Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW)

Rafał Bajczuk graduated with a M.A. degree in international relations from the University of Warsaw and a postgraduate degree in the Functioning of Energy Markets programme from Warsaw School of Economics (SGH). He did various internships i.a. at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Brussels and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Warsaw. He specializes in energy and climate policy in European Union. Rafał Bajczuk currently works at the Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) and is pursuing a PhD at the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Warsaw.

Warsaw School of Economics

Magda graduated international relations, eastern studies at the University of Warsaw and the European Academy of Diplomacy. Currently a student at the Warsaw School of Economics. She participated in many international projects, including European Voluntary Service in Slovakia, Romania and Macedonia, as well as conferences in the Model European Union format (eg in Belgrade). She`s interested in the Western Balkans region (also in the context of the future EU enlargement), social innovations, new technologies and mountain climbing.

Civic Platform

Graduate of International Relations at Collegium Civitas and International MBA Program at Center for Management Training at the University of Warsaw. I gained professional experience as a coordinator in one of the Warsaw sport clubs. Now I’m working as a communication and social media specialist in the Civic Platform. I’m interested in politics, this international and the more local one. I make the night watching the NBA or a good series. I also like to read a good book.

TVN24

A graduate of the Jagiellonian University (political science and national security). A journalist with several years of professional experience. Earlier he worked in local newspaper Dziennik Polski. Currently he’s working in the portal tvn24.pl as news editor. He is interesting polish political issues and foreign affairs. After work, a lover of astronautics and analog photography.

European Student’s Forum AEGEE-Warszawa

Currently the president of European Student’s Forum AEGEE-Warszawa and a member of the Chair of National Alliance of Student Organizations (OPOS). Coordinator and mentor of international and local projects related to European integration, democracy, civic education, youth activism and youth development. Professionally working in the Human Resources field. She studied Applied Linguistics (English and Italian) at University of Warsaw and University of Pavia (Italy).

University of Warwick

Third year Philosophy, Politics, and Economics student at the University of Warwick. The Founder of digital newspaper Młodzi Dwudziestoletni and the former Head of the Finance section at The Boar, Warwick Universty newspaper. He interned at such institutions as Warsaw Institute for Strategic Initiatives and Lion’s Bank. This year he Co-organised XIth Congress of Polish Student Societies in the UK. Jerzy currently cooperates with Young European Leadership and works as an educational consultant at The Swan School.

University of Warsaw

4th year Law student at the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw. From the beginning of his academic education, he actively works for students. For the last two years he has been a member of the UW Senate and the Student Parliament of the University of Warsaw. Previously, he also served as chairman of the Promotion and Organisation Committee and as the vice-president of the Student Council at the Faculty of Law. He deepens his legal knowledge most of all in the field of intellectual property law, social media law and broadly understood advertising law, which he explored during the internship at the Publicis DWL. He is currently a member of the Supreme Court’s Press Team. His interests also circulate around issues related to international politics and conflicts. He was the vice-president of the Diplomacy and Law Society, and last year he won the first edition of the National Academic Mediation and Political Negotiations Tournament.

Graduate of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warsaw, and soon-to-be graduate of International Relations, specialty Contemporary Diplomacy in the same institution. Translator and interpreter working in French, Italian and English. She cooperates with translation agencies in Warsaw and several associations specialized in global and multicultural education, and children’s and youth rights (e.g. UNICEF, Green Elephant Foundation). Coordinator in a translation center of a multinational corporation. Her research interests are primarily North African countries and other states in the Southern Mediterranean area, associated in the Union for the Mediterranean, especially Morocco, where she first spent a few months as volunteer and then returned on numerous occasions, for example to participate in an Arabic course and conduct research for her master’s thesis. In her free time, she learns Arabic, practices yoga and sings in a choir.

Warsaw Uniwersity, Siemens

Educated within the College of MISH UW (and Charles University in Prague) in law, philosophy and liberal arts, currently at the beginning of a professional career at Siemens Polska. Member of the European Horizons, think-tank based at Yale University, ambassador of the European Forum Alpbach to Poland, scholarship holder of The Fund for American Studies, the capital city of Warsaw and think.BDPST.

India Embassy

Recent graduate from the University of Warsaw in the field of Political Sciences with the specialisation on the Balkan region. Under the Erasmus+ Exchenge Programme she studied at the University of Zagreb and Charles University in Prague. She is involved in building up Polish structures of VOLT—new pan-european movement aimed to improve the way of doing politics in Europe. She is interested in the Balkan region, especially the relations between the region and the EU. She works for one of the diplomatic mission in Warsaw.

Inn|tu

Entrepreneur, communication expert. He lives and runs his business in Gdańsk—a city which he considers to be the best place to live in Poland. Maciej merges the experience of communication strategist, PR and art manager. He specializes in corporate communication strategies with particular emphasis on incorporating elements of art into business activities. He is the author of the Content Communication Canvas concept, which facilitates the planning of strategic communication activities in the organization. He has 20 years of experience in the industry – both at work for international corporations (ERGO Hestia), the media (Gazeta Wyborcza) and in the creation of media projects (THINKTANK). He also works in the area of art promotion (he collaborated with photographer Kacper Kowalski). Today—founder and co-owner of Inn|tu—a marketing and PR communication agency.

Lawer

Lawyer working in the private sector, specializing in trade compliance (sanctions, export control, anti-money laundering). He gained his experience inter alia in the European Commission and European Parliament. He is a Ph.D. in Law candidate (International Public Law) at the University of Bialystok. He studied also at Ghent University in Belgium.

Ministry of Energy

Graduate of Law at the Jagiellonian University and the National School of Public Administration, civil servant. Born and raised in Krakow. Professionally linked to energy for the last 7 years—especially in such fields as nuclear power and renewable energy sources—both in the private, public and non-governmental sector. Held internships at the Polish Energy Regulatory Office and the European Commission. Alumnus of the sixth edition of the Energy Academy of Lesław A. Paga Foundation. Involvement in activities of the European Youth Parliament (EYP) cemented her interest in the European politics.

Warsaw School of Economics

Doctoral student at Warsaw School of Economics, doing his research on the game theory and conflicts. Graduate of Sorbonne and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona in Quantitative Economics major. He works as a data scientist. Interested in mathematics, politics and statistics.

Warsaw University

MENA International Relations Analyst and PhD Candidate researcher. In her scientific interest and activates she puts emphases on analyzing and deconstructing various levels and aspects of Identity as one of the factors determining the stability of state in the Middle East. Recently she has been able to widen and deeper her expertise on the non-military aspects of security in the MENA region while completing an 6 month long internship at Political Affairs and Security Policy Division, Middle East and North Africa Section of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (at NATO HQ, Brussels, Belgium). Being passionate and engaged researcher she appreciate importance of field work and promoting innovative, multidisciplinary approaches her two independent research projects in area of political anthropology have been awarded with reaches grants. Ms Warsza have several years of didactic experience as an academic teacher for graduate and undergraduate students in International Relations and security related disciplines.

International Relations and European Studies graduate. Marta studied at University of Warsaw and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. During the internship at the British Embassy in Warsaw she assisted with the organisation of the Belvedere Forum. She was also a volunteer for Polish MFA during Warsaw NATO Summit. Marta for five years was also an active member of the AEGEE European Students’ Forum, where she was a chair of general assembly and organised a number of projects about Eastern Partnership.

FRONTEX

Attended the Jagiellonian University and University of Warsaw where she studied International Relations with a specialisation in contemporary diplomacy. She has begun gathering professional experience as an intern at Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations in New York, at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union in Brussels and at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She is now working as a trainee in European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex).