Paweł Churski Habilitation Earth Sciences in Economic Geography, specialisms: Socio-Economic Geography, Spatial Management, Regional Growth, Regional Policy, PhD Earth Sciences in Economic Geography, specialisms: Socio-Economic Geography, Spatial Management, Regional Growth, Regional Policy, is an economic geographer working at the Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, in the 2008-2010 and 2012-2016 position of Deputy Director, since 2009 Head of Regional Analysis Methods Department, since 2016 Director of Institute. His research interests include: the problems of local and regional development in Poland, factors of development and regional policy in Poland and in the European Union, the application of econometrics and geographic information systems for spatial analysis, the level and standard of living, the state and changes in the labor market in the period of socio-economic transformation in Poland and Europe. Guests (including lecturer) foreign universities or institutions, e.g. Free University in Brussels, University of Copenhagen, School of Slavonic & East European Studies University of London, Pole Universitaire Europeen Tuluza, University of Abertay Dundee, Comenius Univeristy in Bratislava, Vilnius University, Irkuck University, Academy of Labor and Social Relations in Moscow, European Commission, Committee of Regions, The Independent Kazakhstan Quality Assurance Agency for Education, Donetsk Region and participant in international conferences, e.g. IGU 2006 Brisbane International Conference, IGU 2008 Tunis International, Conference IGU 2010 Tel Aviv International Conference, IGU 2012 Santiago de Chile International Conference, 32-nd International Geographical Congress IGU 2012 in Cologne, IGU 2013 Kyoto International Conference, IGU 2014 Kraków International Conference, 33-th International Geographical Congress IGU 2016 in Beijing, IGU 2018 Quebec International Conference, AESOP Congresses, European Congresses of the Regional Science Association International, Congresses of Lithuanian Geographers, Czech-Slovak Geographical Workshops. He is the author of over a hundred publications, including eight monographs (bibliography attached); is a leader and main conductor of scientific projects from National Science Center, Ministry of Science and Higher Education and over, as well scientific expert, e.g. for Ministry of Regional Development, National Chamber of Commerce, Marshal Offices of the Wielkopolska, Podkarpacie and Lublin Provices, Poznań Agglomeration Board, Poznań City Hall, and over. He is an expert in evaluation of development processes, local and regional development policy, labor market and level and standard of living. He is innovator and manager of higher education, including a member of the international accreditation committee and acting as Vice-Dean, Representative of the Rector, Vice-Rector and Chancellor, author of new educational programs and innovative methods of organization of the educational process. More and Bibliography see: www.churski.pl
