzyna Lenczyk-Woroniecka, MA |
Director of the Internal Audit Department at the Marshal's Office and lecturer at the University of Wrocław and the University of Lower Silesia. Long-time practitioner of accounting departments in the private sector, including in the position of Chief Accountant. Member of the Board of Directors of IIA Poland, Certified Public Sector Auditor (CGAP), Certified Auditor of the Ministry of Finance (698/2004), Internal Quality Assessment/Validation, holds a Certificate of Risk Management Assurance (CRMA). |
Dr Bianka Lewandowska |
Doctor of humanities in the discipline of psychology, psychologist and psychodietitian. Author of numerous scientific publications and participant of scientific conferences. She conducts scientific research in the field of clinical psychology and health, with a special interest in psychotherapy theory and the multidimensional human experience of the body. She currently runs a private psychological practice. |
Dr Barbara Lorenc-Gelisko |
Doctor of Social Sciences. Graduate of postgraduate studies in Transport Psychology and Management Psychology. She gained professional experience as a psychologist in the Wałbrzych upbringing centre, psychological and pedagogical counselling centre and the Voivodeship Police Headquarters. She has also acted as a police negotiator and communication coordinator. She teaches, among others, forensic psychology, forensic psychology, victimology, as well as threat psychology at the University of Wrocław. She holds an Aggression Replacement Training ART certificate. She has participated in numerous trainings on psychological diagnosis and is the author of numerous scientific publications. |
Hubert Ludwiczak, MA |
Psychologist and psychotherapist. He completed the course in solution-focused therapy 1st and 2nd degree. Professionally, he works at the Detention Centre in Świdnica as a psychologist. |
Dr Iwona Macek |
D., assistant professor in the Department of Political and Social Activity Research at the Institute of Political Science, University of Wrocław. His research interests include political analysis of public administration, cooperation between public administration and the third sector, and management of public organisations. |
Dr. Grzegorz Majchrzak |
PhD in social sciences in the discipline of political science. |
Dr Irena Malinowska |
Doctor of Social Sciences in the discipline of political science. Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences in the College of Vocational Training. Author of numerous scientific publications in political sciences, security sciences and legal sciences related to the institutional phenomenon of combating human trafficking and criminological aspects of selected forms of crime. He has several years of experience as an academic lecturer - teaching courses related to internal security, administration and broadly defined criminology. Subjects taught: cognitive criminology, victimology, profiling of offenders, combating crime, crisis management in administration, mediation and negotiation in administration. Permanent court mediator at the District Court in Warsaw in civil, labour, family and economic cases. Member of the Polish Society of Criminalistics in Warsaw and the Polish Society of Criminology in Warsaw. |
Dr Marcin Maliszewski |
Doctor in the field of social sciences in the discipline of security sciences, Master of Laws, author of many scientific publications in the field of security. A long-time academic lecturer, since 2016 he has been associated with the School of Administration and Business in Gdynia, where he teaches students, covering the scope of labour law and social insurance. He gained his professional experience working from 2003 until today at the Social Insurance Institution. |
MA Bogumiła Mandat |
Director and teacher, former inspector of the School Superintendent's Office in Wrocław, MEN expert. She has gained training experience by cooperating with numerous educational centres. She has conducted courses in the management of educational units and was responsible for the implementation of projects improving the functioning of educational units. She is currently conducting training courses on changes in the Education Law, the modernised SIO and the use of IT tools in school work. |
MA Anna Marciniak |
Psychologist, certified psychotherapist in the cognitive-behavioural current and nutritionist. She graduated in psychology from Wrocław's SWPS University and in dietetics from Wrocław's Medical University. She complemented her education by completing a training internship in psychodietetics at the Institute of Psychodietetics and an accredited EMDR Europe training. She completed an accredited four-year psychotherapy training at the School of Cognitive-Behavioural Psychotherapy at the SWPS University. She is a member of the Polish Association for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and the Polish Association for EMDR Therapy. Since 2023 owner of the Institute of Psychotherapy and Development HiMind. |
Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Marecki |
Professor of economic sciences, author of numerous scientific publications in the field of economics and finance. Long-time academic lecturer, since 2019 associated with the Warsaw School of Economics. European Union expert on small and medium-sized enterprises and World Bank local expert on economic and financial analysis of entities surrounding agriculture in Poland. He has taken part in many projects and scientific research, and has participated in many scientific conferences, falling within the area of scientific interest. |
Prof. Dr. Wojciech Michalak |
Full professor in the Department of National Security and Logistics at the Air Force Military Academy in Dęblin, professional officer in the Polish Army. Author of publications on military security and internal security. Since 2016 an independent researcher at the Wszechnica Polska Szkoła Wyższa Akademii Nauk Stosowanych in Warsaw. |
MA Kamila Michałowska- Bryła |
Master's degree in law. Appointed teacher teaching in a secondary school. Her academic achievements include publications and conference presentations on legal and educational issues, with a particular focus on the issue of plagiarism. |
MA Lidia Młody |
