{"id":47295,"date":"2026-04-15T14:41:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badania.uew.pl\/?p=47295"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:33:23","slug":"dr-hab-inz-maja-kiba-janiak-prof-uew-among-the-30-kreatywnych-wroclawia-2026-laureates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badania.uew.pl\/en\/dr-hab-inz-maja-kiba-janiak-prof-uew-among-the-30-kreatywnych-wroclawia-2026-laureates\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr hab. in\u017c. Maja Kiba-Janiak, prof. UEW, among the 30 Kreatywnych Wroc\u0142awia 2026 laureates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Every city has a last-mile problem. Wroc\u0142aw decided to solve it \u2014 and invited science to the table.<\/strong>

Maja Kiba-Janiak, PhD<\/a> (Habil.), Associate Professor at the Wroc\u0142aw University of Economics and Business, has been named among the laureates of the 30 Creatives of Wroc\u0142aw 2026 competition in the Science\/Technology category. The award recognises her sustained contribution to urban logistics in Wroc\u0142aw, her coordination of the Partnership for the Quality of Freight Servicing in the historic city centre, and her central role in co-creating Poland’s first shared micro-hub<\/a> at the National Forum of Music. The jury of this year’s edition included A\u0142\u0142a Witwicka-Dudek<\/a>, Director of the Centre for Business Cooperation at the Wroc\u0142aw University of Economics and Business \u2014 a presence that reflects the university’s standing as an active partner in Wroc\u0142aw’s innovation ecosystem.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Professor Kiba-Janiak has worked in urban logistics for many years, and her activity in Wroc\u0142aw extends well beyond the university. In 2023 she took on the role of coordinator of the Partnership for the Quality of Freight Servicing in Wroc\u0142aw’s historic city centre, established through a letter of intent between the Wroc\u0142aw University of Economics and Business and the City of Wroc\u0142aw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research That Brings Stakeholders Together<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Under her coordination, the Partnership has grown to 22 organisations, bringing together representatives of courier companies, food distributors, e-commerce platforms, foundations, associations, and cargo bicycle manufacturers. Professor Kiba-Janiak created a space for collaboration among communities that operate according to very different operational logics but must find shared solutions within the same urban environment. This is precisely where her work demonstrates the strength of applied research: it does not stop at diagnosing a problem, but leads to coordinated action, the facilitation of co-design processes, and the implementation of solutions that hold up in practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Research to Implementation<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the most significant outcomes of this collaboration is Poland’s first shared micro-hub, located in a car park adjacent to the National Forum of Music. In developing it, Professor Kiba-Janiak drew on her own expertise as well as findings from research conducted at micro-hubs in Utrecht and Sydney. She facilitated a series of co-design workshops attended by representatives of the city administration, courier companies, and the car park operator. In parallel, she gathered and organised operational data on parcel volumes, vehicle types, and delivery schedules, translating them into concrete design recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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