Benefits of holding the HR Excellence in Research award::

• An acknowledgment for the university as an institution that provides researchers with the best working conditions, in line with European standards, for conducting scientific or research and development (R&D) activities.
• Enhancing the attractiveness of employment at the university, which provides a friendly research environment and adheres to transparent recruitment principles.
• Posting job offers on the European researcher recruitment platform EURAXESS.
• Providing advantages for the university in international research and innovation grant competitions organized by the European Commission, such as Horizon Europe, as well as in national grant competitions held by the National Science Centre (NCN), the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR), and in funding programs and competitions of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

Other benefits::

• The ability to use it in communications with funding institutions and partners (as confirmation of high standards).
• Access to good practices at other universities and expert consulting.
• Assigning strategic importance to projects aimed at improving working conditions for researchers within universities.
• Continuous improvement of working conditions at PK and the university’s organizational culture.