Dr. Aleksandra Nocoń, PhD, from the Department of Banking and Financial Markets at the University of Economics in Katowice, Poland, recently completed a productive short-term research stay at the Department of Finance and Accounting from November 15 to 23, 2024. The visit involved engaging with both institutions’ academic and research framework, exchanging knowledge on banking, monetary policy, and sustainable development, and presenting a seminar on "Interest Rate Policy Normalization: Premises, Scenarios, and Mechanisms."