Last week, experts from Wroclaw University of Economics and Business helped clarify debates on the labour market, energy and the economic consequences of public decisions for consumers. WUEB was also visible in initiatives strengthening financial competence, innovation and cooperation with the socio-economic environment.
On badania.uew.pl, strategic themes came to the fore: academic entrepreneurship as a form of university impact, consultations on the future of sport, and practical applications of AI in finance.
Academic entrepreneurship as an architecture of impact. New issue of Impakt Dolny Śląsk 2/2025
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The article shows how WUEB builds an “architecture of impact” through projects, partnerships and implementation work relevant to the region and institutional partners. The new issue uses concrete examples to explain how research and academic entrepreneurship generate effects beyond the University.
Sedentary lifestyles in Poland as a challenge and an opportunity
WUEB expert: dr hab. Dorota Molek-Winiarska, Associate Professor at WUEB
The text shows that low physical activity is not only a health issue. It is also linked to how work is organised and how productivity is shaped. The WUEB perspective helps identify where interventions can be most effective: in habits, workplace environments and simple systemic solutions.
https://fitnessmedia.pl/siedzacy-tryb-zycia-polakow-jako-wyzwanie-i-szansa/
Minister Andruszkiewicz at the presentation of the Financial Ranking of Local Government Units
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The article highlights the importance of the event connected with the Financial Ranking of Local Government Units. The ranking links data analysis with a debate on public finance and local development management. It is an example of how WUEB analytical tools support discussion on the financial condition of local governments, based on comparable indicators.
Sport as the language of a national brand. WUEB expert joins consultations on the Sports Development Strategy to 2040
WUEB expert: dr hab. Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń, Associate Professor at WUEB
The article presents WUEB’s contribution to consultations on a strategic document, bringing a marketing and image-building perspective on sport as a tool for shaping a country’s brand. It shows how the University’s research competence can support a process with institutional and long-term consequences.
AI in finance: when research competence meets a market problem
WUEB expert: dr hab. Iwona Chomiak-Orsa, Associate Professor at WUEB
The text describes an initiative in which AI tools are tested against real needs in the financial sector. What matters is usefulness, data quality and the verifiability of results. WUEB creates a space for cooperation where research addresses specific problems rather than serving as a technology showcase.
https://badania.uew.pl/ai-w-finansach-kiedy-kompetencje-badawcze-spotykaja-problem-z-rynku/
Women raise productivity and innovation in the economy. In management pay, they lose one fifth
WUEB expert: Prof. dr hab. Katarzyna Piwowar-Sulej
The article organises the debate on the pay gap among women managers. It shows that any discussion of productivity must also include pay mechanisms and barriers to promotion. This perspective moves the debate from declarations to data and HR policy.
Water as an essential component of food products. How can innovation improve resource management?
WUEB – WaterSmart project
The article shows that water management in food production concerns technology, process design and measurable resource savings. It is an example of how WUEB research can support more responsible production chains.
Appointment of the Scientific Council at the Financial Ombudsman
WUEB experts: dr hab. Ilona Kwiecień, Associate Professor at WUEB,
Prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Jajuga
The appointment of the Scientific Council at the Financial Ombudsman strengthens the expert base of an institution working at the intersection of financial customer protection and regulatory stability. The presence of WUEB representatives confirms the University’s competence in finance, insurance and institutional governance.
https://rf.gov.pl/powolanie-rady-naukowej-przy-rzeczniku-finansowym/
Wrocław universities for One Health
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The article presents cooperation between universities in the One Health approach, which brings human, animal and environmental health into a single framework for action and research. WUEB contributes analytical, organisational and implementation expertise needed in interdisciplinary projects.
https://forumakademickie.pl/wroclawskie-uczelnie-dla-one-health/
Karol Nawrocki wants cheap electricity? Instead of a referendum, he should call for a farewell to coal
WUEB expert: dr hab. Bożena Ryszawska, Associate Professor at WUEB
The commentary organises the debate on energy prices through the lens of the energy mix, transformation costs and consequences for households and firms. The WUEB perspective makes it possible to assess political proposals in terms of feasibility and economic effects.
Unemployment in Lower Silesia. Is there cause for concern?
WUEB expert: dr Iwo Augustyński
The material concerns the regional labour market and asks whether the data indicate a lasting shift or a short-term fluctuation. The WUEB commentary helps read indicators through the structure of unemployment, sectors and worker mobility.
https://wroclaw.tvp.pl/93248698/bezrobocie-na-dolnym-slasku-czy-warto-sie-niepokoic
Klimek: brands from China are moving towards foreign customers
WUEB expert: dr hab. Artur Klimek, Associate Professor at WUEB
The commentary concerns the expansion of Chinese brands and changes in competition on foreign markets, including strategy, distribution channels and trade policy. For EU companies, this forms an important backdrop: pressure on quality and adaptability is growing, while competitive advantages are shifting towards scale and innovation.
The future is now: TVP report on Graj w zielone
WUEB expert: dr Karolina Daszyńska-Żygadło
The material presents “green skills” as a labour-market need: a set of competences combining regulations, data and business practice. The report and WUEB commentary help translate transformation into specific expectations for employees and organisations.
Professor Krzysztof Jajuga awarded an honorary doctorate by Kazimierz Pulaski University of Radom
WUEB expert: prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Jajuga
The distinction recognises Professor Krzysztof Jajuga’s scholarly achievements and expert influence on financial analysis standards and market practice. It also reflects the recognition of WUEB within the academic community beyond Wrocław.
Skolim calls for equal taxes: “10% for everyone”. An economist comments
WUEB expert: Karol Ciesielski
The material examines the public proposal of a “single rate” through its distributional effects: who gains, who loses and what happens to the financing of public services. The WUEB commentary points out that a simple slogan does not mean simple outcomes. The tax system works together with reliefs, contributions and transfers.
badania.uew.pl – because the world needs informed voices when noise drowns out reason.
Author: Barbara Grzelczak
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