Joanna Różycka-Tran

Professor Joanna Różycka-Tran, PhD, is a social and intercultural psychologist based at the Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk. She chairs the Intercultural Psychology Section of the Polish Social Psychology Association and leads the 'Applied Social Psychology in an Intercultural Context' project, part of the Strategic Partnerships with Vietnam initiative by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) (2024-2026). This year, she received the Minister of Science and Higher Education Award for significant achievements in internationalization. She is also a multiple scholarship holder of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW), a recipient of numerous scientific awards and international grants, and has been honored with a medal from the President of the Republic of Poland for her contribution to the development of science. Despite her numerous university responsibilities, she combines her scientific work with a passion for travel. She has undertaken many expeditions in the Himalayas, climbing mountain and volcano peaks and reaching hidden and inaccessible Buddhist monasteries. Exploring diverse worldviews, behavioral patterns, and value systems of other communities has become not only a passion but also her work. She began to research how different cultural contexts shape the perception of self and the world, gaining experience in field psychological research primarily in Asia. Her habilitation thesis was based on research conducted in over 60 countries worldwide. Currently, she publishes in prestigious journals on social and intercultural topics, frequently gives interviews in the media, and appears in public interest programs popularizing science.