Wszechnica UJ is a partner for organisations for which continuous development is important. We help to build a healthy and supportive work environment, where effectiveness results from the pursuit of shared goals, well-designed processes, and highly developed competences – not excessive pressure and short-sighted exploitation of resources. We do this by completing consulting and training projects connected to strategic planning, shaping of organisational culture, and development of managerial staff and internal training teams.
From the beginning of our operation we have trained professionals responsible for the development of others: trainers, coaches, facilitators, consultants, managers, and HR Business Partners. We support them in the conscious and effective taking on of their professional roles. Our schools offer holistic programmes based on carefully designed competence profiles that help in the achievement of a clear understanding of your role by offering a professional set of tools.
Our roots reach back to 2005, when we were set up as a non-faculty unit of the Jagiellonian University, inspired by the “university extensions” formula popular in the US and the EU. Since then we have changed. We have acquired consultants who work for us on exclusive contracts and develop our method of work with us, we have transformed into an independent company, established cooperation with partners from all over the world, and begun to run projects for foreign clients. Not forgetting our roots, we still care for what is so crucial for the world of academia: fact-based knowledge, deeper reflection, and confrontation of our opinions with other views and the results of research.
Wszechnica UJ was set up at the Jagiellonian University to provide access to expert knowledge and the intellectual potential of our alma mater through practical business solutions.
The international coach development programme The Art & Science of Coaching found its way to Poland thanks to the cooperation of Wszechnica UJ with Erickson Coaching International.
One of our flagship programmes based on a proprietary competence model is a tested and reliable means of preparing oneself for the role of trainer.
The first International Group Relations Conference in Poland was an event that allowed attendees to experience the dynamic of small and large groups, focusing attention on the processes operating “below the surface.”
An annual meeting during which we share knowledge and experience gained in producing complex consulting projects aimed at building learning organisations.
We joined the International Facilitation Week to show how facilitation can be used to build space for cooperation, include staff in co-creation of the organisation, support team independence and creativity, and also exploit team potential.
Two facilitators of Wszechnica UJ are internationally endorsed as Certified Professional Facilitators.
Our school is Poland’s first to have been accredited by the International Association of Facilitators
We respond to actual needs, and provide support in conscious adoptions of the roles.
Independent of the type of challenge, our working methods always take the following into account:
We disseminate selected, valuable approaches drawn from various psychological traditions and trends, as well as models of organisational operation. We carry out activities geared at development in line with the standards of recognised international organisations: the International Coach Federation for coaching, and the International Association of Facilitators for facilitation. In each case our goal is to adapt them to the specific context and challenges of our clients.
We offer various forms of development support, and their common denominator is the interactive quality and building of participant engagement. Training is primarily based on practical experience and comes in varied range of attractive forms.
The solution of a specific problem calls for creating space that brings together the experience of external experts with the competences and knowledge gathered to date within the client’s organisation. This is why our client’s experience is always the starting point and the touchstone for the efficiency of the solutions we offer. This often requires setting up a project team or organising a workshop with the participation of various employee groups.
Our consultants assume a perspective that makes both the organisation and the training group something more than a collection of rationally-operating individuals. Thanks to this, they consider the mechanisms that bring behaviour into line and make a significant, albeit not always conscious, impact on the way those groups undertake tasks.
We design development activities in such a way as to prepare the organisation and staff to cope independently with the challenges resulting from their unique characteristics and tasks. It is only such an approach that can build the competences needed for the continued and independent increase in the efficiency of actions within a company. Reliable support for development must also include the fundamental task of the organisation: it is only thanks to a concentration on the priorities that we can define the vision of the necessary change and design the activities that lead to it.
Our consultants apply their expert knowledge in various ways. They observe the effects of their own actions in real time, draw conclusions from them, and allow others to participate in creating the knowledge necessary for introducing changes. The regularity of the development projects we propose is based on the active and regular optimisation of the planned activities.
Head of the Board, Consultant of Organizational Development, Trainer, Facilitator
Development Director, Consultant of Organizational Development, Trainer, Coach, Facilitator
Programme Director, Consultant of Organizational Development, Trainer, Coach
Consultant of Organizational Development, Trainer, Coach, Facilitator
Consultant of Organizational Development, Trainer, Coach, Facilitator
Consultant of Organizational Development, Trainer
Trainer, Coach, Actor
Head of Organizational Development, Consultant of Organizational Development, Trainer, Facilitator
Head of Professional Development, Consultant of Professional Development, Coach, Trainer, Facilitator
Head of Remote Learning, Senior Project Manager
Consultant of Organizational Development, Trainer, Facilitator, Coach
Finance Manager
Project manager of Professional Development
Consultant of Professional Development, Coach
Head of Think Tank, Facilitator, Researcher
Maciej Kocurek – President of the Board
Professor Piotr Dobosz – Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University
Dr Małgorzata Kutera – Institute of Economics, Finance, and Management of the Jagiellonian University
I conduct training and mentoring processes for managers. I train and advise HR professionals in the area of needs ??diagnosis and development programs design. I am a consultant for organizational change projects. You can meet me at some of our Know How Bites workshops. I also run facilitation sessions and I am the President of the Board of Wszechnica UJ.
