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Prof. dr. Krasimira Staneva

Rector of Varna University of Management

🎓 PhD in Earth Sciences 1992
🎓 MSc in Earth Sciences 1989
🎓 MSc in Public Health (MPH) 2012
🎓 Geobiologist /Construction Geobiology/ 2008

Academic development:

✔️ Assoc. Professor in Geology and Hydrogeology (High Testimony Commission in Bulgaria) -2003
✔️ Assoc. professor in Geopathology and Geomedicine- 2008 Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski”
✔️ Assoc. professor in Economics and Management – 2014 University of Forestry
✔️ Professor in Economics and Management – 2019     University of Forestry
✔️ Professor in Economics and Management (Tourism)- 2024 Varna University of Management

Key qualifications:

✔️Health tourism
✔️SPA, Wellness and Wellbeing tourism
✔️VR tourism
✔️Cybersecurity of tourism data
✔️Geotechnical assessment and environmental pollution risk assessment
✔️Remediation of soil, groundwater and waste deposits
✔️Eco managements / audits, EIA and program for sustainability development of environment
✔️Natural resource management
✔️Geophysical and geomedical investigation
✔️ISO standards certificated Auditor

Language skills:

Bulgarian
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Academic Experience Record:

Date Location Employer Position Administrative Position
2024 - ongoing Varna Varna University of Management Professor in Tourism Rector
2019-2024 Sofia University of Forestry Professor in Economics and Management of Natural Resources /Tourism/ Member of Rector’s Council of University of Forestry, Quality Management Centre - Head (2018-ongoing), Centre of Continuing Education - Head (2018-2021), Department of Alternative Tourism - Head
2014-2019 Sofia University of Forestry Professor /assoc./ in Economics and Management of Natural Resources /Tourism/
2008-2014 Sofia Sofia “St. Kl. Ohridski” Professor (assoc.) in Geopathology and Geotourism
2008-2014 Sofia National Sport Academy Professor (assoc.) - Part time in Management of Health Tourism
1997-2003 Sofia University of Forestry Head Assistant, PhD, Lecturer
1992-1997 Sofia Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Researcher /Head/
1989-1992 Sofia Sofia “St. Kl. Ohridski” PhD Student/Researcher

Business Experience Record:

Date Location Company Position
2006-2008 Sofia, Bulgaria INTERGEO Environmental Technology Ltd Branch Manager
2007-2014 Sofia, Bulgaria INTERGEO Technology Ltd Managing Partner
2007-2014 Skopje, FR Macedonia INTERGEO Technology Mac DOO Managing Partner
2007-2012 Nish, Serbia INTERGEO Technology Nish DOO Serbia Managing Partner
2009 - ongoing Sofia Bulgarian Association of Geomedicine and Geotherapy, International Medical Geology Association Bulgarian Branch Founder and Chairwoman of MB
2012 - ongoing Sofia BAGG-K Ltd Owner and Manager
2023 Sofia, Bulgaria Life Insurance Institute AD Head
2023-2024 Sofia, Bulgaria Union for Private Economic Enterprise Chairwoman of Managing Board

Teaching mobility:

Date Institution Description
2014-2015 BKF - Applied Sciences, Budapest, Hungary Visiting Lecturer in area of Forest Medicine tourism modelling, Sustainability development of mineral resources for SPA and Wellness
2016-2019 Metropolitan University Applied Sciences, Budapest, Hungary Visiting Lecturer in area of Management of mineral waters for Health tourism
2022-2023 University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna - BOKU, Institute of Applied Geology Visiting Professor

Management and leadership expertise:

Membership of professional bodies:

  • Balkan Scientific Educative Centre for Ecology and environment;

  • IGBP; IWA (International Water Association),

  • IMGA (International Association of Medical Geology)- chairwoman of Bulgarian Branch;

  • BAGG (Bulgarian Association of Geomedicine and Geopathology)- chairwoman.

Editorial Board Member:

List of main publications: