ACTIVITIES
Research
Main areas of research at the Department of Business Development and Innovation:
Production organization and management (management of innovation processes);
Applied economics and marketing; Entrepreneurship issues;
Social management (organizational and consumer behavior; strategic management);
Socio-political, legal, and cultural aspects of European integration and cross-border cooperation.
Funded scientific topics by projects and project themes:
EduLab4Future - Stepping-up and promoting Education & Innovation toward Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through Educational Laboratory for Accelerating civic Skills and sustainable Businesses. Program/Contractor: Erasmus + ; K2
BG05M2OP001-1.002-0002 "Digitization of the economy in a big data environment" (DIGD); Program/Contracting Authority: Operational Program "Science and Education for Smart Growth"
ReSTART 585353-EPP-1-2017-1-RO-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP - Reinforce entrepreneurial and digital skills of students and teachers to enhance the modernization of higher education in Moldova, Program/Contractor Erasmus +, KA2
BeyondScale "Developing the Organisational Capacity of Higher Education Institutions using the HEInnovate platform to facilitate peer learning and a pan-European community of practice". Grant Agreement: 612887-EPP-1-2019-1-AT-EPPKA3-PI-FORWARD, ERASMUS+
ERASMUS+, KA3, EPPKA3 - Support for Policy Reform. Action: PI-FORWARD - Support for policy reform – Forward-Looking Cooperation Projects; Program/Contractor: Erasmus +
ATHENA "Creating regulated conditions for equal opportunities for women and men in scientific organizations" (ATHENA). 101006416-ATHENA-H2020-SwafS-2018-2020 / H2020-SwafS-2020-1. Program/Contracting Authority: HORIZON 2020, funding body: Research Executive Agency, European Commission, Brussels.
Successfully completed project initiatives and their results lead to joint scientific research with colleagues from foreign universities, the formation of scientific teams, and the publication of articles in international indexed journals, including those with impact factors. This is a prerequisite for increased quality and recognition of the scientific work in the department.
The lecturers from the department publish their works annually in the Scientific Conference of the University of Ruse and the JEI journal.
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