He studied at the Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw, specializing in economics and finance. In 1998, he graduated with honors, and his master’s thesis focused on the current state and prospects of development in high-tech industries in Poland. Subsequently, Waldemar Kozioł pursued doctoral studies at the same faculty and, in 2002, obtained a Ph.D. in economics with a specialization in management sciences. His doctoral thesis was titled „Financial Systems and Economic Crises (on the example of Latin American and Southeast Asian countries in the years 1994-1999).” Dr. Kozioł became a lecturer at the University of Warsaw and is currently an assistant professor in the Department of International Economic Relations at the Faculty of Management UW. In 2004, as part of the MBA program, he worked as a visiting professor at Le Moyne College in Syracuse (USA). He has also worked as a consultant and lecturer at the Catholic Institute of Management, among other institutions. Additionally, he coordinates the ECTS and international exchange programs (including the Socrates program) at the Faculty of Management UW. He directs the 2-year master’s program in English (International Business Program) at this faculty. From 2002 to 2004, he was an expert for the European Commission as part of the RENCOM project. He has authored approximately 30 publications, such as „Transformation of the financial system in Poland based on the banking system (1989-2005),” as well as reviews, translations, and research reports in the field of economics.