The growing importance of sustainable development constitutes a challenging trend for education. Universities create study programs and organize extracurricular activities in order to prepare future generations of professionals as well as political and social leaders for responsible actions toward sustainable development. The main objective of this article is to investigate how universities in Poland develop educational programs and extracurricular activities to enable students to shape sustainability competencies. The study employed a triangulation of research methods including a literature analysis, desk research analysis of the universities’ educational programs, and quantitative research among students. The findings suggest that Polish universities attempt to shape sustainable development-oriented competencies not only through formal sustainable development education, but also via non-formal activities toward social and environmental challenges. The research results have practical implications for universities and can support the advancement of educational programs related to sustainable development.

Purpose: The article focuses on the assessment of knowledge workers’ relation with superiors, internal communication, perceived autonomy and feeling of appreciation. The goal of the article is also to extend current knowledge of the perception of cooperation between employees. The authors were able to identify interdependencies among the researched variables and the impact of COVID-19 on peoples’ professional situation. Design/methodology/approach: The article presents the results of a CAWI survey conducted on a large sample of 2778 specialists and managers in Poland. The researchers used the purposive sampling method to reach the population of white-collar workers who experienced remote work or remote cooperation with their colleagues. Findings: The empirical study showed that in most cases superiors passed the test and were positively evaluated by their subordinates. The correlation analysis also showed that certain positive qualities of a manager go together and are positively correlated with professional situation assessment during the COVID-19 period. Research limitations/implications: The study describes the results in a large sample; however, the sampling method was not probabilistic and therefore we cannot use statistical inference for the general population of working specialists in Poland. Originality/value: The value of the article is the presentation of the up-to-date opinion of almost 3 thousands specialists employed in Poland. The text plays an important role in recording the influence of the pandemic on Polish employees.

<p><span xss=removed>Uniwersytety odgrywają ważną rolę w kreowaniu postaw społecznych.  Celem niniejszego badania była identyfikacja sposobów mierzenia i raportowania wpływu społecznego i ekologicznego polskich uniwersytetów. Podczas gdy na uczelniach debatujemy o społecznej odpowiedzialności, wiele z nich stara się tworzyć wskaźniki, które pomogłyby im w komunikowaniu i raportowaniu podejmowanych działań. Sytuacja ta spowodowana jest głównie brakiem zestawu wskaźników, które byłyby dedykowane uczelniom i mogłyby być wykorzystane do pomiaru ich wpływu. Aby zbadać, w jaki sposób 24 polskie uczelnie publiczne publikują i promują informacje związane z ich wpływem społecznym i środowiskowym, przeprowadzono badanie ich stron internetowych, oficjalnych dokumentów uczelnianych i raportów. Aby poszerzyć kontekst i zakres analizy, przebadano je również w kontekście obecności w międzynarodowych rankingach oraz udziału w organizacjach międzynarodowych.</span><br></p>

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