Education
| 2009 | Ph.D in Economics, Vilfredo Pareto Graduate School, University of Turin (Italy) |
| Thesis title: Subjective Well-being in Russia | |
| Thesis Supervisor: Professor Steinar Strøm | |
| 2005 | MA in Economics, European University in St. Petersburg (Russia) |
| Thesis title: Discrete Choice Models for Investigation of Sport Activities Participation in Russia (1995-2002) | |
| Thesis Supervisor: Professor Svetlana Makarova | |
| 2003 | MA in Economics, CORIPE Piemonte, Turin (Italy) |
| 2001 | Higher Education Diploma (Specialist), Economist-matematician, Mathematical Methods and Operations Research Department, St. Petersburg State University (Russia) |
| Thesis title: Application of Binary Choice Models to Investigation of Russian Labor Market during the Period of Reforms | |
| Thesis Supervisor: Professor Svetlana Makarova |
Professional schools and trainings
| 2019.02 | Qualitative Interviews – Theorie und Praxis, GESIS, Mannheim (Germany) |
| 2017.05 – 2019.03 | “Zertifikat Hochschullehre der Bayerischen Universitäten” at Zentrum für Hochschul- und Wissenschaftsdidaktik (ZHW), Universität Regensburg (Germany). Hochschuldidaktische Workshops completed: |
| Lehre planen und gestalten, Selbstgesteuertes Lernen unterstützen I, Grundlagen und Methoden, Einstieg in Blended Learning, Rethorik und Präsentation, Interaktiv lehren und moderieren, Lernziele kompetenzorientiert formulieren, Gesprchsführung in mündlichen Prufungen, Prüfen mit MC-Fragen, Studierende bei Referaten begleiten, Wie begleite ich meine Studierenden beim wissenschaftlichen Schreiben, Urheberrecht fur die Lehre | |
| 2017.10 – 2018.02 | Lehrgang: Projektmanagement nach GPM/IPMA, Kursnummer L5532, at VHS im Norden des Landkreises München e.V, Unterschleißheim (Germany) |
| 2014.08 | Graduate Teaching Fellows “Teaching Principles and Practices for Economics” сourse (30 hours), CERGE- EI, Prague (Czech Republic) |
| 2007.06 | Summer School in Longitudinal Data Analysis and Missing Data, University of Bologna (Italy) |
| 2006.06 | Luxembourg Income Study summer workshop, Munsbach (Luxembourg) |
| 2004.06 | Statistical Analysis of Spatial Data: A Nordic Doctoral Course (Spacial econometrics, Basics of R), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (Norway) |
| 2002.07 | Summer School in Economics (Theory of International Finance, Empirical Methods in International Finance), European University in St. Petersburg (Russia) |
| 2002.04 | Spring school in Econometrics (Techniques of time series econometrics), University of Lviv (Ukraine) |
| 2001.06 | Summer school in Economics, Finance and Social Choice, University of Lviv (Ukraine) |
Scholarships, grants and awards related to study
| 2010 | Shortlisted for the ’EACES Award 2010’ (Best doctoral dissertation in comparative economic systems and economics of transition) by the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies |
| 2005-2008 | Scholarship by Collegio Carlo Alberto for graduate students of the University of Turin (Italy) |
| 2004.06 | Travel grant from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology for the summer doctoral course in “Statistical Analysis of Spatial Data” |
| 2002-2003 | Tuition fee waiver and stipend for Master studies awarded by CORIPE Piemonte (Italy) |
| 1996-2001 | Stipend for undergraduate studies awarded by St. Petersburg State University (Russia) |
| 1996 | Graduated High School N57 (St.Petersburg, Russia) with Golden Medal |
Language skills
| Russian | native |
| English | fluent; last certification: TOEFL, 267/300, 25.03.2004 |
| Italian | fluent; CILS, Livello TRE – C1: 74/100, 06.06.2008 |
| French | upper intermediate |
| German | upper intermediate/advanced; telc Deutsch B1: 293,5/300, “sehr good”, 31.01.2015 |
| Spanish | lower intermediate |
Recent language trainings
| 2017.02-2017.07 | German – Lektüre, Wortschatz, Konversation Niveau C1 (2×30 hours), at VHS Regensburg (Germany) |
| 2015.02 | French – Level C1 (25 hours in a small group), at Lyon Bleu Language School, Lyon (France) |
| 2013.02 | Spanish – Level A2 (50 hours in a small group, 10 hours of private lessons), at Proyecto Español, Alicante (Spain) |
| 2009.09-2010.02 | German – Deutschkurs für ausländische Promovenden und Gastwissenschaftler (Fortgeschrittenenkurs), at Universität Regensburg, Regensburg (Germany) |
| 2007.01-2007.04 | Italian – Level B2. Corso di approfondimento “Lingua +” (25 hours in a small group), at Centro Interculturale della Città di Torino, Turin (Italy) |
| 2005.09-2006.06 | Course for Interpreters (Russian – English), at St. Petersburg State University (Russia) |
On-line courses
“Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management” by University of Virginia on Coursera. Certificate earned on May 31, 2015.
“Coaching Teachers: Promoting Changes that Stick” by Match Teacher Residency on Coursera. Certificate earned on November 7, 2014.
“Model Thinking” on Coursera. Certificate earned on May 13, 2013.