On 13 January 2026, as part of the ‘Controversial Issues in Psychology’ series organised by the Department of Psychology at our university and the Kinesiology Committee of the Poznań branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Professor Stanisław Kowalik gave a lecture entitled ‘Does Personality Exist?’ In it, he reviewed the main concepts of personality. Among other things, he emphasised the problems arising from the discrepancy between the nomothetic and idiographic approaches, which are important for explaining, understanding, and predicting human behaviour. In an attempt to answer the question posed in the lecture’s title, Prof. Kowalik also presented his own view of personality. The lecture was followed by a lively discussion.
Professor Kowalik is an eminent Polish psychologist and sociologist who has conducted research at our university for many years. He has been the head of the Department of Physical Culture for People with Disabilities since 1996 and subsequently the head of the Department of Adapted Physical Activity. He is currently co-creating the ‘Psychology’ programme of uniform 5-year studies at our university. Created in cooperation with Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, this programme is the first in Poland to offer specialisations in ‘Sports Psychology’, ‘Rehabilitation and Health Psychology’, and ‘Educational Psychology’ without the need for subsequent postgraduate studies. We warmly invite all interested parties to study psychology at our university, with the next recruitment process starting in spring 2026.