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Eye-tracking w edukacji. Co ruchy oczu mówią nam o procesach uczenia się?

Eye-tracking w edukacji. Co ruchy oczu mówią nam o procesach uczenia się?

Does acquiring basic digital skills improve your professional situation? New evidence from Poland

Does acquiring basic digital skills improve your professional situation? New evidence from Poland

A new study using panel data from Poland tests whether acquiring basic digital skills leads to better labor market outcomes — and finds that, for most adults, it does not. The reasons may surprise you.
TEACHER KNOWLEDGE SURVEY TALIS 2024—results of the new study

TEACHER KNOWLEDGE SURVEY TALIS 2024—results of the new study

On April 22, the results of the OECD’s international study on teachers’ knowledge about the education profession were announced. Portugal achieved the highest average score. Poland ranked second alongside Croatia and the United States.
Seminar by Dr. Rolf Strietholt on shaping education policy

Seminar by Dr. Rolf Strietholt on shaping education policy

“As researchers, we must take action: consider new evidence, analyse studies, apply different approaches, and then gather the best available data using the largest international datasets,” says Dr. Rolf Strietholt, a world-class...

Poland at the Skills Summit 2026 in Istanbul. Reform26 at the centre of the OECD debate

Poland at the Skills Summit 2026 in Istanbul. Reform26 at the centre of the OECD debate

How can we prepare young people for the labour market of the future? This question dominated the Skills Summit 2026 in Istanbul. Deputy Minister Katarzyna Lubnauer and IBE PIB Director Dr. Maciej Jakubowski participated in the OECD summit.

maciej jakubowski

Maciej Jakubowski, PhD

Director of the Educational Research Institute and a former Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Education. He holds a degree in sociology and a doctorate in economic sciences from the University of Warsaw, where he also serves as a professor. Maciej has also pursued academic work at the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. He has worked as a researcher at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute in Florence. 

Between 2005 and 2008, he contributed to the Central Examination Commission’s research team, focusing on educational added values, and collaborated with the Center for Social and Economic Analysis (CASE). From 2008 to 2012, he was an analyst with the PISA team at the OECD in Paris. As Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Education (2012-2014), Maciej was responsible for strategic development and educational financing. In 2014, he founded the Evidence Institute Foundation, dedicated to promoting the application of research in educational practice and policy-making.

He is deeply committed to educational research and is equally passionate about communicating evidence-based teaching methodologies to educators, students, and parents. He has advised governments and international organisations, including the World Bank, OECD, UNESCO, UNDP, and the European Commission. He is the author of numerous scientific papers, research reports, and works aimed at popularising educational research.