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PhD in 1996 from the Cairo University in Comparative Literature. She worked as Associate Professor at the Faculty of Arts at the Cairo University from 1997 until 2002. From 2004 – 2005 she was chosen as member of the jury of Litrix - German Literature Online for selecting German books for Arabic Translation. Since 2010 member of the board of the National Centre for Translation in Egypt. She has been working since 2002 as Head of Pro Helvetia Cairo (Swiss Arts Council), where she was responsible for designing concepts and strategies for exchange artistic works between Swiss and Arab culture. She wrote several articles in German and Arabic about cultural interaction and comparative literature. She has also done translations from German into Arabic. She has participated since 2011 in some independent cultural initiatives, such as independent culture coalition, the national group for cultural policies. Since 2011, she has been interested in the reform of the cultural sector in Egypt and has participated in several events addressing this topic. Now, her focus is on organizing projects related to the own cultural heritage in its relation to the contemporary artistic expressions.

Current director of Public and Cultural Diplomacy Department in Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Between 2008-2012 director of the EU Presidency Coordination Department, MFA. Since 2005, she had been working in the Office of the Committee for European Integration, among others, dealing with decision making process in the UE as a deputy director of the Integration Policy Department. Previously (2002–2005), she was responsible for coordination of the Ministry of Justice participation in the EU legislative process in the area of judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters, monitoring the tasks resulting from the membership, coordinating relations with the Parliament as to the European matters. She graduated from Faculty of Law (Jagiellonian University) and National School of Public Administration in Warsaw. She has been always active in field of youth education and initiatives, e.g. she is co-founder of Cracow Youth City Council.

joined the Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA) in February 2008. She is carrying out research and project activities on Western Balkans, Latin America, Democracy and Development, Human Rights in Foreign Policy. In 2002-2007 she worked in the People in Peril Association, a Slovak NGO providing relief aid and development assistance, defending human rights and freedoms worldwide, where she established and supervised the Democratization and Human Rights Program. She was managing development projects in Kosovo, BiH, Serbia, Ukraine and Cuba. In the period of 2000-2002 the worked in the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy in Prague as the editor of the “Integrace” journal focued on EU issues and the integration process. She received MA degree in the International Teritorrial Studies at the Charles University in Prague.  

One of the most impressive voices at Polish ethno music stage as well as an artist frequently awarded, eg. Grand Prix by Polish Radio Folk Festival "New Tradition", Audience Award "New Tradition”, Polish TV Song Competition 'Opole’  and many others; vocalist and violinist well known for her folk/ethno music inspired by Polish and Slavonic traditional music. Joanna co-creates an excellent Polish ethno group Muzykanci as well as performs with Krakow's scene's outstanding musicians.
JOANNA SLOWINSKA's project’s based on the Polish and Slavonic traditional songs and tunes. With her solo concerts and projects as well as with the band Muzykanci Joanna has played concerts at prestigious world music festivals, among others: WOMAD Chile 2016, WOMAD Chile 2017, WOMEX 2015 Budapest, EtnoKraków/Crossroads Festival 2015, EtnoPortPoznan, Sounds Like Poland/Crossculture Festival Warsaw, KazkazJazz Festival Tbilisi (Georgia), Ulsan World Music Festival, Intl. Jeonju Festival (South Korea), New York Dream Festival @ Broadway Symphony Space, Chicago Cultural Center (USA). Her first solo album: "Live in Alchemia" and "You Can Be" has been awarded with ”Folk Album of the Year” at Polish Radio's prestigious festival ’New Tradition’ in Warsaw. She’s been nominated and awarded in most important Polish competitions and festivals, inter alia: Grand Prix of Polish Radio ’New Tradition’ Folk Festival, PolishTV Song Festival ’Opole’, Song Festival Wroclaw and others. In 2013 awarded by the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage medal: ”Gloria Artis - Cultural Merit”.