Educational background
PhD in Economics, University of National and World Economy/Institute of Labor Studies, Sofia – www.unwe.acad.bg. Visiting researcher at Ruskin College – www.ruskin.ac.uk , Oxford, UK (defended in 1992)
Master in Economics (Industrial Management) (Higher Education Diploma), University of National and World Economy, Sofia. GPA-excellent 5.81, Magna Cum Laude (1980-1985)
Minor in Journalism, University of National and World Economy, Sofia (1980-1985)
Professional Diploma in Management, The Open University – www.open.ac.uk/, London (2000)
Professional Certificate in Management, The Open University, London (2000)
Completed post-graduate and professional training courses and modules (certificates):
Cultural Institutions in Transitions, Salzburg Global Seminar – www.salzburgglobal.org (2004)
Summer Academy of Philanthropy, London School of Economics – www.lse.ac.uk, London, UK (2002)
Targeted training for tutoring in Management, Marketing and Financial Analysis for Managers, Open University, London (1998)
Euro-Mediterranean Campus of Cultural Cooperation, European Universities Summer School, Barcelona (1998)
Competition Policy for the Economists, Training module for university professors, Trinity College – www.tcd.ie, Dublin, Ireland (1997)
Accounting for Managers, Open University, London/School of Management, Sofia (1997)
Business Evaluators of Fine Arts, Immovable Properties and Cultural Heritage, Agency for Business Evaluators, Sofia (1997).
Management Resources for the Market and Customers and Clients Relations (distance learning module), Open University, London/School of Management, Sofia (1996)
Building and Sustaining Democracies: The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations, Salzburg Global Seminar, (1995)
Managing Changes (distance learning module), Open University, London/New Bulgarian University, School of Management, Sofia (1995)
Effective Management (distance learning module), Open University, London/New Bulgarian University, School of Management, Sofia (1994)
Cultural Diversity and Arts Management Education, Training course for teaching staff, The Amsterdam Summer University – www.amsu.edu, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (1994)
The Privatization Process and the Management of Restructuring, TEMPUS Program, Athens, Greece/Sofia, Bulgaria (1993)