Master's degree in clinical psychology and master's degree in special education with revalidation. Specialist psychologist in social welfare consultation points. Since 2018 a Prison Service officer in the rank of officer second lieutenant on the position of a psychologist of the Therapeutic Department in the Prison in Rawicz, since 2024 on the position of Deputy Head of the Therapeutic Department for convicts with non-psychotic mental disorders or mental retardation, including those included in the therapy programme for offenders against sexual freedom and morality, committed in connection with a sexual preference disorder and convicts addicted to psychoactive substances other than alcohol. He provides training on psychological issues for staff in the Prison Service, social welfare and education. |
Dr Eugeniusz Młyniec |
Doctor of social sciences in the discipline of political science. For over 45 years an employee of the Institute of Political Science at the University of Wrocław. In his scientific activity, he has dealt with political theory, public opinion and pathologies of political life. He is associated with the Society for Civic Education. He held the position of president of the TEO from 2017 to 2023. |
MA Dorota Modrzyńska |
Master's degree in psychology. Certified Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist (Polish Society for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy). Specialist in Addiction and Co-addiction Therapy (PARPA). Specialist Psychotraumatologist (Institute of Integrated Psychotherapy in Munich). Has been conducting individual psychotherapy including children and adolescents since 1998 until today. Since 1998 she has been an active trainer for training in addiction psychotherapy, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, psychotraumatology. During these years she has conducted and is conducting 14 supervision sessions for parenting and social work teams in longer periods of a minimum of one year and a maximum of 7 years. As part of her training, she has collaborated and cooperated with the Etoh Foundation from Warsaw, the Our Home Association, the Gdańsk Psychological Publishers, the City Hall of Sopot and Gdańsk, the Clean Sounds Foundation, the Sopot House Association, the Green Thought Association for professional and personal development. As part of the latter, she coordinated a team of diagnosticians and carried out diagnoses commissioned by MOPR in Gdańsk for children from the risk group under the direct care of MOPR in Gdańsk. |
Dr Robert Mroczek |
Doctor of social sciences in the discipline of legal sciences. Author of publications on legal and social aspects of the crime of trafficking in human beings. In his professional work he deals with the subject of recognition, prevention and detection of crimes and offences and prosecution of their perpetrators, within the material jurisdiction of the Border Guard. Second Lieutenant Commander of the Border Guard as Head of the Criminal Proceedings Section of the Department. Coordinator of the Maritime Unit of the Border Guard for combating and preventing trafficking in human beings. Chairman of the Pomeranian Provincial Team for Combating and Preventing Trafficking in Human Beings. |
Dr Józef Muszyński |
Dr Natalia Najgiebauer |
Doctor of social sciences in the discipline of legal sciences, lawyer. Since 2020 an academic lecturer at the Wroclaw School of Banking (now WSB Merito University), teaching subjects in civil law, family law and mediation. Court mediator entered in the list of mediators of the District Court in Wrocław, Conducting mediations in civil, family, economic, criminal cases. Completed numerous courses, e.g. Certified Cognitive Coach Course. |
mgr Agnieszka Nehring |
Long-time academic lecturer, specialist in promotion and intercultural and healthcare-patient communication, certified event manager, former journalist. Since 2020, she has been training healthcare professionals in patient communication. She has completed numerous training courses including Advanced Negotiation and Intercultural Communication. |
Dr Marek Okulak |
Doctor of Social Sciences in the discipline of security sciences. Academic publications and considerations in writing the thesis were focused on the energy security of the state in the broadest sense. A soldier of Military Unit 2305 in Warsaw. From 2018 to 2020, he served as an officer of the Findings Section of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau. From 2009 to 2018, he served as a senior officer in the Government Protection Bureau. |
Michał Otrębski, MA |
Retired Chief Superintendent of Police. Former Metropolitan Police Chief. Completed the Homicide Detection Methodology course at the New York State Police Albany and the School of Management for Chiefs of Police at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. Long-time Police representative at Europol headquarters in The Hague. Awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. |
MA Mehmet Ömürlü |
Specialist with over 10 years of teaching experience. Experience covers a wide range of subjects related to management, marketing as well as psychology in business, both in an academic and practical context. He has gained professional experience as an owner of marketing agencies. |
Magdalena Papiór MA |
Master's degree in business management. |
Dr Tomasz Pardo |
Doctor of Social Sciences in the discipline of security sciences, author of numerous scientific publications in this field. Lecturer in real estate management at postgraduate studies for 10 years. Owner of the Centre for Training, Consulting and Property Management. Founder and President of the European Economic Institute Association. Vice President of the Polish Federation of Associations of Real Estate Professions. He completed postgraduate studies in the protection of classified information and legally protected information, as well as in real estate management and real estate brokerage. |
Dr Agnieszka Pawłowska |
Doctor of Humanities in the discipline of political science. Academic publications in the last 10 years have been related to the analysis of local policies in the areas of cultural heritage protection, social services and education. Earlier ones dealt, among others, with the issues of determinants of self-governance of local government units, tasks of local government units in the framework of specific public policies and support of persons with disabilities. Since 2019, employee of the Imago Foundation in Wrocław - expert in respite care projects, coordinator of EU-funded projects and projects implemented in cooperation with local and regional government units. |
Izabela Pelińska, MA |
Psychologist and psychotherapist working integratively, specialising in Ericksonian psychotherapy. She completed her master's degree in clinical psychology at the SWPS University in Wrocław and a course in psychological assistance in sexology at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. She also completed a five-year course in systemic-ericksonian psychotherapy. She has professional experience gained in various institutions, including counselling centres, foundations, hospitals and as a lecturer and mentor. She currently specialises in perinatal support, including fertility difficulties, pregnancy loss and birth anxiety. She runs in-patient sessions in Wrocław and she supervises her work and works in accordance with the Psychologist's Code of Ethics. |
