Michał Szostak

Michał Szostak serves as Vice-Rector for Scientific and International Affairs and Head of the Institute for Management Research at Civitas University, holding the academic rank of Associate Professor in management (social sciences). Recognized as the precursor of management aesthetics research, he conducts interdisciplinary work at the intersection of management, art, and aesthetics, with publications in leading international journals and publishing houses.

His academic credentials include:

• Doctoral and Master's degrees in Management from Leon Koźmiński University in Warsaw
• Doctorate in Musical Arts (Organ Performance and Improvisation) from Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw
• Diplomas from The Royal College of Organists (London) and Pontificio Istituto Ambrosiano di Musica Sacra (Milan)

Professor Szostak's research pioneers the integration of aesthetic principles into management theory and practice, spanning humanistic management, art marketing, and organology. His scholarly output extends to performance practice and instrument construction in musicology, reflecting his dual expertise. As an educator, he teaches finance, management aesthetics, and art marketing in English and Polish while guest lecturing internationally.

Complementing his academic work, he maintains 20+ years of business leadership experience since 2004 in international capital groups, specializing in financial optimization, mergers and acquisitions, and certified management systems implementation across commercial, industrial, and third-sector organizations.

As a performing organist, he executes dozens of annual recitals across five continents while publishing in American, British, Canadian, and Czech periodicals, cementing his unique interdisciplinary profile.