Ing. Vadkertiová Andrea, PhD.

kontakt: tel. 033 5565 633
e-mail: andrea.vadkertiova(at)ucm.sk

After graduating from Secondary Technical School of Mechanical Engineering in Dubnica nad Váhom, she was enrolled to the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology of Slovak University of Technology (MTF STU) in Trnava, where she completed her Master Degree in Management of Industrial Plants. In parallel with the management studies, she completed supplementary pedagogical studies focused on teaching and didactics of technical vocational subjects. After graduating from the University she started to work at MTF STU, later she started teaching managerial courses to the students of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius (UCM)  in Trnava, where she has been working since 2000 at the Department of Applied Informatics. She completed her doctoral studies and achieved the title PhD in mass media studies at the Faculty of Mass Media Communication, UCM in Trnava. Her fields of teaching and research activities are in industrial management, and marketing and business economics. As a member of research teams, she was involved in various projects (VEGA, KEGA, ESF). She co-authored a scientific monograph entitled Transfer of University Knowledge to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, various research papers, and was involved in the preparation and organisation of many domestic and international conferences and professional events. He supervised more than 50 bachelor and master theses. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, spending time with children, hiking, traveling and gardening.