Alojzy Zbigniew Nowak (born 20 March 1956) is a Polish economist. In 2020, he was elected Rector of the University of Warsaw.

Life and education

In 1984, he graduated with a master's degree from the SGH Warsaw School of Economics. In 1991 he earned his PhD in economic sciences at the

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. He received tenure in economic sciences in 1995, at the same university. Between 1996 and 2002, he held a position of an

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. By the decision of President of Poland he received professor degree in 2002. He served two terms as a dean of the Faculty of Management of the University of Warsaw (2006–2012 and 2016–2020).Uniwersytet Warszawski Alojzy Z. Nowak
In the year 2012–2016 he served as prorector at the University of Warsaw. He also worked as an associate professor at

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and

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. In 2015, he was named a member of

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's presidential think-tank National Development Council. Between 2017 and 2020 he was a member and the secretary of the board of the

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. Since 2017 he is a Chairman of the Board of the University Sports Association of Poland, the biggest student association in Poland. On 17 June 2020 he was elected Rector of the University of Warsaw.

Honors

* 2002: Golden Cross of Merit

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nowak, Alojzy Rectors of universities in Poland Academic staff of the University of Warsaw SGH Warsaw School of Economics alumni Polish economists 1956 births Living people Rectors of University of Warsaw