Dr Anetta Pereświet- Sołtan |
Social psychologist and educator, experienced business trainer, management coach, specialist in management and organisational psychology and interpersonal communication. For 22 years a trainer-trainer cooperating with public authorities, public benefit organisations, national and international companies in the field of organising work, managing people, developing employees (ability to communicate, cooperate, dealing with difficult situations. Author of scientific articles, commentator of social events in the media (mainly TVN, but also TVP and Polskie Radio Wrocław, Radio RAM, RMF, Radio ZET, Gazeta Wrocławska, portal Money.pl). She has implemented numerous training and consulting projects in the field of: communication in the organisation, management and leadership, motivating and assessing employees, customer service, managing teams, implementing changes in the organisation for such companies as: Ruukki Wrocław Sp. z o.o., EnergiaPro Gigawat Sp. o.o., FAURECIA Polska Sp. z o.o., Ernst & Young Sp. z o.o., AIG Bank Polska S.A., Autoliv Poland Sp. z o.o., Wabco, AB S.A., MERIDA, POLIPLAST, Lower Silesian Voivodship Office, Polskie Radio, RMF FM, TVN Television, ARiMR O/Dolnośląski (three times), PGNiG. |
Zuzanna Piasecka, MA |
Experienced manager with many years of experience in the financial sector, able to build lasting and effective relationships between HR and business. MBA graduate, certified coach and trainer. She has extensive experience in building from scratch and developing HR teams. She is currently Managing Director of the HR and Communication Divisions at Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego. |
MA Anna Piguła |
Master's degree in political science, career counsellor, university lecturer. ICF Certified Coach and personal development trainer. For 20 years she has been working with non-governmental organisations in the field of human rights. Founder of Pracownia Zmiany i Motywacji, where she supports people at different stages of life to achieve what is important to them. |
Dr Livius Feather |
Master's degree in philosophy from the University of Zielona Góra, where he also completed his doctoral studies in literary studies. A lecturer for many years, since 2013 he has been associated with the University of Lower Silesia DSW in Wrocław, where he taught philosophy and ethics. Professionally, he works as a librarian in the library of the University of Wrocław. |
MA Małgorzata Piórkowska |
Master of Law. Chief specialist in the Records Division of the Department of Permits and Concessions at the Ministry of the Interior and Administration. From 2017 to 2019, expert in the Department of Personnel and Training at the Central Bureau of Investigation of the Police. She served as a social curator at the District Court in Legionowo. |
Dr Dorota Plucińska |
Doctor of Humanities. Collaborates with the University of Warsaw and the Catholic University of Lublin. He researches the works of Cyprian Norwid and publishes, among others, in "Studia Norwidiana". He works at the Complex of Teachers' Colleges in Ostrołęka. |
MA Joanna Podemska |
She holds degrees in pedagogy, sociology and management psychology. She works at a university and at a post-secondary school. She is a writer and an instructor of occupational therapy. In addition, she provided training for teaching staff in communication and psychological support for people with disabilities (as part of an EU project). |
Dr.-Ing. Andrzej Pollak |
Doctor of social sciences in the discipline of security sciences. Professionally, he held managerial positions in a manufacturing company and a long-time manager of a local self-government unit. Vice-President of the Association of Pomeranian Municipalities. He is qualified as a member of Supervisory Boards in state-owned companies. He has completed a number of training and courses, including "Strategic planning in local partnerships" and the European Financial Advisory Centre qualification "EU advisor". |
dr hab. Joanna Pyłat |
Doctoral degree in the humanities in the discipline of history, long-time university teacher. Currently serves as an expert in international research, educational and scientific projects. In 2003, she was awarded the Bronze Cross of Merit by the President of the Republic of Poland. Vice-president of the World Research Council for Polish Studies and member of the Board of the Polish Society for Studies Abroad. Participant of many courses and trainings on historical topics. |
Zbigniew Rabiejewski, M.Sc. |
Master's degree in management. Commander of the Prevention Platoon in the Prevention Section of the Military Gendarmerie Department in Rzeszów. Conducted prevention classes with soldiers of military units and institutions on the territory of the Podkarpackie voivodeship, in the area of counteracting corruption, addictions, road accidents. |
Dr Beata Rajba |
Psychologist, philologist, EMDR therapist, copywriter, graphic designer, web designer, has participated in the design and development of dozens of advertising and social campaigns. Lecturer in Psychology, member of the Psychology Research Unit for Public Health. She conducts research on schema inconsistency and circadian messages, and validates psychological research tools. |
Prof. Dr. Teresa Rostowska |
Professor of Humanities, psychologist and experienced university teacher. Author of numerous scientific publications in the field of developmental psychology and family psychology. She is the recipient of numerous scientific awards. She received, among others, the Medal of the Commission of National Education for special merits for education (1999), the Golden Cross of Merit for scientific achievements (2002) and was repeatedly awarded the Rector's Award at the University of Łódź and Gdańsk for scientific, research and teaching activities. In the course of her professional work, she has cooperated with many academic centres in Poland, including in particular: the Psychology Institutes at the Universities of Poznań, Wrocław, Łódź, Bydgoszcz, Lublin, Kraków, Opole, the Catholic University of Lublin, and the Medical Universities of Łódź and Gdańsk. She has promoted 250 bachelor's degrees, 360 master's degrees and 17 doctorates. She has repeatedly been appointed as a reviewer in the proceedings for the degree of professor, and in the habilitation and doctoral dissertations. She has also been a reviewer of dozens of books and scientific articles. |
