Michał Seweryński (born 1 July 1939 in

Łódź Łódź is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located south-west of Warsaw. Łódź has a population of 655,279, making it the country's List of cities and towns in Polan ...

) is a professor of the

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Doctor honoris causa An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or ''ad hono ...

of the

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3. Expert on Polish and international labour law. The author of about 130 scientific publications and reports at international congresses. Visiting professor at universities in France, Canada, Switzerland, Spain and Japan. Between 2006 and 2007, Minister of Science and Higher Education in

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. A member of Polish and foreign scientific societies. Member of the Papal Council for Secular Affairs, member of the Legislative Council at the chairman of the Council of Ministers, and deputy chairman of the Government Labour Law Reform Commission. Former Rector of the

, former chairman of the Conference of Rectors of Polish Universities. A Knight of the

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and of Palmes Academiques (France),

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. Honorary Consul of

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. He is married, with two children.

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The Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education
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