With a PhD in Business and Management field, Marina is an Associate Professor at DOBA Business School with extensive experience in managing international projects related to entrepreneurship and education. Her expertise spans across numerous areas, from entrepreneurship research to hands-on consulting and teaching. She has taught at both DOBA Business School and GEA College, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, while also gaining knowledge through training programs in the USA, UK, and Germany.

Marina has led and contributed to a wide range of national and international projects. Notably, she manages the Game4Change Erasmus+ project focused on gamification, the baSE Erasmus+ project in social economy/ social entrepreneurship, and Ecosys4you, a Horizon project on startup entrepreneurship. She has recently completed the “Leaders of the Green Economy” and DIG-AGE+ projects.

At DOBA Business School, she teaches Family Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship and corporate culture, and Business Forecasting and Sustainable Development Strategy at undergraduate and master’s levels. She has mentored the creation of over 700 business plans and supervised more than 200 bachelor and master theses, as well as PhD students. Her research includes family and women’s entrepreneurship, social economy. She regularly publishes in international journals. She also serves on the review panel for EFMD EOCCS international accreditation, ensuring educational excellence in entrepreneurship.