Report from the Graduation of the 29th edition of EMBA@UW

Report from the Graduation of the 29th edition of EMBA@UW

 

On Saturday, June 24, 2023, at the Faculty of Management of the University of Warsaw, a ceremonial Graduation of Students of the 29th edition of the Executive MBA@UW program was held. This event was special because we recorded the highest attendance in the entire history of the program - the presence of both Alumni, guests and current students who watched the ceremony waiting for them next year was great.

 

The graduation ceremony was attended by J.M. Rector of the University of Warsaw prof. dr hab. Alojzy Z. Nowak, Dean of the Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw prof. dr hab. Grzegorz Karasiewicz, Director of the MBA@UW Program Dr. Tomasz Ludwicki, Vice-President of the Management Board of Bank Pekao S.A. Magdalena Zmitrowicz, supervising the Corporate Banking Division, who gave an occasional lecture, and Piotr Sota, vice-president of the Alumni Association. We were also honored by the presence of special guests, including prof. Nicholas Petruzzi, Dr. Agnieszka Wilczak, Dr. Robert Pietrusiński, as well as families and friends of the Graduates and the choir of the Collegium Musicum of the University of Warsaw.

 

The welcome speech was delivered by the Dean of the Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw, prof. dr hab. Grzegorz Karasiewicz, who referred to the financial results of the University of Warsaw and talked about the role of the Executive MBA@UW program for the entire institution. After the welcome speech, prof. dr hab. Grzegorz Karasiewicz, Dean of the Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw, invited Magdalena Zmitrowicz, a graduate of the 27th edition of emba@UW, vice-president of the Management Board of Bank Pekao S.A., to deliver an occasional lecture. supervising the Corporate Banking Division, who talked about building her career and motivated the Graduates to act and use the skills acquired during studies in shaping the workplace.

 

Tomasz Myśluk photography. Dean of the Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw, prof. dr hab. Grzegorz Karasiewicz and the director of the MBA@UW program, dr Tomasz Ludwicki, receiving the award.

 

 

After the speeches, it was time for the awarding of prizes and diplomas. Special congratulations are due to the students who received the award for the highest grade point average.

 

From the 29th English-language edition of the Program:

 

3. Piotr Fabjanski

 

2. Joanna Romanowicz

 

1. Jacob Foreman, Piotr Kobylinski, Beata Fedyk

 

From the 29th Polish-language edition of the Program:

 

3. Marcin Podziemski, Przemysław Oszczapiński

 

2. Robert Makuch

 

1. Mariusz Tabala, Jan Mrozowski

 

From the 29th edition of the EMBA Program (Purple):

 

3. Adam Kot, Izabela Kuszner, Tomasz Murawski

 

2. Daniel Glegoła, Łukasz Gradowski, Adrianna Koc, Jan Maria Kowalski,

 

Pachońska Marlena, Róża Sierzega

 

1. Dariusz Chełmicki

 

After the awarding of diplomas and the singing of the anthem "Gaude Mater Polonia" by the excellent Collegium Musicum Chamber Choir of the University of Warsaw, prizes were awarded to the best lecturers selected by anonymous voting by Students.

 

These awards were won by:

 

From the XXIX edition of the Program in English:

 

III dr Tomasz Ludwicki and dr Anna Kuźmińska

 

2nd Professor Nicholas C. Petruzzi

 

and Dr. Jovana Stanisljevic

 

From the 29th Polish-language edition of the Programme:

 

III Dr. Tomasz Ludwicki

 

2nd MA Elżbieta Makowska and Prof. Adam Chmielewski

 

From the XXVIII edition of the EMBA Program (Purple):

 

III dr Agnieszka Wilczak

 

II dr Tomasz Ludwicki and dr Jovana Stanisljevic

 

and Prof. Mariusz Trojanowski

 

This year, once again, we had the pleasure of hosting prof. Nicholas Petruzzi, so that he could receive the award in person and participate in the ceremony.

 

Tomasz Myśluk photography. prof. Nicholas Petruzzi and dr Tomasz Ludwicki after the presentation of awards for the best lecturers

 

Award-winning teams

 

From the XXIX edition of the Program in English:

 

For a team composed of:

 

Beata Fedyk

 

Piotr Kobylinski

 

Marta Liszka

 

Alice Pollesch

 

 

 

From the 29th Polish-language edition of the Program:

 

Tomasz Grodek

 

Robert Makuch

 

Jan Mrozowski

 

Lukasz Packowski

 

and

 

For a team composed of:

 

Tomasz Laszuk

 

Przemyslaw Oszczapinski

 

Marcin Podziemski

 

David Sikorski

 

Agata Szkup

 

and

 

For a team composed of:

 

Piotr Ambicki

 

Anna Didiuk

 

Matylda Lipinska

 

Darius Pelka

 

Grzegorz Stanclik

 

From the 29th edition of the EMBA Program (Purple):

 

For a team composed of:

 

Tomasz Murawski

 

Adam Kot

 

Martyna Nowakowska

 

Daniel Glegola

 

Jędrzej Fryc

 

and

 

For a team composed of:

 

Adrianna Koc

 

Róża Sierżęga

 

Darius Chelmicki

 

Jan Maria Kowalski

 

Lukasz Gradowski

 

Karol Goluch

 

Tomasz Myśluk photography

 

After the award ceremony, representatives of the groups gave short speeches in which they summed up their study time, thanked their relatives for their support, and also thanked their classmates for a wonderful time.

 

Speeches were given by:

 

on behalf of the students of the 29th edition of the program in English - Jacob Foreman

 

on behalf of the students of the 29th edition of the program in Polish - Przemysław Oszczapiński

 

on behalf of the students of the 29th edition of the Purple Executive MBA - Bartosz Żukowski

 

After these thanks, Piotr Sota, vice-president of the WIEMBA Alumni Association and EMBA@UW, congratulated the newly minted Alumni, inviting them to participate in many interesting and attractive activities conducted by the Association (alumni.org.pl).

 

The official part of the ceremony ended with a speech delivered by the Rector, prof. dr hab. Alojzy Z. Nowak. Then, the graduates were invited to refreshments at the EMBA@UW halls at the Faculty of Management of the University of Warsaw, to say goodbye to the Faculty in a less formal atmosphere, and in the evening our graduates celebrated their successes at the Ball organized by the WIEMBA Alumni Association and EMBA@UW.

 

Tomasz Myśluk photography. Dr. Tomasz Ludwicki with his students

 

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