Warsaw Talent Cluster: Warszawski Klaster Talentów

Full Professor of Social Sciences Department of Economics
CRASH Center For Research on Social Change and Human Mobility

Prof. Izabela Grabowska, Ph.D., D.Sc. is a Professor of Social Sciences, sociologist, and economist. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Warsaw, an M.A. in Economics from University College Dublin, and an M.A. in Sociology from the University of Wrocław. Her professorial proceedings in social sciences were conducted by the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IFiS PAN). She is a recipient of the Foundation for Polish Science Fellowship and has held research fellowships at Humboldt University in Berlin (ERC grant), Utrecht University (visiting professor), and University College London (visiting scholar).

She has supervised seven completed Ph.D. dissertations and over 70 master's theses. Professor Grabowska is the author of more than 60 scholarly publications in prestigious international and Polish outlets. She has been awarded numerous competitive research grants, including Horizon Europe (as Scientific Coordinator of the global consortium for the Link4Skills project www.link4skills.eu), Horizon 2020 (MIMY project, as leader of the Polish team), and several major grants from the National Science Centre of Poland (OPUS, Sonata Bis www.mymigration.academy), Harmonia, and KBM). She is co-creator and first Principal Investigator of European University Alliance EUonAIR: AI in Curricula, Smart UniverCity and (Return) Mobility www.euonair.eu and mobility assessment dashboard www.mymobility.academy.

In 2021, she joined Kozminski University (ALK) as a member of the Department of Economics, where she founded and now leads the CRASH Center (Center for Research on Social Change and Human Mobility).

Between 2005 and 2021, she served as assistant professor and university professor at SWPS University. From 2016 to 2021, she was Director of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School at SWPS. She also established and led two major research initiatives: the Youth Research Center / Youth in the Centre Lab (2015–2019) and the Mobility Research Group (2020–2021).

Her research focuses on labor markets, human capital, international labor migration, and careers. Her long-term studies emphasize the role of international work experience in shaping human capital, especially social competences, and explore the dynamics of social remittances in transnational contexts. Her work has been published in leading journals such as Work, Employment and Society, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Europe-Asia Studies, International Migration, and Social Policy and Society. Her books have appeared with key academic publishers including Routledge, Palgrave Macmillan, UCL Press, Amsterdam University Press, and Scholar.

From 2008 to 2019, she was actively involved in the governance of IMISCOE, the largest European research network on migration and integration. Since 2009, she has served as an expert for the European Commission on the European Mobility Partnership/Laboratory and ESCO (European Classification of Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations), and currently contributes to the Employment Labour Agency and EURES. For over a decade, she has provided training through EY (Bologna, Brussels) for public employment services across Europe.

More about her work can be found at: www.izabelagrabowska.org

Social researcher, doctor of social sciences in the discipline of political science. She completed her Master's degree at Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University in Ukraine (Museology and protection of historical and cultural heritage) and at University of Warsaw in Poland (Center for East European Studies). Member of the Center for Research on Social Change and Human Mobility (CRASH) at Kozminski University. Member of the Polish Sociological Association (Migration Sociology and Qualitative Sociology sections). Her research interests mainly include Ukrainian migration, women's migration, the relationship at the interface of state and international migration, migrants' political inclusion and participation, their social integration and qualitative research methods. Her doctoral thesis was on the political rights and participation of foreigners in Poland.

She is currently a researcher in the projects "BigMig: Digital and non-digital traces of migrants in Big and Small Data approaches to human capacities" (OPUS-19, NCN), Link4Skills (Horizon 2023), and the Warsaw Talent Cluster project (in cooperation with the Warsaw City Hall).

She was also a researcher in the projects: "MIMY: Empowerment through liquid integration of migrant youth in vulnerable conditions" (Horizon 2020) and "The Impact of COVID 19 on Ukrainian Women Migrants in Poland" (funded by the Heinrich Böll Foundation). Between 2017 and 2023, she was the coordinator of integration projects at the Ukrainian House Foundation.

PhD of Information Technology, scientific researcher in Social Informatics, academic lecturer, Associate of the Center for Research on Social Change and Mobility (CRASH)

Post doc in the research project “BigMig: Digital and non-digital traces of migrants in Big and Small Data approaches to human capacities” carried out at the Kozminski University in Warsaw (Poland), under the supervision of prof. dr hab. Izabela Grabowska. 

He conducts research in the realm of Social Informatics with use of natural language processing, text mining, big data analysis, processing of data from social media, Wikipedia, dialogue systems. 

Since 2019 Lecturer and Assistant Professor at the Polish-Japanese Academy of Computer Technology- Warsaw, Poland (PJATK). In 2019 he defended his PhD thesis   “Formal model, methods and algorithms for detecting controversy of Wikipedia articles and search queries”. 

Social researcher in the field of sociological, cultural and political sciences.

PhD student at the University of Warsaw's Interdisciplinary Doctoral School. The main research topic of his doctoral studies is national identity. Research interests also include international relations, migration and diasporic issues. Qualitative researcher in many scientific projects, including OPUS and foreign projects, such as. Aspirations for return and secondary migration among Ukrainian refugees, project No: 83347, managed by The Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research and funded by Norwegian Directorate of Immigration.

At the Kozminski University he is a researcher in project “BigMig: Digital and non-digital traces of migrants in Big and Small Data approaches to human capacities” (2020/37/B/HS6/02342 OPUS), which is financed by Poland’s National Science Centre; and in project Warsaw Talent Cluster. Since May 2024 he has been a Research Assistant in Link 4 Skill Project (Horizon Europe). 

Manager
Holistic Mobility Support Center European University EUonAIR

CRASH Center For Research on Social Change and Human Mobility

Magdalena Gawrońska is a seasoned HR leader with over 15 years of experience driving strategic initiatives in HR analytics, payroll, and compensation & benefits. Renowned for her ability to combine analytical precision with creative problem-solving, she specializes in leveraging data to design innovative HR solutions that enhance workforce efficiency and optimize costs. Her expertise in tools like Power BI, Excel, and SAP allows her to deliver actionable insights through advanced reporting, forecasting, and budget management.

Throughout her career, Magdalena has successfully managed complex international projects across public administration and private consultancy. She has a proven track record of implementing forward-thinking HR strategies, including workforce planning, financial forecasting, and navigating regulatory challenges. A recognized thought leader in the field, she has contributed to industry publications and shared her insights as a speaker at prominent events.

Magdalena’s commitment to continuous improvement is reflected in her certifications as a Certified HR Business Partner and her advanced studies in public administration at Korea University. Beyond her professional pursuits, she is passionate about martial arts (taekwondo) and exploring unique global destinations like the Seychelles and South Korea—experiences that shape her dynamic approach to leadership and innovation.

Magdalena is dedicated to helping organizations unlock the full potential of their people through data-driven decision-making and strategic workforce management.