Michał Szostak, Professor
Vice-Rector for Scientific and International Affairs and Head of the Institute for Management Research at Civitas University. Associate Professor (doctor habilitatus) in management (social sciences). He conducts interdisciplinary research at the intersection of management, art, and aesthetics, with results published by leading international publishers and journals. A pioneer in the field of management aesthetics. Graduate of doctoral studies in management and master’s studies in management and marketing at Kozminski University in Warsaw. He teaches in both English and Polish in the areas of finance, management aesthetics, humanistic management, and art marketing, and is also a guest lecturer at foreign universities. He has extensive experience in managing academic and research processes and projects.
Since 2004, he has worked as a business practitioner in management and executive positions within international capital groups in the commercial and industrial sectors. He has extensive experience in financial and organizational optimization of business processes and entire organizations, in preparing and handling mergers, divisions, spin-offs, and acquisitions, as well as in implementing and maintaining certified management systems. He is also experienced in managing third-sector organizations.
In addition, he earned a doctorate in musical arts, specializing in organ performance and improvisation, at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. He also holds diplomas from the Royal College of Organists in London and the Pontificio Istituto Ambrosiano di Musica Sacra in Milan. He has recorded CDs and regularly publishes books and articles on performance practice, aesthetics, and organ building in renowned American, British, Canadian, and Czech periodicals. As a performing musician, he maintains an active international concert career, giving dozens of recitals annually across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.