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

We aim to support the civil society development, professional and social activation of the youth and adults (particularly women), to foster professional managerial education, economic consultancy and promotion both in the country and abroad, to support the development of entrepreneurship focused on international contacts as well as on European integration, to promote cultural activity in Poland and abroad, to promote environment protection.

08/03/1996 - resolution of the General Assembly of Members on establishing of the Association of Lecturers and Consultants Pro-Akademia (ALC Pro-Akademia)
 
22/04/1996 - registration of the ALC Pro-Akademia in the register of associations at the Regional Court in Lodz, 20th Division of the National Court Register under the number KRS 0000171789
  
01/10/1996 - commencement of the academic year of the Entrepreneurship Academy, the first post-secondary business school in Lodz
 
28/05/1999 - conclusion of a contract on implementation of the first consulting project financed by the programme: ‘Poland and Hungary: Assistance for Restructuring their Economies (PHARE)’

14/01/2001 - organisation of the first trade mission
 
21/06/2002 - resolution of the Presidium of the Senate of the Republic of Poland on assignment of public duties to the ALC Pro-Akademia in the field of care of the Polish émigré community and Poles abroad
 
16/07/2002 - conclusion of a contract on implementation of the first consulting project financed by the World Bank and the Ministry of Treasure of the Republic of Poland  

08/03/2003 - change of the name of ‘ALC Pro-Akademia’ to ‘Association of Economic Consultants Pro-Akademia’
 
08/11/2004 - conclusion of a contract on implementation of the first consulting project financed by the European Commission in the framework of the EuropeAid Programme
 
01/03/2005 - conclusion of a contract on implementation of the first consulting project financed by the European Regional Development Fund
 
24/05/2005 - conclusion of a contract on implementation of the first training project financed by the European Social Fund
 
01/07/2005 - conclusion of a contract on implementation of the first development aid project financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland in the framework of the PolishAid Programme

22/04/2006 - the tenth anniversary of establishment of AEC Pro-Akademia
 
30/04/2007 - registration in the National Small and Medium Enterprises Services Network in the following fields: information, training and consulting services
 
11/05/2007 - receiving the Certificate of Quality Management System No. 302/SZJ/2007 confirming that the AEC Pro-Akademia satisfies the requirements of the PN-EN ISO 9001:2001 standard pertaining to provision of general consultancy services as well as training and information services, organizations of economic missions and social integration

01/01/2008 - joining the "Grupa Zagranica" Association, the National NGDOs Platform, member of the CONCORD Confederation

30/06/2011 - change of the name of ‘AEC Pro-Akademia’ to ‘Research and Innovation Centre Pro-Akademia’