Ewa Trojnar has graduated from the Cracow University of Economics (2001) and completed her PhD in the Institute of Political Science and International Relations at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków (2008). During years at the university as a student she took the opportunity to study in Japan as well as intern in educational institutions in Greece and Turkey. Distinct political and economic orders in Europe and Asia as well as interactions between them were research subject of her degree theses. The Jagiellonian University in Kraków became her workplace in 2008, where you may find her researching and teaching on Asian politics and economics. At the Institute of Middle and Far East she is a Project Manager of the Taiwan Studies Centre aimed at developing knowledge and understanding of Taiwan.
Main academic/research interest:
- international relations and security in East Asia
- the Taiwan issue
- Asian economic development
- political and economic systems in Asia and Europe in comparative perspective
Scientific work (publications, conferences, professional association membership, grants etc.)
Interests/ hobbies/ dreams: Traveling, hiking, biking, understanding of other cultures, communing with nature
The place where I can be met most often when I am not at work: Except for library, I might be in Asia as well as in the mountains, or allotment garden.
Contact: ewa.trojnar@uj.edu.pl