Honorary doctorate for Professor Józef Kubik
Deputy Marshal Zbigniew Ostrowski, along with regional councillors Katarzyna Stranz-Kaja and Anna Niewiadomska, are taking part in today’s (24 April) celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz. During the event held at the Copernicanum building, Professor Józef Kubik—Rector of the university from 2006 to 2012—receives the title of Doctor Honoris Causa.
“Your research achievements, impressive publication record, and commitment to developing cooperation between academic communities in Poland and abroad deserve special recognition. Thank you for the consistency, passion, and dedication with which you carry out innovative research projects and scientific initiatives. Your work is an inspiration to future generations of researchers, and its results bring tangible benefits not only to the scientific community but also to society as a whole,” wrote Marshal Piotr Całbecki in a letter addressed to Professor Józef Kubik.
As part of the anniversary celebrations, the university’s rector, Professor Bernard Mendlik, will receive the ceremonial Mace Head of the Chair of the Regional Assembly, which will be presented during the evening gala (24 April) by Deputy Marshal Zbigniew Ostrowski.
“In recognition of the achievements and dynamic development of Kazimierz Wielki University, the Chair of the kujawsko-pomorskie Regional Assembly, Elżbieta Piniewska, has decided to honor the university with its highest distinction—the Mace Head of the Chair of the Regional Assembly. May the laurel leaves adorning this mace be a symbol of glory for the Bydgoszcz university as well—a symbol it will carry for decades to come, for the benefit of new generations of students, the residents of Bydgoszcz, and the entire region. On this anniversary, I wish you courage in thinking, consistency in action, and an enduring curiosity about the world,” said Deputy Marshal Zbigniew Ostrowski.
Professor Józef Kubik is one of Poland’s distinguished scholars in the field of mechanics. He completed his higher education at Poznań University of Technology, earning a doctoral degree in technical sciences in 1972 in the discipline of mechanics. In 1982, based on his research in the field of porous materials mechanics, he obtained his habilitation degree. From 1996 to 2020, he was affiliated with the Bydgoszcz university. He served as rector for two terms (2006–2012). Thanks to his efforts, a department—and later the Institute of Mechanics and Applied Computer Science—was established. Professor Kubik’s academic output includes over 240 publications. He supervised 5 doctoral dissertations, 80 master’s theses, and 60 engineering theses.
A full description of Professor Józef Kubik’s career and scientific achievements is available on the university’s website.
The awarding of the honorary doctorate to Professor Józef Kubik is part of the celebrations of the university’s 20th anniversary. The act establishing Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz was adopted by the Polish Parliament in 2005, although the tradition of higher education in the city on the Brda River goes back further. The university is the successor to earlier institutions operating in Bydgoszcz: the Higher Teacher Training School (1969–1974), the Higher School of Pedagogy (1974–2000), and the Bydgoszcz Academy (2000–2005).
Beata Krzemińska
Spokesperson for the Marshal’s Office
24 April 2026