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Deputy Rector for International Relations


 

Joanna Kizielewicz, DSc, Associate Professor

Academic degrees and titles:

  • DSc in Economic Sciences, discipline: Economics, Faculty of Management and Economics of Services, University of Szczecin (2017)
  • PhD in Economic Sciences, field: Management Science, Faculty of Management and Administration, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (2001)
  • Postgraduate studies in Modern Ship Management, Faculty of Navigation, Gdynia Maritime Academy (2016)
  • Master's degree in Tourism, degree programme: Tourism and Recreation, specialisation: Tourism, Faculty of Tourism and Recreation, Eugeniusz Piasecki University of Physical Education in Poznań (1994)

Employment:

  • Associate Professor at the Department of Management and Economics, Faculty of Management and Quality Science (formerly the Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Commodity Science), Gdynia Maritime University (2019-present)
  • Associate Professor at the Department of Service Economics, Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Commodity Science, Gdynia Maritime University (2017-2019)
  • Assistant Professor at the Department of Organisation of Tourism and Hospitality Services, Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Commodity Science (formerly the Faculty of Administration), Gdynia Maritime University (2001-2017)
  • Chief Executive Officer, Projekt Edukacja Sp. z o.o. (2010-2012)
  • Director, EDUSTAR Training and Consultancy Centre, Gdynia (2004-2012)
  • Deputy Director of the Tourism Development Unit, Regional Development Agency Foundation in Gdańsk (1996-1997)
  • Assistant at the Department of Organisation of Tourism and Hospitality Services, Faculty of Administration, Gdynia Higher Maritime School (1995-2001)
  • English Language Instructor at Szkoła Marketingu Sp. z o.o., Gdańsk (1994-1995) / BRATNIAK Education Centre Sp. z o.o., Poznań (1993-1994) / Gdańsk Vocational Development Centre, Malbork Branch (1989-1990)

Positions held at Gdynia Maritime University:

  • Deputy Rector for International Relations (2026-present);
  • Head of the Department of Management and Economics, Faculty of Management and Quality Science (2019-2021; 2024-2026)
  • Member of the Senate Science Committee (2024-2028)
  • Member of the Team Monitoring the Implementation of the HR Excellence in Research Award (2022-present)
  • Member of the University Committee for the Evaluation of the Quality of Scientific Activity, appointed by HM the Rector of Gdynia Maritime University (2019-2021; 2022-2025)
  • Academic Discipline Evaluation Manager for Management and Quality Science (2019-2021; 2022-2025)
  • Chair of the Faculty Research Committee, Faculty of Management and Quality Science (since 2024)
  • Deputy Dean for Development and Cooperation, Faculty of Management and Quality Science (2020-2024)
  • Deputy Dean for Development and Cooperation, Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Commodity Science (2019-2020)
  • POL-on 2.0 System Coordinator, Faculty of Management and Quality Science (formerly the Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Commodity Science) (2019-2024)
  • Management Control System Coordinator, Faculty of Management and Quality Science (formerly the Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Commodity Science) (2019-2024)
  • Member of the Faculty Committee for Promotion and Development, Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Commodity Science (2016-2020)
  • Member of the Faculty Programme Committee, Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Commodity Science (2016-2020)
  • Member of the Council of the Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Commodity Science (2016-2020)
  • Secretary of the Senate Committee for the Election of the Rector of Gdynia Maritime Academy (2008-2012)
  • Member of the Senate of Gdynia Maritime Academy (2005-2008)
  • Member of the Senate Education Committee, Gdynia Maritime Academy (2005-2008)

Other positions:

  • Expert for the Science Evaluation Committee (KEN) in the evaluation of the quality of scientific activity for 2022-2025, Ministry of Science and Higher Education
  • Member of the judging panels for the Witold Andruszkiewicz Bachelor's Thesis Competition and the Professor Lucjan Hofman Master's Thesis Competition, organised by the Polish Economic Society (2019-present)
  • Member of the State Examination Board for tour leader candidates, appointed by the Pomeranian Voivode (1997-2000) and subsequently by the Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship (2000-2012)
  • Member of the jury for the Mercurius Gedanensis Medal competition at the Gdańsk International Tourism Fair (GTT); the medal was awarded for the best tourism product presented at the fair

Research topics:

  • Project management
  • Strategic management
  • Management and inter-organisational relations
  • Sustainable development
  • Maritime passenger shipping

Scientific, teaching and organisational activities:

  • Author of over 130 publications in scientific journals, monographs and peer-reviewed conference proceedings
  • Reviewer, secretary and member of committees in habilitation and doctoral proceedings
  • Supervisor of one completed doctoral dissertation and three doctoral dissertations currently in progress
  • Member of project teams and researcher in international research and development projects, including:
    • "JOHANNA - Joint Staff Qualification in South Baltic Destinations to Increase the Skilled Workforce in the South Baltic Sea and by That Ensure a Sustainable Small Cruise Ships Development in the South Baltic Sea" (2019-2022)
    • "Utjecaj strukturnih promjena turističke potražnje u uvjetima masovnog turizma" [The Impact of Structural Changes in Tourism Demand under Conditions of Mass Tourism], implemented by the University of Dubrovnik, Croatia (2014-2016)
    • Participant in the "MARRIAGE - Better Marina Management, Harbour Network Consolidation and Water Tourism Marketing in the Southern Baltic Rim" project under the South Baltic INTERREG Programme, as well as in the "Tourism Development Programme for Szczecin's Water Bodies and Waterfront Areas"
  • Author and project manager of projects funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Ministry of Science and the European Union, including:
    • "PROGRESS - Scientific Research Development of Gdynia Maritime University in Management and Quality Science", co-funded by the Ministry of Science under the Regional Excellence Initiative programme (2024-2027)
    • "Voyage to Knowledge", under the Social Responsibility of Science / Excellent Science programme, module "Social Responsibility of Science II" (2023-2024)
    • "Voyage to Science", under the Social Responsibility of Science / Excellent Science programme, module "Social Responsibility of Science - Popularisation of Science and Promotion of Sport" (2022-2024)
  • Project manager of research projects concerning organisational development and management in the context of sustainable development, funded from the research budget of the GMU Faculty of Management and Quality Science (since 2019)
  • Member of the Programme Council of TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation (2012-2022; 2023-2024; 2025-2026)
  • Member of the Scientific Council of the Scientific Journal of Gdynia Maritime University (2024-present)

