Jerzy Kochanowicz

Jerzy Kochanowicz is a Professor in the Department of Education at WSB University, Poland, holding the title of Professor rerum socialium (Educational Studies) conferred by the President of the Republic of Poland in 2023.

His educational background includes:

• BA in Philosophy from University Ignatianum in Kraków, Poland
• MA in Theology from Collegium Bobolanum, Warsaw, Poland
• Doctor of Theology (Dr. theol.) from Sankt Georgen College of Philosophy and Theology, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• Habilitated Doctor (Dr. hab.) in Humanities from Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland

His research centers on the meaning of history of education for contemporary educational theories and practice, and tracing how religion integrates with education in modern secular nation states. His work extends to family studies, Jesuit education traditions, boarding school systems, church-school dynamics, disability studies, and historical analysis of Russian educational contexts, reflecting balanced focus between education (50%) and family studies (50%) disciplines.

With 21 publications yielding an h-index of 1 (Scopus), his scholarly output demonstrates consistent engagement in historical-educational analysis and religion-secular state intersections, particularly examining Jesuit educational legacies and contemporary adaptations in pluralistic societies.

Professor Kochanowicz has supervised 26 promoted theses and secured significant research funding, including leadership of the E-DUST project (2021-2022) addressing vocational orientation during border emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic, participation in the Erasmus+ ED-ON project (2021-2023) on intercultural distance learning, and contribution to the State Committee for Scientific Research biographical dictionary of Jesuit Academy alumni.