Celina M. Olszak
Rector , University of Economics in Katowice
Rector of the University of Economics in Katowice, Head of the Department of Business Informatics at the Faculty of Economics.
Economist, author, co-author or editor of more than 300 publications, including 15 monographs. She has been the manager or contractor of numerous research projects obtained through competitions, both international and national.
Fellow of the Swiss Government at ETH Zurich, the Deutsche Akademische Austausch Dienst at the University of Trier in Germany, and the Bekker Program at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia.
Member of the Council for Higher Education, Science and Innovation under the President of the Republic of Poland, the Committee on Organizational and Management Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), the Presidium of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (KRASP). President of the IT Infrastructure Committee of KRASP and of the Regional Conference of Rectors of Academic Universities (RKRUA).
For all her professional achievements, she has been awarded the KEN medal, the Golden Cross of Merit, and the Golden Laurel of Skills and Competence. She has also received awards as a supervisor in doctoral dissertation processes and in the "Best Paper Award" category during international conferences.