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Dr Habil. Maria Urbaniec, Associate Professor
- Head of Department
- maria.urbaniec@uek.krakow.pl
- +48 12 293 53 28
- Building B, room 459
Academic background
- Associate Professor at the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation of the Krakow University of Economics (Poland)
- Doctor of Economics (PhD) at the Internationales Hochschulinstitut Zittau / Technische Universität Dresden (Germany)
- Master of Business Administration at the Internationales Hochschulinstitut Zittau / Technische Universität Dresden (Germany)
Professional positions
- Head of the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Krakow University of Economics (from 2020)
- Deputy Head of the Centre for Family Businesses at the Krakow University of Economics (since 2024)
- Member of the Discipline Council Economics and Finance at the Krakow University of Economics (from 2020)
- Member of the Council of the College of Economics, Finance and Law at the Cracow University of Economics (from 2020)
- Member of the Team for the Evaluation of the Economics and Finance Discipline at the Krakow University of Economics (from 2019)
- Member of the Team for Quality and Education at the Institute of Economics (from 2019)
- Member of the Małopolska Council for Succession and Business Transfer (from 2025)
- Member of the Małopolska Innovation Council (2020-2024)
- President of the Management Board of the Krakow Branch of the Polish Economic Society (from 2021)
- Deputy President of the Polish Economic Society (from 2021)
Scientific awards
- Medal Komisji Edukacji Narodowej za szczególne zasługi dla oświaty i wychowania (2020) / Medal of the Commission of National Education for outstanding merits for education and upbringing (2020)
- Nagroda Rektora UEK I stopnia za indywidualne osiągnięcia naukowe (2015; 2016) / KUE Rector’s Award 1st Class for individual scientific achievements (2015; 2016)
- Nagroda Rektora UEK I stopnia za indywidualne osiągnięcia organizacyjne (2020) / KUE Rector’s Award 1st Class for individual organizational achievements (2020)
- Nagroda Rektora UEK I stopnia za zespołowe osiągnięcia naukowe (2015, 2019) / KUE Rector’s Award 1st Class for team scientific achievements (2015, 2019)
- Nagroda Rektora UEK II stopnia za zespołowe osiągnięcia organizacyjne (2021, 2022, 2024) / KUE Rector’s Award 2nd Class for team organizational achievements (2021, 2022, 2024)
- Nagroda Rektora UEK II stopnia za indywidualne osiągnięcia naukowe (2014, 2025) / KUE Rector’s Award 2nd Class for individual scientific achievements (2014, 2025)
- Nagroda Rektora UEK II stopnia za zespołowe osiągnięcia naukowe (2014; 2016) / KUE Rector’s Award 2nd Class for team scientific achievements (2014; 2016)
- Nagroda Rektora UEK II stopnia za indywidualne osiągnięcia dydaktyczne (2019, 2021, 2022) / KUE Rector’s Award 2nd Class for individual teaching achievements (2019, 2021, 2022)
- Nagroda Rektora UEK II stopnia za zespołowe osiągnięcia dydaktyczne (2014) / KUE Rector’s Award 2nd Class for team teaching achievements (2014)
- Nagroda Rektora UEK III stopnia za indywidualne osiągnięcia naukowe (2018, 2021, 2022) / KUE Rector’s Award 3rd Class for individual scientific achievements (2018, 2021, 2022)
- Nagroda Rektora UEK III stopnia za zespołowe osiągnięcia naukowe (2020, 2022) / KUE Rector’s Award 3rd Class for team scientific achievements (2020, 2022)
- Nagroda Rektora UEK III stopnia za indywidualne osiągnięcia dydaktyczne (2024, 2025) / KUE Rector’s Award 3rd Class for individual teaching achievements (2024, 2025)
- Nagroda Rektora UEK III stopnia za indywidualne osiągnięcia organizacyjne (2024) / KUE Rector’s Award 3rd Class for individual organizational achievements (2024)
Memberships
- European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB)
- International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM)
- European Academy of Management (EURAM)
- International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS)
- The Polish Economic Society /Polskie Towarzystwo Ekonomiczne (PTE)
- The Polish Association of Environmental and Resource Economits /Polskie Stowarzyszenie Ekonomistów Środowiska i Zasobów Naturalnych (PSEŚiZN)
Scientific interests
- Entrepreneurship (e.g. green entrepreneurship, sustainable entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship)
- Innovations (e.g. eco-innovations, innovativeness of the economy)
- Development of small and medium enterprises
- Sustainable development
- Labour market
- Digital economy
Selected courses
- Green innovations
- Small and medium-sized enterprises on the EU market
- Social Policy
- Economics of sustainable development
- Bachelor and master seminars
- Tutorials