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Study Trip Paris 2025 – A Unique Learning Experience for Executive MBA Student

From 18th to 21st of March 2025, students of the 30th edition of the Executive MBA program at Krakow School of Business KUE had the opportunity to participate in a Study Trip to Paris, France. Organized in collaboration with our Executive MBA program's partner school, EM Normandie Business School, the trip provided an immersive experience combining academic insights, cultural exploration, and business networking.

Representatives of KSB KUE included:

Professor Marcin Jędrzejczyk – Director of the Krakow School of Business KUE
Agnieszka Żur, Ph.D. – Director of the Executive MBA Program at KSB KUE
Katarzyna Lipińska – Marketing and Promotion Specialist at KSB KUE
Dominik Franczyk – Postgraduate Studies Manager at KSB KUE

The agenda featured a diverse range of activities designed to deepen students' understanding of the luxury industry, high gastronomy, and technological advancements. Participants attended lectures and workshops led by industry experts, such as Sébastien Girard’s session on luxury goods and Anne Debard’s insights into French savoir-vivre in business and diplomacy. Hands-on experiences included culinary workshops at the renowned Ferrandi school and a guided tour of the iconic La Samaritaine department store.

KUE's experts drive inclusive entrepreneurship in international network

Experts fom the Krakow University of Economics actively support entrepreneurship by cooperating with foreign partners. Professor Marek Ćwiklicki, Magdalena Zajączkowska, PhD, Agnieszka Pacut, PhD, Wioleta Gałat, PhD, Marek Oramus, PhD and Wojciech Sypek represented the University at a meeting of the Transnational Network of Inclusive and Sustainable Innovation Hub, which addressed challenges and relationship building in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, especially among people with special needs.

The event was attended by representatives from Austria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary and Italy, as well as Polish representatives, including the City of Kraków and organizations involved in the creation of the Małopolska ISIHUB.

The progress of the regional ISIHUB was discussed, focusing on challenges such as motivating young people, seniors, women, migrants or people with disabilities for entrepreneurial activities. Helena Habdiji's presentation on inclusive entrepreneurship was an inspiring highlight of the event.

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"Ukrainian forced migrants and refugees in CEE: Observations and lessons" seminar held at the KUE

On March 14, 2025, an inspiring scientific seminar dedicated to the issues of forced migration and Ukrainian refugees in Central and Eastern Europe took place in the Professors’ Hall at the Krakow University of Economics. The seminar was organized by the Department of Applied Economics and the Department of International Economic Relations at UEK as part of the MINTE (Migrants' Integration via Education) project under the Erasmus+ program and the KRAUKLAB project.

The event was opened by the Rector of the Cracow University of Economics, Prof. Bernard Ziębicki, who emphasized the importance of interdisciplinary debate on the challenges faced by migrants and the societies that host them.

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Research

Below you can find a list of recent KUE's activities related to research from across the University.

Sensory archaeology: scientists identified scents in Egyptian mummies

An international research team, including Professor Tomasz Sawoszczuk from the Krakow University of Economics, as part of the international Odotheka project funded by the National Science Centre, conducted groundbreaking research on nine mummies at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

Scientists, using modern sensory and chemical techniques, discovered that these ancient remains carry distinct pleasant aromas that have persisted across millennia. A new study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society has mapped out these unexpected scents through the first systematic analysis of mummy aromatics.

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The Visegrad Fund - KUE as a Partner in an International Research Project

The extensive experience of the KUE Department of Tourism's researchers in tourism innovation research and their close cooperation with the industry have contributed to success - the international project Empowering Open Innovation Tourism Network has received funding from the Visegrad Fund!

KUE will carry out its tasks together with leading experts from Serbia, Hungary and the Czech Republic.

The coordinator of the Polish Team: Professor Jadwiga Berbeka form KUE.

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KUE is running a ENGINE Project: Advancing rural entrepreneurship through innovative education

This exciting initiative, funded by the Erasmus+ program, unites partners from five European countries to drive entrepreneurial growth in rural areas through innovative educational tools.

The ENGINE project, led by the Krakow University of Economics involves prestigious institutions:

FH Münster University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
Università degli Studi di Foggia (Italy)
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo (Portugal)
iED - Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (Greece)

Together, we aim to empower future rural leaders by equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed to foster sustainable development and innovation in rural areas. By leveraging the exchange of best practices and cross-sector collaboration, ENGINE will modernize educational approaches and enhance the European higher education landscape.

Project Coordinator: prof. UEK dr hab. Katarzyna Żmija

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According to students

New place, new people, new food, everything seems new when young people go to a foreign country to study as an exchange student. We're happy to help our student to find their balance in this new reality.

Krakow University of Economics welcomes Ukrainian candidates group

Polish-Ukrainian contacts at the Krakow University of Economics are aimed, among others, at Ukrainian speakers who are interested in studying at KUE during the current socio-political changes.

A meeting with a group of forty Ukrainian young people was held at the beginning of March, hosted by Oleh Vdoviak from the International Relations Center KUE.

Krakow University of Economics achieves Eaquals accreditation

KUE's Language Centre announced that it has been awarded accreditation by Eaquals (Evaluation and Accreditation of Quality Language Services), an institution that fulfils an advisory role in the introduction and maintenance of educational standards that comply with international standards. The accreditation ensures a high standard of language teaching.

Eaquals is a body that specializes in providing accreditation for educational programs, including language learning at universities. Its activities can include supporting educational institutions in the accreditation process of their courses and curricula, ensuring that they meet high quality standards.

Learning and careers

Diverse forms of international exchange encourage cross-learning across multiple countries and multiple learning sectors.

Explore education without limits – KUE at Education Fair in Turkey

9 to 16 March 2025, KUE's employees took part in the Education Fair in Turkey organized by Foundation Perspektywy. The aim of the events in Ankara, Izmir and Istanbul was to promote KUE's education offer in English and to discuss directions for further cooperation with potential partners.

During the fair, the offer of Bachelor's, Master's and Master's degree programs, recruitment rules, opportunities for internationalization of study programs and student activities were presented.

Technology and media

Media in itself means just a method of communication. Expectations of employees and students make them something much more serious - a requirement of our time.

KUE has gained access to Qlick: digital tools to facilitate a variety of activities in the campus environment

The solutions of the tools is typically based on a combination of data management, analysis, and visualization tools, as well as strategic applications that help organizations make informed decisions at KUE.

Introducing the possibility of using as part of Qlik's cooperation with universities providing modern Business Intelligence class solutions, KUE has the opportunity to use the resources of this software free of charge.

As part of the collaboration, KUE has access to Qlik analytical platform, enabling you to analyse data independently, Tools supporting the creation of data visualisations and analysis reports, A set of online courses to develop the skills necessary to use the platform effectively, 235 ready-made courses on the e-learning platform, including lessons with assignments and summary tests. These courses can be directly used in classes with students and cover topics such as databases, data warehousing, Big Data and statistical analysis. All are available with subtitles in Polish.

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