EDUCATION
1992-2000: Primary School No. 3 in Janikowo, Poland
2000-2004: High School no. 1 named after Jan Kasprowicz in Inowrocław, Poland (humanistic and linguistic profile) – Prime Minister's Scholarship 2002/2003
2004-2009: Uniform Five-Year Master's Studies in the field of International Relations at the Faculty of Historical Sciences of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland (Master's thesis: Political and social relations in Zimbabwe from decolonization to modern times; under the guidance: Prof. Dr. Sławomir Kalembka)
2009-2013: Doctoral studies in the field of political science at the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland (PhD thesis: Ethnopolitics as a functional element shaping the political system of the Republic of Zimbabwe; under the guidance: Dr. Hab. Elżbieta Alabrudzińska, Prof. UMK; awarded by the decision of the Faculty Council)
DIDACTICS
Pedagogical course in the subject "Knowledge of society" and related internships:
5-week practice at the Junior High School in Janikowo (88-160 Janikowo ul. Główna 6), from September 3 to October 5, 2007, under the direction of Teresa Wieczorek, MA
4-week practice at II High School named after Maria Konopnicka in Inowrocław (88-100 Inowrocław, ul. Konopnickiej 15), from September 1 to September 29, 2008, under the direction of Agnieszka Leszczyńska, MA
EXPERIENCE
• Born on February 18, 1985 in Inowrocław, Poland
• 1992-2013 – education
• 2000-2015 – caretaker of a disabled person (care for the mother)
• 07.2015-09.2016 – international trade specialist in the plastics recycling industry (ZAPTECH s.c. Sobańscy in Janikowo)
• From 01.10.2016 – University of Social and Media Culture in Toruń, Poland
INTERESTS AND OTHER
Chess, African studies, fantasy literature
POSITIONS FULFILLED IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023
Member of the board of the Society of Friends of Janikowo named after Henryk Czaman
Member of the Editorial Board of the Philippine journal "The Antoninus Journal" published by the Pontifical and Royal University of Saint Thomas in Manila http://theantoninus.com.ph/
Member of the Polish African Society
Functions performed at the University of Social and Media Culture in Toruń:
- Lecturer
- Rector's Plenipotentiary for Education Quality
- Rector's Plenipotentiary for inter-university and international affairs
- Deputy coordinator of the Regional Center for International Debate in Toruń
- Erasmus+ coordinator
- Co-coordinator of the RIPEC Strategic Partnership project (Erasmus+ Action 2)
- Head of the Office of Inter-University and International Cooperation
- Co-coordinator of the GREENO2 Strategic Partnership project (Erasmus+ Action 2)
- Head of the Department of International Policy at the Institute of Political Science
- Deputy secretary of the editorial office of the university scientific journal: “Fides, Ratio et Patria. Toruń Studies”.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK EXPERIENCE
As the rector's representative for the quality of education and inter-university and international relations, I have achieved considerable success. I strengthened the process of internationalization of the university. I have laid the foundations for a strategic partnership with five leading European teaching centres. I created a network of foreign contacts enabling the implementation of program assumptions with the use of distance learning. I became a reviewer for one of the Philippines' leading political science and journalism journals. I have published articles and chapters in peer-reviewed publications. I am the editorial secretary of the university magazine "Fides, Ratio et Patria". I co-organized numerous scientific events, also remotely.
