Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń on a one-year sick leave. The Rector of UEW comments on the matter

Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń - also the president of the Marka Polska Think Tank Foundation - from July 29 to August 21, she served as the government's plenipotentiary for the promotion of Poland. She resigned due to the media publicity surrounding the report "Poles' own portrait" from 2025. It caused a wave of criticism due to errors and the use of AI.

Minister of Science Marcin Kulasek said on Friday in the Tłit WP program that this week, during the Economic Forum in Karpacz, he met the rector of the Wrocław University of Economics, prof. Czesław Zając. We also talked about this matter. The professor asked for a year's sick leave, he reported. Reliability in Polish science is the basis - emphasized Kulasek.

When asked whether Mróz-Gorgoń's habilitation thesis would be verified, he replied that it was up to the university's autonomy, and its rector announced that "the process is already underway and everything will be clearly cleared and shown." And it must be shown for Polish science - added Kulasek.

"We are analyzing this situation"

In an interview with PAP, also during the FE in Karpacz, Rector Zając recalled that the university had already dealt with this matter at the end of August. We are analyzing this situation to clarify the circumstances and whether there was actually a violation of the standards of scientific integrity, in accordance with the Act on Higher Education and university regulations. Currently, the case is being investigated by the disciplinary spokesman for academic teachers at UEW - although it does not have to be related to a breach of discipline, as it was an activity outside the university. Therefore, we do not predict what the result will be, he emphasized. He added that the disciplinary spokesman has 6 months to consider this type of case.

Investigation into "Brand Polska"

On Thursday, there was also information that the District Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw had initiated an investigation into possible irregularities in the implementation and settlement of the "Brand Poland - tourism substrategy" task. The Ministry of Tourism allocated almost PLN 180,000 for the project promoting the Polska brand, whose substantive manager was Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń. zloty.

If there was something illegal, it is very good that the prosecutor's office will take care of it, clarify it and check everything, said the head of the Ministry of Science when asked about this case on Friday.

The storm around the "Poles' Own Portrait" report