International cooperation:

  • Independent external expert evaluating international project proposals for the COST Association (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) (2025-present)
  • Completed research placements abroad at the Instituto de Economía Internacional, Universitat de València, Spain (30 October 2025-30 January 2026), and the Institute of Maritime Tourism, Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, Germany (12 November 2024-12 February 2025)
  • Recipient of a scholarship under the Ostpartnerschaften programme of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), funded by the German Federal Foreign Office (AA) (2025)
  • Lecturer under the SOCRATES and ERASMUS+ programmes at international universities, including Cork Institute of Technology (Ireland), the University of Perugia (Italy), the University of Dubrovnik (Croatia), the University of A Coruña (Spain), and Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
  • Initiator of cooperation with the American Institute of Polish Culture in the United States under the Heritage Polonia programme (2026-present)
  • IPMA Poland Coordinator at Gdynia Maritime University and organiser of certification training courses (2024-present)
  • Participant in a study visit to Aalborg University, Denmark, under the Ministry of Science and Higher Education project "Leaders in University Management" (2023)
  • Author and coordinator of the Maritime Education - Maritime Tourism - Maritime Innovation workshops, delivered in cooperation with the Centre for Factories of the Future (C4FF, United Kingdom) as part of European Maritime Day 2013 in Valletta, Malta, under the auspices of the European Commission (2013)
  • Member of international scientific organisations: the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) and the Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA)
  • Member of programme and scientific committees of international conferences indexed in Web of Science and Scopus, including TransNav, IAME, ECMLG, ICTR and the DIEM Conference
  • Collaborated with the Baltic Sea Tourism Commission (BTC), headquartered in Norrköping, Sweden, under the ECOS-Ouverture Amber Road programme (1995-1996)

Social and economic cooperation:

  • Initiator, author and project manager of training and consultancy projects for various beneficiary groups, implemented in cooperation with central government administration and local government authorities (Pomeranian Voivodeship Office: 1996-2003 / Gdańsk Education Authority: 1997-2006 / Tourism Department of the Marshal's Office of the Pomeranian Voivodeship: 2003-2006)
  • Coordinator of cooperation with labour market and social welfare institutions in the organisation of vocational training and work placements, including projects co-funded from public funds and the European Social Fund (district labour offices, the Voivodeship Labour Office, municipal social welfare centres (MOPS), and Centrum Integracja) (2003-2011)
  • Author and coordinator of 10 educational and development projects co-funded by the European Union through the European Social Fund under the Integrated Regional Operational Programme (IROP) and the Human Capital Operational Programme (HC OP) (2004-2012)
  • Member of the scientific and programme committees of numerous national scientific conferences (2018-present)
  • Coordinator of cooperation with a team of approximately 180 trainers and lecturers, and organiser of open-enrolment and in-house training in entrepreneurship, finance, accounting, soft skills, information technology, and tourism organisation and services (1996-2012)
  • Research cooperation with organisations in the maritime sector: Stena Line Polska Sp. z o.o. (Gdynia) (2012) and Baltic Gateway Poland (2014)
  • Co-author of the tourism development strategy for the City of Gdańsk, commissioned by the Gdańsk City Board, entitled "Making Tourism a Significant Sector of the Gdańsk Economy" (1995)

Awards and distinctions:

  • Captain Danuta Kobylińska-Walas Medal (the "Women in the Maritime Sector" Medal) (2025)
  • Silver Medal for Long Service (2015)
  • Medal of the Commission of National Education (2014)
  • Honorary Badge "For Services to Tourism" awarded by the Minister of Sport and Tourism (2014)
  • Bronze Cross of Merit (2004)
  • Distinction from the Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship for contributions to the development of the tour leader profession in the Pomeranian Voivodeship (2010)
  • Supervisor of Dr Magdalena Winiarska's doctoral dissertation, "Effectiveness of Project Management in Higher Education Institutions", which received a distinction in the nationwide PROJECT MASTER 2025 competition in the doctoral thesis category (2025)
  • Recipient of 13 individual Rector's Awards from Gdynia Maritime University for outstanding research and teaching achievements (2001-2026)
  • Recipient of the Rector's Team Award in the third edition of the "Partnership-Based University Management" competition for a business plan to launch the postgraduate programme "R&D Project Management for Research and Research-and-Teaching Staff at Gdynia Maritime University" (2022)
  • Recipient of the Best Presentation Award at "TransNav 2023 - 15th International Conference on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation" in Gdynia (2023)
  • Recipient of the Best Poster Award at "TransNav 2013 - 10th Jubilee International Conference on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation" in Gdynia (2013)