Małgorzata Kopka graduated from the University of Wrocław in German Studies and pursued postgraduate study in political science at the University of Warsaw. She has been involved in civic education for many years. She is a multi-cultural education trainer, translator and editor of a handbook for teachers on organising exchanges, numerous publications related to linguistic animation and evaluation in exchange programmes, as well as on conflict management in international groups. At the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Warsaw she coordinates the Programme International Politics.