How should universities prepare students to work with AI, and how can economic risks be assessed? This week, WUEB experts contributed to debates on education, financial markets and security. A newly published report covered international workshops led by the university’s team, while WUEB’s Executive MBA secured a place in the top ten of the Perspektywy ranking.
Wrocław 2035: AI, affordable energy and global business. The city must reinvent itself
WUEB expert: prof. dr hab. Czesław Zając, Rector
How should universities respond to a changing labour market? In a debate covered by Bankier.pl, Czesław Zając discussed growing interest in shorter courses and microcredentials that recognise specific skills. He argued that digital tools must be accompanied by teaching that develops collaboration, communication and independent thought. Wider use of artificial intelligence does not remove human responsibility for the reliability of data and content.
Poland’s economy at a turning point: exhausted reserves, the race for AI and a quiet revolution abroad
WUEB expert: prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Jajuga
Krzysztof Jajuga chaired a debate on Poland’s economic prospects, reported by Bankier.pl. He opened with two central concerns in finance: value and risk. He also highlighted the role of major cities in economic development and the changing position of Polish companies as they increasingly invest abroad. The discussion with business representatives explored new sources of growth amid uncertainty and technological change.
Różne Punkty Słyszenia: Poland’s digital sovereignty
WUEB expert: dr hab. Andrzej Dudek, Professor of the WUEB
Control over data and access to technology was the subject of a Radio Wrocław programme featuring Andrzej Dudek. The discussion addressed dependence on overseas software and cloud providers, data security and the development of domestic digital capabilities. Topics included vendor lock-in: dependence on a supplier that makes switching difficult. Dudek took part as an expert of the Sectoral Skills Council for IT, Telecommunications and Cybersecurity.
Source: https://www.radiowroclaw.pl/articles/view/165319/Rozne-Punkty-Slyszenia-Cyfrowa-suwerennosc-Polski
Why do the ‘children of the bull market’ prefer Warsaw-listed companies to US giants?
WUEB representatives: Jan Guenther and Kacper Bok, Hossa ProCapital
At the Finance Forum in Wrocław, representatives of the student investment fund Hossa ProCapital explained their focus on the Polish market. Kacper Bok pointed to opportunities to research companies receiving limited coverage from brokerage houses. Jan Guenther stressed the importance of testing investment assumptions against colleagues’ counterarguments. The fund is part of WUEB’s capital markets student society and combines financial education with investment practice.
Science. Development. Business conference approaches: more speakers announced
WUEB expert: dr hab. Piotr Bednarek, Professor of the WUEB, Vice-Rector for Finance
Piotr Bednarek has been announced as a speaker at the Science. Development. Business conference, scheduled for 25–26 November in Warsaw. The event will bring together researchers, businesses and public institutions to discuss how research can contribute to economic development. Its agenda includes financing innovation and building lasting partnerships between universities and business. WNP reported the participation of WUEB’s Vice-Rector for Finance.
Design Thinking in an international setting – the first workshop of the “Bridging V4 Universities and Business through Design Thinking” project is behind us!
WUEB team: mgr Paulina Graczyk, mgr Kamila Łuczak i mgr Maciej Krahel
A report published this week describes the 21–23 October workshop, where students from four universities explored the transition into employment. WUEB leads the project, coordinated by Paulina Graczyk. Kamila Łuczak and Maciej Krahel supported teams using Design Thinking to develop solutions around users’ needs, with QIAGEN as business partner. Feedback will inform subsequent workshops and a shared toolkit. Funding comes from the International Visegrad Fund’s Visegrad Grants programme, with support from Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
Rectors’ panel: the future of business education in the age of AI
WUEB expert: prof. dr hab. Marek Kośny, Vice-Rector for Research
At the Management Education Leaders Forum, Marek Kośny argued that future managers would need both artificial intelligence and the ability to work with others. He emphasised teams that bring together different fields of expertise. In his view, universities provide an environment for building relationships that commercial online platforms cannot reproduce. Held alongside the MBA ranking gala, the debate examined how education should prepare graduates to make responsible decisions as technology changes.
Additional source: https://naukawpolsce.pl/aktualnosci/news,115792,rektorzy-lider-przyszlosci-musi-umiec-zadawac-pytania-i-byc-empatyczny.html
Kozminski University and SGH Warsaw School of Economics MBA programmes lead the Perspektywy ranking
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WUEB’s Executive MBA was placed in the top ten of the Perspektywy MBA Ranking 2026, as reported by Science in Poland. The ranking assesses management education through criteria including teaching staff, programme content and graduates’ opinions. It gives prospective students a common basis for comparing programmes and helps institutions review their provision against graduates’ experiences.
Różne punkty słyszenia: steep bills ahead. Is cheap energy an empty promise?
WUEB expert: dr Marcin Brol
Marcin Brol of WUEB’s Department of Macroeconomics joined a Radio Wrocław discussion on energy prices and the outlook for household bills in 2027. The programme examined the cost of shielding consumers from price rises and the implications for public finances. It also covered renewable energy, grid constraints and limited energy storage. These issues brought household concerns into a wider discussion of the economic conditions shaping the energy transition.
Health – a shared goal
WUEB initiative: ‘Pink&Blue. Two colours, one goal’
Echo24 reported on the fourth edition of WUEB’s Pink&Blue campaign, held as part of Pink October and Blue November. Students and staff could access free examinations and consultations on campus with specialists from medical institutions across Lower Silesia. The programme included skin checks, urology consultations and laboratory tests. With a focus on cancer prevention, the initiative encouraged members of the university community to make regular health checks part of their routine.
Source: https://echo24.tv/pl/11_wiadomosci/99709_zdrowie-wspolny-cel.html
No panic on US stock markets. Time for a return to normality
WUEB expert: dr hab. Artur Klimek, Professor of the WUEB
Writing in Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, Artur Klimek examined market reactions to the US midterm elections. He linked investors’ response to hopes of more predictable economic policy. He also considered the costs of expanding AI infrastructure and the differing prospects of technology companies. A favourable market response, he cautioned, does not establish that political and trade relations will become durably more stable.
How to save for retirement in your 50s and 40s? Major changes proposed for IKE and IKZE: could IKE+ replace them, and how much could you save?
WUEB expert: dr Iwo Augustyński
In Gazeta Wrocławska, Iwo Augustyński assessed a proposal to merge Poland’s individual retirement savings accounts, IKE and IKZE, into IKE+. He argued that private retirement saving favours people who can afford to set money aside, and that the proposed reform would not address this inequality. He also warned about the consequences of reducing the state’s responsibility for income security in old age. The IKE+ arrangement discussed in the article is a proposal, not an operating scheme.
Can Europe act together? Dr hab. Przemysław Skulski, professor of the WUEB on collective defence
WUEB expert: dr hab. Przemysław Skulski, Professor of the WUEB
The research website published an account of a Radio Wrocław discussion on European security. Przemysław Skulski explained why simpler procedures for moving troops must be matched by suitable infrastructure. He examined how countries’ economic interests and perceptions of threats can differ. He also emphasised the role of allied cooperation in deterrence and preventing war, while warning that any assessment of military action must account for its potential losses.
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