Curriculum vitae

Name / Andrzej Kryspin Babuchowski
Date and place of birth / 25 October 1949, Andrychow (Poland)
Education /
  • M.Sc. with Honour in Food Technology, 1973, University of Agriculture in Olsztyn, Poland.
  • PhD. Summa Cum Laudae in Technical Sciences – Food Technology, 1976, University of Agriculture and Technology in Olsztyn, Poland
  • D.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences - Food Technology, 1996, University of Agriculture and Technology in Olsztyn, Poland
  • Titular Professor in Agricultural Sciences - Food Technology, 2003, President of the Republic of Poland.

Civil status / Married, one child
Professional experience /
  • President and CEO Dairy Industry Innovation Institute Ltd. since 16.11.2015
  • Titular Professor in the Faculty of Food Science at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland since 2003.
  • Minister-Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the European Union COREPER I from 22 November 2007till 15December 2008.
  • Minister-Counsellor, Coordinator of Agriculture and Fishery Department in the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union from 05 February.2007 till 31 July 2015
  • SCA Spokesman from 31 October 2006 till 31 July 2015
  • Undersecretary of State for Agriculture, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development May 2006 – January 2007, among others in charge of agricultural markets.
  • Secretary of State for Agriculture, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, March-May 2006, among others in charge of agricultural markets.
  • Director of the Dep. of SAPARD and Structural Funds Support in Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture (ARMA) 2004.
  • Advisor to the President of ARMA responsible for SAPARD, RDP and Structural Funds 2001 – 2006.
  • Vice-President Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture (ARMA) responsible for SAPARD Programme 2001.
  • Director of Foundation of Assistance Programmes for Agriculture (FAPA) 2000 – 2001, among others analysis of agricultural markets.
  • Deputy Director of Foundation of Assistance Programmes for Agriculture (FAPA) 1999 –2000
  • Director of the Foreign Co-operation Office at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 1994 – 1996 and 1999 - 2001,
  • Plenipotentiary of the Rector for Foreign Co-operation and International Programmes at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn 1993 - 2006, and from 04.01.2016,
  • University Professor in the Faculty of Food Science, University of Agriculture and Technology in Olsztyn, Poland since 1 July 1998.
  • Different research and teaching positions at the universities in Poland, USA and Nigeria 1976 - 2005
  • Doctorate Studies 1973 - 1976
  • Different positions in food industry 1973

Foreign languages / English C2, German B2, Russian C1, French B1
Other activities /
  • Member of the Agricultural Markets Task Force DG AGRI since 12 January 2016
  • Sherpa in High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain from October 2014 till October 2014.
  • Member of FP7 - KBBE - Theme 2: Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology from January 2008 till June 2014.
  • Member of HLEG on Milk from October 2009 till June 2010.
  • Member of the Standing Committee for Dairy Policy and Economics and Standing Committee for Marketing of the FIL/IDF since 1998.
  • Member of the Trade and Economics Committee and WTO Working Group of the EDA 2004-2007.
  • Scientific co-ordinator INCO-COPERNICUS project: ERBIC15CT961009 - Consumer expectations as an agent for change on the agri-food industries of selected CEE countries – years 1997-2000.
  • Expert EU for Evaluation of Research, Educational and EconomicProjects; 1997 – 2002
  • Member of Editorial Board – Food Service Technology, Blackwell Science & Synergy ed. 2000-2005
  • Member of the Editorial Board – Bezpieczeństwo i Higiena Żywności (Food Safety and Hygiene) – since 2005.
  • Vice-chairman of the Editorial Board - Polish Food – from September 2006 till September 2013.
  • University Co-ordinator for EU educational and research programmes, 1990 - 2005:
  • General and regional co-ordinator of international educational and research projects, 1989 - 2005
  • Deputy Chairman of the University Senate Foreign Co-operation Commission, 1993-96, member 1987-1990.
  • More than 7 years spent in the industry and at the universities in USA, Switzerland, UK, Germany, Norway, Belgium and Nigeria.

Publications / More than 200 publications, presentations, communications, etc. in Polish and foreign journals, periodicals, etc.