Alternative tourism

About the department

Address: 10 Kliment Ohridski Blvd., 1797 Sofia, University of Forestry, Faculty of Business Management

Location: Building “A”, Floor 4, Room No 429, 431, 432, 411

Head of Department: Assoc. Prof. PhD Nikolay Konstantinov Neykov

Quality Manager: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emil Kitchoukov

Office Manager: Liliyana Stoycheva Karadzhova – Building “A”, floor 4, room No 411, tel. + 359 2 91907*295

History

The Department originates from the Department of Economics, Organization and Planning, which was established in 1950. With the creation of the Faculty of Business Management at the University of Forestry in 1995, the Department of Economics, Organization and Social Sciences from the Faculty of Forestry was transformed into three departments at the Faculty of Business Management: Department of Economics and Management, Department of Organization and Planning and Department of Humanities.
The first head of the Department of Economics, Organization and Planning from 1950 to 1964 was Assoc. Prof. Yuli Mihaylov. Then the department heads were: Prof. Dr. Hristo Sirakov – 1965–1987; Prof. Dr. Penyo Karadochev – 1988–1990; Prof. Dr. Georgi Pukhalev – 1990–1993; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikola Stoyanov – 1993–1995.

Assoc. Prof. Nikola Stoyanov was elected as a Head of the newly created Department of Organization and Planning at the Faculty of Business Management in 1995. In April 1998 the Department of Organization and Planning was renamed into the Department of Marketing and Production Management headed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikola Stoyanov. From 2003 to 2011 the head of the Department of Marketing and Production Management was Assoc. Prof. Diana Ivanova. Since January 2012 the head of the department was Prof. Dr. Nikola Stoyanov, and since September 2017 – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emil Kitchoukov.

As of April 11, 2019, at the decision of the Academic Counsel of University of Forestry №37/April 10, 2019, the Department of Marketing and Production Management was transformed into the Department of Management and Alternative Tourism with Head of Department Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emil Kitchoukov.
By a decision of the Faculty Counsel of 10.03.2020 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emil Kitchoukov was approved as a Head of Department.
The following teachers have worked in the department: Assoc. Prof. Yuli Mihaylov, Prof. Hristo Sirakov, Prof. Penyo Karadochev, Prof. Georgi Pukhalev, Prof. Nikola Stoyanov, Prof. Ivan Yovkov, Prof. Diana Ivanova, Assoc. Prof. Angel Baev, Assoc. Prof. Lilyana Polyanska, Assoc. Prof. Lilyana Teofilova, Chief Assist. Prof. Ivan Draganov, Chief Assist. Prof. Todor Vasilev, Prof. Ivan Paligorov, Chief Assist. Prof. Tsanko Todorov, Assoc. Prof. Emil Kitchoukov, Assist. Prof. Venelina Koleva, Assoc. Prof. Zhivko Gochev, Assoc. Prof. Tsanko Bulgarensky, Assoc. Prof. Simeon Elazarov, Chief Assist. Prof. Anton Kostadinov, Assist. Prof. Tsvetelina Simeonova-Zarkin.

Academic staff of the department

Prof. PhD Zlatka Gosheva Grigorova

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emil Rozenov Kitchoukov

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikolai Konstantinov Neykov

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Radostina Kancheva Popova-Terziyska

Chief Assistant Prof. Dr. Anton Simeonov Kostadinov

Chief Assistant Prof. Dr. Svetlana Taneva Staneva

Chief Assistant Dr. Tsvetelina Simeonova-Zarkin

Disciplines and teachers

Agromarketing – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikolay Neykov

Alternative Tourism – Prof. Dr. Dilyanka Bezlova and Prof. Dr. Krasimira Staneva

Business Management – Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Anton Kostadinov

Business Planning and Control – Prof. Dr. Vladimir Piralkov

Business Planning in Tourism – Prof. Dr. Vladimir Piralkov and Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Anton Kostadinov

Consulting Methodology – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nevena Shouleva

Cooperative Management – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikolay Neykov

Cultural Tourism – Prof. Dr. Krasimira Staneva

Economics and Management –

Economics of the Wood and Furniture Industries – Assoc. Prof. Nikolay Neykov

Entrepreneurship –

Environmental Standards in Alternative Tourism – Prof. Dr. Krasimira Staneva

Food Control and Safety – Chief Assist.

Forestry Economics and Management – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikolay Neykov

Fundamentals of Management –Diana Ivanova, Exercises and

Geology with Petrography –

Guide Service and Animation –

Health, Balneo and Spa tourism – Prof. Dr. Krasimira Staneva

Hotels and Restaurants – Chief Assist.

Insurance –

Insurance in Alternative Tourism –Diana Ivanova and Assoc.

Introduction to Alternative Tourism –

Investment Planning in Plant Protection – and

Organization and Operational Management of the Wood and Furniture Industries –

Labor and Salary Management – and

Livestock Economics –

Management – Assoc. Prof. Nikolay Neikov and Assoc. Prof. Radostina Popova-Terziyska

Management Diagnostics –

Management Diagnostics and Situational Management –

Management of Health, Balneo and Spa Tourism – Prof. Dr. Krasimira Staneva

Management of Investments in Alternative Tourism –

Marketing –and Assist. Prof. Dr. Tsvetelina Simeonova-Zarkin

Marketing and Advertising –

Marketing and Marketing of Plant Protection Products – Assoc. Prof. Nikolay Neykov

Marketing and Prices –

Organization and Operational Management of Forestry –and Assist. Prof. Dr. Tsvetelina Simeonova-Zarkin

Organization and Planning of Forestry – and

Organization and Planning of Woodworking and Furniture Industry –

Prices and pricing – Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Anton Kostadinov

Process Design Management –Diana Ivanova and Assist. Prof. Dr. Pavlina Vodenova

Production Management –

Quality Management in Tourism – Chief Assist.

Quality Management Systems – Chief Assist.

Recreational and Tourism Resources – Prof. Dr. Krasimira Staneva

Rural tourism – Chief Assist.

Rural tourism management – Chief Assist.

Social Policy – Prof. Dr. Krasimira Staneva

Social Psychology and Tourist Behavior – Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Anton Kostadinov

Standardization and Certification in Tourism – Prof. Dr. Krasimira Staneva and Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Svetlana Staneva

Stock Exchanges and Exchange Operations – Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Anton Kostadinov

Strategic Management of the Tourism Company – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikolay Neykov

Sustainable Tourism Development – Prof. Dr. Krasimira Staneva

Thematic Tourism – Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Svetlana Staneva

Tour Operator and Tourist Agency Activity – Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Svetlana Staneva

Tourist Destinations – Prof. Dr. Krasimira Staneva

Tourist Markets – Assist. Prof. Dr. Tsvetelina Simeonova-Zarkin

Scientific fields of the department

Basics of Management

Alternative tourism, Balneo, spa, wellness, forest and rural tourism

Organization, management and planning

Management

Marketing

Business planning

Exchanges and stock exchange operations

Prices and pricing

Insurance

Entrepreneurship, Innovation and investment planning.

Alternative tourism

Alternative tourism

About the department

History

Academic staff of the department

Disciplines and teachers

Scientific fields of the department

Faculties

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