Selma VASKA

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

09/2017 - 07/2021       PhD in Management Studies, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy.
                                       Research topics: Digital transformation, business model innovation and disclosure
                                       Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Maurizio Massaro, Prof. Carlo Bagnoli.                                

09/2015 - 07/2017      Master Degree in International Management, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy.
                                       GPA: 110/110 with Honours
                                       Thesis: Behind the brand valuation metrics: Case study of Interbrand.
                                       Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Marco Tolotti.

10/2013 - 06/2015      D.S.P.U in Business Economics and Management,
                                       Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICh), Crete, Greece; CIHEAM, France.
                                       GPA: 80/100

11/2011 - 06/2013      M.Sc. in Business Administration, Faculty of Economy, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania.
                                       GPA: 8.4/10
                                       Thesis: The role of breaking psychological contract and work behavior for banking industry in Albania.                                                                           Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Mimoza Manxhari.

                                                                                                                          
10/2008 - 07/2011      B.A. in Business Administration, Faculty of Economy, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania.
                                       GPA: 8/10
                                       Thesis: Strategic analysis of the Albanian Higher Education.
                                       Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Etleva Leskaj.

09/2012 - 09/2012      Youthpass Certificate in "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" Project,
                                       Society for Responsible Consumption, Romania.
                                       The project aimed to promote responsible consumption and more healthy and sustainable lifestyles.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

05/2017 - 06/2017     Tourism assistant (Internship)
                                       Department of Sustainable Tourism, Comune di Venezia, Venice, Italy.

03/2013 - 04/2013      Insurance specialist assistant (Internship)
                                       Albisg sh.a, Tirana, Albania.

09/2011 - 11/2011      CENSUS Project employee
                                       INSTAT (National Institute of Statistics of Albania), Tirana, Albania.

 

LANGUAGES

Albanian                     Mother tongue
English                       Proficient user
Italian                         Pre-intermediate user
French, German         Basic user

 

CONFERENCES

Vaska, S. (2019) Digital transformation of business model innovation: A structured literature review, paper presented at the R&D Management Conference, Ecole Polytechnique, HEC, Paris, 19 - 21 June 2019.

Vaska, S., Zopounidis, C. (2015) Tourists' perception on satisfaction with services and prices in Crete, paper presented at the International Food Marketing Symposium, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICh), Crete, Greece, 18 - 19 June 2015.                
 

HONOURS AND AWARDS

2019:  Best Young Scholar Paper Award 2019 for the paper "Digital transformation of business model innovation: A structured literature review", presented at the R&D Management Conference, Ecole Polytechnique, HEC, Paris, 19 - 21 June 2019.

2017:  Admitted with a full scholarship to the PhD programme in Management Studies at Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

2016:  The 1st place group winners for the "Merchant of Venice" company pitch challenge addressed during the Experior Project at the Department of Management, Ca' Foscari University of Venice. 

2015:  Erasmus Mundus scholarship holder for a two-year Master in International Management at Ca' Foscari University of  Venice, Venice, Italy.

2014:  The 1st place group winners for the business idea proposition on Agro-Food Masterclass organized by Wageningen University and StartLife Foundation held in Orange Grove, Athens, Greece.

2013:  Admitted as a Master's student at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICh) with a full scholarship throughout my studies. 

2013: Excellence Award for contributing to the 13' Edition of the Prishtina International Summer University.

 

SEMINARS AND COURSES

Attendance certificate in "Social Theory and Qualitative Research in Accounting and Accountability" workshop, organised by Ca' Foscari University of Venice, in collaboration with the University of Glasgow, 30th May - 5th June 2019. 

Attendance certificate in "Introduction to Multilevel Modelling" course (Professor Robert Vandenberg) as part of the International Summer School in Research Methods, hosted by the University of Padova in collaboration with the Consortium for the Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis (CARMA) at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 16th July - 18th July 2018.   

Accredited certificate (4 credits) in "Academic Learning and Personal Development in Context" course, University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Prishtina, Kosovo, 8th - 20th July 2012.

Accredited certificate (4 credits) in "Promoting Gender Equality through Education and Training" course, University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Prishtina, Kosovo, 22nd July - 02nd August 2013.

Attendance certificate in a two days course about "Organizzazione di una moderna società sportiva" and "Strategie di comunicazione, marketing ed eventi", CUS Venezia, Italy, 17th - 18th February 2017.