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Monika Varbanova

Monika Varbanova
PhD student

Department of agricultural economics
Agri-food marketing and consumer behavior
Ghent University
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9000 Ghent, Belgium
 monika.varbanova@ugent.be

Bio

Monika Varbanova is an EU policy analysist and author in a leading economic newspaper in Bulgaria. She has been working more than 5 years as policy advisor in regional and rural development to a Member of the European Parliament in Brussels. Speaks English, French and German.

Research

Research_Monika's research focuses on the benefits and challegnes of digitalising European manufacturing, smart specialisation, discruptive technologies and innovations in the agri-food sector.

Keywords

  • Smart manufactoring
  • Digitalisation
  • Innovation
  • Technology
  • SME

Education

Erasmus Mundus Master on Agricultural, Food and Environmental Policy analysis (University of Bonn, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya) with full scholarship from the European Commission; Joint PhD programme University of Gent, Belgium and University of Ruse, Bulgaria.

Publications/Research ID

  • Varbanova M., Kirova M., A theoretical framework for Industry 4.0 and its implementation in the agri-food sector, International May Conference on Strategic Management โ€“ IMCSM21 May 28 - 30, 2021, Bor, Serbia
  • Varbanova M., Petkov A., p.m.a. Covid-19 and Digitalisation โ€“ A Challenge and an Opportunity for the European Economy, Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Issue 12, Year XII, November' 2020