Dr. Maria Franco Mosquera

Profil

Dr. Maria Franco Mosquera Tenure Track Dozentin

Adresse Berner Fachhochschule
Technique et informatique
Lehre
Quellgasse 21
2501 Biel

Maria Franco is a Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at the Bern University of Applied Sciences. She is primarily involved in the Horizon 2020 Project CIRCUSOL, which is aimed at applying circular economy principles to the solar PV industry
Besides her research duties, Maria is also a lecturer of Organization and Change Management, and Ethics for undergraduate students at the Industrial Engineering and Management study program.
Since 2019, Maria also works as the International Advisor for WING, assisiting incoming and outgoing exchange students in the process of finding, applying and getting settled at the BFH or abroad.

Organization and Change Management
Ethics
Teaching Assistant for the master-level course "Systems Analysis" (University of Zurich, 2015).

Since 2018 Postdoc Researcher Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH)
2015-2018 Doctoral Research Assistant University of Zurich & University of Basel
2013-2015 Co-owner & Partner Stratendo
2013-2014 System Dynamics Consultant Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) & Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2013-2014 Human Resources Consultant Interamerican Center of Tax Administration
2011-2012 System Dynamics Consultant & Business Development Manager United Machinery Group Myanmar

2015-2018 PhD in Business Administration and Economics University of Zurich
2010-2012 MPhil System Dynamics & MSc Business Administration University of Bergen, Universitá Degli Studi di Palermo, Radboud University Nijmegen
2005-2010 BSc Management Science Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo (International Careers Program)
2008 Undergraduate exchange State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz

July-August 2017: Visiting Researcher at the Circular Economy Centre (CEC) (University of Cambridge, Judge Business School). Report: “The Internet of Things as an enabler for circular business models”

European Master in System Dynamics ‐ Scholarship sum EUR 48.000 (100%)

Tuition for a studies abroad at SUNY New Paltz

Undergraduate studies at UEES ‐ Scholarship sum USD 40.000 (100%)

Tschopp, A. Circular economy: A case study of a sustainable business model. Thesis for obtaining the degree of Master in Business Administration. University of Zurich 2016
Kupper, K. Modeling and analyzing obesity with system dynamics. Thesis for obtaining the degree of Master in Business Administration. University of Zurich 2016