- When I was young, I had strongly humanistic interests, to the point that I took my A-level exams at the 30th High School in Latin, which was a rarity. I was interested in French, so I applied for French studies. I passed the exams but was not accepted. Then I changed my plans, had a gap year, studied maths hard and passed the exam for foreign trade at the University of Lodz. It was probably the most prestigious university course - recalls Tomasz Stamirowski.
Tomasz Stamirowski - Managing Partner of Avallon Sp. z o.o., graduated from Foreign Trade at the University of Lodz and Management at the University of Grenoble, France. Since 1995, he has been associated with the private equity industry, among others as Vice President of the Management Board of Pekao Capital Fund. He has experience in restructuring gained in the Restructuring Department of PBG Bank S.A. He was a board member of manufacturing companies. He sat on the supervisory boards of many companies, including listed companies (such as STOMIL SANOK, ZETKAMA, Bank BPH). Since 2001, he has been working for AVALLON and led a number of management buyout projects.
The VIP Alumni programme is an original and innovative initiative of the University of Lodz, which includes, among others, a mentoring project for the most talented students of the University, cyclical meetings and expert lectures by VIP Alumni, as well as special events, such as the World Congress of Alumni as part of the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the University of Lodz. During regular meetings, the invited prominent graduates receive the prestigious title of “VIP Alumni of the University of Lodz” from His or Her Magnificence Rector and, instead of a typical statuette, a ceramic apple symbolising the great fruit borne by the University. The apple refers to the fruit of one’s effort and work. It is the fruit of knowledge started to be acquired at the University of Lodz (VIP Alumni).
University of Lodz is one of the biggest universities in Poland. Its mission is to educate top-class scientists and specialists in numerous fields of humanities, social sciences, natural and exact sciences as well as health sciences. UniLodz cooperates with business, both at the staff level by providing qualified employees as well as at the scientific level, by offering its know-how to enterprises from various areas of economy. University of Lodz is an academic institution open to the world – the number of its international students is constantly growing, while its Polish students, thanks to Exchange programmes, get to know Europe, Asia and travel overseas. The University is a part of Lodz, it operates for and with the community of Lodz by getting involved in many socio-cultural projects.
Edit: Promotion Centre, UL