researcher and teacher

The responsibilities of the program director include, among others:

• organizing meetings of the Program Council for the degree program;

• participating in the work of the Faculty Committee for Quality Assurance in Education;

• initiating revisions to the study plan and curriculum aimed at improving the quality of education;

• supervising the up-to-dateness of course syllabi and ensuring that their learning outcomes align with the program-level outcomes;

• overseeing and managing the schedule for class observations (hospitations);

• coordinating final (diploma) examinations;

• informing students about the organization of the academic year;

• proposing modifications to the academic calendar to adapt it to the specific nature of the degree program;

• supervising and controlling the examination schedule during examination periods;

• coordinating the process of elective course selection, including preparing a list of available elective courses;

• verifying the consistency of learning outcomes and content of elective courses with the program curriculum, reviewing submitted syllabi, and recommending course approval;

• conducting, together with the Program Council, the evaluation of master's theses submitted for the best thesis competition;

• preparing and conducting surveys among students and academic staff concerning the quality of education;

• compiling lists of thesis topics and reviewers for evaluation by the Faculty Committee for Quality Assurance and approval by the Faculty Council;

• documenting student participation in research projects conducted at the Faculty of Geographical Sciences and compiling a list of student-authored publications;

• coordinating the preparation of the program’s self-assessment report for accreditation purposes of the Polish Accreditation Committee;

• preparing the program description card for student recruitment at the University of Łódź;

• initiating promotional activities for the degree program;

• maintaining contact with program alumni and gathering information about their career paths.