

Ivan Monich - Sustainable Tourism Researcher
Ph.D. in Economics, Docent
Current position: Senior Lecturer at TFSU, Tianjin, China. Associate Professor, Transbaikal State University, Chita, Russia.
Previous position: Senior Lecturer at Tourism and Culture Department, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, China.
Previous position: Visiting Researcher at Umea School of Business and Economics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Languages: English (fluent), Russian (mother tongue), Chinese (HSK 4).
Ivan holds a PhD in Economics; he is a researcher with a special emphasis on cross-border tourism in Europe and Asia.
Research interests: sustainable tourism, innovation in tourism, tourism economy, cluster approach, cross-border cooperation with China, marketing.