faculty

Evgenii received a Specialist Degree in Philosophy from Moscow State University (MSU) and completed postgraduate studies in Philosophy of Science and Technology at the Higher School of Economics (HSE) with a traineeship at the University of California, Santa Cruz (USA). His primary research interest focuses on modeling experiences of cyborgs (technologically modified humans) that go beyond the constraints of Homo Sapiens psychophysiology and thus pose a problem of conceivability. Evgenii taught philosophy and bioethics to both Russian and foreign medical students at Sechenov University for several years and is currently a PhD candidate in HSE.

e.bykov@utmn.ru

Irina Takmasheva is a Candidate of Economics, Associate Professor in the field of Regional and Sectoral Economics. Irina is the author of more than 75 scientific publications, including international ones, on the development of small and medium-sized businesses, social entrepreneurship, lean manufacturing and improving government support measures for the business sector. She led research supported by the Russian Science Foundation and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, which is devoted to the modernization of the entrepreneurial system of Russian regions, the development of social and youth entrepreneurship, as well as anti-crisis support for the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the context of global crises.

i.v.takmasheva@utmn.ru

Born in Slovenia, Peter Lešnik obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy). In 2019, he earned his Ph.D. in cinema and media studies from the University of Pennsylvania (USA). He is currently transforming his dissertation into a book manuscript, focusing on Michelangelo Antonioni’s screen adaptations of literary texts.

p.leshnik@utmn.ru

Dr. Rafael Contreras Luna is a Mexican scholar who received in 2017 his PhD from Durham University, United Kingdom. He holds a master’s degree from Saint Petersburg State University and a bachelor’s degree from Ibero-American University, Mexico City.

r.kontreras-luna@utmn.ru

Tamara received a Master's Degree in International Financial Law in Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In her Master Thesis, written in cooperation with the University of Calgary (Canada), Tamara researched aspects of taxation regulation of Oil & Gas industries in Russia and Canada.

t.ivanova@utmn.ru