The Areopagus of Universities on the Economic Consequences of War

The economic effects of war, including the one resulting from Russia's current aggression against Ukraine, will be the subject of experts debate that will take place on June 30 at the University of Warsaw. The meeting – under the framework of the Areopagus of Universities series initiated by KUL - will be attended by Prof. Bogdan Góralczyk (UW), Dr. Natalia Kusa (UAM), Prof. Piotr Łasak (UJ) and Dr. Piotr Rubaj (KUL).

The debate, which will start at 16.00, will take place in the Senate Hall of the University of Warsaw in the Kazimierzów Palace at ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28 in Warsaw. The event will be broadcast via the university channel on YouTube.

The Areopagus of Universities is an initiative of four universities - the Catholic University of Lublin, the University of Warsaw, the Jagiellonian University and the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznań. The main idea of the series is to conduct a public debate in the university space about the challenges of the present day.

Currently, the second edition of the series is ongoing, the theme of which is the war in Ukraine. The first edition was dedicated to the coronavirus pandemic. The fourth meeting in the second edition of the cycle will take place at the University of Warsaw. Debates on the subject of the war in Ukraine took place on: June 24, 2022 (KUL, axiological aspects of the war), December 15, 2022 (JU, legal aspects of the war), March 9, 2023 (AMU, debate on refugees).

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Biographies of Experts:

Prof. Bogdan Góralczyk (UW) – political scientist, sinologist, diplomat, publicist. In 2003-2008, the Polish ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, the Republic of the Philippines and the Union of Myanmar (formerly Burma). In the years 1991-1998 he was at a diplomatic post in Hungary. He specializes in contemporary international relations, especially in the field of globalization and global challenges, China, East and Southeast Asia on the international arena, the international position of the EU and European integration, and Hungarian issues.

Dr. Natalia Kusa (UAM) - works at the Department of Political Systems at the Faculty of Political Sciences and Journalism of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Member of the Polish Society of Political Sciences. Her research interests focus on the political system of the Russian Federation, the ways of operation of the Russian opposition and new, unusual forms of protest.

Dr. habil. Piotr Łasak, prof. (UJ) – works at the Institute of Economics, Finance and Management of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. His research, publishing and teaching activities focus on issues related to finance. In particular, he deals with issues in the field of banking, corporate finance and international finance.

Dr. Piotr Rubaj (KUL) – an employee of the Department of International Economics of the Institute of Economics and Finance of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Specialist in international economics, author of publications on, for example, international trade and investment funds.