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Łódź University of Technology’s industrial thinking

Łódź University of Technology’s International Faculty of Engineering is boosting graduate employability by teaching in English and French and bringing corporate sponsors on board, among a number of innovations aimed at giving its students an edge in the workplace. Natasha Turak reports.

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Grodzisk Mazowiecki mayor looks to gain innovation cutting edge

Grzegorz Benedykcinski, the mayor of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, which won best small Polish city in fDi’s Polish Cities of the Future 2017/18 ranking, explains the secrets behind its success, including a favourable location, an educated workforce and an appetite for innovation.

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Polish economy minister: “We have become Brexit’s beneficiary”

Poland experienced growth in greenfield foreign direct investment in 2016 despite worries about legislative changes. Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland's deputy prime minister and minister of economic development, talks to Andrzej Stec of Rzeczpospolita business daily about what the results mean.

Foreign investments 2016: Poland among European leaders

With fDi Intelligence's 2016 global greenfield investment data now released, Polish business news daily Rzeczpospolita examines how Poland bucked the trend in a year that saw European FDI decline.  

Poland puts new emphasis on exports

In line with a government drive to support Polish companies’ exports and international activities, the country’s revamped investment agency is adding a trade pillar to its functions. Courtney Fingar reports.

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Polish Cities of the Future 2017/18

Warsaw has retained the title of fDi’s Polish City of the Future for 2017/18, with Krakow remaining in second place and Wroclaw rising to third. Cathy Mullan reports. 

fDi’s Polish Cities of the Future 2017/18 – FDI strategy winners

Wroclaw impressed the judges of the fDi Polish Cities of the Future 2017/18 awards with its multi-platform strategy for attracting investment, while Lublin shot up 10 places to come third behind Katowice. Cathy Mullan reports.

Polish tax plans spark investor jitters

Plans by Poland’s populist government to target multinational companies could make the country's tax system unpredictable

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Poland focuses on innovation

Poland’s Deputy Minister of Development, Jadwiga Emilewicz, talks to Sebastian Shehadi about how the country can reduce its dependence on foreign capital 

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Poland aims to reverse brain drain

Twenty million strong, the Polish diaspora is one of the world’s largest. With so much talent heading abroad, the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) is seeking to reverse this and lure Poles, especially innovators, back to Poland. 

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