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Experience
Education
Awards
Participation in the conferences
Grants received
Languages
Hobbies
Personal Traits





Olga Victorovna Smirnova:

EXPERIENCE:
Far Eastern State University (FESU), Vladivostok, Russia
Teaching assistant (September1999 - August 2001)

  • taught Social management, English language;
  • lead the students interest group in Internet;
  • taught seminars to the village teachers in Chernigovka on the importance of the negotiations in the contemporary business and politics;
  • computer software and hardware course;
  • organized and guided the student team during the simulation online game Atlantic crisis (April 20 - 28, 2000)
International Institute of Tourism and Hospitality, FESU, Vladivostok, Russia
The Scientific Secretary of the Scientific Council October 1999 -June 2001
  • draw the necessary payroll information;
  • prepared the minutes of the sessions of the council;
  • took updates of the current research information;
  • Project Harmony, Internet Access and Training program, Vladivostok, Russia
    Volunteer (October 20-22, 2000)

    • assisted in the organization of the regional conference "The application of Internet technologies in education";
    • reserved the hotel;
    • accommodated food and coffee-breaks;
    • sent out the invitation of the participants;

    "Kontur-Trade Ltd.", Vladivostok, Russia
    Part-time office-administer (November 1996 - September 1999)
    • headed the department of 4 persons;
    • worked with the documentation;
    • translated documents and during the negotiations;
    Scientific library of FESU, Vladivostok, Russia
    Part-time translator (December 1998 – September 1999)
    • tutor of English to the freshmen students;
    • interpreter for different delegations;
    • translations of technical and scientific works;
    International department of FESU, Vladivostok, Russia
    Guide (June 1995 – August 1995)
    • Took care about the accommodation and food for the international students studying Russian language;
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    EDUCATION:
    Central European University (CEU), Budapest, Hungary
    • Master of Arts in Politics and Political Economy of the Post-Communist Transition, GPA 3.58 (September 2001 – June 2002)
    Far Eastern State University and the University of Maryland, Vladivostok Russia
    Russian-American Joint faculty of International Economic Relations and Business Management (August 1994- May 1999)
    • Diploma Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude June 1998
    • Diploma "Specialist on international economics" done in English with honors (May 1999)
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    AWARDS:
    Rotaract club of Vladivostok, Vladivostok, Russia
    The president of 2000-2001
    Honor society of Phi Kappa Phi, Maryland University Charter
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    PARTICIPATION IN THE CONFERENCES:
    Law and Society association conference "Rule of law", Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
    • presented paper "The migration process on Russian Far East: a threat or advantage to the development of the region?" (July 1-4, 2001)
    Society for the advancement of Socio- Economics 13th annual meeting, the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • presented a co-authored paper "Inforsphere: A Status Report on Knowledge Development from Russia Abstract", paper is published on the Internet (June 21 –28, 2001)

    Regional conference "Political and socio-economic development of Far East: the problems and perspectives", the filial of Vladivostok State University of the Economy and service, Nakhodka, Russia
    • publication of thesis "The comparative analysis of governmental programs on the development of informational technologies on Russian Far East and in the Northeast Provinces of Chinese People's Republic" (April 3-4, 2000)

    International conference "East-Asian culture: the past and the future", Vladivostok State University of the Economy and service, Vladivostok, Russia
    • publication of an article "The peculiarities of the business in South Eastern Asian countries" (October 16-17, 2000)

    First regional conference "Women questions on the Russian Far East",
    • publication of thesis "Women entrepreneurship in Primorye". (September 16-17, 2000)

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    GRANTS RECEIVED:
    Central European University, Summer School "Contemporary Chinese nationalism and transnationalism", Budapest, Hungary (July 30- August 10, 2001)

    "Relarn" conference and the 2 weeks courses on the web creation, sponsored by Project Harmony in the framework of Internet Access and Training Program. Samara, Russia. (June 28 –July 12, 2000)

    Central European University, Summer School "The emerging from Communism Russia and China and New International Order", Budapest Hungary (July 24- August 5, 2000)

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    LANGUAGES:
    Russian native, English fluent, Korean basic.

    HOBBIES:
    Reading, ball dances, origami

    PERSONAL TRAITS:
    Excellent communication skills, very apt at learning new languages, willing to relocate
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    Page updated 12/03/2004 by Olga Smirnova