Experience

Faculty of Tourism University of Maribor

• Slovenia
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice Dean for Research

  • May 2017 - Present



Ponnod Ponika

• Slovenia
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing

• CEO

  • Oct 2015 - Present

• Co-founder and co-owner

  • 2013 - Present

  One of the three founders of a young innovative start-up company that focuses on aquaponic food production: green innovative agriculture. Responsible for marketing and business strategy and communication with strategic partners. Co-author of company's business plan that was selected amongst 10 best business plans at Start:UP Slovenia 2013 and was approved funding within the Technology innovative SMEs from Slovene Enterprise Fund.



Univerza v Mariboru

• Slovenia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Oct 2013 - Present

  Assistant professor for two subjects: Marketing Communication and Consumer Psychology in Tourism.

• Vice Dean for International Cooperation, Faculty of Tourism

  • Jan 2014 - Sep 2015

  Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor is a young faculty that extensively builds its international network. Responsible for networking with teaching and research partners within educational field and with international tourism business partners.



University of Ljubljana

• Slovenia
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Research fellow

  • Nov 2005 - Sep 2013

  Research fellow at the Social Communication Research Center, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. Mentored and supervised by prof. Slavko Splichal. Participated in several national and international research projects, most notable: “Young people, the Internet and Civic Participation”, 6th Framework Project, Project co-ordinator: Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media, Insitute of Education, University of London (2006 – 2010). http://www.civicweb.eu/ “Political Communication Cultures in Western Europe”, European Science Foundation, Project co-ordinator: Institut für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft, Berlin http://www.communication-cultures.de/“The Information Wars in the Balkans since 1991”. Project Co-ordinator: Kom-Tech Institute for Communcation and Technology research, Solingen, Germany in cooperation with the Institute of Political Science, Innsbruck University, Innsbruck, Austria”“Sustainable development in the global convergence of new media and public sphere”, Social Communication Research Centre, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana (2011 – ongoing)“Citizen(ship) in a New Age”, Centre for Critical approach to Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana (2010 – 2011) Project website: http://www.drzavljanska-vzgoja.org/ Show less

• Teaching asistant

  • Oct 2005 - Oct 2011

  Teaching assistant of at Media and Communications Program, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. Mentored and supervised by prof. Slavko Splichal. Taught media and communication research, with primary focus on quantitative approaches to communication research.



Univerza v Mariboru

• Slovenia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching assistant, Faculty of Tourism Brežice

  • Oct 2012 - Aug 2013

  Teaching assistant for the subject Communication and Ethics in Tourism. Teaching assistant for the subject Communication and Ethics in Tourism.



Univerza v Mariboru

• Slovenia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• International Marketing

  • Apr 2004 - Jul 2005

  Communication with foreign universities, companies and embassies in Slovenia for the largest Slovene student fair. Communication with foreign universities, companies and embassies in Slovenia for the largest Slovene student fair.