Simona Mihai - Yiannaki
Chairperson, Associate Professor, Finance
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School of Business Administration
Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance
Academic Qualifications
| Qualification | Year | Awarding Institution | Department | Thesis title (Optional Entry) |
| PhD. Summa Cum Laude, World Economy | 2003 | Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest (ASE) | Faculty REI | Redefining corporate governance under the globalization impact. |
| MBA | 2004 | Oxford Brookes University, U.K. | MBA | Soft elements of success and failure in a merger’s integration process. Case study: Raiffeisen bank in Romania. |
| B.A. in International Economic Relations | 1997 | Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest (ASE) | REI | Joint Ventures establishing and functioning in Romania, case study: World Trade Centre Bucharest |
| Blackboard Distance Learning Education Certificate | 2014 | European University Cyprus. | Distance Learning Unit | N/A |
Employment History
| Period of employment | Employer | Location | Position | |
| From | To | |||
| 2014 | Present | European University Cyprus | Cyprus | Associate Professor |
| 2014 | ISM School of Management and Economics | Lithuania | Visiting Professor | |
| 2005 | 2014 | European University Cyprus | Cyprus | Lecturer/ Assistant professor |
Publications
| Year | Title | Other authors | Journal and Publisher / Conference | Vol. | Pages |
| 2022 | Funds of hedge funds' role in portfolio diversification during crisis: the case of Cyprus DOI:10.1504/GBER.2022.10046364 | Lucia Gibilaro, Gianluca Mattarocci, | Global Business and Economics Review, Inderscience Publishers ltd. | · 26 | · 218-230 |
| 2022 | A comparative study in Fintech on ICOs performance, ISSN 2547-8516 | Trypidakis G. | 15th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business Sustainable Business Concepts and Practices, Palermo, Italy, September 21-23, 2022 | · TBA | · 19 pages |
| 2022 | Online invoice trading market- A case study driven by Big Data Proceedings: https://www.newbusinessmodels.org/publications-media | Giannotti, C.; Gibilaro, L.; Mattarocci, G. | 7th International Conference on New Business Models, Rome, Italy June 23, 24, 2022, | · | · 583-602 |
| 2021 | Big data firms and information privacy DOI: 10.1504/GBER.2021.118713 | Lucia Gibilaro, Gianluca Mattatocci, | Global Business and Economics Review, Inderscience Publishers ltd. | · 25, No 3/4 | · 355-367 |
| 2021 | "Entrepreneurship Education in an Era of Digital Communications", Jones, P., Apostolopoulos, N., Kakouris, A., Moon, C., Ratten, V. and Walmsley, A. (Ed.) Universities and Entrepreneurship: Meeting the Educational and Social Challenges (Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research. | Papageorgiou, G., Ioannou, M., Varnava-Marouchou, D. and Marneros, S. | Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, ISBN: 978-1-83982-074-8 (Online), ISBN: 978-1-83982-075-5 (Print) | · 11 | · 65-77 |
| 2021 | TRACKING DEFAULT RISK IN FINTECH PAYMENTS: A CASE STUDY ON ONLINE INVOICE TRADING MARKET ISBN: 978-9963-711-90-1. | Giannotti, C., Gibilaro, L., Mattarocci, G. | 14th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business, Contemporary Business Concepts and Strategies in the new Era, September 22-23,2021 | · | · 4 |
| 2021 | A Critical Evaluation of Contemporary Tools on Developing Innovative Thinking Competencies for Entrepreneurship ISBN: 978-1-914587-15-3. Pp 701-707. | George Papageorgiou, Despina Varnava-Maroucho | ECIE 2021 the16th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Portugal, September 16-17, 2021 | · 2 | · 701-706 |
| 2021 | A System Dynamics Approach to Entrepreneurship Applied to the Case of the Creative Arts Industry ISBN:978-1-914587-15-3. Pp 707-715. | George Papageorgiou, Despina Varnava-Marouchou,Tasos Anastasiades, Sofia Hadjipapa-Gee and Demetra Englezou | ECIE 2021 the16th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship | · 2 | · 707-715. |
| 2020 | The success of STEM graduates in entrepreneurship training: a European case study DOI: 10.1504/GBER.2020.105060 | Despina Varnava-Marouchou Elmos Konis Vassilia Hadjichristodoulou | Global Business and Economics Review, Inderscience Publishers ltd. | · 22 (1/2) | · 198-211 |
| 2020 | Towards the Development of a Digital Marketing (DM) Competencies Framework. | Papageorgiou, G., Mihai, S., Ioannou, M., Marouchou, D., & Marneros, S. | 2020 IEEE Communication Strategies in Digital Society Seminar (ComSDS) IEEE. | · | · 145-149 |
| 2012 | Creativity in business schools- post financial crisis implications | International Journal of Organizational Analysis, ISSN: 1934-8835 | 20 (2) | ||
| 2011 | Bank bailouts: lessons to learn when patience is a virtue | EuroMed Journal of Business | 6 (2) |
Exhibitions
Research Projects
| Date | Title | Funded by | Project Role* |
| 2022-2024 | ARDES- Short Learning Programme for ARt & DEsign & Sustainability with special focus on environment and climate change | ERASMUS+ | Coordinator |
