Ralitsa is a lecturer in the MSc Project Management programme of University of the West of Scotland. She is a Chartered Marketer, working within the Scottish Higher and Further Education sectors since 2014.  Her background includes managing national student programmes and competitions, along with promoting enterprise and entrepreneurship among students, and embedding innovation within the university curriculum. 

Most recent research outputs include investigation of Project and Risk Management practices and challenges among UK SMEs and stakeholder collaboration improvement via effective communication.

• Project Management education in the UK and internationally
• Signature pedagogies in Project Management
• The Project Management Curriculum
• Curriculum alignment with graduate job market requirements
• Embedding Marketing techniques for effective teaching and research 

Higher and Further Education institutions involved in the delivery of Project Management programmes, both undergraduate and postgraduate. 

• Organisational behaviour
• Employee training and development
• Business strategy 
• Operations management
• Risk management 
• Marketing stragegy 
• Brand development 
• Marketing communications 
• Digital marketing 
• Innovation
• Events management