Received Sylff fellowship in 2023
Academic supervisor : Prof. Michał Kowalski
Current affiliation : Doctoral School in the Social Sciences, Jagiellonian University
Szymon Kucharski (S.K.J.) is a PhD Candidate at the Jagiellonian University’s Doctoral School for Social Sciences (Kraków, Poland), holding degrees from the Jagiellonian University (MA in Law, BA in International Migrations), and from the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands (LLM in International Human Rights Law). He is an Associate of the Jagiellonian University’s Centre for Human Rights, and a former Visiting Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg. Current research project that he conducts have been co-funded by the Strategic Programme Excellence Initiative at Jagiellonian University, and by the Ryochi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund. His main research interests include migration studies, international refugee law, international human rights law, and international climate law. Currently working as a lawyer at Halina Nieć Legal Aid Centre, providing legal aid to migrants seeking international protection in Poland.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/szymon-kucharski-s-k-j/