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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.

tomasz gajderowicz

Dr hab.Tomasz Gajderowicz

Deputy Director for Research at the Educational Research Institute, is an experienced researcher in both national and international projects. Affiliated with the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw, he was also educated abroad, including at the University of Glasgow. His significant research achievements have been recognized with a number of prestigious honours and awards, including the Scholarship of the Minister of Science and Higher Education for outstanding young scientists, the Dekaban-Liddl Scholarship, the "Doctors for Mazovia II" Scholarship and the START Scholarship of the Polish Science Foundation. In addition, he is a practitioner of education, regularly awarded by the Rector of the University of Warsaw for outstanding teaching achievements. He is passionate about promoting research-based teaching methods – in this area he has conducted hundreds of teacher training courses and guest lectures for foreign institutions.

As Director of Research at the Evidence Institute Foundation, he analysed data from international surveys (PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS) and advised governments and international institutions, including the World Bank, UNESCO, ETEC and the European Commission, among others, in the area of education policy.

In his research, he specializes in the implementation of modern microeconometric methods to analyse motivation and choices in education and labour. His publications include innovative methodological approaches to the study of human capital in the economy (especially the green and digital economy), linking the education sector to the labour market.

In addition to his passion for education, he is also an airplane pilot and diving enthusiast.