Life at SAIT
Dr. Magdalena Zajac-Fras is our very own economics expert in the BA and BBA programs. She teaches microeconomics and macroeconomics and has been teaching at SAIT since 2014.
In the classroom, Dr. Magdalena Zajac-Fras leads by example and encourages her students to follow their passions to learn new things and explore topics of interest. She values flexibility, openness to new ideas, and constructive feedback. As an instructor, she is a powerful advocate for sharing knowledge with others and contributing to students’ success. She also mentors her faculty colleagues and regularly offers advice and support for their own teaching and learning journeys.
Education
Dr. Magdalena Zajac-Fras has a master's and PhD in Economics from the Cracow University of Economics.
Professional accomplishments
Dr. Magdalena Zajac-Fras’s teaching and research work has been well recognized, as she has won several awards, including the SAFA Rocks and SAITSA Instructor Excellence Awards and the First- and Second-Degree Team Awards at her alma mater, Cracow University of Economics.
Dr. Magdalena Zajac-Fras’s PhD thesis centred on gender equality policy and the situation of women in academia in Poland compared to other European Union member states. She has successfully published several journal articles and book chapters, including several authorships and co-authorships on topics she is interested in, such as economic integration, labour markets, gender equality policy and policies of the European Union. Dr. Magdalena Zajac-Fras is also a regular knowledge mobilizer, having presented at several conferences in the European Union. Some of her presentation topics include Women in Science, Competitiveness of the Polish Economy and Perspectives of Euro Adoption, and Women in the Polish Labour Market.
- PhD thesis
- Potential impact of CETA regulations in the area of biotechnology for the European Union market – selected issues (published title: Potencjalne skutki zapisow umowy CETA w obszarze biotechnologii dla rynku Unii Europejskiej - wybrane zagadnienia)
- Theories and Models of European Integration (published title: Teorie i modele integracji europejskiej)
- Development of Gender Equality Policy in the European Union in the Perspective of Sociological Institutionalism (published title: Rozwoj polityki na rzecz rownosci plci w Unii Europejskiej z perspektywy instytucjonalizmu socjologicznego)
- Position of Women in the EU Labour Market (published title: Pozycja kobiet na rynku pracy w UE)
- Co-authorship of Research and Development - Factors of Economic Development in Integrating Europe (published title: Badania i rozwoj jako czynnik rozwoju gospodarczego integrujacej sie Europy)
- Trade Relations Development and Cooperation between EU and NAFTA – the U.S. Example (published title: Rozwoj stosunkow handlowych i wspolpracy pomiedzy UE i NAFTA na przykladzie USA)
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.