1984-1988

Secondary School of Social Studies and Arts in Ljubljana, specialising in languages(English, German, Italian, and Spanish)

1988-1993 

A student at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, Department of International Economics 

1988-1993

Obtained a scholarship from the Leather Company of Vrhnika (IUV). Doing internship in the field of international business and marketing in Vrhnika and in its subsidiaries abroad (Italy, Germany)

1988-1993

Language studies; attending several courses abroad (University Salamanca, Oxford School of Languages, Freiburg, Klagenfurt)  

May 1993

Employment at the Leather Company (IUV) as a coordinator for international operations 

June 1993

The studies successfully completed with the diploma work titled "The Evaluation of Offensiveness in International Business of IUV on the Base of Marketing Mix"; B.Sc. in Economics; received the Prešeren Award of Faculty of Economics

September 1993 

Received the award as one of the best students in FEL, class 1988-89

October 1993

Invited to the Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana as a teaching assistant in the field of international business and international marketing; permanent full time position

October 1993-October 1996

Postgraduate student of International Economics at FEL

January-April 1996

Research study at University of Trieste and Consorzio MIB, Trieste 

August - October 1996 

Study visit at University of Bristol, Graduate School of International Business 

November 1996

Successful defence of the master thesis titled "The Analysis of Competitive Advantage: The Case of the Final Textile Industry of Slovenia" ; M.Sc. in Economics 

December 1996 

Completing the international education programme "European Studies" in the Long Distance Education Programme (PHARE)  

June - September 1998 

Research study at Nottingham Trent University, England at Prof. Caroline Tynan; preparation of doctorate thesis

July 2000

Successful defence of doctoral thesis "Interdependency of Price and Non-Price Factors of Competitive Advantage of Firms in International Business" at Faculty of Economics Ljubljana; PhD in science areas of business and management 

2001/2002

Habilitation for Assistant Professor - successfully gained and defended in January 2002 for the science areas of international business and international marketing, permanent position as assistant professor at FEL 

2001/2002-2004/2005

Teaching the undergraduate courses of:
International Business, International Marketing, International Marketing Management at Faculty of Economics Ljubljana (Slovenian and international students) Postgraduate and MBA courses at FEL and FEL joint international programmes /e.g. Reka, Croatia/:
International Marketing
Theory and Practice of International Marketing
International Business and Marketing
International Management

BREST ESC MBA: International Business Strategy, MBA 

Awards 

1993 - Student Prešern Award, FEL
2003 - Award for one of the outstanding papers at the conference marketing strategies for CEE, Vienna
2004 - Award of the University of Ljubljana for an outstanding research and pedagogic achievements for young university fellows