Katarzyna Królik-Atilla is the Grant Holder Manager of the COST Action PAAR-net – Participatory Approaches with Older Adults(CA22167), affiliated with the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland. She is responsible for the coordination of administrative, financial, and logistical processes that support the network’s collaborative research and knowledge exchange activities across Europe and beyond.
She brings to PAAR-net over 15 years of international professional experience in business development and strategic partnerships, having held senior leadership roles in the financial sector in Denmark and Cyprus. Her expertise spans project management, multi-stakeholder collaboration, and the operational delivery of large-scale initiatives. Katarzyna holds a recently completed Master’s degree in Oriental Studies with a specialisation in Turkology and Turkish Literature from the Jagiellonian University. Her academic interests focus on cultural heritage, identity, and the role of literature in shaping social understanding. She also holds degrees in Business Administration and International Marketing and Management from universities in Poland and Denmark.