In the frame of the Open Seminar Series at SEERC, we are pleased to announce a seminar to be delivered by Dr. Evgeni Evgeniev, Assoc. Prof.Dean, VUZF University, on the topic:"Bulgaria on the path of growing knowledge based economy". The seminar is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 19 February 2013 12:00-13:00 at SEERC Conference room (3rd floor, Strategakis building).
Dr. Evgeni Evgeniev teaches courses in areas, like finance, business development, and international organizations. Besides his academic engagements, he also acts as Private Sector Development Specialist at the Europe and Central Asia Region of the World Bank. Since joining the World Bank Sofia Office in February 2007, Dr. Evgeniev has taken part in lending operations and analytical and advisory work in Bulgaria, Croatia, and Kazakhstan, among others. He has collaborated in dozen World Bank studies. For example, he co-authored Going for Smart Growth: How to Make Research and Innovation Work for Bulgaria (World Bank, 2012). He has also contributed to an OECD study on regulatory regimes in 2010 and has participated as an international expert in the development of UNIDO Global Value Chain Analysis Tool in 2009-2011. He has published in international journals on issues related to globalized trade, industrial and firm upgrading, regulatory reform, innovation, and industrial competitiveness. He holds a PhD from the Central European University in Budapest and has specialized in European Studies at the European College of Parma (October 2003-June 2004). He served as visiting researcher at Bosphorus University (Sept.-October 2003) in Istanbul and at the European University Institute (August 2004-March 2005) in Florence.
