WUEB Experts Weekly Review: Research, Projects and Academic Successes (20-26 April 2026)

Over the past week, experts from Wroclaw University of Economics and Business commented on the practical consequences of tax regulations – from PIT to cryptoasset settlements – and contributed to the public debate on financial education. WUEB was also visible in science communication initiatives and cooperation supporting the energy transition, while badania.uew.pl returned to the question of senior quality of life in Europe. 

SII recommends: Financial Education of Children in Poland – BEFD 2026

WUEB Expert: dr hab. Magdalena Swacha-Lech

The material highlights the importance of a reliable diagnosis of children’s financial education before programmes and tools are designed on intuition alone. This topic reflects WUEB’s competences: economic education matters when it is based on data and measurable effects.

https://www.sii.org.pl/18976/aktualnosci/aktualnosci/sii-poleca-badanie-edukacji-finansowej-dzieci-w-polsce-befd-2026.html

“Asy Bankiera” 2026 begins. Leaders of the Polish financial market will be selected

WUEB Expert: prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Jajuga

The announcement concerns an initiative that brings order to the market through clear criteria and comparability – the very elements that usually determine trust in finance. The presence of a WUEB expert strengthens the substantive dimension of the initiative: a ranking is meaningful only when it is supported by methodology and responsibility.

https://www.bankier.pl/wiadomosc/Ruszaja-Asy-Bankiera-2026-Wylonimy-liderow-polskiego-rynku-finansowego-9120405.html

The “dramatic paradox” of ZondaCrypto victims. They lost money but still have to pay tax

WUEB Expert: dr Dominika Florek-Sapkowska

The material shows that tax settlements depend not only on financial outcomes, but also on the structure of regulations and the way events are documented. It is an important practical warning: the risks of investing in crypto may also appear on the tax side, at the settlement stage.

https://www.bankier.pl/wiadomosc/Dramatyczny-paradoks-poszkodowanych-ZondaCrypto-Stracili-pieniadze-ale-musza-zaplacic-podatek-9120131.html

Fats under scrutiny – a meeting with mgr inż. Oliwia Paroń (Nauka ma głos, Lubin)

WUEB Expert: mgr inż. Oliwia Paroń

The event announcement presents a science communication format in which nutrition research is explained without oversimplification and without hermetic language. It is an example of WUEB’s role in building trust in science: knowledge about fats matters when it helps people make better everyday decisions.

https://www.lubin.pl/tluszcze-pod-lupa

No shopping mall or public transport? Poor roads? Not in Złotoryja anymore

WUEB Expert: dr inż. Jerzy Ładysz

The material concerns the practice of local development management: how investment and infrastructure decisions translate into quality of life and the attractiveness of a city. The WUEB expert voice helps structure the discussion on change, showing what is a visible effect and what requires consistent policy and financing in the background.

https://zlotoryjska.pl/aktualnosc-11492-brak_galerii_handlowej_i_komunikacji.html

Final days of Santander’s promotion. Up to PLN 3,600 for entrepreneurs

WUEB Expert: dr Dominika Florek-Sapkowska

The overview of a business promotion focuses on the conditions for receiving the bonus and the costs that may appear after the promotional period. The material helps read banking offers in full: what matters is the balance of benefits and obligations, not just the headline.

https://www.bankier.pl/wiadomosc/Santander-konczy-hitowa-akcje-dla-firm-Ostatnie-dni-by-zgarnac-nawet-3600-zl-9120820.html?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=Firma

30 Creative People of Wroclaw 2026

WUEB Expert: dr hab. inż. Maja Kiba-Janiak, prof. UEW

The distinction signals recognition of WUEB competences in areas where combining knowledge with implementation is essential, especially in logistics and mobility. It is also a good opportunity to show research impact: academic success becomes visible when it translates into practical change in the surrounding environment.

https://www.jelonka.com/30-kreatywnych-wroclawia-2026-140445

4th National Financial Knowledge Olympiad “Finansomania”

WUEB Expert: prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Jajuga

The information concerns an educational initiative that builds financial competences among young people, at the stage when later economic decisions often begin. The participation of a WUEB expert strengthens the rank of the initiative and underlines the university’s role in economic education beyond campus.

https://ue.poznan.pl/aktualnosci/iv-ogolnopolska-olimpiada-wiedzy-o-finansach-finansomania

PIT-38 not only for the stock exchange. The tax office also expects crypto and foreign gains to be settled

WUEB Expert: dr Dominika Florek-Sapkowska

The material reminds readers that PIT-38 covers not only traditional stock market investments, but also cryptoassets and foreign gains, with consequences for documentation and deadlines. It is a practical guide to an area where mistakes can be costly: the key issue is correctly assigning revenues and costs to the appropriate categories.

https://www.bankier.pl/wiadomosc/PIT-38-nie-tylko-dla-gieldy-Fiskus-czeka-tez-na-rozliczenie-krypto-i-zagranicznych-zyskow-9121467.html

A cadastral tax in Poland impossible to introduce for the next few years – the key barrier is the lack of universal property valuation

UEW – Opodatkowanie nieruchomości w Polsce na tle systemów europejskich” – raport zespołu UEW-SGH

The material shows that the debate on cadastral tax is not blocked by slogans, but by a basic condition: reliable and universal property valuation. This is an example of WUEB’s approach: first the data and institutional infrastructure, then tax decisions that can work in practice.

https://ksiegowosc.infor.pl/podatki/podatki-osobiste/podatek-od-nieruchomosci/6870662,podatek-katastralny-w-polsce-niemozliwy-do-wprowadzenia-przez-najblizsze-kilka-lat-nie-zaczeto-powszechnej-taksacji-nieruchomosci-a-to-podstawowy-warunek.html

WUEB researchers support the establishment of energy cooperatives

WUEB Expert: dr hab. Piotr Szymański, Prof. UEW

he material shows how WUEB expertise supports local energy transition, from concept to the organisation of cooperation and operating models. It is a practical example of university impact: science not only diagnoses problems, but helps build solutions that can be implemented locally.

https://wroclaw.tvp.pl/92356920/29032026

What determines good ageing? Researchers from WUEB compared senior quality of life in Europe

WUEB Expert: dr hab. inż. Edyta Mazurek, Prof. UEW, dr Agata Girul

The material compares the quality of life of people aged 65+ in European countries and shows that “good ageing” is not only about health and income, but also about relationships, safety and access to services. It is an important WUEB contribution to public debate: better social decisions begin with reliable diagnosis and comparable data.

https://badania.uew.pl/co-decyduje-o-dobrej-starosci-naukowczynie-z-ue-we-wroclawiu-porownaly-jakosc-zycia-seniorow-w-europie/

Poles are drinking less alcohol

WUEB Expert: dr Agnieszka Piekara

The material shows a changing trend in alcohol consumption in Poland and raises questions about its health-related, social and economic causes. This is an important context for discussions on public policy and consumer behaviour, which affect both the market and population health.

https://wroclaw.tvp.pl/92836830/polacy-pija-coraz-mniej-alkoholu

European Economic Congress (EEC 2026) – announcement/report

WUEB Expert: dr hab. Piotr Bednarek, Prof UEW, Prorektor ds finansów

Participation in the panel discussion: Universities for the security and competitiveness of the economy. From research and knowledge to implementation and products: barriers to, and conditions for, effective synergy. Joint R&D projects as a source of advantage – academic success and economic competitiveness. Polish experience in the context of international good practice. National, internal and international security in study programmes.

https://www.eecpoland.eu/2026/pl/panel/8239.html

Author of text: Barbara Grzelczak

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