Adam Budnikowski

Adam Budnikowski ( born November 18, 1948 in Więcbork ) is a Polish economist and university professor. He was rector of the SzkoĹ Główna Handlowa in Warsaw.

Life

In 1971 Budnikowski completed his studies at the Poznań Wyższa SzkoĹ Ekonomiczna. After working as an assistant at the chair for international economic relations of the SzkoĹ Główna Planowania i Statystyki (now SzkoĹ Główna Handlowa ) in Warsaw, where he received his doctorate in 1975. In 1983, his habilitation. He then worked in Warsaw as an adjunct and lecturer. He was appointed professor at the Academy in 1992. In 2005, he was first elected in 2008 and to a second term as rector of the university. It ended in 2012.

Budnikowski was or is a member of several scientific organizations and institutions in which he partly fulfills also features: Polish Academy of Sciences, Polskie Towarzystwo Ekonomiczne, Towarzystwo Ekonomistów Polskich, Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski, the Graduate School in Random, the Diplomatic Academy in Warsaw or the Krajowa SzkoĹ Administracji Publicznej. He was a Fulbright scholar and consultant to the World Bank in Turkey and Romania. His main interest is in the international economic and financial policies, the economic transformation of Eastern Europe as well as the environmental protection policy. In December 2012, Budnikowski was honored by the Association of Universities CEMS. He is a member of the jury of Galeria Chwały Polskiej Ekonomii.

Budnikowskis wife Anna is a lawyer, his son studied law.