Anastasiia Konstantynova, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Amsterdam, Nh, Nl

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Strategy and evaluation consulting; Project lead; Industry/sector analysis, mapping and benchmark; Research methods;

Vienna, Austria

Project conceptualization and implementation support: Strategic, technical and administrative duties: designing and writing project documents, communicating with stakeholders and partners, donor briefings, budgeting, procurement, recruitment, fielding of experts’ missions, reports, monitoring Regional focus: Central Asia and Eastern Europe (Kazakhstan, Tajikistan), (Pan-)Africa (Swaziland, Mozambique, Uganda, Rwanda), Central America and the Caribbean and Global Thematic areas: Quality Infrastructure; Food Safety; International & regional trade; Value chain developmentsince 2016 assignment based, remote2014-2015 full time, in the Headquarters in ViennaSelected trainings and publicationsUNIDO Institute for Capacity Development „Regional Trade Capacity – Caucasus and Western CIS“, Warsaw, 09 – 16.04.2014 and follow up assistance in publication activitiesKonstantynova, A. (2016): “Ukrainian Cluster Policy: What's Wrong”, VoxUkraine; translated and re- printed in different local newspapers (Winner of the Best Month Essay)

Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany

Consulting; Project lead; Industry analysis (SWOT, PESTLE, Benchmarking); Organizational and Process Development

Stuttgart Area, Germany

Cluster, business and regional development through innovation and technology transfer /facilitation, especially to SMEs, as well as public authorities, business development agencies, technology centres and universities; EU/ national/regional project management, development and support. Technology transfer #ClusterAgentur Baden-Württemberghttps://www.clusterportal-bw.de/clusteragentur/EU KET4CleanProduction project/ facilitating transnational collaboration between SMEs & KET TCs https://www.ket4sme.eu

San Sebastian

Clusters, value chains, trade and industrial policies support in the framework of territorial development and competitiveness. Expert/ analytical and management activities within a number of projects in the areas: Clusters/ value chains/ cluster policies/ RIS3; Design & implementation of governance modes; Policy evaluation.E.g. Interreg Europe CLUSTERS3 Project (policy advice); Orkestra/ Harvard course on Microeconomics of the Competitiveness (MOC), San Sebastian, 2017 (tutor)Selected trainings/ workshops and publicationsEuropean Commission European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC) Master Class on EU Cohesion Policy Brussels, 09-13.10.2016 (scholarship)Smart specialisation strategies in tourism destinations. International congress “Innovation strategies for integral regional development of tourism”, 3-4.08.2017, Tijuana, Mexico (Guest lecturer)SWOT Analysis: Looking into the Context. Policy Brief; Interreg Europe CLUSTERS3 Leveraging Cluster Policies for Successful Implementation of RIS3, Research Symposium in Flensburg “Networks in changing business ecosystems”, 12-13.06.2017, Flensburg, Germany (Chair-moderator)Wilson, J.; Konstantynova, A.; Aranguren, M.J. (2017): Clusters and Cluster policies in the next 10 years. TCI Network. 27.11.2018Konstantynova, A. (2017): “Basque Country Cluster Policy: The Road of 25 Years”, in Regional Studies, Regional Sciences, 19.05.2017Konstantynova, A.; Lehmann T. (2017): "Cluster policies in different institutional environments. Case study of ICT-Clusters from Austria, Germany, Ukraine and Serbia", in Administrative Sciences Journal, 9.05.2017

Bilbao Area, Spain

Empirical research and analysis: studies on market, industry, company data; development of new performance matrices; stakeholder consultations/surveys/interviews; work with economic databases; review of regulation and government policies, forecast economic trends; Thematic focus: clusters and industrial development/ policies, collaboration in the research projects in the areas: measuring regional economic development and competitiveness; application of patents as indicators of regional innovation and learning system; cross-border cluster cooperation, etc.Selected trainings/ workshops and publicationsOrkestra/Harvard course on „Microeconomics of the Competitiveness (MOC)“, Bilbao, 03. – 06.2014Key recommendations and findings from two regional cluster policies: Basque country and Upper Austria, Universität Kassel-Hohenheim-IWH 2nd Workshop „The evolution of networks, industries and clusters (ENIC)", 13 – 14.11.2014, Halle (Saale)Participation of international & European organisations in the establishment of a cluster concept in Ukraine, Workshop "Exercise in normative and real power: Promoting European values in the Post- Soviet Space", Fulda, Germany, 18 – 19.10.2013Konstantynova, A.; Wilson, J. (2014): "Comparing Cluster Policies: An Analytical Framework", in Orkestra Working Papers, 1/2014

Eichstaett, Germany

Launch, elaboration and coordination of inter-department project in the area of demographic change: literature review, report draft, development of recommendations; planning and implementation of two pilot measures: Online presence: content composition and realization in CMS and Pilot project in one of the production linesPlanning, organization and coordination of trainings and HR statistics supportParticipation and development of various in-house professional trainings

Nürnberg, Germany

Market research (data collection, review and report writing) in topics related to trade fairs, such as energy with core focus in electricity supply, bakery products & furniture and wood sector;Actualization of databases and homepage maintenance: data accumulation and composition, setting up in CMS;Activities closely related to event management: communication with customers, search and generation of sponsorship offers, translations, preparation of documents

Dr. Rer. Pol., Economics, Magna Cum Laude

Ph.D. Thesis: Regional cluster policy and economic development: Case study of the Basque Country & Upper Austria

Master, International Economy & Relations

Activities and Societies: TeamGlobal; University Group: Political SciencesMaster thesis: Trade policy in the Group of twenty most.

Exchange Semester, Economics & Mathematics

Bachelor, International Economy

Activities and Societies: Alternative-V Organization; Toastmaster Club;Final thesis: Ukraine competitiveness in the international wheat.