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The labour demand forecast for vocational education professions

The labour demand forecast for vocational education professions

Microcredentials – modern forms of skills validation

Microcredentials – modern forms of skills validation

Digital badges and microcredentials are transforming the way skills are validated. IBE PIB is clarifying these concepts and developing solutions that enhance their credibility, comparability, and significance in the labour market.
Biochemistry unveiled. A case study changes the way we learn

Biochemistry unveiled. A case study changes the way we learn

Does biochemistry really have to be difficult? Researchers from the Jagiellonian University Medical College show that carefully selected teaching methods significantly increase student engagement.
Jarosław Lisiecki appointed Deputy Director of IBE PIB

Jarosław Lisiecki appointed Deputy Director of IBE PIB

The Minister of Education, Barbara Nowacka, appointed Jarosław Lisiecki as Deputy Director for Administrative Affairs of the Educational Research Institute – National Research Institute.
Microcredentials in Polish school education

Microcredentials in Polish school education

Grades are becoming less and less effective in motivating pupils to learn. Schools are therefore looking for new ways to strengthen engagement and a sense of purpose in learning. One solution is microcredentials – precise, understandable, and genuinely...

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.