Ivan Monich - Sustainable Tourism Researcher

 

Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor

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Current positions.

​June 2012 - present time

Associate Professor at Transbaikal State University, Chita, Russia.

September 2020 - present time

Senior Lecturer at International School of Business of TFSU, Tianjin, China.

May 2024 - present time

Co-founder of the Pay2China.com business project, supporting BRICS tourism.

January 2025 - present time

Affiliated representative of Beijing FD International Education Technology Co (FD EDU) for international joint programs at HEIs of Russia and China.

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Previous positions.

January 2017 - September 2017 and September 2018 - February 2019

Visiting Researcher at Umea School of Business and Economics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

2019-2019

Senior Lecturer at Tourism and Culture Department, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, China. 

 

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. He teaches economy related courses at HEIs.

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Research interests: sustainable tourism, innovation in tourism, tourism economy, cluster approach, cross-border cooperation with China, marketing.