Visiting Scholars
Visiting Scholars 2026
TULIN DZHENGIZ
Senior Lecturer in Sustainability
Email: t.dzhengiz [at] mmu.ac.uk (t[dot]dzhengiz[at]mmu[dot]ac[dot]uk)
Research interest: corporate sustainability and corporate social responsibility, inter-organisational relationships
Manchester Metropolitan University
ABRULLAH AL FARUQ
Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Programme Leader: MSc Sport Business Management and Policy
Email: a.faruq [at] mmu.ac.uk (a[dot]faruq[at]mmu[dot]ac[dot]uk)
Research interest: sport marketing and sponsorship, strategy, growth factors of sport business industry and social enterprise
Manchester Metropolitan University
EROSE STHAPIT
Senior Lecturer in Tourism
Email: e.sthapit [at] mmu.ac.uk (e[dot]sthapit[at]mmu[dot]ac[dot]uk)
Research interest: tourism experiences
Manchester Metropolitan University
ADEOLU DAIRO
Lecturer in Marketing
Email: a.dairo [at] mmu.ac.uk (a[dot]dairo[at]mmu[dot]ac[dot]uk)
Reseach interest: Enterprise & Consumer Marketing
Manchester Metropolitan University
WENIKE CAI
Associate Head of School – Research & Knowledge Exchange, Associate Professor in Tourism
Email: w.cai [at] greenwich.ac.uk (w[dot]cai[at]greenwich[dot]ac[dot]uk)
Research interest: digital wellbeing, social inclusion, knowledge creation, technology use, and consumer behaviour
University of Greenwich
HAI NGUYEN
Associate Professor
Email: t.h.h.nguyen [at] greenwich.ac.uk (t[dot]h[dot]h[dot]nguyen[at]greenwich[dot]ac[dot]uk)
Research interest: tourist behaviours, Vietnam tourism, heritage tourism, special events and festivals, and destination management
University of Greenwich
RYAN YUNG
Academic Portfolio Lead – Advertising & Marketing, Deputy Director of Tourism and Marketing Research Centre, Senior Lecturer
Email: r.yung [at] greenwich.ac.uk (r[dot]yung[at]greenwich[dot]ac[dot]uk)
Research interest: virtual tourism, digital innovation
University of Greenwich
MAJA ROŽMAN
Head of the Department of Quantitative Economic Analysis, member of the Institute for Operations Research, Associate Professor
Email: maja.rozman1 [at] um.si (maja[dot]rozman1[at]um[dot]si)
Research interest: quantitative methods in business sciences, structural equation modelling, data analysis, artificial intelligence, employee engagement, sustainable development, and the application of advanced analytical methods in business and social science research
University of Maribor Faculty of Economics and Business
POLONA TOMINC
Dean, Professor for quantitative economic analyses
Email: polona.tominc [at] um.si (polona[dot]tominc[at]um[dot]si)
Research interest: entrepreneurship
University of Maribor Faculty of Economics and Business
SANJA SEVER MALIŠ
Dean
Email: ssever [at] net.efzg.hr (ssever[at]net[dot]efzg[dot]hr)
Research interest: Accounting, Auditing, Analysis of Financial Statements and Fraudulent Financial Reporting
University of Zagreb Faculty of Economics and Business
JURICA PAVICIC
Full professor
Email: jurica.pavicic [at] unizg.hr (jurica[dot]pavicic[at]unizg[dot]hr)
Research interest: marketing strategy, marketing of non-profit organizations, marketing and social change, and improvement of educational institutions and educational processes
University of Zagreb Faculty of Economics and Business
ZORAN KRUPKA
Vice Dean for Quality Management, Internationalization and Science, Professor of marketing
Email: zkrupka [at] net.efzg.hr (zkrupka[at]net[dot]efzg[dot]hr)
Research interest: International Marketing, Brand Management, Country of Origin, Luxury Marketing, Marketing Planning
University of Zagreb Faculty of Economics and Business
BOŽIDAR JAKOVIĆ
Full Professor, Director of Master Degree in Business in Managerial Informatics Study Programme
Email: bjakovic [at] net.efzg.hr (bjakovic[at]net[dot]efzg[dot]hr)
Research interest: Digital Business, Digital transformation, Management of Innovation, Web services, Web 2.0 technologies, Mobile technologies, Mobile applications, Document management, E-learning, Business Intelligence, Big Data, Business Analytics, Knowledge management and Information management
University of Zagreb Faculty of Economics and Business
SILVIA VLAH JERIĆ
Head of Department of mathematics, Associate professor
Email: svlah [at] net.efzg.hr (svlah[at]net[dot]efzg[dot]hr)
Research interest: quantitative economics, mathematical modeling, optimization methods, machine learning, and their
applications in economics and business
University of Zagreb Faculty of Economics and Business
GORAN VLAŠIĆ
Head of Marketing department
Email: gvlasic [at] efzg.hr (gvlasic[at]efzg[dot]hr)
Research interest: innovation and market strategies
University of Zagreb Faculty of Economics and Business
IVAN KELIĆ
Associate professor, Vice-Dean for Teaching and Students
Email: ivan.kelic [at] efos.hr (ivan[dot]kelic[at]efos[dot]hr)
Research interest: utilization and potential of modern technologies in business
