dr hab. Ryszard Sowiński, prof. UWSB Merito
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Habilitated doctor in the field of legal sciences, associated with WSB Merito University since 1994.
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He specialises in strategic and management consulting for the legal sector. He publishes research on the legal services market, promoting business knowledge and skills among lawyers.
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He is involved in university management, consulting for law firms, research, and teaching.
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He teaches law and finance subjects, management, and coaching.
Karol Cyrulik
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Manager with over twenty years of experience, graduate of an Executive MBA programme.
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He has been associated for many years with WSB Merito University in Poznań as Director for Development, General Director, and Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
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As a mentor, he supports managers in their development, focusing on their strengths. He helps teams to enhance their potential and accompanies them on the path to making fuller use of their talents.
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He is passionate about improving organisational effectiveness through process management. He is a co-author and advocate of building a process architecture at our university.
Anna Lewandowska
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A manager with over 15 years of experience in designing and delivering educational programmes, training, and products that support development and competence enhancement.
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She has been associated with WSB Merito University since 2019. She is a graduate of the University of Warsaw in Applied Social Sciences and serves as Chair of the Development Council of WSB Merito.
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She is responsible for implementing development projects and expanding the programme offer, while strengthening relationships with the socio-economic environment and international partners.
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In her work, she combines business goals with creating value for the wider community, supports innovation, and fosters development within an open organisational culture.
Senate
The Senate consists of 6 members. The Senate considers matters and takes action in the following areas:
- matters related to the university’s strategy,
- matters related to internal regulations,
- matters related to the organisation of teaching and research activities at the university,
- personnel matters,
- matters related to the university’s finances and operations,
- entities dependent on the university.
Academic Council
The members of the Academic Council are representatives of academic staff and students appointed by the Senate. The most important tasks of the Academic Council include:
- conferring the academic degree of doctor,
- giving opinions on documents important for the scientific development of the university, including, among others, regulations for doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships,
- giving opinions on the appointment of persons to key functions and positions.
Functioning of the university
The proper functioning of the university and the quality of education involve the engagement of many people working in various departments and structures. It is thanks to them that the university achieves high rankings, while graduates can demonstrate their knowledge and experience and have no difficulty finding their way in the labour market.
Student Council Board
The Student Council Board is a student-led organisation. It represents students before the university authorities, proposes projects important to the student body, requests changes to regulations concerning students, and, above all, organises interesting events, exhibitions, and meetings. Participation in the council is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in teamwork during your studies, and to test your mentoring and organisational skills.
Meritum is the essence – of reliability, experience, and cooperation. At WSB Merito University Warsaw, education is combined with business, creating a space for genuine transfer of knowledge and practice.
The priority is partnership and support for students, lecturers, and the organisations the university works with, as well as building relationships based on openness, trust, and a shared ambition for development.
University authorities
dr Barbara Grześ
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Doctor of Social Sciences and author of numerous publications. She specialises in organisational agility, human capital, organisational culture, distributed teams, leadership, and sustainability.
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A manager with over 25 years of experience in finance and education. Coach, mentor, and change manager. She leads national and international projects as a project manager, trainer, and consultant.
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She completed doctoral studies and an Executive MBA. She holds certifications as a Business Crisis Mentor and Coach (PTIK), AgilePM®, Facilitator™ and DTMethod® (APMG International).
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A lover of mountains and personal development, she combines knowledge of neurobiology and psychology with business practice, supporting the development of teams, leaders, and organisations.
dr Artur Fiks
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Doctor of Economic Sciences. In 2010, he defended his doctoral thesis entitled “Assessment of the competitive position of companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in the years 2000–2007”.
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He has over 20 years of teaching experience. He has held managerial positions at higher education institutions and has participated in projects linking academia with business.
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His research interests focus on the analysis and management of corporate finance, as well as competition and competitiveness in the SME sector and among large listed companies.
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Privately, he is passionate about board games, literature, and science fiction and fantasy cinema.
dr Magdalena Kalbarczyk
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Doctor of Social Sciences in the discipline of defence studies and a logistics specialist. She is the awarded author of numerous publications and textbooks.
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For 15 years, she has been teaching logistics and economics. She combines theory with practice by involving students in real business challenges.
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She has held managerial positions both in higher education institutions and in business. She has extensive experience in project management.
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She monitors and improves educational processes, implements procedures, and ensures high quality of teaching at the university.
dr Tomasz Wróblewski
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Expert in security, Doctor of Defence Sciences, graduate of the National Defence Academy. For many years involved in security and defence issues in both practical and academic dimensions.
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Experienced officer and operational-intelligence practitioner, who gained expertise in the Central Bureau of Investigation of the Police and in a managerial position in the Armed Forces of Poland.
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Long-standing lecturer and author of publications, valued for the ability to combine theory with practice and to explain complex issues in a clear and inspiring way.
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He combines interests in technology and security studies. His research covers artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, information protection, criminology, forensics, and terrorist threats.
Magdalena Krusiewicz
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Experienced in project management, including IT, and in leading large teams, with a focus on implementing organisational changes and aligning procedures with legal requirements.
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Cooperation with university units includes work on IT tools that support teaching and optimisation of related processes.
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Oversight of process control involves defining standards and procedures for the delivery of education.
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Use of data analysis and teaching indicators enables the creation of scenarios and the assessment of consequences of strategic decisions.