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MANS representatives join an expert debate at the Polish People's Health 2025 Congress
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Dr. Ing. Piotr Ponichtera, Prof. MANS Dean for Social Sciences and Health Sciences, and Dr. Inż. Ireneusz Żuchowski, Prof. MANS Rector MANS, represented the International Academy of Applied Sciences in Łomża during this year's Congress...

Dr. Ing. Piotr Ponichtera, Prof. MANS Dean for Social Sciences and Health Sciences, and Dr. Inż. Ireneusz Żuchowski, Prof. MANS Rector MANS, represented MANS at this year 's Congress “Health of Poles 2025”It was held from 24 to 26 November at the World Hearing Centre in Kajetan.
The congress, which is one of the most important nationwide events devoted to public health, brought together representatives from the worlds of science, medicine, public administration, social organizations and expert institutions. The theme for this year's edition was "Interdisciplinaryity of science and its relevance to public health", and discussions focused on bringing together knowledge, research and experience from different backgrounds to improve the quality of Poland's healthcare system.
Participation of the representatives of MANS in Debate IX
Prof. Piotr Ponichtera and Prof. Ireneusz Żuchowski was invited to participate in Debate IX: Universities and institutes: interdisciplinary sciences – synergies between sciences and potential for cooperation on public health. The panel was attended by distinguished professors and researchers from many universities and research institutes across the country, including experts in medicine, technology, social sciences and humanities.
The debate discussed key issues, including:
- the importance of interdisciplinarity in addressing complex public health problems,
- cooperation between universities, institutes and the medical sector;
- implementation of innovation and research into health policies,
- the role of academic training in developing the competences of future healthcare professionals,
- the need to build networks of cooperation between science, the public sector and civil society organisations.
The presence of MANS representatives in such a prestigious discussion confirms the growing role of our university in the national dialogue on modern education, public health and the integration of scientific research with social practice. This is also proof of the strong involvement of MANS in scientific activities of national importance.
MANS in a nationwide debate on the future of health
Presented by prof. Ponichtery and prof. Żuchowski at the Congress "Health of Poles 2025" is an important award for our university. The event provides a space for building partnerships, exchanging experiences and presenting scientific and didactic achievements to a wide range of experts.
MANS has consistently developed cooperation with health institutions, and the presence of our representatives at the congress underlines the university's ambition to shape a modern, open and interdisciplinary



