Maciej Pietrzykowski, PhD is an Assistant Professor at the International Competitiveness Department of the Institute of International Business and Economics, Poznan University of Economics and Business.

His work has long focused on local and regional development—including the competitiveness of local and regional economies—with a strong practice-oriented angle. In recent years, he has deepened and systematized his quantitative approach, placing greater emphasis on quantitative economics and conducting detailed analyses across territorial and sectoral segments, while expanding his agenda to the resilience of local and regional economies. Dr. Pietrzykowski’s interests also include entrepreneurship and economic and monetary union. As an academic teacher, researcher, consultant, trainer, and advisor, he collaborates with the Association of Polish Cities and the Partners for Local Government Foundation.

He is a graduate of the government’s TOP 500 Innovators program (with studies at the University of California, Berkeley). In 2015, he served as an expert at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, advising on rural development. He is proficient with statistical and GIS software and holds an advanced PRINCE2 project management certification. He has participated in over 20 international Erasmus projects—coordinating eight at the consortium level—and serves as PUEB Program Director of the Transition, Innovation and Sustainability Environments (TISE) Erasmus Mundus project.