OUR EXPERTS
Prof. Barbara Piontek

Prof. AWSB Poland Barbara Piontek
Academic Profile
Professor Barbara Piontek is a distinguished expert in the field of European Union co-funded projects, specializing in vocational education and training (VET) across key strategic sectors. With a deep focus on green technologies, hydrogen development, management, and structural order, Prof. Piontek has been at the forefront of aligning education and training initiatives with the dynamic needs of the modern workforce and sustainable economic growth.
Her expertise spans international relations and strategic development, enabling her to navigate complex, cross-border collaborations while ensuring compliance with EU standards. She has played a pivotal role in designing and implementing projects that foster innovation, workforce development, and resilience in emerging sectors.
Prof. Piontek’s work is characterized by a systems-thinking approach to structural order, integrating strategic planning and policy-making to maximize the impact of co-funded programs. She has contributed significantly to advancing the hydrogen economy and promoting green solutions within industry-focused VET.
With a strong academic foundation and extensive experience in project management and strategy, Prof. Barbara Piontek is a leading authority in driving sustainable development and transformative education programs supported by the EU.
Evaluating consumers’ adoption of renewable energy
Bilal Khalid, Mariusz Urbański, Monika Kowalska-Sudyka, Elżbieta Wysłocka, Barbara Piontek
Energies 14 (21), 7138, 2021
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/21/7138
Economic growth and foreign direct investment in the context of financial development: Evidence from Jordan
Luma Al-Qudah, Barbara Piontek, Judit Oláh
University of Piraeus. International Strategic Management Association, 2021
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/103645
THE ELECTRONIC MONITORING SYSTEM IS A MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENT IN THE PENITENTIARY SYSTEM. IMPLEMENTATION IN THE FAMILY, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SPHERES
Barbara Piontek, Marek Walancik, Beata Zawiślak
Activation of investment processes in the context of operation of special economic zones in Poland
Joanna Dziendziora, Małgorzata Smolarek, Barbara Piontek
University of Piraeus. International Strategic Management Association, 2021
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/80257
Activation of investment processes in the context of operation of special economic zones in Poland
Joanna Dziendziora, Małgorzata Smolarek, Barbara Piontek
University of Piraeus. International Strategic Management Association, 2021
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/24/8335
Comparative Assessment of the Impact of Electricity Consumption in Different Economic Sectors on the Economic Development of the EU Member States
Romualdas Ginevičius, Gracjana Noga, Eigirdas Žemaitis, Barbara Piontek, Karel Šuhajda
Energies 14 (24), 8335, 2021
https://ekonomiaisrodowisko.pl/journal/article/view/680
THE THEORETICAL BASIS OF STRATEGIC SECURITY
MANAGEMENT FOR SHAPING THE STRUCTURAL ORDER
AND SUSTAINABILITY PROCESSES
Vol.20 No.1
Piontek B.
Prof. Zbigniew Makieła

Prof. Zbigniew Makieła, AWSB Poland
Academic Profile
Professor Zbigniew Makieła is a The scientific fields of interests:
- Entrepreneurship,
- innovation management,
- management of metropolis,
- innovative city and region,
- Smart City,
- managing local and regional economy.
Prof. Zbigniew J. Makieła, Ph. , Polish economist. Professor of economic sciences, Since 2021. Chair of Management, University WSB, Dąbrowa Górnicza. Author of over 200 scientific papers, books and textbooks.
Membership:
- Member of the Commission of Economic Sciences of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences in Krakow,
- Member of the Commission on Science and Statistics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Krakow branch,
- Member of the Polish Economic Society.
Cooperation with practice: - MEiN expert on professional promotion of teachers
- Advisor to the Kraków Metropolis Association
- Chairman of the Board of the National Health Fund in Krakow
- Publications:
- Makieła Z., 2018., Przedsiębiorczość i innowacyjność, [w:] Przedsiębiorczość i zarządzanie innowacjami, Wiedza, technologia, konkurencja, przedsiębiorstwo, red. Z.J. Makieła, M.M. Stuss, Warszawa 2018, Wyd. C.H. Beck, s. 13- 43,
- Makieła Z., Szczepańska –Woszczyna K., Makieła M., 2020, Innovative management of a university, IBIMA, 13-14 Jnuary. Dubai.
- Makieła Z., Stuss M., Borowiecki R., 2021, Sustainability, Technology and Innovation 4.0.
ROUTLEDGE, Taylor& Francis Group, London. - Makieła Z., 2021, Innovative University 4.0, the Academic Entrepreneur in an Innovative University, [W:] Sustainability, Technology and Innovation 4.0, red. Makieła Z., Stuss M., Borowiecki R. , Chapter 1. ROUTLEDGE, Taylor& Francis Group, London.
Makieła Z., Kusio T., 2021, Prerequisites of innovativeness of Industry 4.0, [w:] Sustainability, ROUTLEDGE, Technology and Innovation 4.0, red. - Makieła Z., Stuss M., Borowiecki R. , Chapter 3. Taylor& Francis Group, London. Last updated on 04.11.2020
- Makieła Z., Stuss M., Stańczyk I., 2021, Role of Competences of Graduates in Building Innovations via Knowledge Transfer in the Part of Carpathian Euroregion, Sustainability 12(24):10592, Follow journal, DOI: 10.3390/su122410592, License CC BY 4.0
- Makieła Z., Stuss M., Herdan A., Kuźniarska G., 2021. “The Corporate Social Responsibility of Polish Energy Companies” Energies 14, no. 13:
- Projects:
2019-2022 – PERFECT- Regionalna Inicjatywa Doskonałości w Akademii WSB

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