2025

November 2025
Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko's book "The Wandering World: Absurdity and Common Sense in Economics and Politics" (in Polish), published by Proszynski & Ska, was nominated in the scientific book category for the Business Book of the Year award.


2025
SPRINGER Publishing House announces a new book by Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko entitled „Trump 2.0: Global Disruptions and Power Shifts”. “In an era of rapid geopolitical shifts and economic uncertainty, this book takes an academic, professional, and unorthodox approach to analyzing the intricate feedback loops between politics, economics, and security. Against the backdrop of pressing global challenges, this book examines how Donald Trump’s return to the White House could reshape the world order, disrupt existing alliances, and redefine America’s role on the international stage. Trump’s unconventional leadership style has long been a subject of debate, but what are its deeper implications for long-term global development? Can history and geopolitics provide foresight before crises escalate? What conditions must be met to ensure sustainable economic, social, and political stability? And how do security concerns intertwine with technological, environmental, and demographic transformations? Presenting evidence-based yet necessarily controversial perspectives, this book encourages critical reflection on the evolving world landscape.”



2025
PWN Scientific Publishing House announces the just published (in Polish) book entitled  "Trump 2.0 The Revolution of Sick Reason": by Professor Kolodko: "A BOOK THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON POLITICS AND ON WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND YOU!" Donald Trump is back in the White House. What does this mean for the world? How will its map change? Will America become more powerful or, on the contrary, will it sink into chaos? Can Europe feel safe? And what about Poland? While every day we are flooded with a mass of current information and its superficial interpretations, here is a book whose author sees from a bird's eye view what is happening and why. Prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko – an intellectual, politician, world-famous economist – analyses in his penetrating and uncompromising style Trumponomics and Trumpism, populism and new nationalism, public lies and brutal game of interests. Analyzing Trump's return to power and his influence on the economy and international politics, the book warns of threats and indicates ways out of the growing global chaos. This is not just a book about the behavior of the American president. It is above all a story about how others react to the unconventional decisions of Trump 2.0. It is a warning against politics that could shake the entire world."


2025
The PWN Scientific Publishing House, Scholar Publishing House, and journal “Acta Oeconomica” have published several books in which a number of social sciences scholars write about the works and scientific achievements of Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko:

“Economics of the future: On the new pragmatism of Grzegorz W. Kolodko” (in Polish)
“Economics of moderation – a real prospect? Grzegorz W. Kolodko new paradigm” (in Polish)
“Grzegorz W. Kolodko and a quarter of a century of transformation” (in Polish)
“Economics and politics. On the theory of Grzegorz W. Kolodko” (in Polish)
„Acta Oeconomica: Grzegorz W. Kolodko turns 70”
“Economy – Politics – Society: On the practical theory of Grzegorz W. Kolodko”  (in Polish)




Our past:




April 15, 2025, 2:00 p.m.
We invite you to participate in the debate of the year on the topic  “Where is the world heading?”  with the participation of outstanding scientists, politicians, diplomats, and journalists. The pretext for the discussion is the book by Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko entitled “Trump 2.0 Revolution of sick sense” published (in Polish) by the Scientific Publishing House PWN. Donald Trump has returned to the White House. What does this mean for the world? How will its map change? Will America become more powerful or, on the contrary, will it sink into chaos? Can Europe feel safe? And what about Poland? – these are the topics we will debate. The conference venue is Aula II at Kozminski University.

Conference agenda
Stream from the conference



April 10, 2025 10:00 AM
We would like to invite you to the seminar ‘The EU economy in the age of Trump - challenges and prospects’. The aim of the meeting is to discuss, among experts in the field of economics and management, the prospects for the European economy in the near future. We will try to identify the core strengths of the EU economy, but also the challenges facing our continent. The discussion will of course be set in the current geopolitical reality, which is largely shaped by the decisions of the new US administration. In the so-called Trump era, is the EU in a lost position and will it lose its relevance in the global economy, or does the EU nevertheless have the arguments to be a significant player in a dynamically changing world?



