prof. dr. Nada Trunk Širca Visokošolski učitelj
Dr. Nada Trunk Širca je doktorirala iz družboslovja na Manchester Metropolitan University v Veliki Britaniji. Trenutno deluje kot raziskovalka in visokošolska učiteljica na MFDPŠ v Celju ter na Univerzi na Primorskem. Prav tako aktivno sodeluje z EMUNI Univerzo v Sloveniji in Novo Univerzo. Njena ekspertna področja obsegajo predvsem management izobraževanja, z osredotočenostjo na različne vidike visokega šolstva, kot so management, zagotavljanje kakovosti, priznavanje formalnega in neformalnega znanja, vseživljenjsko učenje ter internacionalizacija in modernizacija visokošolskih sistemov znotraj in zunaj EHEA. Poleg tega je specializirana za raziskovalno metodologijo v družboslovju, še posebej kvalitativne metode.
Dr. Trunk Širca ima bogate izkušnje s koordinacijo mednarodnih projektov in obsežno mrežo mednarodnih povezav. Sodeluje z Evropsko komisijo kot ocenjevalka raziskovalnih projektov, financiranih s strani EU. Poleg raziskovalnih sposobnosti izstopa tudi po svojih organizacijskih veščinah, saj že vrsto let uspešno vodi konferenčni odbor mednarodne znanstvene konference MakeLearn. Njeni raziskovalni dosežki so objavljeni v številnih uglednih znanstvenih revijah z vplivnim faktorjem. Poleg tega je članica uredniških odborov več mednarodnih znanstvenih revij z vplivnim faktorjem ter glavna urednica mednarodne znanstvene revije Human Systems Management in založbe ToKnowPress.
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Dr. Nada Trunk Širca earned her Ph.D. in Social Sciences from Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom. Currently, she works as a researcher and higher education lecturer at MFDPŠ in Celje and at the University of Primorska. She also collaborates actively with EMUNI University in Slovenia and New University. Her areas of expertise primarily include education management, focusing on various aspects of higher education, such as management, quality assurance, recognition of formal and informal learning, lifelong learning, and the internationalization and modernization of higher education systems within and outside the EHEA. Additionally, she specializes in research methodology in social sciences, particularly qualitative methods.
Dr. Trunk Širca has extensive experience in coordinating international projects and possesses a broad network of international connections. She collaborates with the European Commission as an evaluator of EU-funded research projects. Besides her research capabilities, she is noted for her organizational skills, having successfully led the conference committee of the international scientific conference MakeLearn for many years. Her research achievements have been published in numerous prestigious, high-impact scientific journals. She is also a member of editorial boards for several international scientific journals with impact factors and serves as the editor-in-chief of the international scientific journal Human Systems Management and the publishing house ToKnowPress.