Dr Szymon Rudzki |
Doctor of Law, from 2019 an academic teacher at WSB Merito University in Wrocław, he taught subjects such as Environmental Law, Proceedings before administrative courts, Civil proceedings, Basics of civil and economic law. From 2014 to 2024 an employee of a law firm in Wrocław. |
Dr Anna Rybicka |
Doctor in the social sciences, in the discipline of defence sciences. Author of numerous publications in the field of security. Sub-Comm. Anna Rybicka at the Police Training Centre in Legionowo, Plenipotentiary of Police Schools for the Protection of Human Rights. |
Dr Robert Rynkun-Werner |
Doctor of Law, lawyer. Author of numerous scientific publications, mainly in the area of constitutional law. Experienced trainer and academic teacher, since 2022 associated with the Managerial Academy of Applied Sciences in Warsaw (MANS). Since 2011 he has been providing training to trainee attorneys of the Warsaw Bar Association. He is a columnist for the daily newspaper "Rzeczpospolita" and thematic editor in the field of law in the quarterly "Social Sciences" MANS. |
Dr Adam Rzetecki |
D. in legal sciences. His scientific output includes 20 scientific publications, including a book publication for the C.H. Beck publishing house, published in the second half of 2023, as well as several scientific articles published in legal journals and chapters in scientific monographs. He has gained professional experience as a lawyer and lecturer. He developed his skills through active participation in numerous national scientific conferences. |
Dr. Małgorzata Samojedny |
Doctor of social sciences in the discipline of legal sciences, lawyer. Co-founder of the think-tank The Opportunity Institute for Foreign Affairs based in Warsaw. Author of numerous scientific publications and monographs. Her research area includes the concept of the state in non-European regimes, terrorism and security. She is the Chairperson of the Organising Committee of the cyclical international conference Three Seas One Opportunity. She is an expert of the Oriental Law Research Workshop at the University of Wrocław and the Global Institute of Law in Oxford. |
Prof. Dr. Ruslana Seleznova |
Full professor at Azteca University in Mexico. She holds a degree in Innovation Management and Higher Education Management from the European University in Kyiv. Currently a lecturer at Tutor Academy in Canada and As. Professor at Wisconsin Art University Concordia, Department of Management (USA - Ukraine). Specialist in business statistics, statistical business analytics, information technology and cloud technologies. |
Maciej Schmidt, MA |
Psychologist and sexologist, works in a psycho-sexological counselling centre. Graduated in two fields of study at the SWPS University of Humanities and Social Sciences - psychology and psychosexuality. Lecturer at the SWPS in Sopot, where he teaches and supports the Scientific Circle of Clinical Sexology and the Scientific Circle of Developmental Psychology. He has completed numerous courses and trainings, e.g. a course in cognitive behavioural therapy and a course in schema therapy, and participated in many scientific conferences. Organiser of the conference "Fertility and Couple Psychosexual Health". |
Ms Aleksandra Siewert |
Master's degree in law, graduate of the University of Gdańsk. Head of the Department of Permits and Concessions, Ministry of Interior and Administration in Warsaw. |
Dr Barbara Sobkowiak |
Doctor of Economics in management science and quality. Teacher of economic subjects and educator with over 40 years of experience. Specialist in organisation and management theory, fundamentals of organisation and management, conflict resolution methods, psychology in organisation and social communication. |
Leszek Sobkowiak, PhD |
Doctor of Humanities in the field of political science. Researcher of conflicts and protests and decision-making mechanisms, social and political change Author of didactic materials for the following subjects: political science, political theory, methodology of political science research, political decision-making, political leadership. Member of the Polish Political Science Association and the Scientific Council of the journal 'Political Theory'. Publisher of the Jagiellonian University. |
MA Olga Staniszewska - Kowalczyk |
Master's degree in administration. Employee at the Higher Vocational Training College in Wrocław, lecturer in the subject of principles of occupational health and safety, first aid. |
MA Paweł Stańczyk |
Psychologist, cognitive function trainer at Empatia Psychological Clinic, where he provides cognitive function training for people after brain injury and with dementia. During his studies, he supported the teaching work of lecturers by preparing teaching materials for students and operating remote teaching equipment. He gained work experience at the Non Licet Foundation, where he supported people experiencing violence by safeguarding them and referring them to the appropriate specialist at the foundation. He has attended a number of courses in clinical psychology. Participated in a research internship at the Social Behaviour Research Centre organised by SWPS University of Humanities and Social Sciences. Participant and speaker at scientific conferences on psychology. Currently the President of the Polish Association of Psychology Students and Graduates. |
Dr Andrzej Stec |
Doctor of legal sciences in the field of constitutional law. Since 2016, legal advisor at the Regional Chamber of Legal Advisors in Koszalin. He was the first foreigner to serve a professional internship in the Office of the President of Ukraine and in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. He is fluent in spoken and written Ukrainian. Conducted a series of lectures in Ukrainian at three Ukrainian universities (in Lutsk and Kyiv) and received a grant from the Erasmus+KA107 programme 3 times. He was awarded the 2nd degree "Rector's Grant" in January 2022 for his publications published in the Web of Science Database, and in March 2022 he received the 3rd degree award of the Rector of the University of Zielona Góra for scientific achievements. |
MA Piotr Stępkowski |
Master's degree in psychology and management and marketing. Graduate of postgraduate studies in European integration and Psychology in company and social life. He completed a coaching course and a training related to stress management. He gained professional experience as an English teacher and later by taking up managerial positions in various companies. He currently runs his own company, which offers business consulting. |
