Only 89 statisticians can boast the Badge of Honour for Services to Statistics of the Republic of Poland, awarded by the President of the CSO. Dr hab. Krzysztof Najman, prof. UG, from the Department of Statistics, Faculty of Management, UG, joined this group in December 2024.

The first badges of honour were awarded to Polish statisticians by the President of the Central Statistical Office back in 1931-39. This tradition continues with the Badge of Honour for Merits to Statistics of the Republic of Poland, established by the Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 17 September 2018, awarded to individuals (including foreigners), organisational units, institutions and organisations for special achievements in the field of statistics. On December 19, 2024, the President of the Central Statistical Office, dr Dominik Rozkrut, presented it to dr hab. Krzysztof Najman, prof. dr hab. UG.

‘This is an exceptional distinction,’ emphasises prof. K. Najman. So far, only 89 statisticians have received this prestigious distinction. Awarding it to prof. K. Najman, an expert in his field, is recognition of his significant contribution to the development of Polish science.

Our sincere congratulations!

Dr hab. Krzysztof Najman, prof. UG is a graduate of the Faculty of Management at the University of Gdańsk. He is a statistician, a specialist in data analysis, clustering and classification, as well as sample construction for social research. Since 2000, he has been constructing and studying the properties of artificial neural networks in economic data analysis. From 2021 to 2024 he was a member of the Scientific Statistical Council of the President of the Central Statistical Office. Since 2010, he has served as a member of the Presidium of the General Council of the Polish Statistical Society and was Vice President of the PTS from 2010 to 2014. He is a member of the Council of the Classification and Data Analysis Section of the PTS. In 2021-23 he served as a member of the Finance Committee of the International Federation of Classification Societies. He is a long-time CSO expert serving as a member of the EUROSTAT Workshop on LFS Methodology. Since 2025, he has been President of the Board of the Pomeranian Scientific Institute named after Bruno Synak. He is the author of numerous expert reports for economic practice.

Outside his scientific interests: sailor, music producer, composer, guitarist and astrophotographer.