Bartosz Jóźwik, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of International Economics at the Institute of Economics and Finance at The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin in Poland. Earlier, he held academic positions at various institutions, including at the Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame in the USA and at the Faculty of Economics at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. His research interests focus on issues surrounding European economic integration, growth and economic development in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, and environmental economics. He is the author of dozens of scientific publications published in recognized journals and publishing houses. He has collaborated with many scientific centers around the world. Among them are: University of Vienna, University of Cambridge, National University of Laos, and IBS Hyderabad ICFAI University in India.