Dr Kamil Stępniak |
Doctor of Social Sciences in the discipline of legal sciences, specialising in constitutional law. President of the Centre for Constitutional Law and Rule of Law Monitoring. Lecturer at the District Bar Council in Warsaw, the Ars Lege publishing house and the Centre for Economic and Legislative Analyses. Editor of specialist columns on constitutional law and theory and philosophy of law in Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. Member of the Polish Constitutional Law Association. Cooperates with the Department of Public Law, University of Lucerne (Switzerland) in the field of comparative studies of Polish and Swiss law, as well as the development of new participatory technologies. |
Dr Karolina Strzelczyk |
Doctor of social sciences in psychology. HR professional by profession and business coach. Passionate about the human approach to management, professional positive psychology and job crafting. For 16 years, she has been supporting companies in Poland and around the world, from start-ups to multi-billion dollar international organisations, in EMEA, APAC and the USA in achieving and realising business goals. She combines knowledge with commercial experience in a concrete way, passing it on to boards, managers, employees, teaching them how to work smart and effectively. |
MA Marzena Studniarek-Krzywda |
Psychologist with 20 years of experience, psychotraumatologist, EMDR therapist, trainer and university teacher. She runs her own psychological practice and is at the same time an active trainer: she designs and conducts training, workshop and coaching projects in the field of psychology. She is currently attending a 4-year CBT School of Psychotherapy. She submits her work to regular supervision and constantly participates in trainings to improve her professional qualifications. |
MA Daniel Szalbot |
Legal counsel, graduate of the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics at the University of Wrocław. He gained his professional experience while working in large law firms in Wrocław and while providing services to leading international companies from the construction, automotive and cryogenic sectors. He has many years of experience in handling construction investments and compensation and insurance disputes, in which he represents both injured persons and business entities. He is also a highly regarded specialist in family law. |
Dr Marika Szymańska |
Doctor of Economics in the discipline of management science, author of numerous scientific publications on management and organisation of enterprises. She gained her academic experience at Wrocław universities as an academic teacher at, among others, WSB Merito University in Wrocław, DSW University of Lower Silesia in Wrocław and the Wrocław School of Economics. The area of her scientific interests and the range of subjects she teaches at universities focuses on strategic management, human resources and competence management, employee motivation, conflict management and organisational behaviour. She has participated in numerous research projects. |
mgr Agnieszka Ślęzak |
Chartered psychologist and sexologist, graduate of clinical psychology at the Social and Humanities University (SWPS) in Wrocław and Katowice, and certified psychotherapist. She completed certified courses in clinical diagnosis, psychological assistance and crisis intervention. She provides opinions in criminal cases involving crimes against sexual freedom. She creates and implements projects for the Penitentiary Institution in Wrocław. Scientifically active in the field of diagnostics and therapy of sexual preference disorders. She is a member of the Polish Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy (PTTPB) and the Polish Society of Sexology (PTS). She serves as a board member of the Polish Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy (PTTPB) for the term 2024-2026. She runs the HiMind Institute for Psychotherapy and Development. |
mgr Agnieszka Śliwińska |
Master of Administration. He has gained professional experience since 2009 as Head of Control at the Ministry of Sport and Tourism in the Control and Supervision Department, then as Compliance Expert at BNP Paribas S.A. Brokerage Office, and currently as Head of Supervision at Goldman Sachs TFI. He is certified as an Internal Auditor of the Information Security Management System. |
MA Daniel Sliwinski |
Graduate of the UW Faculty of Management. Currently a doctoral student at the Warsaw School of Economics. He started his professional career in 2007 at Volkswagen Bank. Initially, he was in charge of fleet contracts. In 2009, he co-founded Remarketing within the Bank's structures. In 2012, he took the position of Remarketing Team Coordinator. As part of his work, he managed the entire process of remarketing, pricing and selling several thousand vehicles per year. He was twice awarded first place for the best Remarketing. From 2016 to 2018, he worked at Business Lease as Manager Remarketing & Rental, where he managed the sale of post-lease vehicles and short-term rental of vehicles. From 10.2018, he took up the position of Used Car Manager at BMW Financial Services. |
Patrycja Ślusarczyk, M.Sc. |
Master's degree in construction from the University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz. She completed postgraduate studies in human resources management. In 2016, she obtained a construction licence to manage construction works without limitations in the construction and civil engineering specialisation, and in 2018 in the road engineering specialisation. She has been gaining professional experience since 2013 as a construction engineer; in 2016, she took up the position of construction manager and still holds this position today. She has been gaining teaching experience since 2020, as a lecturer in subjects related to construction and information technology. |
MA Marta Świątek- Prycik |
MA Iwo Tarkowski |
Graduated in law from the University of Wrocław and in psychology from the SWPS University of Humanities and Social Sciences in Wrocław. Certified psychotherapist, psychologist and supervisor. Provides individual therapy and supervision. Has experience in therapeutic work with adults and adolescents. He completed a 4-year comprehensive training in Gestalt psychotherapy at the Gestalt Institute in Krakow, accredited by the European Association for Psychotherapy and belonging to PTPG (Polish Association for Gestalt Psychotherapy) and PFP (Polish Federation of Psychotherapy). |
Dr Maciej Teuchmann |
