Maria Ljung
Profile
Maria Ljung Doktorandin
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Address
Berner Fachhochschule
Business School
Institut Marketing & Global Management
BrĂĽckenstrasse 73
3005 Bern
CV
Biography
- Maria is a PhD student at Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) in Switzerland, primarily contributing to the DFG-funded project, "The Rules of the Road? An Evaluation and Analysis of Chinese Investors' Overseas Direct Investment Practices and their Global Impact". Her research focuses on analyzing differences and similarities between US and Chinese multinational enterprises’ international investment practices, with a particular emphasis on social and environmental standards.
Before joining BFH, Maria gained extensive experience working at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Germany and within the Swiss impact startup sector. She also completed traineeships at the European Commission in Brussels and the Swedish Embassy in Vienna.
Maria holds an MA in World Society and Global Governance from the University of Lucerne, Switzerland, an MS in Investigative Journalism from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and a BA in Economics from the School of Business, Economics and Law, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Memberships
External memberships
Swiss Political Science Association
Language skills and intercultural knowledge
Language skills
- English - Full professional proficiency
- Swedish - Native or bilingual proficiency
- German - Professional working proficiency