How can vitamins be protected in plant-based foods, urban deliveries reflect different local needs, and public policy respond to demographic change? This week’s coverage brought together research and expert perspectives relevant to households, businesses and local government. The review also features Joanna Radomska’s professorial title, an award for Aleksander Mercik and the University’s contribution to debates on economic development.
Vitamins C and D in a single plant-based gel: UEW researcher awarded NCN grant
WUEB expert: dr inż. Szymon Juchniewicz
The food technology researcher received funding under the MINIATURA 10 scheme to investigate plant-based emulgels: structures combining a water-based gel with small oil droplets. These could help protect both water-soluble vitamin C and fat-soluble vitamin D within one product. He will examine how composition and structure affect vitamin stability. The preliminary research will inform further work on functional foods and new supplement formulations.
Joanna Radomska of WUEB awarded the title of professor
WUEB expert: prof. dr hab. Joanna Radomska
Joanna Radomska has been awarded the title of professor of social sciences in the discipline of management and quality sciences. Her research examines strategy implementation, operational risk and approaches that involve employees and other stakeholders in strategy development. She also contributes to GAMEHEARTS, an international project investigating the economic, social and cultural value of Europe’s video games sector, and serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Strategy and Management.
Source: https://badania.uew.pl/en/joanna-radomska-of-wueb-awarded-the-title-of-professor/
How can solutions for urban freight transport be co-created? Dr hab. inż. Maja Kiba-Janiak’s, Professor of the WUEB research fellowship in Gothenburg
WUEB expert: dr hab. inż. Maja Kiba-Janiak, Professor of the WUEB, NEXTLOGIC project lead
During her fellowship at the University of Gothenburg, Maja Kiba-Janiak compared urban freight practices in Gothenburg and Wrocław. Interviews with public authorities, businesses and transport operators informed a model for co-creating urban logistics solutions. The fellowship was funded through the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange’s PROM programme. Jelonka.com also covered the visit in its report on the WUEB researcher’s stay in Sweden.
Different perspectives: a warning to older people about losing their homes
WUEB expert: dr hab. Patrycja Kowalczyk-Rólczyńska, Professor of the WUEB
Patrycja Kowalczyk-Rólczyńska joined a Radio Wrocław discussion on older people’s financial security. The programme examined arrangements under which homeowners transfer ownership of their property in exchange for lifelong payments. It addressed the risks involved, protection for older people and ways of using housing wealth to supplement retirement income.
Europe in the AI race: a report from the 35th Economic Forum in Karpacz
WUEB expert: prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Jajuga
National Geographic reported on the “AI made in Europe” panel featuring Krzysztof Jajuga. The discussion considered Europe’s potential in artificial intelligence and the barriers to translating scientific and technological capabilities into economic activity. Investment, regulation and collaboration between universities and businesses were among the issues addressed.
Distinctive Smart City projects: cities that took a different approach
WUEB expert: dr hab. Natalia Szozda, Professor of the WUEB
Natalia Szozda joined a discussion at the Economic Forum in Karpacz on urban solutions designed around local needs. Examples included transport microhubs that can support the organisation of deliveries. Bringing together academic and public-sector perspectives, the panel considered how collaboration and attention to local conditions influence the practical value of technological projects.
Poles will have to work longer: an increasingly pressing necessity
WUEB expert: prof. dr hab. Marek Kośny, Vice-Rector for Research
In coverage of Poland’s demographic challenges, Marek Kośny called for a review of existing family-support measures. He argued that benefits should be assessed for their relevance, reorganised and, where appropriate, discontinued. His contribution broadens the discussion beyond retirement age to the effectiveness of existing social policy instruments.
Source: https://www.rp.pl/demografia/art45171501-polacy-beda-musieli-pracowac-dluzej-to-juz-koniecznosc
Geopolitics drives gold
WUEB expert: dr hab. Artur Klimek, Professor of the WUEB
Writing for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, Artur Klimek discusses central banks’ purchases of gold and the relocation of their reserves. His commentary places the gold market in a geopolitical context, highlighting the importance of public institutions’ decisions and offering a perspective beyond individual investment portfolios.
Source: https://edgp.gazetaprawna.pl/magazyn/artykuly/11322887,geopolityka-rzadzi-zlotem.html
Between signal and response
WUEB expert: mgr inż. Patrycja Paleń-Tondel
In Personel i Zarządzanie, Patrycja Paleń-Tondel examines how organisational values operate in everyday relationships with employees. Formal statements alone do not establish how a company behaves in practice. The article considers the importance of ethical convictions and meaningful work in the career decisions of younger generations.
Source: https://www.inforlex.pl/dok/tresc,I13.2026.010.000000014,Miedzy-sygnalem-a-reakcja.html
Rectors of economics universities discuss the challenges associated with Poland’s involvement in the G20
WUEB expert: prof. dr hab. Czesław Zając, Rector
Czesław Zając participated in a debate among leaders of economics universities at the Economic Forum in Karpacz. The discussion addressed Poland’s prospects in relation to the G20 and higher education’s role in economic development. Participants highlighted innovation and institutional quality alongside economic growth, and considered the opportunities that greater international engagement could create for universities.
“Safe University”: the academic community against workplace bullying and discrimination
Wroclaw University of Economics and Business — recognised in the “Safe University” project
WUEB was among the universities receiving a distinction in an initiative addressing workplace bullying and discrimination. The project examined institutional approaches and shared good practice. Coverage highlighted the importance of combining procedures with an organisational culture based on respect, trust and responsibility for the academic community’s safety.
How Wrocław’s universities perform in major rankings
Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
Wrocławskie Fakty reviewed the city’s universities in national and international rankings. Its coverage of WUEB noted progress in the Perspektywy ranking and the practical applications of research. These included work supporting businesses, cities, healthcare, social services and the food sector.
Source: https://wroclawskiefakty.pl/tak-wroclawskie-uczelnie-radza-sobie-w-najwazniejszych-rankingach/
Wrocław, business, finance, your portfolio and reliable knowledge: register for the Bankier.pl Finance Forum
WUEB expert: prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Jajuga
WUEB will co-organise and host the Bankier.pl Finance Forum on 23–24 October. Krzysztof Jajuga highlighted the opportunity to bring academic expertise together with professional experience. The programme will cover business development, investment and retirement saving, with WUEB students involved in Hossa ProCapital also contributing to the capital-market discussion.
Gaudeamus igitur in Wrocław’s Market Square
WUEB expert: prof. dr hab. Czesław Zając, Rector
At the joint opening of the academic year in Wrocław’s Market Square, Czesław Zając conducted the matriculation ceremony for representatives of first-year students. The event brought together the city’s academic community and welcomed new students to university life. Wroclaw Medical University published a report from the ceremony.
Source: https://www.umw.edu.pl/pl/aktualnosci/gaudeamus-igitur-na-wroclawskim-rynku-0
Author of text: Barbara Grzelczak
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Joanna Radomska of WUEB awarded the title of professor
How can solutions for urban freight transport be co-created? Dr hab. inż. Maja Kiba-Janiak’s, Professor of the WUEB research fellowship in Gothenburg
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What is Bitcoin and How is it Changing Finance? dr Michał Kisiel on the Future of Money
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