Aleksandra Komornicka is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Maastricht University. Her research covers the international and economic history of post-war Europe in particular the history of the Cold War, European integration, and business. Aleksandra is the author of Poland and European East-West Cooperation in the 1970s The Opening Up (Routledge, 2023) and a co-author of the second edition of The Unfinished History of European Integration (Amsterdam University Press, 2024).

Previously, Aleksandra was a lecturer at European Studies Department at the University of Amsterdam and a research associate in international history at the University of Glasgow. She gained a PhD at the European University Institute, an MSc at the London School of Economics, and two BAs at the University of Warsaw.

Since 2020, she teaches History and Civiliazation first years Global Governance course.