Lucyna Przezbórska-Skobiej earned an MSc at the Agricultural University of Poznań, Poland  (1993), and a PhD from the August Cieszkowski Agricultural University of Poznań, Poland (2002). She is a habilitated doctor in the field of economic sciences, in the discipline of economics at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland. She is now Professor of the Department of Economics and Economic Policy in Agribusiness, Faculty of Economics, Poznań University of Life Sciences (PULS).. Her work in the field of economics, especially in the economics of tourism, rural development, regional development, rural tourism, and agricultural economics, has resulted in various research projects she participated in both as a manager and a contractor, and in over 70 publications, numerous presentations, lectures, and courses. She has been awarded several times by the Rector of the PULS and the award of the Minister of Science and Higher Education for the co-authorship of the book "Agritourism". She completed internships and training in various research centres and universities, including New Zealand, Germany, and the UK.