On March 12 (Tuesday), the Scientific Seminar of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at SU St. Kliment Ohridski is going to start. The Seminar is coordinated by Prof. George Mengov. In a series of events, faculty members, scientists from other universities, representatives from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, foreign universities, and research centers, as well as outstanding doctoral students are expected to give presentations.

The presenters will showcase research at a relatively advanced stage and receive feedback regarding the preparation of publications and how best to position the future publication.

Program:

• Date: Tuesday, March 12th, 1 pm – 2 pm, Hall 420

Speaker: Dr. Teodora Peneva, Associate Professor of Economics, Economic Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Topic: Investigations in the field of energy poverty

• Date: Wednesday, March 27th, 1 pm – 2 pm, Hall 315

Speaker: Dr. Kaloyan Mitev, Research Associate, University of Bath, UK

Topic: Studies of change towards pro-environmental behaviour

• Date: Wednesday, April 10th, 1 pm – 2 pm, Hall 420

Speaker: Dr. George Mengov, Professor of Decision Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

Topic: Socio-economic forecasting by a neural circuit model

• Date: Tuesday, May 21st, 1 pm – 2 pm, Hall 420

Speaker: Mr. Iliyan Nenov, Doctoral Candidate, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

Topic: Neurocomputational models for economic forecasting

• Date: First half of June, 1 pm – 2 pm

Speaker: Dr. Alexander Mihailov, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Reading, UK

Topic: The doctoral dissertation in economics – a contemporary international perspective