Accreditation Procedures Officer
- E-mail:dtodorova@vtu.bg
- Tel.:(+359 2) 9709-326
- Tel.:+359 884216370
- Sofia 1574 Geo Milev Str.158
Prof. eng.–econ. Daniela Todorova, PhD
BIOGRAPHY:
Lecturer at the Department of „Economics and Accounting in Transport” at the Faculty of Transportation Management.
Courses taught: “Transport Economics”, “Transport System Economics”, “Business Planning”, “Small and Medium Enterprises Management”, “Labour Economics”, Management of Small and Medium Enterprises, European Cohesion Policy, Public- Private Partnership.
Scientific interests: transport and investment policy, transport economics, intelligent transport systems, cost-benefit analysis of infrastructure projects, pricing of transport service, business planning and management of investment projects, human resources management, quality of the educational service.
More than 150 publications in national and international journals in the fields of: Transport Policy; Investment Policy in Transport; Sustainable Development of Transport; Cost and Benefit Analysis of Infrastructure Projects; Pricing of Transport Service; Business Planning and Investment, Project Management, etc.
Erasmus lecturer at universities in Slovakia, Latvia, Serbia, Poland, etc. Leader and team member in the development and implementation of 40 national and European projects.
Key Expert and Project and Program Advisor.
Author and co-author of seven textbooks, manuals and tutorials. Author and co-author of seven monographs, three of which published abroad.
Key expert and consultant of projects and programs.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
- from March 2026 – Accreditation Procedures Officer
- Dec 2016 – Feb 2025 – Rector of the Todor Kableshkov University of Transport
- 2024 – “Doctor Honoris Causa” of the School of Economics and Management in Bratislava, Slovakia
- 2013 – Dec 2016 – Vice-Rector for Research and International Activities at Todor Kableshkov Higher School of Transport
- 2017 – “Honorary Professor of Ningbo University of Technology,” China
- 2002 – 2016 – Deputy Head of the Department of “Economics and Accounting in Transport”
- Since 1996 – Present – Lecturer at the Department of “Economics and Accounting in Transport”
- Member of teams for the development and implementation of more than twenty national and European research projects
- Member of the editorial boards of a number of international scientific journals
Membership in professional organizations
- Since 2010: Secretary for Bulgaria and member of the Scientific Committee of the European Association for Security
- Since 2012: Member of Sectoral Reference Council on Competences Appraisal of “Transport” Sector at Bulgarian Industrial Association
- Member of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria
- From 01.01.2013 to 12.12.2016: Vise-rector in Research and International Relations of Todor Kableshkov University of Transport
- Member of teams for development and implementation of more than twenty national and European research projects
- Since 2012: Representative of Todor Kableshkov University of Transport at the Legal Entity Appoint Representative – LEAR for making contacts with the General Directorates for Research Activities of the European Commission
- Since 2009: Member of ЕNOVER /European Academy of Architecture/, European Network for Video Education, Research, Management and Industry Cooperation
- Мember of editorial boards in numerous international scientific journals.
EDUCATION:
- 1989 – 1994 – Master’s Degree in Industrial Economics and Management, Moscow State Mining University, Russian Federation
- 2009 – Doctoral Degree – PhD in Economics, Dissertation topic: “Improving the investment policy of railway transport for efficient development in market conditions.”
- 2004 – Specialization “Economics of Transport” and “Finance and Credit” at the Institute of Economics and Finance, Moscow State University of Railway Engineering /MIIT/, Russian Federation
- 2015 – Professor – Professor in “Transport Economics and Management”
