Graduated from the Institute of Political Science at the University of Szczecin and earned his PhD in political sciences at the AMU Faculty of Political Sciences and Journalism in Poznań. Since 1997 has been working as junior member of the research staff, and since 2006 as assistant professor at the University of Szczecin Department of International Relations by the Institute of Political Sciences and Europe Studies. He deals with topics related to the policies of the European Union, including the neighbourhood policy and the issue of cross-border cooperation.