Doctor of social sciences in the discipline of pedagogy and Master of Law. Author of publications on the influence of contemporary culture on re-socialisation and on attempts to influence upbringing through artistic creation. He gained professional experience as an accountant and then as a lawyer. Since 2004, he has been running his own business in the field of gastronomy. |
Dr Agnieszka Turkiewicz-Maligranda |
Doctor of Medicine. Psychotherapist, clinical psychologist. She works in a psychoanalytic approach. In her understanding of man and his problems she also uses the systemic approach and psychodrama. She continuously supervises her own psychotherapeutic work with supervisors from the Polish Society of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and the Polish Psychoanalytic Society. She is a member of the Polish Association for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, the Polish Psychiatric Association and the Lower Silesian Association of Psychotherapists. |
Dr Tomasz Tyburcy |
Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Legal, Administrative and Security Sciences of the Managerial Academy of Applied Sciences in Warsaw. He completed his master's and postgraduate studies at Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University and his doctoral studies at Warsaw University, earning his PhD in 2016. He specialises in substantive criminal law and misdemeanour law, with particular interest in the structure of crime, crimes against life, health and property and constitutional law. He has authored numerous scientific publications and participated in conferences. He has gained professional experience in law firms and legislative departments of ministries, where, among other things, he coordinated the reform of the 2022 Penal Code and cooperated on numerous amendments to laws. |
Jacek Urbanski, MA |
Master's degree in political science in the field of social and local government. Graduate officer, Police Academy in Szczytno. Former police officer. He has 10 years' experience as an expert of the Department for Combating Organised Criminal and Economic Crime and 8 years' experience as the Head of the SKW Exposition in Wrocław in the Military Counterintelligence Service. Currently, Col. res. coordinator for security of persons and property. From 2007 to 2013 member of the Polish Platform for Internal Security. |
Dr Damian Wąsik |
Doctor of Law and public prosecutor; assistant professor in the Department of Fundamentals of Medical Law at the Ludwik Rydygier Medical College in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń; from 2013 to 2017 legal counsel employed in the health sector; from 2018 to 2019 public prosecutor delegated to the National Public Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw - Department of Judicial Proceedings and the Regional Public Prosecutor's Office in Gdańsk - VII Independent Medical Malpractice Department. Medical malpractice; co-editor, author and co-author of more than 200 publications on substantive and procedural criminal law and medical law, including monographs, commentaries, articles and glosses. |
Dr Natalia Wąsik |
Doctor of law, legal adviser. Author and co-author of numerous publications on medical law, criminal law and administrative law. Assistant in the Department of Fundamentals of Medical Law at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the L. Rydygier Medical College in Bydgoszcz - Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and a disciplinary ombudsman for students and doctoral students at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. Participant of numerous scientific conferences. |
MA Michal Więckiewicz |
Master of Law, graduate of the Lazarski School of Commerce and Law in Warsaw. He gained practical experience in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration, law firms and city offices. |
Bożena Wojtasik, PhD |
Doctor of humanities in general pedagogy. Member of the Association of School and Vocational Counsellors of the Republic of Poland. Her interests and publications include issues related to lifelong educational and vocational guidance and social support as well as educational and vocational problems of youth and adults. |
Dr. Grzegorz Wołk |
Doctor in the humanities, she has a significant scientific output in the field of history and teaching experience. For many years he has been cooperating with scientific and cultural institutions on various scientific and educational projects. Among others, with the Museum of Polish History (development of temporary exhibition concepts, popular science articles for MHP portals). Academic teacher at the Department of National Security, Academy of Military Art, teaching subjects from Fundamentals of Knowledge on Contemporary Terrorism; Intelligence Services and Terrorism; Analysis of International Crime and Forecasting Contemporary Armed Conflicts. He is also a reviewer for academic journals. |
Dr Andrzej Wozniak |
Doctor of re-socialisation pedagogy, graduate of postgraduate studies at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań in the field of prison management. He has gained professional experience since 1983 as a prison officer - he served until 2015. |
Prof. Dr. Aleksander Woźny |
Professor of Humanities. For years, he has been involved in narrative medicine, a sub-discipline of humanistic medicine that was established 20 years ago at Columbia University. He has participated in workshops conducted by representatives of the centre at Columbia University, and has himself conducted workshops on narrative medicine as part of international conferences on hospice care and palliative medicine organised annually by the Medical University of Wrocław. Media expert, former researcher at the Institute of Journalism and Social Communication, University of Wrocław; his research fields were anthropology of communication and media, literary studies, narrative medicine and public relations. |
Dr Marta Wysogląd |
Doctor of social sciences in the discipline of economics and finance. She is the author of numerous scientific publications, e.g. on the use of EU funds and innovative potential of enterprises operating in Lower Silesia. She has gained professional experience mainly in the area of monitoring and supervising projects financed from EU and government funds.Currently, she is a manager in the Department of Technical Assistance in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship Labour Office. She has many years of training experience, and the subjects of her training have mainly included EU project management, corporate financial management and project management methodology. |
Dr. Grzegorz Zając |
