Polish Full prof. from 2007 – till now, University of Warsaw Dr hab. 1995, Thesis: Restructuring of industry and Regional Development of Mexico, University of Warsaw PhD. 1978, Thesis: “Spatial organization of the socioeconomic development of Mexico, 1940-1970”, supervisor: Prof. Dr. Antoni Kukliński, University of Warsaw Master 1974, Thesis: “Factors of socio-economic development of Patagonia in Argentina”, supervisor: Prof. Dr. Andrzej Dembicz, University of Warsaw Current position: Head of the Department of Geography and Development and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw Since 1996 Member of the Scientific Board of The Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies and Member of Different Faculty’s Commissions. Since 2016 Member of Statutory Commission of the Senate of the University of Warsaw Previous Positions: 2005-2016 Director of the Institute of Regional and Global Studies (former Institute of Developing Countries), University of Warsaw International collaboration: Scholarships, invited lectures, visiting professor (longer than 1 month stay)-2003, April-May, University of Bloomington, Indiana, USA.-1999, January-March (1/2 Winter Semester), Visiting Professor at the University of Mainz (Germany).Seminars and conferences for undergraduate and postgraduate students-1998/1999-2000/2001, The Jean Monnet Permanent Course: European Integration Process. The Actorsand Their Relations on the University of Warsaw. EU, PHARE, Jean Monnet Programme-1994/1995, October-March (6 months), visiting professor, at the Johanes Guttenberg University in Mainz,Germany. Seminars and lecturers.-1993, Hilary Term, Research stay at the School of Geography, University of Oxford, scholarship by the Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation, e.g. Europa Stypendium.-1991-1993, (18 moths), Scholarship by the Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation, Institute of Geography, Univ. of Tübingen, Germany. Project: The role of small and intermediate cities in regional development - anew approach.-1990, March/April, Visiting Professor at the Dep. for Post-Graduate Studies, Univ. of Havana, Cuba. Course:Spatial structures of large cities. Concepts and methodology-1986, February-June, Visiting Professor at the Dep. of Postgraduate Studies for Ecology, Autonomous StateUniv. of Mexico, Toluca. Cycles of lectures and co-ordinator of the Research Project Social-economic andecological conditions of development of the urbanized area of Toluca and Mexico City-1976, January-November (10 moths), Research stay at the Institute of Geography, Academy of Sciences ofCuba, HavanaInvited lectures, visiting professor (before 2007) cycles of lectures at doctoral studies (min. 20 h of lectures) -Less than 1 month :-2007, December, 1-week to Ecuador – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Ecuador, Quito; - 2007,September-November Visits in different Latin-Americans universities to look for collaboration and jointprograms and to give lectures: Universidad de Los Lagos, Osorno, Chile, Universidad Central de Chile,Santiago, Universidad de Cuenca, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Universidad San Francisco,Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) en Quito, Ecuador; - 1998, January, Lectures forpost-graduate students at the University of the State of Mexico, Toluca; - 1998, January, internships,University of Tübingen, Germany; - 1998, January/February, 25 h lectures for doctoral students, and 10 hfield studies with students, UAEM, Toluca, Mexico; - 1998, September, visiting professor, Dresden, ResearchSupport Scheme. RSS No.: 459/1996; - 1996, July, Lecturers at the University of Veracruz in Xalapa, Mexicoand at the State University in Toluca, Mexico; - 1993, October, Visiting Professor at the Fac. of SocialSciences, UAM-Iztapalapa, México (The Seminar for post-graduate students); - 1990, October, VisitingProfessor at the Fac. of Social and Political Sciences and the Fac. of Geography, Univ. Complutense, Madrid; -1979, May, visiting professor at the Dep. for Postgraduate Studies in Economy, Univ. of the Andes, Merida,Venezuela, lectures for doctoral students.