1996—Obtained a Master of Sciences in Geography, specialising in Socioeconomic Geography at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. 2002—Obtained the degree of doctor in Earth Sciences in the field of Geography at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences. 2018—Monograph of habilitation “Development of Rural Areas in North and West Poland and East Germany”. Toruń: Scientific Publisher of the Nicolaus Copernicus University, ISBN 978-83-231-3881-5, pp. 555. 1996–2003—Position of assistant at the Department of Spatial Management and Strategic Planning, the Institute of Geography at the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. 2003–2018—Position of adjunct (assistant professor) at the Department of Spatial Management and Tourism at the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland. 2019—Position of professor in the Institute of Geography at Kazimierz Wielki University, Lecturer at the Higher School of Banking in Toruń and Bydgoszcz. Lecturer at the Freie Universität Berlin and Universität Potsdam in Potsdam.