dr. ing. M. (Marianna) Markantoni

Lecturer of Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship

University College Groningen

Telephone:

+31 50 36 33512 (UCG secretary)

E-mail:

m.markantoni rug.nl

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Education

2012: PhD in Lifestyle Entrepreneurship and Rural Development - University of Groningen, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, Department of Cultural Geography. The Netherlands.
Thesis: ‘Side activities by non-farmers. In search of personal and rural development’.
Supervisors: prof Dirk Strijker, dr Sierjan Koster, external examiner: prof Michael Woods.
Funded by: Onassis Foundation, Greece and Manshold Chair for Rural Development, University of Groningen.

2007: MSc Managemen of Agro-ecological Knowledge and Social Sciences - University of Wageningen, Rural Sociology Group. The Netherlands
Dissertation: ‘Investigating the collective marketing initiatives of winegrowers in the Netherlands’,
Co-funded: Onassis Foundation and COFAMI .
Winner of the National Thesis Prize (ScriptiePrijs) of the Netherlands.

2005: MSc Agricultural Economics, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

2004: BSc Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

Professional Employment

2023-current: Senior Lecturer of Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship. University College Groningen. University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

2021-2023: Research Fellow/Post-doc on Energy Democracy, Energy Citizenship and Transformative Agency.
EU H2020 project EnergyPROSPECTS - University of Maastricht, Maastricht Sustainability Institute (MSI), School of Business and Economics, The Netherlands.

2018-2021: Human Geographer, Policy Advisor and Auditor.
Audit Scotland, Performance Audit and Best Value Team, Justice, Education and Lifelong Learning Cluster, Edinburgh, UK.

2017: Social Geographer
Secondment Scottish Government, Rural Communities Research, Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division, Edinburgh, UK.

2012-2018: Lead Sociologist, Geographer and Rural Policy analyst in Rural Society Team.
Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Rural Policy Centre, Land Economy, Environment and Society Group, Edinburgh UK.

2007: Corporate Social Responsibility Consultant and Team Lead.
Nike Inc. European operations, Corporate Social Responsibility, Hilversum, The Netherlands.

Awards and fellowships

2024-2025	Teaching Academy Groningen successful applicant. Project: Building Entrepreneurial Mindsets: A Hands-on Approach to Entrepreneurship Education applying LEGO Serious Play.
2017	Scottish Crucible programme successful applicant. LABS at Edinburgh University (26, 27 April 2017), University of Stirling (1, 2 June 2017) and University of the West of Scotland (6, 7 July 2017).
2016	Newton Fund Researcher Links Fellowship – The expansion of new frontiers for renewable energy: effects, conflicts & alternatives for populations in spaces of socio-environmental vulnerability, British Council with the Research Support Foundation of the State of Goiás, FAPEG.
2011	Post-doc fellowship on rural resilience funded by the Mansholt Chair for Rural Development, University of Groningen, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, Cultural Geography.
2007-2011	Fellowship for the PhD in Cultural Geography, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, from the Greek Foundation Alexandros S. Onassis. Co-funded by the Mansholt Chair for Rural Development, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen.
2007	Winner of the National Thesis Prize (ScriptiePrijs) of the Netherlands: MSc thesis: ‘Investigating the Collective Marketing Initiatives of Winegrowers in the Netherlands’. Den Haag, the Netherlands, World Forum, 1^st October 2007.
2005-2007	Fellowship for the MSc Agro-ecological Knowledge and Social Changes, Rural Sociology Group, Wageningen University, from the Greek Foundation Alexandros S. Onassis. Co-funded by the project: Encouraging Collective Farmers Marketing Initiatives (COFAMI).

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18 July 2024 12.54 p.m.