LIDIJA VARBANOVA

Current position:

• Program Director, Arts and Culture Network, Open Society Institute, Budapest (2000);
• Head of Department of Social and Cultural Management and Economics, University of National and World Economy, Sofia (1995) - on temporary leave;

• Member of the Board of the Cultural Information and Research Centers Liasion in Europe (CIRCLE);
• Member of the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Cultural Policy;

• Fulbright fellowship in economics (2000-2001);
• RSS grant (1998-99);
• NISPAcee fellowship (1997);
• Fellowship Grant by the Japan Foundation for a visiting researchers and lecturer at Chukyo University, Nagoya, Japan (1995);
• Project Grant by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (1992-1993);
• Scholarship by the Webb Memorial Trust for studying at Ruskin College, Oxford (1991);

• Mongolia; Ukraine; Luthiania; PHARE- Romania; Cambridge University;
• Master program in arts management, ARTLAB, Turin, Italy;
• ECUME Master degree program, Dijon/Bucurest;
• International Center of Culture and Management ICCM, Salzburg, Austria;
• City University, Department of Arts Policy and Management, London;
• Dartington College of Arts, Totnes, Devon, UK;
• University of Yuvaskula, Finland;
• Arts Academy, Vilnus, Lithuania;
• Theatre Academy, Moscow.

• cultural marketing, fundraising and sponsorship, cultural economics, privatization in culture, cultural policy in Central and Eastern Europe, non-profit management;

• Ph.D. in Economics; MA in Industrial Management; Minor in Journalism;

• Completed course for trainers on Competition Policy for the Economics, Dublin, Ireland (1997);
• Completed distance learning courses for tutor on Effective Management, Managing Changes, Management Resources for the Market and Customers and Clients Relations, Open University, London (1994-1996);
• Participation at the TEMPUS Programme on Privatization in Bulgaria (1992-1993);
• Completed advanced course in English Language, Higher School of Industrial Relations and Management (1990);

• Tutor at the Open University, London/School of Management, Sofia (1995);
• Lecturer on Theatre Management, National Academy of Theatre and Film Studies, Sofia (1994-2000);
• Economic and Commercial Secretary, the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey, Sofia (1992-1993);
• Consultant with the Ministry of Culture and Trade Union of Bulgarian Actors, Participation at the ad hoc Legislative Committee (1989-1991);
• Graduate Research Assistant on economics and Management of the Arts, Institute of Labour Studies, Sofia (1986-1990);
• Consultant, Orgsystem State Co. (1985-1986);

• Main books - "Sponsorship and Donations in the Arts"; "Arts Management"; "Human Resource Management" (1997-1998);
• Aticles in Bulgarian and international scientific journals and periodicals (35);
• Published papers and summaries of participation at international conferences (14) in Bulgarian and English;
• Completed scientific projects and researches (9) in Bulgarian and English.

• Born on July 8, 1962 in Sofia, Bulgaria; Bulgarian citizen;
• English and Russian - professional knowledge; French - some knowledge.