April 5, 2025, 10:00
On the 36th anniversary of the signing of the groundbreaking Round Table agreements, which changed the course of history not only in our part of the world, the Museum of Independence in Warsaw hosts the conference "Round Table – A Journey into the Unknown". Prof. Grzegorz W. Kołodko, a participant in the Round Table debate, delivers a lecture entitled "The Truth about the Economics and Politics of the Polish Transformation".

Conference recording. Prof. Kolodko speech starts at 3:33:33.


April 2-3, 2025
Dr. hab. Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn is the moderator of one of the panels at BioForum 2025, the largest biotechnology and bioeconomy forum in Central and Eastern Europe. Panel title: "Mad Max World or Green Utopia – Is Biotech a Solution?" . The discussion will focus on the role of biotechnology in sustainable development through green solutions such as biofuels, bioplastics, and carbon capture technologies. The panel will highlight the importance of the circular economy by exploring biobased products, waste-to-value concepts, and biodegradable materials, analyzing their practical applications in both industry and healthcare.

The website of the event: https://cebioforum.com/cebioforum_2025/

The complete program: https://cebioforum.com/cebioforum2025_agenda/


March 14-15, 2025
"The Next Chapter: Unlocking Poland's Economic and Political Potential" is the topic of the 14th edition of the Polish Economic Forum organized by the London School of Economics SU Polish Business Society. It is an event attended by hundreds of ambitious international students and invited leaders of politics, science, business and non-governmental organizations. During the Forum, Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko delivers a keynote lecture entitled "Geopolitical Changes and Their Implications for Sustainable Economic Development" and participates in a panel debate on "Poland and the Euro: Timing the Leap for Maximum Economic Benefit".



March 10, 2025, 3:00 p.m.
Kozminski University is hosting students from the best schools of busienss (including Yale, Berkeley, UBC Sauder, ESMT Berlin)  in a week-long course entitled „Business Model Innovation in a Transition Economy: Insights from Poland”. Direcor of TIGER, professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko presents a lectue on “The Success of Poland's Economic Transformation: Can It Hold?” The venue takes place at Kozminski University in Warsaw (for invited guests)


February 24, 2025
Professor Grzegorz Kołodko gave an interview to Onet.pl, during which he discussed topics such as the third anniversary of the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and the overall geopolitical situation worldwide. The interview was conducted by editor Mirosław Haładyj.

January 2025
"Green Finance in the European Union” - is the title of the prof. Marta Postula's book published by Routledge. This book is a voice in an ongoing discussion among the community of practitioners and theoreticians on sources of financing for the energy transition to achieve independence from Russian sources in the quickest possible timeframe. It demonstrates that environmental measures cannot occur without the financial participation of economic actors and financial institutions, particularly the capital market, and further underscores the scale of involvement in environmental projects, as measured by the value of green loans and green bonds covered by European financial institutions. The authors offer policy recommendations for financing activities related to environmental policy, notably energy transition.”

January 26 - February 9, 2025
For the 33rd Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Charity, a unique pen from Professor Kolodko with an autograph from Bill Clinton
The subject of the auction is something truly unique – an exclusive Sheaffer pen, which Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko received as a gift from the President of the United States, Bill Clinton. The pen bears the personal signature of the 42nd President of the USA, which gives it a unique historical and collectible value. Professor Kołodko, one of the most outstanding Polish economists, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, as well as a lecturer at the Kozminński University and prestigious American universities, decided to donate this extraordinary item to charity. It is not only a beautiful and luxurious pen – it is also a symbol of the wisdom, knowledge and experience that Professor Kolodko has accumulated over years of work at the highest levels of science, politics and business. As a gift from one of the world's most influential leaders, Bill Clinton, the pen is a unique item that combines the history of international politics with the achievements of a Polish scientist. The set also includes an autograph from Professor Kolodko, which further emphasizes its uniqueness.