While working with managers I focus on defining their role (building position and authority in the team, concepts of the manager?s role, running individual and team meetings) and I prepare managers to implement changes in teams. I am convinced that individual work with managers in mentoring processes is most effective, where you can focus on individual challenges of a specific person.
In the area of HR, I specialize in conducting the process of needs diagnosing, as well as building HR’s position in the organization towards various stakeholders of development projects.
I managed the work of the project team preparing Małopolska Standards for Education and Training Services MSUES. I am a co-author of the “Standards Guide”, where I prepared a chapter on managing a training company. I am also a co-author of the report “Organization at puberty. What do employees expect from organizational culture? ” I carried out training and consulting projects for BZWBK, BGŻ, Job Agency in Kraków, Polsat Cyfrowy, Puma, Impel S.A., 3M Polska, Aviva, International Paper, Future Processing, Pratt & Whitney, SKANSKA, Smyk.
I completed Train the Trainer programme by Wszechnica UJ, Trainers Training programme by Erickson College International and The Art and Science of Coaching which is accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF).I finished postgraduate studies in Human Resource Management at Tischner European University in Krakow.
I am responsible for creating and substantive management of complex training and consulting projects for organizational clients.
My areas of training specialization are understanding group dynamics, creative problem solving, interpersonal competences, and training skills. I lead comprehensive projects of organizational culture change, facilitating work of teams at various levels of organizational structure.
In coaching, I integrate the solution-focused approach with psychodynamic understanding of groups and organizations. A Program Director of Jagiellonian University Extension?s School of Trainers. Co-author of ?Employee Training and Organization Development?, as well as other publications for L&D professionals.
A graduate of psychology from the Jagiellonian University, I am a certified trainer (MATRIK and Edexcel International), and a coach (PCC ICF). I have completed an advanced program in group dynamics (OPUS) and the Krakow School of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.
I am responsible for the development of the training options offered by Wszechnica UJ. I work with our clients on complex consulting projects concerning strategy design and changing organisational culture. I train the trainers and coaches, providing them with practical know-how in psychology.
I work with leadership teams, inviting them to discuss the future of the organisation they manage and helping them to shape their culture together. I run team and individual coaching, and participate in long-term consulting projects supporting organisational change.
I design tools and standards for the professional development of trainers and the development of organisation-wide conditions favouring learning and exchange of experience. I have authored the Małopolska Standards of Education and Training Service, competence profiles, training curricula, and knowledge management tools.
I indicate practical applications of the knowledge of psychology in many fields of life, notably management, training, coaching, problem-solving, and decision-making. I also deliver short, inspiring talks on these subjects. I work in Poland and abroad: I am a member of the international Erickson Coaching International trainer team, and one of the instructors of the School of Thinking programme run by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
I am interested in sociological and technological forecasts of the nearest future, and methods of strategic planning that take them into consideration. I am interested in the links between theory and practice ? the limitation of options as a result of attempts to apply scientific knowledge in solving everyday problems. I also draw from the knowledge of the psychology of thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving.
I graduated in Applied Psychology from the Jagiellonian University and hold a doctorate in psychology: my academic research concerned skill learning. I have completed multiple training and coaching courses, and hold the Professional Certified Coach credential from the International Coach Federation.
A graduate of psychology from the Jagiellonian University, interested in practical applications of social psychology in groups and organizations, as well as psychology of learning and development.
A member of the International Association of Facilitators, holding a title of Certified Professional Facilitator. I apply facilitation to support organizational change. Interested in facilitation as a method for supporting groups, I am School of Facilitators? Program Content Supervisor. I am also interested in psychodynamic approaches to groups and organizations. The role of consultant in Group Relations conferences informs my consulting work.
A graduate of School of Trainers (Halina Nałęcz-Nieniewska), The Art and Science of Coaching (Erickson Coaching International). Certified to work with MBTI and SHL OPQ. I offer training in leadership skills, cooperation inside and between teams, and customer care. I am experienced in designing competence profile and performance evaluation systems, as well as building in-company trainer teams.
I specialize in training focused on developing training and coaching skills, as well as using insights about group dynamics for managing teams and organizations. I am one of the trainers of ?The Art and Science of Coaching?, and the Program Manager of trainers certification process.
I also have many years of experience in design and implementation of learning and development processes for managers and teams. I consult to organizations undergoing important changes, and apply individual or team coaching to support organizations in achieving their business goals.
I hold master?s degrees in psychology (Jagiellonian University) and management (AGH University of Science and Technology). I am a Certified Professional Facilitator (International Association of Facilitators) management trainer (Edexcel & BTEC Professional Qualifications), psychodrama therapist (Institute for Psychodrama) and Professional Certified Coach (International Coach Federation).
