Izabela Grabowska (sociologist)

Izabela Grabowska is a Polish sociologist and economist recognized for her research on human mobility, labour migration, social remittances, and the impact of migration on social change. She is a Full Professor of Social Sciences at Kozminski University, where she founded and directs the CRASH Center for Research on Social Change and Human Mobility.

Her work analyses the intersection of migration, labour markets, and human capital. She has contributed to the concept of "social remittances," which explains how migrants transfer informal human capital, skills, and social practices. She has authored and co-authored numerous academic works, including the monographs Migrants as Agents of Change (2017) and The Impact of Migration on Poland (2018).

Grabowska has served as a national expert for the European Commission, the European Labour Authority, and other public bodies. In 2023, she was appointed Scientific Coordinator for the Horizon Europe research project Link4Skills. She is also a co-author of European University Alliance EUonAIR: AI in Curricula, Smart UniverCity and Return Mobility. In 2025 she has been awarded Fernard Braudel Senior Fellowship at European University Institute in Florence.