Marek Fialek

Marek Fialek is a Lecturer for Polish and Research Associate at the Chair of Slavic Literature, Institute of Slavic Studies, University of Greifswald. He specializes in Polish language education, German-Polish cultural exchange, and intercultural competence development in the border region.

• Affiliated with the University of Greifswald since 2009
• Chairman of the German-Polish Society in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
• Artistic Director of polenmARkT – Polish Cultural Days in Greifswald

His research focuses on continuous language acquisition programs, particularly Polish language integration in regional education systems from daycare to secondary schools. He has led studies on educational policy frameworks and developed concepts for sustained Polish language teaching in border communities like Löcknitz and Ostseebad Heringsdorf.

Funded by the federal program "Learning on Site," his work includes comparative analyses of language acquisition policies in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, and Brandenburg. He advocates for immersion models, systematic foreign language instruction, and recognition of Polish pedagogical qualifications in Germany.

Scientific awards include:

• Pomerania Nostra Prize (2011)
• Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Cultural Promotion Prize (2017)
• Vorpommern-Greifswald District Cultural Prize (2025)

He has shaped educational concepts for Polish language continuity, emphasizing early childhood education and curriculum development for primary and secondary schools in the German-Polish border region.