
Svilen Kolev, PhD

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Deputy President at National Statistical Institute
Education

University of National and World Economy
2016 - 2019Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) International FinanceActivities and Societies: Scientific interests: Monetary Theory and Monetary Policy, Banking Policy and Management, Statistics and Econometrics, International Financial Organisations, Macroeconomics, Financial Markets Graduated the accredited doctoral program in the scientific field of "Economics", professional field of "Finance, Currency, Credit and Insurance" with obtained PhD degree in the field of "International Finance" at the Finance Department of Finance, Finance and Accountancy Faculty, University of National and World EconomyPhD thesis topic: The unconventional monetary policy of the leading central banks - state and effects, including for Bulgaria

University of National and World Economy
2013 - 2014Master’s Degree Finance, General
University of National and World Economy
2009 - 2013Bachelor’s Degree Finance, General
Experience

University of National and World Economy
Jan 2011 - Jul 2014Member of Students Council
Jan 2011 - Jul 2014Chairman of the Committee on Scholarships
Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

PROFI CREDIT Bulgaria Ltd.
Jul 2011 - Oct 2011Data Entry Specialist
Societe Generale Expressbank
Jul 2012 - Aug 2012Trainee
Investor Media Group
May 2013 - Sept 2016Editor
Bulgaria ON AIR
Mar 2014 - Sept 2015Host of „Invest/Or?”„Invest/Or?” is a weekly live program, aired every Monday from 18:00 to 19:00 h on Bulgaria ON AIR TV & Radio, with guests and topics about economics and financial markets

Bloomberg TV Bulgaria
Oct 2015 - Sept 2016Host of „Invest/Or?”„Invest/Or?” is a weekly TV show, aired every Sunday from 20:00 to 21:00 h on Bloomberg TV Bulgaria, with guests and topics about economics and financial markets

Association of Banks in Bulgaria
Sept 2016 - Jul 2022Expert at Banking Policy and Analyses Division
National Statistical Institute
Jul 2022 - nowDeputy President
VUZF University
Feb 2024 - nowParttime Lecturer
Licenses & Certifications
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PH125.1x: Data Science: R Basics (via HarvardX)
Harvard UniversityOct 2021 - View certificate

Python for Beginners
SololearnJul 2021 - View certificate
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Programming Fundamentals with Python
Software University (SoftUni)Dec 2021 - View certificate

Python Data Structures
SololearnJul 2021 - View certificate
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Programing Basics with Python
Software University (softuni.bg)Jul 2021
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Svilen Kolev, PhDPhD Student of the year 2018 National Assembly of Students Councils in Republic of Bulgaria (NASC) Dec 2018
- Awarded to Svilen Kolev, PhDBest Doctoral Paper Award - ACFA 2018 (University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic) University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic May 2018 Winner of the Best Doctoral Paper Award for the paper „The negative interest rates: Evidence from Bulgaria“, presented at ACFA 2018, Prague, Czech Republic
- Awarded to Svilen Kolev, PhD2nd place in the Sixth Annual Academic Competition "Dr. Ivanka Petkova" Economic Policy Institute, Sofia Dec 2017 The "Dr. Ivanka Petkova" Academic Competition aims at supporting young researchers in the field of international finance
- Awarded to Svilen Kolev, PhDUNWE PhD Student of the year 2017 UNWE Students Council, University of National and World Economy Nov 2017
- Awarded to Svilen Kolev, PhDAward in Economics from the 13th annual competition for the “Dr. Ilko Eskenazi – Bulgaria and the European Union – Law and Economics” award 2017 “Dr. Ilko Eskenazi” Memorial Fund, Cyril and Methodius Foundation Jun 2017 Since it was established in 1994, the Fund has had over 100 scholarship students in law and economics. Ever since the year 2005, the Fund has held annual competitions for the “Dr. Ilko Eskenazi – Bulgaria and the European Union – Law and Economics” awards. The competition aims at honoring and awarding written works in the fields of Law and Economics, related to the integration of Bulgaria and its EU membership. The participants are young people below the age of 30.
- Awarded to Svilen Kolev, PhDAtanas Burov Scholarship Foundation Atanas Burov Dec 2013 Scholar of Foundation Atanas Burov for 2013/2014 academic year
Volunteer Experience
Member of the Scientific (Program) Committee
Issued by ERAZ Conference on Sept 2021
Associated with Svilen Kolev, PhDMember of the Organizational Committee - Annual International Scientific Conference of Young Scientists
Issued by University of National and World Economy on Jan 2016
Associated with Svilen Kolev, PhDMember of the Organizational Committee - Annual International Scientific Conference of Young Scientists
Issued by University of National and World Economy on Jan 2012
Associated with Svilen Kolev, PhD
Languages
- enEnglish
- geGerman
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