The Summer School

Speakers

Speakers

Agata Poniewierska-Baran, PhD

Dr n. med. Agata Poniewierska-Baran is an academic teacher (adjunct) in the Institute of Biology, University of Szczecin, Poland. She received her Master’s degree (master of biology) in 2009 at the Faculty of Natural Sciences in University of Szczecin, and in 2010 she also postgraduate studies „European Project Management” at Faculty of Management and Service Economics, US. In 2015, she obtained her degree of doctor in medical sciences, in the field of medical biology at the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin. Her areas of specialization include the biology of cancer cells, the process of cancer metastasis and cancer progression, as well as biology of stem cells and mobilization process. Dr. Poniewierska-Baran in 2012 participated in international scientific training in Stem Cell Institute, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, KY, USA, and in 2013-2014 as a researcher employed at the Stem Cell Institute. As a contractor, she participated in many research projects with a high level of innovation, including the Maestro program (NCN), Homing Plus (FNP), as well as POIG grant (awarded by the UE). Currently, as a manager, he conducts a research project financed by the Miniatura program (NCN). Honored with awards and distinctions at scientific conferences, including the National Scholar Award 2017 and two UEGW travel grants (2017, 2022). She is a member of the University Education Quality Assurance System at the University of Szczecin, a Member in Polish Society for Fundamental and Clinical Immunology and a Young GI Associate in United European Gastroenterology.


Assoc. Prof. Marek Matejun, PhD

Marek Matejun is an Associate Professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Industrial Policy at the Faculty of Management, University of Lodz, Poland. He received his Ph.D. from Lodz University of Technology (2006) and D.Sc. (Habilitation) from University of Lodz, Poland (2016), both scientific degrees in management sciences. His research interests focus on entrepreneurship and small business management, modern concepts and methods of management, strategic management as well as research methodology, especially of social sciences. He is the author or co-author of over 180 scientific publications. He has participated in many polish and international research projects and also in research visits at universities in Finland (2019), China (2017), the United Kingdom (2016), Belgium (2013) and Czech Republic (2013). He is editor-in-chief in the PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences (India) and an associate editor in the “World Journal of Management” (Australia), “University Scientific Notes” (Ukraine) and “Management” (Poland). He closely cooperates with Eurasia Research and holds the position of the President of Social Science and Humanities Research Association (India). He is also a member of the Academy of Management (USA), European Association of Methodology (Germany) and the Polish Economic Society (Poland). He gave many keynote speeches at international conferences, e.g. in Athens (2022), Singapore (2022), Paris (2021, 2017), Tokyo (2020), London (2020, 2019), Prague (2019) and Venice (2019). For his research activity he has earned many Polish and international scientific awards.


Assoc. Prof. Maciej Czaplewski, PhD

Dr. hab. Maciej Czaplewski, Prof. US, is a professor lecturing a number of undergraduate and postgraduate subjects at the University of Szczecin in Poland. His areas of specialisation include regional socio-economic policy, E-business, E-commerce, the impact of the Internet, information and communication technologies on business, as well as the telecommunications services market. After graduating in business administration at the Malärdalen University Västerås in Sweden in 2002, he enrolled in the Master study course at the Faculty of Management and Economics of Services at University of Szczecin, where he received his Master’s degree in 2003. Then, in 2007, he obtained the degree of Doctor of Economics also at the Faculty of Management and Economics of Services at University of Szczecin. Dr. Czaplewski has a training and consulting experience for business practice related to the creation of a concept for the implementation of electronic commerce in the framework of companies’ operations, insurance specialist in the EU (Geprüfter Versicherungsfachwirt) certified by the German IHK, Member of the Polish Economic Society. In addition to being an academic lecturer at the University of Szczecin since 2003, he also conducted foreign lectures and training courses in English at Aalborg University (Denmark), Ikonomicheski Universitet Varna (Bulgaria), Dostoevsky Omsk State University (Russia), and Sakarya University (Turkey). Born and raised in Szczecin, Poland, during his studies and academic experience, Dr. Czaplewski participated in Erasmus student and lecturer exchange programs in various countries, while further expanding his international experience with numerous travels around the world.


Uma Shankar Singh, PhD

Dr. Uma Shankar Singh is an adjunct professor and a habilitation fellow in the department of Decision Support Methods and Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Management, University of Szczecin, Poland. He has worked with Tishk International University, Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq for 6 Years, and many other institutions. He has published seventy research articles in reputed journals and co-authored with researchers from different nationalities. He is representing Iraq for the “SEAMIS- Entrepreneurship” project to the EU. His research has always pinpointed social problems and has tried to find solutions with empirical methods that can benefit society. His educational qualifications and professional training are grounded upon a varied range of experiences from regional and national to international levels. He holds an advanced degree in Entrepreneurship Management which has given him an in-depth understanding of the subject matter. Dr. Uma is self-motivated and takes the initiative for administrative and social activities in the organization with challenges and aligns himself with organizational objectives. His academic core competencies are in the areas of Neural Behavior, Decision Making, Management, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Research Methodology, Marketing Management, and Strategic Marketing. He has vast work experience across the industry like agriculture produce marketing and academic teaching for university students and scholars. Qualitative (Nvivo and QDA) and quantitative (SPSS and Statistica) methods and the application of the mixed method of research experience can be felt in his published research. His current research in the area of physiological measurement using imotions and python coding is a move toward the scientific approach to measuring social activities.

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