Paulina Rutecka-Cicha

Academic Leadership and Editorial Board Memberships

• Member of the Center of Scientific Excellence: Centre for Economics of Climate Change, University of Economics in Katowice
• Member of the Council of the Faculty of Computer Science and Communication at the University of Economics in Katowice (2024 – now)
• Guest Editor of the special issue titled Digital Technology and Cyber Security of the Information (Impact Factor 2.9, CiteScore 6.5)
• Managing Editor of the Journal Studies in Risk and Sustainable Development (ISSN 2720-6300), University of Economics in Katowice, Poland

Research Grants & Projects

• Main Investigator, Individual research project for young researchers (2026): “Sustainable development of tourism enterprises providing accommodation services – creating a framework for marketing communication strategies” (Zrównoważony rozwój przedsiębiorstw turystycznych świadczących usługi noclegowe – tworzenie ram dla strategii komunikacji marketingowej)
• Project Manager of SILWERS – Seniors Artificial Intelligence Learning – Well Educated and Risk Secure – Erasmus+ KA220-ADU Project No 2024-1-IS01-KA220-ADU-000256952 (November 2024 – now)
• Co-Investigator of the project “BIDding on climate: Behavioral and Informational Determinants of Pro-climate Decisions” funded by Regional Excellence Initiative [Regionalna Inicjatywa Doskonałości] on the University of Economics in Katowice (March 2025 – March 2027)
• Main Investigator of the project “ECOnomics4Climate III: Acceptance of sustainability communication in tourism enterprises providing accommodation services” (ECOnomics4Climate III Akceptacja komunikacji zrównoważonego rozwoju przedsiębiorstw turystycznych świadczących usługi noclegowe) funded by Metropolitalny Fundusz Wspierania Nauki (February 2025 – December 2025)
• Main Investigator, Individual research project for young researchers (2025): “Acceptance of sustainability communication in tourism enterprises providing accommodation services” (Akceptacja komunikacji zrównoważonego rozwoju przedsiębiorstw turystycznych świadczących usługi noclegowe)
• Main Investigator, Individual research project for young researchers (2024): “Acceptance of sustainability communication in tourism enterprises” (Akceptacja komunikacji zrównoważonego rozwoju przedsiębiorstw turystycznych)
• Team member of REACCT – Reflecting Economics And Climate Change in Teaching – Erasmus+ KA220-HED Project No 2023-1-IS01-KA220-HED-000159052 (Nov 2023 – November 2026)
• Main Investigator, Individual research project for young researchers (2023): “Diagnosis of sustainable development in agritourism enterprises” (Diagnoza zrównoważonego rozwoju przedsięniorstw agroturystycznych)
• ExCORE „International Center of Research Excellence in Transition of Coal Regions” – funded by NAWA (Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange) under the Strategic Partnerships Programme; Project No. BPI/PST/2021/1/00007 (November 2022 – June 2024)
• Main Investigator, Individual research project for young researchers (2022): “Elements of sustainable development in the promotion strategies of agritourism farms” (Elementy rozwoju zrównoważonego w strategii promocji gospodarstw agroturystycznych)
• Internship at the University of La Laguna in Tenerife, Spain (2022)

Courses conducted:

• Security Engineering
• Cybersecurity
• Privacy and Security on the Internet
• Digital Advertising with Google Ads and Web Analytics
• User Experience (UX) Design for Websites
• E-business Portals and Information Systems
• Analysis and Design of Corporate Portals
• Analysis and Design of Websites
• Web Application Engineering
• Information Technologies in Business
• Internet Technologies
• Digital Technologies
• Implementation of Mobile Technologies in Business
• Management Information Systems for SMEs
• Management Information Systems
• Business Informatics
• Informatics in Management
• Introduction to Data Mining
• Artificial Intelligence in Computer Games
• Computer Graphics
• 3D Graphics
• Consulting Project
• Computer Classes for Seniors (U3A)
• Diploma Seminar

Diploma Thesis

Bachelor’s Thesis Supervisor

• Bachelor’s Theses successfully defended (18)
• Currently supervising Bachelor’s candidates (12)

Participation in thesis defense committees

• Reviewer for Bachelor’s Theses (30)
• Reviewer for Master’s Theses (16)

Awards and distinctions

• Rector’s Research Grant for securing an externally funded research project (2025)
• Second-degree Individual Award from the Rector of the University of Economics in Katowice for outstanding research and scientific activity (2025)
• Bronze Cross of Merit (Brązowy Krzyż Zasługi) awarded by the President of the Republic of Poland for exemplary public service and contributions to science (2024)
• Third-degree Individual Award from the Rector for research and scientific activity (2024)
• InterStar distinction for young scientists for exceptional contribution to internationalization and research collaboration (2023)
• Doctoral dissertation awarded with honors (2023)
• Third-degree Individual Award from the Rector for research and scientific activity (2023)
• Grant for Outstanding Young Researchers and Teachers (2023)
• Rector’s Scientific Grants for publishing in high-impact scientific journals (2020, 2022, 2023)

Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility

• Guest Lecturer (Erasmus+ Mobility) – University of Akureyri, Iceland
• Guest Lecturer (Erasmus+ Mobility) – University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
• Guest Lecturer (Erasmus+ Mobility) – Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey
• Guest Lecturer (Erasmus+ Mobility) – Baku Business University, Azerbaijan
• Guest Lecturer (Erasmus+ Mobility) – Caucasus University, Tbilisi, Georgia
• Guest Lecturer (Erasmus+ Mobility) – M. Kh. Dulati Taraz State University, Kazakhstan