SHORT DESCRIPTION OF TEACHING ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THE LAST YEARS
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES (field of study: political science, journalism and social communication, media informatics)
Contemporary political systems – lecture; 30 h
Contemporary political systems – exercises; 30 h
Political geography – lecture; 15 h
Political geography – exercises; 15 h
Parties and party systems; exercises; 15 h
Theory of foreign policy and international relations – lecture; 30 h
Theory of foreign policy and international relations – exercises; 30 h
Undergraduate seminar; 30 h
Master's seminar; 30 h
Lecture to choose from „Political Communication”; 15 h
Classes for Erasmus+ students:
Political Systems – lecture; 30 h
Political Geography – lecture; 30 h
European Integration – lecture; 30 h
Global Problems – lecture; 30 h
Political Communication – lecture; 30 h
Contemporary Conflicts – lecture; 30 h
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
I have recently implemented and coordinated the following international projects under the Erasmus+ program:
-project KA103 for years 2017-2019 – financial agreement 2017-1-PL01-KA103-036352
-project KA103 for years 2018-2020 – financial agreement 2018-1-PL01-KA103-047775
-project KA103 for years 2019-2022 - financial agreement 2019-1-PL01-KA103-063915
-project KA103 for years 2020-2023 - financial agreement 2020-1-PL01-KA103-078157
-project KA107 for years 2017-2019 – financial agreement 2017-1-PL01-KA107-036366
-project KA107 for years 2018-2020 – financial agreement 2018-1-PL01-KA107-048289
-project KA107 for years 2019-2022 - financial agreement 2019-1-PL01-KA107-064817
-project KA107 for years 2020-2023 – financial agreement 2020-1-PL01-KA107-079925
-project KA171 for years 2022-2025 – financial agreement 2022-1-PL01-KA171-HED-000072228
-project KA171 for years 2023-2026 – financial agreement 2023-1-PL01-KA171-HED-000128426
-project KA131 for years 2021-2023 – financial agreement 2021-1-PL01-KA131-HED-000005919
-project KA131 for years 2022-2024 – financial agreement 2022-1-PL01-KA131-HED-000052132
- project KA131 for years 2023-2025 – financial agreement 2023-1-PL01-KA131-HED-000113164
- project KA131 for years 2024-2026 – financial agreement 2024-1-PL01-KA131-HED-000196328
-project POWER for years 2017-2019 – financial agreement 2017-1-POWER-HE-036352
-project POWER for years 2018-2020 – financial agreement 2018-1-POWER-HE-047775
-project POWER for years 2019-2021 - financial agreement 2019-1-POWER-HE-063915
-project POWER for years 2020-2022 – financial agreement 2020-1-POWER-HE-078157
On behalf of the University of Social and Media Culture in Toruń, I decided to enter into a strategic partnership project with, among others: Universita Degli Studi della Tuscia in Viterbo.
The task of the ERASMUS+ KA102 project is to research innovative crisis management practices in the Erasmus community (RIPEC).
RIPEC aims to coordinate joint research and issues and adopt innovative methods and tools to deal with Erasmus mobility crisis management.
The partnership includes six European universities:
-Akademia Kultury Społecznej i Medialnej w Toruniu (Poland) – I am the co-coordinator of the Polish side
-Scuola Superiore Carolina Albasio (Italy)
-Universidad de Cádiz (Spain)
-Università degli Studi della Tuscia (Italy)
-Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem (Czech Republic)
-Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences (Greece)
The University of Social and Media Culture in Toruń in the GREENO2 strategic partnership project! The University of Social and Media Culture in Toruń has become a member of the strategic partnership initiated by the Italian partner, called GREENO2. The project is implemented under Action 2 of the Erasmus+ program under the number 2023-1-IT02-KA220-HED-000156281. GREENO2 to Green Roofs in higher education institutions as sustainable cEnters for research, participation, ENvironmental awareness and O2 generation, i.e. "Green Roofs in higher education institutions as sustainable centers of research, participation, ecological awareness and O2 generation". The members of the consortium implementing the project are the following companies and universities:
-Università degli Studi della Tuscia (Italy)
-SC GRIPEN Europe S.R.L. (Romania)
-Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine)
-University of Social and Media Culture in Toruń (Poland)
-Universidad de Cádiz (Spain)
-Xenios Polis. Culture, Science and Action (Greece)
-Panteio Panepistimio Koinonikon Kaipolitikon Epistimon (Greece)
-LIM Srl Unipersonale (Italy)
OTHER
- recording of 110 episodes from the series "Great Poles" for TV TRWAM
- recording of 10 episodes from the series "Geopolitics" for TV TRWAM
- writing dozens of scientific and popular science texts for the Center for the Protection of Christian Rights in Toruń: https://copch.pl/
-trips for training or lectures under the Erasmus+ program: Union of Poles in Romania, Greek Catholic Faculty of the University of Prešov in Slovakia, Polish School in Tarragona, Panteion University in Athens, University of Tuscany in Viterbo, etc.
- participation in foreign webinars and TV recordings for India, Philippines and Taiwan