I have a PhD degree in Management and a Master Degree in Strategic Management from Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria. Under different student programs, I have studied at Univerza v Ljubljani, Slovenia, Univerzita Komenského, Slovakia, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, and Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. As a PhD student I have attended PhD schools and conferences in Bulgaria, Greece, Austria, Denmark and Lithuania. My PhD research project was titled Dynamics in outsourcing and offshoring: The suppliers’ perspective and analyzed the development of outsourcing suppliers as well as offshore captive centers.

University course

Management of outsourcing projects and companies

Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

The course consists of 2 parts and lasts one academic year. Each part lasts for one semester with a 2-hour virtual session per week. The first part discusses outsourcing/offshoring from the client firm’s perspective, while the second part applies the supplier’s point of view. The course is part of Master’s program Outsourcing projects and companies at Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski. It is also available for enrolment as a post-graduation course at the same university. 

Content:

  • Basics of strategic management, operations management and project management in outsourcing and offshoring 
  • Global and regional trends in outsourcing and offshoring
  • Theories applied in the field 
  • Case studies created from real business situations 
  • Best practices from the business and lessons learnt from my own experience

Requirements:

  • Bachelor/Master’s degree
  • Experience in outsourcing/offshoring
  • Bulgarian and English language skills

Objectives:

  • Help the students to successfully perform a management role in outsourcing and offshoring by obtaining the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge as well as by developing the required approach and competencies

Certification/diploma obtained:

  • Students in Master’s program Outsourcing projects and companies obtain a Diploma for a Master’s degree upon successful completion of the program
  • Students in the post-graduation course obtain a Certificate of Completion by Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski upon successful completion of the course

Events

Participation in academic discussion 14.10.2021

Participation in academic discussion 14.10.2021

On October 14, 2021, I participated in a BEYOND4.0 discussion organized by the Bulgarian Academy of Science on the BPO ecosystem in Sofia. With other business and academia representatives we provided our

Participation in academic discussion 14.10.2021

Participation in academic discussion 14.10.2021

On October 14, 2021, I participated in a BEYOND4.0 discussion organized by the Bulgarian Academy of Science on the BPO ecosystem in Sofia. With other business and academia representatives we provided our

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