Jarosław Gowin has been a Member of Parliament for two terms beginning in 2007. He was the Head of the Group on Bioethical Convention and Head of the Extraordinary Commission proceeding proposals of amendments to the Constitution. From 2005 to 2007, he was a Senator and member of the Senate Commission on Science and Education and the Commission on Local Government and Public Administration. From 2002 to 2004, Jarosław was a member of the Consultation Board of the National Council of European Integration. He was a co-founder and a rector of the Tischner European University in Cracow. Between1989 and 1994, he was a secretary and between 1995 and 2005, editor-in-chief of the ‘Znak’ magazine. Jarosław Gowin was the mind behind ‘Tischner Days’ and ‘Flying University of ZNAK’. In the 80s, he was a member of the Independent Students’ Union (NZS) and ‘Solidarność’.