Program

Dear Colleagues,

It is our great pleasure to welcome you to the HUMANITAS Global Congress of Flourishing, a landmark international event dedicated to advancing our understanding of human well-being in a world marked by profound and ongoing transformation. The congress will take place from October 8 to 10, 2025, in a hybrid format, with in-person sessions hosted at Humanitas University in Sosnowiec, Poland, and virtual participation available via ClickMeeting and YouTube live streaming.

This unique gathering of scholars, professionals, and thought leaders from diverse academic disciplines and global regions is more than just a scientific event. It is a forum for interdisciplinary dialogue, cross-cultural exchange, and the integration of theory, practice, and policy in addressing the most urgent psychosocial and existential challenges of our time. From mental health and education to spiritual care, resilience, migration, environmental concerns, and the aftermath of global crises, the Congress will explore the multidimensional reality of human flourishing.

The Polish academic community is a vital contributor to global research on health, well-being, and spirituality. Yet there remains a need to strengthen collaboration across institutions and research traditions. This congress aspires to bridge that gap by creating a space of integration, where researchers at various career stages — from senior scholars to emerging voices — can connect, exchange ideas, and co-create solutions for a flourishing society.

We are honored to host distinguished keynote speakers and researchers representing a wide array of disciplines, institutions, and cultural contexts. The program will feature keynote lectures, oral sessions, blitz presentations, posters, and e-posters — all curated to foster dialogue, inspire innovation, and build sustainable academic and social partnerships.

The congress will also engage with flourishing as a multidimensional concept — encompassing personal growth, positive emotions, social connectedness, a sense of meaning, and constructive engagement with adversity. Drawing on research in positive psychology, medicine, education, spirituality, and public health, we aim to illuminate pathways toward individual and collective well-being.

As organizers, we are committed to ensuring that the congress remains inclusive and accessible. Whether joining us onsite in Sosnowiec or participating virtually, we warmly welcome both active contributors and passive attendees, including students, early-career researchers, and professionals from beyond academia. Please note, however, that for organizational and safety reasons, onsite attendance requires prior registration.

We believe that flourishing is not a luxury — it is a necessity. In a world increasingly shaped by uncertainty, conflict, and complexity, we must develop models of resilience and thriving that are inclusive, evidence-based, and deeply human.

We invite you to take part in this collective endeavor.

With kind regards,
Janusz Surzykiewicz
on behalf of the Scientific Committee
Sebastian Skalski-Bednarz & Patrycja Uram
on behalf of the Organizing Committee
HUMANITAS Global Congress of Flourishing 2025

• Halina Grzymała-Moszczyńska (Institute of Psychology, Ignatianum University in Krakow, Kraków, Poland)
• Anna Kwiatkowska (Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland)
• Jarosław Michalski † (Institute of Pedagogy, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland)
• Nina Ogińska-Bulik (Institute of Psychology, University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland)
• Beata Pastwa-Wojciechowska (Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland)
• Marcin Rzeszutek (Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland)
• Janusz Surzykiewicz (Chair of Social and Health Pedagogy, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Eichstätt, Germany) – Chair of the Scientific Committee
• Ewa Syrek (Institute of Pedagogy, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland)
• Paweł Atroszko (Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland)
• Anna Fidelus (Institute of Pedagogy, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland)
• Piotr Gorczyca (Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland)
• Karol Konaszewski (Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland)
• Dariusz Krok (Institute of Psychology, University of Opole, Opole, Poland)
• Jolanta Muszyńska (Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland)
• Małgorzata Niesiobędzka (Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland)
• Norbert G Pikuła (Faculty of Education, National Education Commission University in Krakow, Kraków, Poland)
• Robert Pudlo (Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland)
• Hanna Przybyła-Basista (Institute of Psychology, Vizja University, Warsaw, Poland)
• Radosław Rogoza (Institute of Psychology, Vizja University, Warsaw, Poland)
• Katarzyna Skrzypińska (Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland)
• Beata Zarzycka (Department of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland)
• Edyta Charzyńska (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland)
• Dagna Kocur (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland)
• Łukasz Kwadrans (Institute of Pedagogy, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland)
• Nino Makhashvili (Mental Health Center, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia)
• Florin Alin Sava (Faculty of Psychology, West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, Romania)
• Karina Badura-Brzoza (Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland)
• Jean-Philippe Lanoix (Faculty of Medicine, University of Amiens, Amiens, France)
• Martin Offenbächer (Institute of Ecomedicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria)

• Maciej Borski (Vice-Rector for Research, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Małgorzata Caban (Silesian Medical University in Katowice, Katowice, Poland)
• Paweł Dębski (Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland)
• Paweł Dobrakowski (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Kinga Kaleta (Department of Psychology, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Kielce, Poland)
• Magdalena Mosanya (Faculty of Psychology, Middlesex University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
• Justyna Mróz (Department of Psychology, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Kielce, Poland)
• Marta Rogoza (Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland)
• Adrianna Siostrzonek-Sergiel (WSB Merito University, Poznań, Poland)
• Sebastian Binyamin Skalski-Bednarz (Chair of Social and Health Pedagogy, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Eichstätt, Germany) – Chair of the Organizing Committee
• Jarosław Szczygieł (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Dominika Wienchor (Institute of Management and Quality Sciences, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Marta Adamczyk (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Patrycja Uram (Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland) – Secretary of the Organizing Committee
• Beata Urbańska (Faculty of Psychology, SWPS University, Warsaw, Poland)
• Roksana Baron (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Iwo Bielas (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Henryka Czyż (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Emilia Danysz (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Monika Domurad (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Sylwia Duda (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Agata Franc (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Monika Garczarczyk (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Anna Halarewicz (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Robert Kaniepień (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Katarzyna Kieca (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Klaudia Kościńska (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Izabela Minda (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Patrycja Modrzyńska (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Weronika Nawara (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Marcin Noras (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Iwona Orłowska (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Martyna Piankowska (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Kornelia Piątek (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Anastazja Pol (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Ewa Reszke (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Jakub Seiffert (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Marta Szostak (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Wiktoria Stasica (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Olga Tytko (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Anna Waligórska (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Monika Wójcik-Przybyłowicz (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Piotr Pałczyński (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Marika Morańska (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Patrycja Olej (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Sylwia Dratwińska (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Natalia Heliow (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Adrian Maziarz (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)
• Filip Bański (Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University, Sosnowiec, Poland)