I design and conduct various training programs. As a psychologist by education, I strongly advocate an individual approach to clients. I have been learning issues related to the development of employees over the past 15 years from a number of perspectives ? as a trainer conducting training, a professional managing training projects on the substantive and logistical side, a coordinator of trainers’ teams, an internal trainer and a project manager of development projects in the Department of Learning and Development of an international corporation. The experience of working in a corporation helps me to effectively adapt training to the needs of this environment.
I specialize in: managerial skills, personal development, customer service. My interests also include management of the Employee Experience. This is one of the themes I dealt with during my 3-year work in a large international corporation, where I actively participated in the project of implementing “new onboarding”. I like to diversify my training using the visual thinking method.
I have an extensive experience in the area of employee competence assessment ? I have repeatedly designed the sessions of assesment and development center (AC / DC) and acted as a facilitator, an assessor and a person providing feedback after the session.
A graduate of Psychology from the Jagiellonian University. At the same university, I also completed post-graduate studies in Human Resource Management. Since 2003, I have been working as a trainer and consultant. Certified Insights Discovery methodology consultant. I completed a training course Proactive trainer in a knowledge-based organization.
I am responsible for cooperation with business partners and for supporting organizations in tailoring developmental programs to their needs.
I am experienced in managing training and consulting projects for organisations. I completed courses in project management and coaching, i.a. The Art and Science of Coaching programme, Training Projects Manager Programme by Wszechnica UJ, Project Management at Tischner European University in Krakow.
I graduated in administration from the Jagiellonian University. I completed a prestigious programme The Art & Science of Coaching organised by Wszechnica UJ and Erickson Coaching International and a Train The Trainer program by Wszechnica UJ.
At Wszechnica UJ I am responsible for a public training offer: development of coaches, managers and leaders. I am responsible for the creation and substantive management of complex development projects addressed to the managerial staff. I am also responsible for diagnosing organizations? needs and supporting the design of development services. I carry out individual coaching processes and as a consultant I advise clients on choosing the best development path. As a trainer I train managerial competences. In addition, I am a member of the international team Teaching Assistant at the International School of Coaching – The Art and Science of Coaching. I am also responsible for international cooperation with our partner – Erickson Coaching International. I am a consultant and administrator of the Group Relations Workshop.
My areas of training specialization are leadership competencies, coaching management style, engagement, assertiveness, conflict management. I run individual coaching – business coaching, life coaching, career coaching. I use a solution-focused approach, psychological background and psychodynamic understanding of phenomena occurring in groups and organizations. I am passionate about discovering human potential, dealing with internal criticism and discovering strengths. In my work I support people in professional or personal change, experiencing difficulties in relationships, seeking satisfaction and meaning in life.
I gained experience as a manager in CSR projects, conferences and development projects at Wszechnica UJ. As a trainer, I developed young talents in CSR programs for two years. I gained knowledge and experience in mentoring, team management, training, project management, public relations and marketing for six years at Profectus, at M-stage, Re-actor, MeetPro, KNSP UJ.
I am a psychologist. I graduated from the Jagiellonian University. I am a certified coach – Erickson Professional Coach (EPC) (ACTSH ICF). I also completed Train the Trainers program at Wszechnica UJ. I am currently in the process of mentoring and accreditation – Erickson Solution-Focused Coach Diploma (ESFCD) (ACTP ICF). I am also a graduate of Environmental Science from the Jagiellonian University. I completed a mentoring program of the Jagiellonian University directed at Team Leaders, a program “Activating methods of working with a group – the use of coaching and facilitation methods” of the Erasmus + project and the Re-actor training program in public speaking.
I manage a team of experts dealing with the design and implementation of new educational solutions aimed at organizations and individuals in the formula of remote training and asynchronous projects. I am looking for solutions that will support teams in a changing internal and external environment, allowing them to develop individual and team needs in terms of emotions, mental balance, thinking, decision-making, and supporting managers in their daily work.
As a Project Manager, I coordinate training and consulting projects for Polish and foreign companies. In my work as a consultant, I support companies in choosing development services best suited to their needs. I work with trainers, consultants, and assistants, taking care of the quality of the services offered and customer service in accordance with the Małopolska Standard of Educational and Training Services (MSUES).
Experience:
I have many years of experience in managing development projects dedicated to individuals and organizations. Developing my skills, I coordinated periodic promotional events of Wszechnica UJ, including International Facilitation Week, Conference “Fundamentals of practice”, Conference “Learning Organization”, Know How Bites meetings, webinars dedicated to management staff, representatives of HR and HRBP departments, and ongoing projects supporting companies in the development of soft skills of employees.
I am a graduate of Intellectual Property Management and Business Consultancy as well as Management from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.
I completed a comprehensive program “Learning & Development Management” dedicated to managers and HR specialists involved in the creation of development projects in organizations. I also graduated from the School of Facilitators accredited by the International Association of Facilitators and Interpersonal Training.
We support organisations and institutions in shaping organisational culture that stimulates thinking together, responsible action, and attainment of business goals. We run consulting and training projects all around Poland and abroad.