Dr Małgorzata Dzimińska works as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Labour and Social Policy at the University of Lodz, Poland.

She holds a PhD in social sciences with the specialty in pedagogy from the University of Social Sciences in Warsaw, Master degree in English Philology from the University of Lodz. She also studied Intercultural Communication at the University of Tampere and Project Management at Harvard University.

After working in international business, in 2017 she re-entered Academia. She teaches the following courses in English: Advanced Communication, Project Management, Leadership and Design Thinking. Małgorzata Dzimińska is an experienced project manager. She has been managing and partnering on international projects both for business and for universities since 2000. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Manager (Postgraduate Management Studies) and Design Thinking Moderator. 

Dr Małgorzata Dzimińska is the initiator and director of the first two editions of the Science Hub UniLodz programme (2022–2024; 2024–2026) implemented at the University of Łódź, an initiative promoting socially engaged research and cooperation between the university and its social and economic environment among students, academic staff and external partners. During the first two editions of the Science Hub UniLodz programme, 53 community engagement projects were carried out, including 12 international projects developed as part of the European UNIC alliance. Work within the programme focuses on developing students’ professional skills, interdisciplinary collaboration and the practical application of academic knowledge to address real-world social challenges. Further information: www.sciencehub.uni.lodz.pl

She publishes in international journals, delivers papers at conferences, actively collaborates with international research teams, and is involved in the activities of international associations in the field of higher education, including EAIR, SRHE, CHER and HERA.

Serves as Director of the Centre for City Futures https://www.unic.eu/en/city-futures operating within the UNIC European University Alliance (European University of Cities in Post-Industrial Transition www.unic.eu). The Centre focuses on strengthening collaboration between universities, cities, and societal stakeholders in areas related to urban futures, social resilience, innovation, and sustainable development.

Dr Małgorzata Dzimińska serves also as a member of the Board of the University of Lodz Foundation, supporting academic, educational, and social initiatives connected with the development of the University of Lodz and its cooperation with external stakeholders. https://fundacja.uni.lodz.pl

 

Dr Małgorzata Dzimińska explores higher education management, quality culture in academia, science communication, and engaged research. Her work focuses on how universities can build sustainable cultures of quality, trust, innovation, and social engagement while responding to the changing expectations of students, academic staff, and external stakeholders. Her research combines perspectives from higher education studies, organizational management and quality, communication, and participatory research.

Across her publications, she addresses questions such as:

• How can universities develop a sustainable and trust-based quality culture?
• What role does trust play in effective higher education management and institutional development?
• How can students become active co-creators of academic quality and university culture?
• How should universities communicate science in increasingly complex and polarized societies?
• How do people engage with science communication across different cultural and social contexts?
• How can engaged research strengthen collaboration between universities and society?
• In what ways do university–community partnerships contribute to competence development, innovation, and institutional transformation?
• How can academic institutions balance managerial efficiency with participation, dialogue, and social responsibility?
• Which organizational and communication practices support innovation culture in higher education institutions?
• Her research has also explored themes related to participatory research, stakeholder engagement, social trust, and the evolving social mission of universities. Recent projects additionally investigate how collaborative initiatives such as Science Hub create spaces for experiential learning, interdisciplinary cooperation, and socially responsive innovation.

 

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