Doctor of Humanities in political science, author of numerous scientific publications. His area of scientific interest is focused on aviation law and aviation policy. Dr Grzegorz Zając has many years of training experience. He currently serves as Deputy Director of the Institute of Safety and Health Sciences at STSW in Kielce. He is Vice President for Institutional Cooperation of the Society of Friends of Science in Przemyśl and a member of the Polish European Law Association in Warsaw. He has participated in many courses and trainings in aviation law and has taken part in two international research projects. |
Dr Milena Zajkowska |
Doctor of Laws with a specialisation in criminal law and criminology. Graduate of National Security, Criminology and Russian Philology at the University of Białystok. A lecturer at the University of Białystok on, inter alia, criminal law, criminology, criminological theories or legal and penal protection of the Republic of Poland. Author and co-author of 10 scientific articles, active participant of conferences. Graduate of the School of German Law. |
Dr Monika Ziobrowska |
Trainer of interpersonal skills and personal development, accredited ICF Business Coach (ACC) with managerial and teaching experience, and member of the Polish Psychological Association. She is registered on the list of expert witnesses at the District Court in Wrocław. She has gained practice while working on managerial and specialist positions in the area of personnel and sales. Master's degree in psychology, master's degree in pedagogy, graduate of three postgraduate courses (Human Resources Management in a Modern Company, Labour Law and Social Insurance, Management of Health and Safety at Work in a Company) and specialist trainings, including EEG Biofeedback therapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy for adults. |
Dr Artur Ziółkowski |
Doctor of medicine and health sciences, scientific discipline of physical culture sciences and psychologist. Author of numerous scientific publications on health sciences and physical culture. Completed postgraduate studies in psychotherapy and sport psychology. Experienced trainer and academic teacher, conducts classes in the field of psychology. |
Dr Jan Znajdek |
Doctor of Law, graduate of the University of Łódź. The lecturer of interdisciplinary classes in, among others, intellectual property protection and personal data protection. Author of publications on legal aspects of internal security and historical studies in the field of Polish biography. Member of the Polish Legislation Society. |
Przemysław Żabnicki, MA |
Master's degree in marketing and management. Currently Sales Director for passenger, light truck and truck tyre lines in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia at Michelin Polska. |
Other instructors
Dr.-Irena Bach- Dąbrowska | ||
Doctor of technical sciences in the discipline of computer science. Since 2023 she has been working as an independent expert running her own consulting activity in the field of higher education management and obtaining grants from European funds and research grants. She has built her experience by cooperating with, among others, the Koszalin University of Technology, the Gdańsk University of Technology, the Gdańsk School of Banking. | ||
Dr Bozena Bartosik | ||
Special educator, certified SI and psychomotor therapist, university teacher. For more than 30 years she has worked in schools with children with various disabilities and their families. In her professional work she has been involved for many years in the diagnosis of children with special educational needs and in supporting their development, diagnosis of sensory processing disorders, diagnosis of psychomotor development of young children. Her involvement in the area of diagnosis and therapy was influenced by 12 years of work with Dr. Ludwika Sadowska in the Independent Developmental Rehabilitation Laboratory in the 1st Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Wrocław. For many years, together with Professor Joanna Kruk - Lasocka, she ran the Diagnosis and Therapy Cabinet for Children with Developmental Disabilities at the DSW. She is the author of numerous publications on the social-emotional functioning of children with various developmental disabilities and co-author of the Wrocław Model of Refinement. | ||
Łukasz Borowiec, MA | ||
Master's degree in management, graduate of the Bishop Jan Chrapek Business School in Radom. Currently, he is a Regional Sales Director, where he manages and coordinates a team of salesmen. A member of BNI Poland - an organisation of business recommendations worldwide, he holds the position of Networking Coordinator there. | ||
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Dr Danuta Kaźmierczak | ||
D. in security studies, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security Studies at the KEN Pedagogical University in Krakow. Author of publications on the management of public/educational organisations, professional development of human resources, as well as on internal and personal security, the role of education in preparing society to respond to threats. Co-author of the European Union report Science for DRM 2020: Acting today, protecting tomorrow, and the international monograph City Preparedness for the Climate Crisis (ed. F. J. Carrillo and C. Garner, USA 2021). Author monographs include: Professional Development of Personnel in the National Security System (Krakow 2020), Education in Security and Defence in Process Perspective (Krakow 2018). | ||
Prof. Dr. Stanisław Kowalkowski | ||
Graduate of the School of Engineering and Communication Auxiliary Troops in Wrocław (1985), Higher School of Engineering Auxiliary Troops in Wrocław (1989), Academy of National Defence (1997 - second degree studies, 2002 - PhD, 2009 - habilitation). He completed postgraduate studies at the National Defence Academy (pedagogy) and the Wrocław University of Technology (research project management and commercialisation of research results). He started his military service in 1985 in the 1st Brigade of Sappers in Brzeg as first a platoon commander and then a company commander. Since 1997, he has been at the National Defence Academy. The topics of his scientific work include military engineering, engineering support of military operations in military and non-military areas, command of engineering troops, leadership of engineering operations in operations and tactical activities, leadership of military movement, public safety, civil-military cooperation in crisis management. | ||
Prof. Dr. Małgorzata Lipowska | ||
