Karol Olejniczak
Karol is Head of the Center for Policy Design and Evaluation (C4PDE) and Professor at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities SWPS. He holds a Ph.D. in public policy sciences and is the co-founder of the research company Evaluation for Government Organizations SC (EGO). Scientifically, he deals with designing citizen-friendly solutions and evaluating the effectiveness of public policies. In his research and educational work he uses games, experiments and behavioural design. He has twenty years of experience in conducting research and training for Polish, EU, American and Canadian public institutions. He has cooperated as an expert, among others, with the European Commission, the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the American National Science Foundation and a number of Polish ministries and local government institutions, including the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy, the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development, the National Science Center and the National Research and Development Center. He is the author of a number of scientific publications, including the six-volume series "Learning Ministries". He has published articles in such international journals as "Evaluation", "American Journal of Evaluation", "Policy & Politics". At SWPS University, he teaches classes on introduction to public policies, academic culture and Academic Writing.