Marek Melnyk

Prof. Marek Melnyk at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn serves as a promoter in the Department of Social Communication within the Institute of Journalism and Social Communication. As a distinguished scholar in Social Communication and Media Sciences, he has mentored 2 doctoral graduates and currently supervises 1 doctoral student.

• Primary Research Areas: Intercultural Religious Dialogue, Cultural Anthropology, Polish-Ukrainian Reconciliation
• Specialized in historical and theological analysis of Orthodox-Protestant interactions in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

His recent publications focus on 20th-century religious polemics, post-Vatican II ecumenical efforts, and contemporary memory politics. The department maintains adequate infrastructure for research, though external funding remains limited.