Professor of social sciences in the discipline of psychology. Lecturer, but also provincial consultant in clinical psychology. She coordinates the education of future professionals providing support to people in need. Professor Małgorzata Lipowska's research interests are related to developmental and clinical psychology and the psychology of corporeality. She is currently involved in research on the formation of body image, as well as the effects of air pollution on the developing brain. | ||
Prof. Dr. Jerzy Luty | ||
Dr Jerzy Luty is a philosopher and aesthetician by training (habilitation 2020), professor in the Department (Media and Image Communication) at the University of Vocational Training. He has been teaching Polish and international youth in Wrocław for several years. Author of about 60 articles and 4 author monographs, including: "John Cage. Philosophy of a Musical Case' (2011), 'Ethics of Selected Public Trust Professions' (2013), 'Art as Adaptation. Universalism in evolutionary aesthetics' (2018), 'From aesthetics to evolutionary psychology: around Denis Dutton's Instinct for Art' (2021). Fellow of the National Science Centre (project 'Biology or culture? Art as a natural category') and the Kosciuszko Foundation (research internship at the University of Oregon). He has conducted research at the University of Washington, London School of Economics and Charles University in Prague, among others. Co-principal investigator of the grant 'Homo Aestheticus: testing hypotheses of evolutionary aesthetics in four traditional societies' (NCN 2020-2025) carried out at the Institute of Psychology, UWr. He is the author of translations of many English-language articles and two books, including the Polish translation of Denis Dutton's book 'The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure and Human Evolution' (Copernicus Center Press, 2019). | ||
Dr Ryszard Poprawa | ||
D. in social sciences, psychologist, graduate of the University of Wrocław, employee of the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology at the Institute of Psychology, UWr. He has been dealing with addiction issues for over 30 years. He is an assertiveness trainer. His scientific work focuses, on the one hand, on searching for causes and mechanisms of alcohol and Internet addiction and, on the other hand, on identifying subjective resources for effective coping and leading a good life. He is the author of more than 50 scientific papers on the results of his studies and research. | ||
Prof. Dr. Waldemar Ratajczak | ||
Polish geographer, professor of natural sciences, specialist in socio-economic geography, glider pilot and aviation organisation activist, author of many scientific publications on geography. He is considered to be a representative of the Poznan school of geography, a long-time academic teacher, from 2008 to 2019 with the Wielkopolska Socio-Economic Academy in Środa Wielkopolska (current name: Wielkopolska Socio-Economic Academy in Środa Wielkopolska - Academy of Applied Sciences), and from 2019 associated with the President Stanisław Wojciechowski University of Kalisz. | ||
dr hab. Joanna Rogozińska-Mitrut | ||
Doctor of Economics in the field of organisation and management outside the sphere of production, experienced academic. On 29 October 2020 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate by: Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Bukhara State Medical Institute named after Abu Ali ibn Sino. Her interests lie in the three main directions of the broad field of social sciences, in the discipline of management and quality sciences and legal sciences, and her academic, teaching and consulting output is seen as such. She has authored numerous scientific publications in the areas of corporate resource management, corporate finance, management and quality, human rights and labour law. | ||
Prof. Dr. Janusz Soboń | ||
Specialist in economics and management. Author or co-author of 400 scientific, research and expert papers, articles for professional journals and scientific notebooks. Organiser and participant of national and international scientific conferences. He gives numerous lectures at universities in Poland as well as Kazakhstan and Bulgaria. Scientific editor of the scientific journal "Globalization, the State and the Individual". Member of the editorial board of the medical journal 'World Medicine Journal'. | ||
Prof. Dr. Maria Szyszkowska | ||
Full professor. Specialist in philosophy, ethics, philosophy of law, philosophy of politics, managerial ethics and the theory and philosophy of law. She is a member of the Forecasting Committee at the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences. She graduated from the Faculty of Christian Philosophy at the Academy of Catholic Theology and the Faculty of Law at the University of Warsaw. She obtained her habilitation at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Catholic University of Lublin. She is the author of over 40 publications on the philosophy of law, philosophy of politics, history of philosophy, ethics and philosophy of pharmacy and philosophy of everyday life, which she established. She contributed to the development of the science of mental hygiene. She taught philosophy at the University of Vienna. She was a senator of the Republic of Poland for the fifth term and before that a judge of the State Tribunal of the Republic of Poland from 1993-97. In 2005, she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1999 she was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Rebirth of Poland. For many years she has been organising nationwide inter-environmental conferences, which have been scientifically elaborated by sociologist Professor Krystyna Leśniak-Moczuk. | ||
Dr Oliwia Tarasewicz-Gryt | ||
Doctor of Humanities, university teacher with many years of experience - she teaches journalism and social communication, author of scientific publications in the field of management. Expert in communication, diversity management and education, experienced trainer and consultant with many years of experience in leading CSR projects, intercultural education and managing teams in international environments. She serves as Vice President of Management and Communication at the WrOpenUp Foundation. She has completed numerous courses and trainings covering management topics. | ||
Dr Henryk Wojtaszek | ||
Doctor of Economics, psychologist and psychotraumatologist, author of numerous publications on economics and management. Since 2018, he has been the President of the Board of Global Innovation Sopia City Sp z o.o. Long-time academic lecturer at, among others, the Academy of Military Art in Warsaw, where he also serves as Dean's Coordinator for publications.
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