Agnieszka Kozyra - Curriculum Vitae#
Academic career:
- 1981-1986 studied at Department of Japanese and Korean Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies, Faculty of Philology, University of Warsaw. In 1983 won 1st prize in the Japanese Speech Contest organized by Japanese Embassy and Polish-Japanese Friendship Society
- 11.07.1986 M.A. in Japanese Studies. M.A. Department of Japanese and Korean Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies, Faculty of Philology, University of Warsaw
- 1987-1990 studied at Faculty of Humanities, Osaka City University as Japanese Government Scholarship student.
- 20.03.1990 M.A. in Humanities. Specialty: Japanese religion and philosophy
- 1.10. 1990 employed at Department of Japanese and Korean Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies, Faculty of Philology, University of Warsaw
- 1991-1992 studied at Post-graduate Course in Religious Studies, Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Warsaw. (specialty: philosophy of religion). Graduated on 23.07.1992
- 4.10.1994 received Ph.D in Humanities (Department of Japanese and Korean Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw)
The title of Ph.D thesis: "W poszukiwaniu tożsamości japońskiego chrześcijanina – myśl religijna Uchimury Kanzō" (In the Search of Identity of Japanese Christian - Uchimura Kanzo’s religious thought)
- 10.11.1995 received the prize of The President of University of Warsaw (individual prize, II grade) for Ph.D dissertation
- Received The President of University of Warsaw Scholarship in 2000/2001, 2001/2002 i 2003/2004
- 1996-1999 representative of Faculty of Philology at the Senate of University of Warsaw
- 1998-2003 Vice Editor-in-Chief of „Japonica”, the journal of Department of Japanese and Korean Studies, University of Warsaw
- 15.12. 2004 the scientific title of doktor habilitowany (assistant professor) in philosophy. (Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Science). The title of dissertation: "Filozofia zen" (Philosophy of Zen)
- 1.10.2006 – 30.09.2018 employed at Department of Japanese and Chinese Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies, Jagiellonian University (professor of Jagiellonian University)
- 1.06. 2008 received a post of professor of University of Warsaw
- From 2012 a member of Editorial Board of „Analecta Nipponica”, Journal of Polish Association for Japanese Studies
- 18.04.2013 received scientific title of Professor in Humanities. (Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Science). The title of dissertation: "Estetyka zen" (Aesthetics of Zen)
- 2013-2015 Head of Department of Japanese and Korean Studies, University of Warsaw
- From 2015 Head of Chair of Japanese Studies, University of Warsaw
Research experience abroad:
- 1986-1990 Japan, Osaka Shiritsu Daigaku (Osaka City University), M.A. in Humanities (Japanese Government Scholarship)
- 1992 Great Britain, Pembroke College, Oxford, (Soros Scholarship)
- 1995 Great Britain, Department of Oriental Studies, Cambridge University, (Takashima Foundation Scholarship)
- 1996 Japan, Osaka Ichiritsu Daigaku, (Osaka City University Scholarship)
- 1998 France, Ecole Francaise de’Extreme Orient (Takashima Foundation Scholarship)
- 2002 Japan, International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto (Japan Foundation Fellowship)
- 2004/2005 Japan, International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto (Visiting Professor)
- 2008 Japan, International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto Takashima Foundation
- 2010 Japan, International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto Takashima Foundation
- 2016 Japan, Showa Joshi Daigaku, Tokio, Visiting Professor, Japan Foundation
- 2016 Japan, International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto Takashima Foundation
- 2017 Research project on Zen centers in USA (New York, Rochester)
- 2018 Taiwan, Research project on Chan Buddhism in Taiwan