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Jakub Wiech doctoral defense controversy

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Jakub Wiech, a Polish energy commentator, failed to obtain a doctoral degree from the University of Warsaw following a controversial defense on September 21, 2026. His dissertation examined the impact of European Union law on Poland’s natural gas market security between 2004 and 2019. Although the work passed anti-plagiarism checks and received three positive reviews, the doctoral commission failed to reach an absolute majority, resulting in three votes in favor, three against, and four abstentions. Subsequent reports from the Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) alleged that approximately 2.5% of the dissertation contained verbatim fragments from previous OSW ~~analyses.~~ analyses, specifically those authored by Agata Łoskot-Strachota, Kamil Kłysiński, and Wojciech Konończuk. OSW has formally contacted the University of Warsaw regarding these findings. In addition to the OSW allegations, the Institute of Economic Analysis and Expertise raised concerns regarding the absence of a promised analytical model and various citation errors. Wiech responded to ~~these~~ the plagiarism allegations by stating that he had addressed the issue prior to the defense by noting a failure to properly cite the material. He described the commission’s voting outcome as ~~“incomprehensible”~~ “incomprehensible”, noted that he had requested access to the anti-plagiarism report from his supervisor, and indicated he would not appeal the decision.

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