About the Founder

Assoc. Prof. Gergana Dimitrova, PhD

Assoc. Prof. Gergana Dimitrova, PhD is a university lecturer, researcher and founder of Management Academy. Her work focuses on management, strategic management, competitiveness and digital transformation. She combines her teaching and research experience with project, consulting and expert work.

Assoc. Prof. Gergana Dimitrova, PhD

Education and Academic Position

She holds a PhD in Economics and Management (Industry) in professional field 3.8 Economics and is an Associate Professor in professional field 3.7 Administration and Management (Fundamentals of Management; Competitiveness of the Business Organisation) at Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv.

Authored Work and Practical Approach

She is the author and co-author of academic and teaching publications. Through Management Academy, she is developing practice-oriented training and digital tools for starting, managing and developing a business.

Research Projects

Selected international and national research projects.

International Projects

SAHWA — Empowering the Young Generation: Towards a New Social Contract in South and East Mediterranean Countries

A collaborative research project under the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).

Related publication ↗ — Young People and Social Change in South and East Mediterranean Countries

BIHSENA — Bridging Innovations, Health and Societies: Educational Capacity Building in the Eastern European Neighbouring Areas

Erasmus+ Programme.

DIONYSOS — Developing Identity on Yield, Soil and Site

Interreg V-A Greece–Bulgaria 2014–2020 Cooperation Programme.

Project website ↗

National and University Projects

StuEDU — An Integrated Approach and Intelligent System for Assessing Students’ Key Skills and Profiles

Assoc. Prof. Dimitrova leads a faculty research project at the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv.

Project event ↗

Building Technology Transfer Capacity at Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv

Operational Programme “Development of the Competitiveness of the Bulgarian Economy”.

Grant agreement No. BG161PO003-1.2.02-0042-C0001.

Consultant in Economic and Financial Assessments.

A Conceptual Model for Introducing Innovations and Enhancing the Competitiveness of Industrial Enterprises

Research Fund.

Marketing Communications and Building Competitive Advantages for Higher Education Institutions

Research Fund at Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv.

Academic Profiles

Academic Profiles and Indexing

Profiles in academic databases.