Janusz Józef Wec is Professor of Humanities, specializing in contemporary world history, international relations, and European studies. He serves as Head of the Chair of Studies on Integration Processes at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. He has authored over 300 scholarly publications, including 23 monographs, on European and global integration, as well as Polish-German relations. He is an honorary Professor of the Jean Monnet Chair.