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About us

Research and Innovation Centre Pro-Akademia (R&IC PA), with its headquarters in Lodz, was founded and started activity on the 22nd April 1996.

Today, the R&IC PA is one of leading research institutions in Poland that render assistance in the processes of education and sustainable development in Poland.

One of the most important advantages of our projects is engaging a lot of different actors — administration, both at national and local level, NGOs, entrepreneurs, high schools and the media.

Trainings and consulting

We share our knowledge and experience in the National System of Services for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Our experts provide a wide range of training schemes and advisory services both for SMEs and public bodies. Preponderance of our offer is free of charge thanks to the part-financing by the public funds.

International cooperation

Our activities focus on four key policy areas: implementation of territorial cooperation projects aimed at entrepreneurship development and environment protection, support to development of Polish exports, development aid and actions for the benefit of the Poles abroad. We are a member of the National Polish NGDO platform - 'Grupa Zagranica'.

Corporate Social Responsibility

We promote Corporate Social Responsibility, a coneption of constructing strategies of entrepreneurs on the basis of social dialogue and sustainable development rules. Our experience concentrate not only on supporting entrepreneurship, but on activating and integrating local communities and environment protection.