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Dr. Monika Szmelter serves as a full-time Lecturer at the University of Gdańsk's Faculty of Economics with dual appointments in the Department of International Business and Department of International Financial Markets. Her active role is confirmed by consultation schedules for the summer semester 2024/2025 (including June-July 2025 sessions in rooms B402/A217 and online via Microsoft Teams), office location (room 332), and direct contact details.
Her research centers on international finance phenomena including currency markets, financial derivatives, and crisis management. Key interests explicitly documented are financial crisis analysis, banking systems, currency market operations, derivatives market structure, investment portfolio management, and financial risk mitigation. She has supervised numerous bachelor's and master's theses on financial topics and conducted MSG program seminars for extended periods while leading the International Finance Student Research Club.
Analysis of her 15 most recent publications (2017-2022) reveals three dominant research clusters: non-deliverable forwards and emerging market derivatives (8 papers), sovereign green bonds and sustainable finance (3 papers), and Russian/Polish financial market development (4 papers). Her work consistently addresses market structure, regulatory challenges, and internationalization trends with emphasis on Central/Eastern European contexts.
Dr. Szmelter's scientific recognition includes:
- Second Degree Rector's Team Award (2003) for creating Poland's first university computer lab ('Dealing room')
- First Degree Rector's Team Awards (2007, 2012, 2016) for co-authoring finance textbooks
- First Degree Rector's Team Award (2021) for teaching/organizational achievements in economic knowledge popularization
She actively serves as a court expert, participates in Faculty of Economics admissions committees, and contributes to the School Cooperation and Promotion Team alongside the Education Quality Assurance Team. From 2003-2006, she collaborated with the Institute for Market Economics on annual studies projecting Poland's over-the-counter derivatives market, and currently coordinates Faculty engagement in Economic Education Programs (NZB, BANKOWCY DLA EDUKacji, BAKCYL).
Her institutional contributions include co-developing the pioneering 'Dealing room' project under Prof. E. Pietrzak, leading the International Finance Student Research Club, and coordinating Faculty participation in national economic education initiatives through NZB and banking sector partnerships.
