Over the past week, experts from Wroclaw University of Economics and Business commented on social policy, the housing market, business costs, cryptoassets and investment. WUEB was also visible in academic achievements and project work on responsible water management, while badania.uew.pl highlighted science in public debate and the University’s internationalisation.
Poland’s social economy: an EU-supported cooperative creates opportunities for people in need
WUEB expert: dr Stanisław Kamiński, Associate Professor at WUEB
The material shows how the social economy works in practice: a cooperative can support reintegration and help people move out of long-term unemployment, with funding from EU resources. The WUEB expert’s commentary sets out the institutional context: the issue is about mechanisms that help people return to work and maintain independence.
Entrepreneurs will pay record amounts. Estimates for ZUS contributions in 2027 are now available
WUEB expert: dr Dominika Florek-Sapkowska
The article shows the scale of projected social security contribution costs and explains what drives the estimates upwards. For businesses, this is a practical signal: financial planning needs to start early, as rising fixed costs affect liquidity and investment decisions.
Changing the approach to water in agriculture and industry: WaterSmartFat
WUEB experts: prof. dr hab. inż. Joanna Harasym, mgr inż. Oliwia Paroń, doctoral student at WUEB, dr Szymon Juchniewicz
The material presents how a WUEB project team is developing solutions that treat water as a key production resource requiring measurement, control and reduced losses. It is an example of research with implementation potential: innovation in water management translates into costs, production resilience and environmental responsibility.
Will your flat lose value?
WUEB expert: dr inż. Anita Makowska
The commentary brings order to the debate on the housing market: what follows from data on demand, credit costs and buyer behaviour, and what remains only intuition. This is a practical perspective for readers, as the property market requires precise terms and a clear assessment of risk, especially when household wealth is at stake.
Nobel Prize laureate Eric Maskin receives an honorary doctorate from Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
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The distinction awarded to Eric Maskin underlines WUEB’s position in the international academic community and the relevance of institutional economics to understanding contemporary challenges. The event shows how WUEB builds academic standing through dialogue with leading researchers and brings that dialogue into the public debate.
Dr hab. inż. Agnieszka Orkusz appointed Global Harmonization Initiative Ambassador for Poland
WUEB expert: dr hab. inż. Agnieszka Orkusz, Associate Professor at WUEB
The material presents a distinction and an expert role for WUEB in food safety, nutrition and public health within an international cooperation network. It is a clear signal for external partners: WUEB expertise is recognised in communities that develop evidence-based standards and recommendations.
Up to PLN 10,000 in additional ZUS payments. Health contribution settlement may surprise entrepreneurs
WUEB expert: dr Dominika Florek-Sapkowska
The material explains where additional payments in health contribution settlements come from and why the result may surprise even entrepreneurs running stable businesses. The practical point is clear: the method used to determine the contribution base and timely verification of data matter before an additional payment becomes a liquidity problem.
Up to PLN 4,500 for opening a business account within three months. Erste raises the stakes in its business offer
WUEB expert: dr Dominika Florek-Sapkowska
The overview examines business account promotions, with attention to the conditions for receiving the bonus and the costs that appear when promotional requirements are met, or missed. It is a useful reminder to calculate the balance between benefits and obligations before an account decision becomes an additional source of fees.
When is Belka tax not payable? Personal Investment Accounts approved – what do we know?
WUEB expert: mgr Karol Ciesielski
The text sets out the rules and direction of changes concerning capital gains tax and explains what Personal Investment Accounts may mean in practice. This is relevant context for individual investors: limits, conditions and the effect of new instruments on long-term decisions all matter.
7th Conference “The Condition and Directions of Development of the Wrocław Housing Market”
WUEB event – conference announcement, 13.05.2026
The conference announcement brings together voices from market experts and academia on housing trends, affordability and the mechanisms shaping prices. It is a space where WUEB translates data analysis and modelling into a discussion about real decisions made by cities, investors and households.
TEDxUEW 2026
WUEB event – conference announcement, 12.06.2026
The TEDxUEW announcement shows how the University develops formats for sharing knowledge that connect science, practice and inspiration. It creates space for ideas that speak to current economic, social and everyday choices.
Water as an essential ingredient of food products. How can innovation improve the management of water resources?
WUEB experts: prof. dr hab. inż. Joanna Harasym, mgr inż. Oliwia Paroń, doctoral student at WUEB, dr Szymon Juchniewicz
The article shows that water in food is linked not only to raw materials, but also to technological processes and product design. It is therefore an area where innovation can reduce resource losses and support more efficient production.
“Poland is delicious, but still a bigos.” We need to grow into a G20 role
WUEB expert: dr hab. Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń, Associate Professor at WUEB
The commentary concerns Poland’s position in the international economy and the institutional and image-related competences needed to play in a higher league. The WUEB expert sets the issue of economic ambition in order: strategy, predictability and the ability to build partners’ trust are central.
International researchers and doctoral students at WUEB. The second cohort of the PROM programme
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The material shows how WUEB strengthens the internationalisation of research and doctoral education through mobility and cooperation programmes. Such initiatives develop competences and networks, increasing the University’s capacity to work in international projects and attract talent.
Nuclear weapons for Poland? WUEB expert cools the debate and reminds us that security must be calculated
WUEB expert: dr hab. Przemysław Skulski, Associate Professor at WUEB
The material brings order to the debate on nuclear weapons by moving it from slogans to costs, risks and the real capabilities of the state. It is an example of WUEB’s role in discussions on security: arguments, calculation and consequences matter more than rhetoric.
Author of text: Barbara Grzelczak
See also
WUEB Experts Weekly Review: Research, Projects and Academic Successes (25-31 May 2026)
WUEB research in the European debate. Dr Stanisław Kamiński, Professor of WUEB, comments for Euronews on the importance of the social economy
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WUEB Experts Weekly Review: Research, Projects and Academic Successes (27.04–03.05.2026)
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