TRIFONOVA Silvia
Institution:
University of National and World Economy (UNWE)
Faculty of Finance and Accounting
Department of Finance
Fields Of Research Interest:
Monetary Theory and Monetary Policy, Central Banking, International Finance, Banking, Bank Risk Management, European Integration, Stock Exchanges
Short Resume:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Silvia Trifonova is a lecturer at the Department of Finance of the University of National and World Economy (UNWE), Sofia. She has a wide experience in teaching, scientific research and practice in the field of Finance.
As a university professor, Dr. Silvia Trifonova teaches the following academic subjects in the UNWE - “International Finance”, “International Financial Organizations”, “Banking”, “Bank Risk Management”, “European Monetary and Financial Integration” and “Monetary Theory and Monetary Policy”. She has also been giving lectures in Sofia Higher School of Insurance and Finance (VUZF University), Sofia.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Silvia Trifonova is a Chairperson of the General Assembly of the Faculty of Finance and Accounting at the UNWE. She was also a Vice-Dean on International Cooperation of the Faculty of Finance and Accounting. She was a founder and first director of the Joint Master’s Degree Programme of “European Business and Finance”, established between the Nottingham Trent University (NTU), United Kingdom and the UNWE, Sofia.
During the period 2007-2013 Dr. Silvia Trifonova worked as a National Contact Point for the EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) for research and technological development (2007-2013), Specific Programme “Capacities”, Sub-division “Science in Society”.
Dr. Silvia Trifonova has specialized as post-doctoral researcher and guest scientist in a number of leading foreign universities and research institutes, such as the University “Ecole Polytechnique”, Paris, France (1996), University of Athens, Athens, Greece (1998), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom (2000), Kiel Institute for World Economics, Kiel, Germany (2006) and so on. She has also visited the State University - Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia (2007), Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom (2006), Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey (2002), University of Nish, Nish, Serbia (2008), University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic (2008), London Metropolitan University, London, UK (2009), University of Split, Split, Croatia (2014), and others.
She has been a scholar of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria, British Council in Bulgaria, Sofia, “Open Society” Foundation, Sofia, “Ecole Polytechnique” Foundation, Paris, France, “Atanas Burov” Foundation, Sofia and other. In 2001 she was nominated by “EVRIKA” Foundation for significant achievements in the fields of science for her Ph.D. thesis on “Currency Board Arrangement – Situation and Perspectives”.
She actively participates in a number of international and national scientific research projects as well as in practical ones. She is a coordinator of scientific research projects on the problems of central banking, monetary policy, balance of payments, international finance, etc.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Silvia Trifonova has a wide practical experience in the financial sector. She worked at the Sofia Stock Exchange as an expert in the field of money and capital markets, Sofia (1994-1995), in the Caisse des Dеpots et Consignations, Department of economic and financial research, Paris, France (1996), in the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), Banking Policy Directorate, “Payment Systems Oversight” Division (2003), Sofia, in “Puzzle Consulting” LTD, Sofia (2004), and others.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Silvia Trifonova is a member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing (JFRA), Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., Emerald Accounting, Finance & Economics eJournals Collection, ISSN: 1985-2517). She is also a member of the Editorial Board of the “Journal of International Scientific Publication: Economy & Business” (English original), published at http://www.science-journals.eu, Publishing by Info Invest Bulgaria, www.sciencebg.net, ISSN: 1313-2555
Publications:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Silvia Trifonova has a number of scientific publications.
She is the author of the following textbooks: “Risk Management in Banks” (2015), “European Monetary and Financial Integration” (2011), “Monetary Theory, Monetary Policy, European Monetary Integration” (2006), “Currency Board, Banking System and Financial Development” (2002), “Money and Banks” (2003), “Laureates of Nobel Prize for Economics (1969-2002)” (2004 г.), “Financial Analysis of the Firm”, 1st and 2nd part, (2001), and “Corporate Finance” (1999). She has also published a lot of scientific articles and studies.
Trifonova, S., “Seventh Framework Program of EU and Its Role for
the Innovation
Development”, Economic Studies Journal, Year XXI, 2012, Vol.
3, EconomicResearch Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2012,
Sofia, pp. 108-132. Link
Trifonova,
S., “The Role of Monetary Policy and Lessons from the Financial Crisis”, Journal of US-China Public Administration,
ISSN 1548-6591, Vol. 9, No. 9, David Publishing Company, September 2012, USA,
pp. 1027-1038. Link
Trifonova,
S., “Assessing 7FP NCPs Information and Assistance Activities”, Proceedings in
QUAESTI, The 2nd year of Virtual Multidisciplinary
Conference QUAESTI, 15-16 December 2014, pp. 320-326. Link
Trifonova,
S.,P. Zlateva, “A Fuzzy Logic Model for Estimation of Banking System
Stability in Bulgaria”, Conference
Proceedings, International
Conference 2012 on Innovation, Trade and Economics (ICITE 2012), Vol. 39,
June 2-3, 2012, Hong Kong, IACSIT Press, Singapore, pp. 46-51. Link
Trifonova,
S., A. Pramatarov, “SWOT Analysis of the Facility Management of Hospitals:
the Case of Bulgaria”, Proceedings
of the Global Conference on Business Management and Social Sciences GCBMS 2016,
28-29 January, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Link
Trifonova,
S., “An Empirical Analysis on the Gross Value Added Growth: the Case of
Bulgaria”, Proceedings
of the Second
International Conference on Advances in Management, Economics and Social
Science - MES 2015, Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors, USA, ISBN: 978-1-63248-046-0, pp. 78-82. Link