Katarzyna Matuszczak – holds a master’s degree in International Relations from Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), has been a researcher at the Educational Research Institute - National Research Institute for over a decade, and serves as an assistant at the Department of Educational and Scientific Policy at SGH. ORCID: 0000-0002-3775-3212

Anna Maliszewska is a researcher at the  Educational Research Institute - National Research Institute and an assistant at the Institute of Statistics and Demography of the Warsaw School of Economics. At IBE PIB, she has been engaged in vocational education and social research. ORCID: 0000-0003-2723-271X

Jerzy Bielecki – MA in Sociology and certified career counsellor, works as a research assistant at the Educational Research Institute - National Research Institute. He has been the coordinator for ReferNet Poland since 2024, having previously served as national representative (2016-2019) and executive member (2020-2023). Core member of Cedefop's CarresNet network since 2020. Formerly career counsellor and VET teacher. ORCID: 0000-0002-5932-6967