Svetoslav G. Georgiev (Ph.D.) is an Associate Professor (of Practice) at the School of Intelligent Finance and Business. He holds a BA in Marketing from the International Business School Groningen (the Netherlands), and an MSc and a Ph.D. in (operations) management from the top university in Japan – Tohoku University (Times Higher Education 2023), ranked 79th in the world (QS World University Ranking 2023). He has worked at a number of renowned institutions of higher education in both Europe (i.e., Russia, Estonia, Bulgaria) and Asia (i.e., Japan, Vietnam) as permanent and/ or adjunct staff. His primary research focus is on operations/ quality management with regions under investigation including East and South East Asia, as well as Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Besides his involvement in academia, Dr. Georgiev has also worked as an operations management and business development consultant. He has partnered with a number of leading multinational enterprises including Sumitomo Wiring Systems (Japan) and Ricoh Group (Japan), as well as small and medium-sized enterprises across Europe and Asia. Finally, Dr. Georgiev is a former Member of Parliament (the 45th and 46th National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria).

Email: Svetoslav.Georgiev@xjtlu.edu.cn

Operations/ Quality Management

Supply Chain Management

Human Resource Management

Transition Economies

Associate Professor of Practice, Operations and Supply Chain Management - XJTLU (China) - 2022 Jul to Present

Business Development Improvement Consultant - Freelance (worldwide) - 2012 Oct to Present

Member of Parliament - 45th and 46th National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria - 2021 Apr to 2021 Sep

(Senior) Lecturer Researcher, General and Strategic Management - Ton Duc Tang University (Vietnam) - 2017 Oct to 2020 Aug

Coordinator Advisor for International Research Development - Nagoya University of Commerce and Business (Japan) - 2016 Apr to 2016 Sep

Lecturer International Programme Coordinator - Tohoku University (Japan) - 2015 Oct to 2016 Mar

Assistant for International Programme Development (part-time) - Tohoku University (Japan) - 2011 Oct to 2015 Sep

Sales Marketing Consultant (freelance) - 2008 Jul to 2009 Dec

International Sales Executive - Inter American Press (UK) - 2007 May to 2008 May

Currently Teaching:

IFB308TC Automotive and Aerospace Supply Chains

IFB217TC Lean Thinking

IFB208TC Quality Management Lean Six Sigma

IFB114TC Managing Across Borders

Previously Taught:

Essentials of Operations Management

Japanese Management

Principles of Management

Essentials of HRM

Principles of Marketing

World Economy: Problems and Perspectives

• “Silver Care” - a start-up project I supervise - was awarded 3rd Prize in the JITRI Cup XJTLU Global "Dream-Chasers" Entrepreneurial Competition (2024 Dec)
• Inspiring Learning Award AY2022-23, School of Intelligent Finance and Business, Xian Jiatong-Liverpool University (2023 Sep)
• Visiting Researcher, Foreign Researcher Invitation Program FY2019, Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (2019 Jun – Aug).
• Ph.D. Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Government of Japan (2012 Oct – 2015 Sep).
• Master’s Degree Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Government of Japan (2010 Oct – 2012 Sep).
• Research Student Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Government of Japan (2010 Apr – 2010 Sep).