Patrycja Lipińska has worked at the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) since 2005.Her main tasks include policy analysis and reporting on the progress made in implementing the European priorities for vocational education and training, agreed within the framework of the  Copenhagen process. Since 2007 she has coordinated research and reporting on the financing of vocational education and training. She holds master degrees in economics from the University of Gdańsk, Poland and the University of Exeter, UK.