in 1990 he graduated from the warsaw university oriental philology. in 1999 he obtained his ph.d. from university of hamburg, where he studied in 1992-1996. former member of the science committee of orientalist polish academy of sciences. he is a lecturer in the department of international relations, faculty of humanities and social sciences at the university of social sciences and humanities in warsaw, and a professor at the faculty of oriental studies university of warsaw. since 2002, founder and ceo of the association education for peace.