| 2021-2023 | ANGEL - ASEAN Network for Green Entrepreneurship and Leadership | ERASMUS+ | Researcher |
| 2020-2022 | 4ArtPreneur -– Innovative thinking competences for Creative Art entrepreneurship | ERASMUS+ | Coordinator |
| 2019-2021 | NEWS in MAP- https://aec-music.eu/project/news-in-map-2019-2022-erasmus-strategic-partnership/ | ERASMUS+ | Researcher |
| 2019-2021 | DIMAS- Digital MArketing at Secondary schools | ERASMUS+ | Coordinator |
| 2019-2022 | FA-ST- Fast prototyping and entrepreneurial skills to promote female founded start-ups in STEM | ERASMUS+ | Researcher |
| 2016-2018 | Supporting Graduate Entrepreneurship in the Creative Sector (SHADOWS) | ERASMUS+ | Coordinator |
| 2016-2018 | Green Entrepreneurship Training - Underpinning Prosperity (GET UP) | ERASMUS+ | Researcher |
| 2014 | A European University- Business Alliance aiming to foster the entrepreneurial spirit of ICT students | ERASMUS +, KA2 project called ICT Entrepreneur | Researcher |
| 2014 | KA2 project called SCIENT | ERASMUS+ | Researcher |
Academic Consulting Services/Councils/Boards/Editorial Committees
| Period | Organization | Title of Position or Service | Key Activities |
| 2022 | ESF European Science Foundation-ESF Grant Evaluations | Projects codes are: 22-FWO-FRP-0147, 22-FWO-FRP-1143, 22-FNR-CORE-069, 21-FWO-FRP-0415. various projects cannot be disclosed as topics though, due to confidentiality agreement. | Project Evaluator for the European Commission. |
| 2021 | ESF European Science Foundation-ESF Grant Evaluations | FWO-FRP-21_Soc-Sci. 21-UNINA-EPIG-134 21-FWO-FRP-0415 | Evaluation form for Scientific Research projects |
| 2020 | ESF European Science Foundation-ESF Grant Evaluations | 19-FWO-PDOC-0056 - Trade and the Constitution after the Return of Geopolitics. Transatlantic Perspectives | Evaluation form for Scientific Research projects |
| 2019 | Ministry of Science of Montenegro | Sustainable development and improvement of the competitiveness of the tourist offer through creation of innovative business models and products in Montenegro | Evaluation form for Scientific Research projects |
| 2018 | Ministry of Science of Montenegro | Development of a micro simulation model of taxes and social benefits as an instrument for managing an empirically based and socially responsible economic policy. | Evaluation form for Scientific Research projects |
| 2018 | Ministry of Science of Montenegro | Effective learning through innovations in teaching and psycho-philosophical and sociological analysis | Evaluation form for Scientific Research projects |
| 2017-2018 | Polish National Science Center | Projects SONATA evaluator on financial risk management and banking, 2017, and on private insurance and environmental management in 2018. | Evaluation form for Scientific Research projects |
| 2017 | Ministry of Science, Technology and Space of Israel | Project evaluator in scientific thinking and motivation in education. | Evaluation form for Scientific Research projects |
| 2010-2021 | GBER Journal Inderscience Publishers- Economics and Finance Section | Editor | Writing Editorial and organising the papers for peer reviewing, peer reviewing and Special Issues. |
| 2005-2008 | GLG- Gerson Lerhman U.S.A | Educational scholar and banking and finance consultant with GLGGroup |
Awards/International Recognition
| Date | Title | Awarded by: |
| 2014 | Best Research | EMRBI at the 7th EuroMEd Conference in Kristiansand, Norway |
| 2013 | Best Reviewer | Awarded Conference at the 6th EuroMed Conference in Estoril, Portugal. |
| 2009 | Contributor Award of the Year in recognition for extraordinary contribution and service to the Institute. | EUROMED Research Business Institute |
| 2003 | Fulbright Scholarship finalist for USA- MBA field related. | Fulbright |
| 2004 | Distinction in Entrepreneurship and Marketing, Scholarship to Paris-France for paper presentation | MBA-Oxford Brookes University |
Other Achievements
| Date | Title | Key Activities: |
| Oct 2021 | News in Map Erasmus+ project | Training women in arts on entrepreneurship under NEWSINMAP ERASMUS+ project |
| May 2021 | Polish-Cypriot seminar on new technologies | Organising, designing and presenting in seminar |
| February 2021 | Women Leadership and Start-ups | Organising, designing and coordinating of webinar |
| October 2020 | Start-ups and Technological trends in Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity | Organising, designing and coordinating of webinar |
| March 2019 | The 2nd Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in EUC-PEAK | Organising, designing and coordinating a 1 week entrepreneurship bootcamp , |
| June 2018 | The 1st Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in EUC-PEAK | Organising, designing and coordinating a 1 week entrepreneurship bootcamp , |
| December 2019 | Startup Europe Event | Organising, designing and coordinating this European event, over 100 people |
| October 2018 | Startup Europe Event | Organising, designing and coordinating this European event over 140 people |