Sylwia Dołęgowska - co-owner and vice-president of the ŻAGIEL GROUP

Co-owner and vice-president of the ŻAGIEL GROUP - a Lublin capital group known for the Paderewski International Schools, Żagiel Med Hospital and Clinic, Škoda and Honda showrooms and services, prestigious real estate investments, as well as hotels in Wrocław and the Aero Poznań aviation training centre.

Sylwia is proud that in the Paderewski Schools, children and young people learn EQUALITY from an early age, have open minds to DIVERSITY, care about RESPECT for others, regardless of origin, religion or gender and at the same time obtain an international high school diploma.

By running the Leszek Podkański Foundation, she supports children in need, implementing sustainable assistance programmes for people with autism and cerebral palsy, as well as educational and development initiatives that counteract various forms of exclusion, such as those based on origin or social status. Privately, she is an enthusiast of discovering new corners of the world and other cultures, as well as active recreation, preferably in the mountains and by the sea, but always with children.

What is worth emphasizing on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the University, Sylwia Dołęgowska is a graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration of UMCS.