Agnieszka Rymsza

Agnieszka Rymsza, PhD, is a sociologist currently serving as a lecturer at Civitas University and manager of the Department of Politics and Economy at the Embassy of Poland in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Her academic foundation includes a Master's degree from Warsaw University (2000) and doctoral studies at the Graduate School for Social Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, enriched by international fellowships:

• Marie Curie Fellowship at University of Manchester (2001)
• Research period at University of Cambridge (2002)
• Fulbright Fellowship at Georgetown University (2003-2005)

Dr. Rymsza's research centers on nonprofit sector dynamics, public policy frameworks, and disability support systems, evidenced by her 2007 doctoral dissertation analyzing pathological trends in Poland-US nonprofit-public administration relationships. Her leadership in nine editions of the USAID-funded Civil Society Organizations Sustainability Index demonstrates sustained contribution to civil society metrics and policy development.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• Marie Curie Fellowship
• Fulbright Fellowship

Professional experience spans governmental roles as Director of Civil Society Department at Poland's Chancellery of the Prime Minister (2016-2019), extensive nonprofit sector work across Poland and the United States, and authorship of 17 individual articles plus 30 book chapters, with her dissertation published by Poland's Ministry of Work and Social Policy in 2013.