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Alina Bavykina is a Doctoral student at Umeå School of Business, Economics, and Statistics, focusing on community entrepreneurship in the rural Arctic. With a multidisciplinary background, she holds an MSc in Sustainable Destination Development and practical experience in project management within the public sector, particularly in culture and tourism. Her research interests center around social sustainable entrepreneurship, emphasizing the role of small to medium-sized enterprises and non-profit grassroots organizations in local and regional development. Her PhD thesis examines community entrepreneurship in sparsely populated rural areas of Northern Sweden, where she conducts qualitative research through multiple case studies of community enterprises in hinterland regions. The overarching aim of her research project is to advance knowledge on bottom-up perspectives that provide social services in resource-constrained environments. Additionally, she is involved in teaching courses related to entrepreneurship and innovation.
Umeå School of Business, Economics, and Statistics • Umeå, Sweden
Conducting research in community entrepreneurship and teaching courses within entrepreneurship.
Requirements are standard for Master's programs across Social Sciences and Humanities at Umeå. English 6 proficiency is the general rule.