November 20, 2022, 1:30 p.m.
The 1st Geopolitical Book Festival is an event promoting titles in the field of political sciences, international relations, diplomacy, strategy and broadly understood geopolitics. During the event there will be author meetings, thematic debates and book fair. Professor Grzegorz W. Kołodko meets with readers and I sign his latest book  "War and Peace" (in Polish, English edition soon) on Stage I and at the Department Store of the Jablkowski Brothers in Warsaw, Bracka Street. You are welcome!

November 4, 2022, 10:30 a.m.
Hot war in Ukraine, trade war between the United States and China, military spending on the rise, inflation and recession on the horizon. The world is getting hotter - both climate scientists and geopoliticians say so. How to make rational decisions in irrational reality? How to stop the flight of the moth into the fire?
We cordially invite you to a scientific conference with the participation of outstanding scientists, media representatives and diplomats. The background for the discussion is the latest book by prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko "War and Peace".

Conference program

Speech by the Rector of Kozminski University

November 2022
The TIGER Working Papers series has published new article by Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn - reviewing the long-term economic effects of pandemics in the interview with the economist Peter. C. Earle - „A look at Covid-19 recession through Schumpeterian ‘creative destruction’ forces”.

October 20th, 2022, 10:30 a.m., Aula II
TIGER’s next scientific conference is entitled "Inflation and what next?" In a group of prominent Polish economists, we will discuss the causes of the current acceleration in inflation and the determinants of anti-inflationary policy. The conference is held at the Kozminski University, and the sessions will be broadcast online.

Conference agenda and registration (in Polish)

October 2022
SPRINGER Publishing House publishes the book by Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko entitled “Political Economy of New Pragmatism: Implications of Irreversible Globalization”. The monograph is published as in the series of Springer Studies in Alternative Economics. This book provides answers to fundamental questions of sustainable development and imperative for international cooperation in light of irreversible globalization.

October 2022
The Scientific Publisher PWN publishes a book by Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko on “War and Peace” (in Polish). It is an interdisciplinary work that analyzes the magatrends shaping the global economy and politics. The author warns against the dangers awaiting us in the future. The reviewer of this work, Professor Marek Ratajczak, has written about the book: “Reading the book will not leave anyone indifferent, including those who reach for it from the position of declared supporters of a view of the world around us that is definitely different than G. W. Kolodko’s". So we invite you to read it!

Reviews (in Polish)

September 20, 2022, 10 a.m.
As part of their international activities, the representatives of the Algerian Confederation of Employers, CAP, under the chairmanship of Mr. Abdelkader Benahmed, co-organize with the Polish Embassy in Algeria a high-level conference led by Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko who speaks on the theme: “Political Economy of Wars and Peace”. The event takes place at Hotel Ferdi Lilly – Ben Aknoun in Algiers.

July-August, 2022
Professor Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn has been accepted for the fellowship program at the American Institute for Economic Research in Great Barrington, Massachusetts (United States). Her research subject aims to explore COVID-19 related technological, institutional and socio-economic "creative destruction" processes in the US and EU economies.

Prof. Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn interviewing AIER economist – Peter C. Earle – the author and editor of series of books devoted to the economic, social, cultural and institutional effects of the Covid-19 pandemic (all his books are available in KU Library).

June 10, 2022, 12:00 p.m.
"For wise and efficient Poland". This is the title of the conference organized by the Kozminski University together with the Jagiellonian University on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Professor Witold Kieżun. On this occasion, a book under the same title, prepared by a distinguished  group of authors which had known Professor Kieżun and collaborated with him, has been published. During the conference (1:40 p.m.), the debate entitled "Faces of Polish transformation" is led by prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko, author of the chapter "One third and the whole century". The conference takes place in the auditorium of Kozminski University. We invite you to participate.

June 1-3, 2022
Prof. Jacek Tomkiewicz visits India to have few lectures and consultations at BIMTECH University.

June 2022
„Open Innovation Ecosystem and Open Innovation Collaboration from the Perspective of the Polish High-Tech and Knowledge-Intensive Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises”  - this is the title of new book by Professor Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn. The monograph is published by Poltext Warszawa.

May 27, 2022
Sergey Druczin, assistant, in TIGER, will conduct a lecture for PhD students from the Narxoz University in Almaty on the topic of "The political economy of climate change” ("Politekonomia klimaticheskih izmienienij")

May 25, 2022, 11:30 a.m., Aula II
CONFERENCE OF THE YEAR! The Rector of Kozminski University, prof. Grzegorz Mazurek invites you to an interdisciplinary conference entitled "Świat w matni – jak tam trafiliśmy i jak z tego wybrnąć" ("The world entangled: How did we get there and how to get out of it"). A background for a debate with the participation of distinguished scholars and business practitioners is the latest book by prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko „Świat w matni. Czwarta część trylogii”.  The conference is held in Polish.

April 19-22, 2022
Sergiej Druczin, assitent in TIGER, participates in the „Think Global Festival” in Amsterdam at which he presents the lectures on topic „Political economy of climate change: What are the challenges facing our generation?”

February 24, 2022
UKRAINIAN SCHOLARSHIPS
If you can, help! It is not enough to condemn the Russian attack on Ukraine. Not everyone can impose sanctions on the Kremlin regime for this reprehensible act, but everyone can support in word and deed the Ukrainians in need. You may help too. I donated PLN 10,000 ($2,500) to the Koźmiński Foundation for scholarships for Ukrainian students. There is no better way to create conditions for a peaceful coexistence, sustainable development and world order than good upbringing and education. Who can, help and also contribute to the account of the Koźmiński Foundation: 14 2130 0004 2001 0673 5369 0001 KRS: 0000217541 with the annotation: Ukrainian scholarships.

On Maidan, May 31, 2014

February 2022
Routledge has published a new book by prof. Marta Postuła “Public Financial Management in the European Union: Public Finance and Global Crises”, the publisher announces in the following words:The Monograph offers an in-depth and unique analysis of the functioning of EU institutions against the backdrop of EU Member States’ national entities. It contributes to the ongoing debate on global public goods and on the processes involved in their supply and management. Further on, public finance management instruments are discussed, pointing to their historical evolution in practice and their effectiveness measured with human development index. The Author presents her proposal for managing global, European and domestic public goods in three areas: environmental protection, transnational infrastructure projects and social policy. The book analyses public finance management instruments used during the recent pandemic, distinguishing between “regular” and “emergency” instruments and assessing their effectiveness in specific economic situations.