Agnieszka Ratajczak
Director, Office of International Cooperation, National Centre for Research And Development
Experienced public sector executive overseeing three independently-managed departments: the International Cooperation Department, the National Contact Point for Horizon Europe and the NCBR Office in Brussels. For the past 16 years has held managerial positions in institutions dealing with scientific policy and research funding administration. Agnieszka has been with NCBR since 2011 with the aim to develop international cooperation and enhance NCBR international visibility. Prior to NCBR, Agnieszka worked as Director of European Affairs and Deputy Director of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Agnieszka is an expert in the design of programmes focused on supporting innovative, R&D-based projects as well as in negotiating international agreements. A long-standing member of international committees and bodies dealing with both R&D policy and funding, Agnieszka also sits on the Committee for Internationalisation at the National Agency for Academic Exchange.