J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Economics and Business in Osijek
DAVORIN TURKALJ
Head of the Department of Marketing, Full professor
Email: davorin.turkalj [at] efos.hr (davorin[dot]turkalj[at]efos[dot]hr)
Research interest: digital marketing
J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Economics and Business in Osijek
IVANA BESTVINA BUKVIĆ
Vice Dean for International Cooperation and Community Engagement, Full professor
Email: ivana.bestvina.bukvic [at] efos.hr (ivana[dot]bestvina[dot]bukvic[at]efos[dot]hr)
Research interest: financial management, cultural management
J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Economics and Business in Osijek
DRAŽEN NOVAKOVIĆ
Assistant professor
Email: drazen.novakovic [at] efos.hr (drazen[dot]novakovic[at]efos[dot]hr)
Research interest: pension systems, portfolio theory, behavioral and corporate finance
J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Economics and Business in Osijek
Visiting Scholars 2018
METE BASAR BAYPINAR
Associate Professor
Email: baypinar [at] itu.edu.tr
Research interests: multiple regression models, spatial econometric models, spatial data analysis
ESTEBAN LAFUENTE
Egyetemi adjunktus, Department of Management, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain
Email: esteban.lafuente [at] upc.edu
Research interests: entrepreneurship
Visiting Scholars 2017
ATSUSHI KOIKE
Professor
Email: koike [at] lion.kobe-u.ac.jp
Research interests: economic modeling, civil engineering
METE BASAR BAYPINAR
Associate Professor
Email: baypinar [at] itu.edu.tr
Research interests: multiple regression models, spatial econometric models, spatial data analysis
ARNIS SAUKA
Associate Professor
Email: arnis.sauka [at] sseriga.edur
Research interests: Shadow Economy, Tax morale, Productive and unproductive entrepreneurship; Social Contribution and Competitiveness of SMEs; Small and medium size enterprise (SME) performance, growth and strategies; SMEs development in transition countries; Entrepreneurship policy making
Visiting Scholars 2016
ESTEBAN LAFUENTE
Egyetemi adjunktus, Department of Management, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain
Email: esteban.lafuente [at] upc.edu
Research interests: entrepreneurship
Visiting Scholars 2014
METE BASAR BAYPINAR
Egyetemi docens, Department of Urban and Regional Planing, Istanbul Technical University
Email: baypinar [at] itu.edu.tr
Research interests: multiple regression models, spatial econometric models, spatial data analysis
JAVIER REVILLA DIEZ
Professzor, Geography Institute, University of Köln, Germany
Email: j.revilladiez [at] uni-koeln.de
Research interests: economic geography, regional innvoation, knowledge based regional development, regional economic impact assessment of investment projects
MORTAZA BAKY HASKUEE
Egyetemi docens, University of Economics, Teheran, Iran
Email: m.baky [at] atu.ac.ir
Research interests:
Economic modelling
RANDALL JACKSON
Professzor és igazgató, Regional Research Institute West Virginia University, USA
Email: Randall.Jackson [at] mail.wvu.edu
Research interests: regional economic development, technological change, innovation, regional econometric, input-output and conjoined models
Visiting Scholars 2013
EDWARD BERGMAN
Professzor, Institute for Regional Development and Environment, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria
Email: edward.bergman [at] wu.ac.at
Research interest: regional economic development
HANS JOACHIM SCHALK
Professzor, University of Munster, Germany
Email: hj.schalk [at] t-online.de
Research interest: macroeconomic modelling
TANJA SINOZIC
Egyetemi docens, Vienna University of Economics, Austria
Email: tanja.sinozic [at] wu.ac.at
Research interests: Technology and innovation policy, European Regional Development
HANNU TÖRMA
Professzor, Ruralia Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland
Email: hannu.torma [at] helsinki.fi
Research interests: quantitative methods, CGE modeling, applied research
Visiting Scholars 2012
MARK THISSEN
Professzor, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Email: thissen.mark [at] gmail.com
Research interests: economics, urban economics, econometrics, spatial modeling, economic geogpraphy, statistics, public policy
Visiting Scholars 2011
ERKKO AUTIO
Professzor, Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Imperial College Business School, London, United Kingdom
Email: erkko.autio [at] imperial.ac.uk
Research interests: entrepreneurship, innovation
Visiting Scholars 2006
HANS JOACHIM SCHALK
Professzor, University of Munster, Germany
Email: hj.schalk [at] t-online.de
Research interest: macroeconomic modelling
Visiting Scholars 2005
ATSUSHI KOIKE
Professzor, Department of Civil Engineering, Kobe University, Japan
Email: koike [at] lion.kobe-u.ac.jp
Research interests: economic modeling, civil engineering