Staff
Marta Drygała
DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL, LEGAL AND STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Experienced project coordinator and lecturer in project management, Erasmus+ Coordinator at University. Currently, the Director of the Organizational, Legal and Strategy Development Department in charge of managing the activities described in the Development Strategy as well as developing new solutions in the field of university internationalization. Previously, for 13 years, Director of the Centre for Projects and International Cooperation at the WSEI University – responsible for developing project concepts, cooperation with other units of the entity as well as managing the team implementing project activities at a national and international level. She completed her postgraduate studies in the field of “Manager’s Competence Academy”, “Evaluation of the financial programmes of the European Union” at Kozminski University and “Management of projects and European Union law” at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. She has an international PRINCE2 certificate and over 22 years of experience in the preparation and implementation of projects co-financed by the European Union.
e-mail: erasmus@wsei.lublin.pl
Artur Grzesiak
DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE OF PROJECTS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Project coordinator with 20 years of professional experience, he has been preparing and implementing European-funded projects since 2003. He successfully initiated and managed a team in 19 projects. He has been employed at the WSEI University since 2015, currently he is the Director of the Centre of Projects and International Cooperation – he is responsible for the appropriate implementation of projects at the national and international level, he coordinates the cooperation of the Centre with other organizational units of the university and manages the team implementing the projects as part of the activities of the Project Centre.
Master of Engineering, he has also completed postgraduate studies in the field of “Project preparation and the management of EU funds” and “Human resources management”.
E-mail: artur.grzesiak@wsei.lublin.pl
Magda Janiak
VICE-DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE OF PROJECTS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Project Manager with PRINCE2 and 14 years of professional experience. Currently Vice-Director of the Centre of Project and International Cooperation responsible for building an international partners’ network, preparation of new project ideas as well as managing the implementation of international projects. For over 5 years, Magda has been working on an Erasmus+ Mobility Programme for higher institutions within the European Union as well as those located outside the EU.
Previously, for 6 years, she has been an international project manager for a private VET provider. Moreover, she has experience in the implementation of EU funding in NGOs, as a local distributor of small grants in the Lubelskie Region, which resulted in the establishment of a local association in the Dorohusk Community.
MA in European Studies, with a postgraduate diploma in Financial Management and Accounting in projects financed from EU funds, VCC expert in project management.
e-mail: magda.janiak@wsei.lublin.pl
Karolina Rzechuła
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT ASSISTANT
MA in International Relations at UMCS in Lublin. Former member & HR Leader of the ESN LUT organization, volunteer at the Nowy Staw Foundation and others. Since graduation, she has been working in an international environment.
She currently holds the position of International Projects Assistant at the Centre for Projects, International Cooperation and Development Strategy. In her work, she helps students and university staff to complete their studies and internships abroad within the Erasmus + programme. She is also engaged in the implementation of various international projects.
E-mail: karolina.rzechula@wsei.lublin.pl
Monika Ludwiniak
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT SPECIALIST
Project Manager, MA in Law and Accounting and Finance. Certificate for accounting and bookkeeping services issued by the Minister of Finance No. 29328/2008, PRINCE2 certificate. Accountant with 10 years of experience, 8 years as an accountant for an international company and EU project specialist, involved in projects for SMEs since 2015 – Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs as a specialist for the assessment of entrepreneurs’ applications. An owner of an accounting office for SMEs since 2014.
Currently, an international project specialist at the Centre of Projects and International Cooperation in WSEI University. In charge of project management within Erasmus+ and the COSME (SMEs – Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs) programmes and the preparation of new projects.
E-mail: monika.ludwiniak@wsei.lublin.pl
Edyta Wiśniewska
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT SPECIALIST
Graduate of law at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin and postgraduate studies in certified and specialist translation at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. She also graduated from the Centre for American Law, run by the Catholic University of Lublin in cooperation with the Chicago Kent College of Law. She is an Erasmus scholarship holder at the University of Leuven in Belgium.
To date, she has gained professional experience working at the District Employment Office in Lublin as a coordinator of projects aimed at the professional activation of the unemployed, as well as in Lublin City Hall, implementing initiatives aimed at supporting entrepreneurship and the start-up ecosystem.
She is currently employed as an international project specialist at WSEI University, preparing and implementing projects co-financed by external funds, including the Erasmus+ programme.
E-mail: edyta.wisniewska@wsei.lublin.pl
Eliza Wiącek-Panas
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT SPECIALIST
Graduated from the Faculty of Environmental Engineering at the Lublin University of Technology and postgraduate studies in the field of renewable energy sources.
She gained previous professional experience working in IT companies and training companies, as a coordinator of educational projects for universities, vocational schools, training programmes within the scope of professional activation.
Currently, she is employed as an assistant for international projects at the WSEI University in Lublin, preparing and implementing projects co-financed from external funds, including the Erasmus+ programme.
E-mail: elizawiacek-panas@wsei.lublin.pl
Monika Jaremek
PROJECT SPECIALIST
Graduate of psychology at the WSEI University, specializing in psychoprevention and psychological help. She completed postgraduate studies in pedagogy and management of European projects.
For 7 years she has been working at the Centre for Projects and International Cooperation of the WSEI University in Lublin, implementing projects financed from national funds for students and staff of the WSEI University from programs: RPO, POWER.
E-mail: monika.jaremek@wsei.lublin.pl
Karol Białota
PROJECT SPECIALIST
Graduate of master’s studies at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin at the Faculty of Political Science. He also completed an additional specialty E-editing.
Since 2017, he has been working at the Center for Projects and International Cooperation, implementing Polish-language and English-language projects co-financed by the National Centre for Research and Development, the National Agency for Academic Exchange and the Lublin City Hall. He participated in the organization of student initiatives such as the WSEI Culture Festival, conferences and other events.
E-mail: karol.bialota@wsei.lublin.pl
Katarzyna Hacia
PROJECT ASSISTANT
A graduate of the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences of the WSEI University.
She gained her previous professional experience working in trading companies, cooperating with organizational units of the company, acquiring new customers and dealing with customer service.
She used the acquired knowledge by running her own sole proprietorship. Currently, she is employed as a Project Assistant at the Center for Projects and International Cooperation at the WSEI Univeristy in Lublin, she cooperates with other units responsible for the implementation of projects and project managers co-financed by the European Union.
E-mail: katarzyna.hacia@wsei.lublin.pl
Sabina Sawicka
STUDENT COURSE ASSISTANT
She completed the Master’s in Cultural Studies at the John Paul II Catholic University in Lublin. She gained her professional experience working as a manager in Great Britain, cooperating with young people for 8 years.
From November 2021, she was an employee of the WSEI University in the English Language Studies Office. Since 2022, she has been an employee and co-author of the WSEI Welcome Centre. She is in charge of matters concerning the course of study and has daily direct contact with foreign students.
E-mail: sabina.sawicka@wsei.lublin.pl
