Assoc. Prof. Radostin Vazov, PhD

Author ID (SCOPUS): 57694866600

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3322-7060

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Radostin Vazov is the creator and head of the master's program "Insurance and Social Risk Management" at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski".

Assoc. Prof. Radostin Vazov, together with Assoc. Prof. Grigoriy Vazov, is a co-founder of VUZF University. For its twenty-year history, the university has established itself as one of the leaders in its field and occupies the prestigious fourth place in the ranking of economic universities in Bulgaria. VUZF University is a private educational institution and educates undergraduate and graduate students in Economics, as well as doctoral students. Associate Prof. Radostin Vazov is responsible for the development of the university's international activities, as a result of this activity, joint bachelor's and master's degree programs have been implemented with the University of Sheffield. Assoc. Prof. Radostin Vazov also develops joint programs with business, because of which more than 10 master's programs have been implemented together with banks, insurance, and investment companies. Assoc. Prof. Radostin Vazov especially pays attention to the master's program in entrepreneurship, as a result of which successful start-up companies have been realized. The other focus of his work is the development of PhD programs at the university, which has attracted students from India, Germany, Austria, Turkey, Ukraine, Poland, Macedonia, Slovakia, Albania and Kosovo.