Biography

Responsibilities

• organize professional development courses for ITMO staff;

• organize fee-paying professional development courses;

• coordinate the peer review of lecturers’ competencies as part of the ITMO.EduStars contest.

Education

2016 – Master’s in intercultural communication and administration, University of Vaasa (Finland);

2012 – an exchange semester in intercultural communication and administration, KU Leuven (Belgium);

2011 – Specialist’s in regional studies (Northern Europe), St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance.

Advanced training

2018 – TESOL Exchange Program (Chicago, IL, USA).

Professional activity

2016 – joined ITMO University.

Professional interests

Intercultural communication, international collaborations, gender equality, and emotional intelligence.

Other professional activities

• a participant of the Erasmus+ Digital Competence for Language Teachers project;

• an organizer of the annual ITMO Open Education conference on best educational practices;

• an organizer of the international conference More than ESP.

Hobbies

Ornithology, music, and painting.