Dr. Alina Kovalenko
High North Centre, Nord University (Researcher of Arctic Business Index)
Background:
Alina completed her PhD in Business Administration at the Centre for High North Logistics (CHNL), Nord University Business School in Bodø, Norway, in 2024. Her doctoral research explored the growth and development of Arctic maritime shipping and infrastructure, with a focus on Euro-Asian maritime trade and feasible operational models for transit shipping via polar routes, particularly the Northeast Passage. She also holds an MSc in Logistics from Molde University College (HiMolde) and an MSc in Management from Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas. In addition, she is an Arctic Frontiers Emerging Leaders alumna.
Arctic Business Index Involevemt:
Alina has been actively involved in the Business Index North (BIN-Arctic) project, contributing to maps and dashboards development, as well as managing project communications via the website and LinkedIn, and serving as a panellist in conference sessions. She also supports the project’s statistical analysis and has contributed to the publication of analytical reports, including “Overview of Russia’s Arctic Investments in 2017–2022” and “Arctic Value Creation, Employment, and Investments”, and “Arctic Food Innovation-Insights from Norway and Canada”. Currently, she is working on dataset development and contributing to the upcoming reports: "Arctic Resilience Monitor:Version 2.0" and "Young Arctic Entrepreneur".
Contact:
Email: alina.kovalenko@nord.no
LinkedIn: Alina Kovalenko
