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Dzamila Bienkowska

Senior Associate Pro

I do research about: How good ideas can turn into viable businesses. How projects can run in a smarter and more efficient way. How we can understand and influence the organizations we operate within and are surrounded by.

Presentation

Areas of interest:

  • Competitiveness and dynamism in clusters and innovation systems,
  • academic entrepreneurship,
  • the development and dissemination of knowledge and innovations,
  • regional development,
  • labour market mobility,
  • economic geography,
  • project management,
  • organisational theory.

Publications

2026

Rómulo Pinheiro, Vito Laterza, Dzamila Bienkowska, Ina Drejer, Markku Sotarauta (2026) Universities and Regional Green Transitions in the Nordics Higher Education and Regional Green Transitions: Navigating Tensions, Complexities and Solutions, p. 3-15 (Chapter in book) https://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003660996-2
Vito Laterza, Markku Sotarauta, Dzamila Bienkowska, Ina Drejer, Rómulo Pinheiro (2026) Universities and Regional Green Transitions: Complexity, Contestation and One Way Forward Higher Education and Regional Green Transitions: Navigating Tensions, Complexities and Solutions, p. 193-195 (Chapter in book) https://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003660996-16
Rómulo Pinheiro, Ina Drejer, Dzamila Bienkowska, Vito Laterza, Markku Sotarauta (Editorship) (2026) Higher Education and Regional Green Transitions: Navigating Tensions, Complexities and Solutions (Collection (editor)) https://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003660996
Ina Drejer, Dzamila Bienkowska, Rómulo Pinheiro, Vito Laterza, Markku Sotarauta (2026) Green and Regional Transitions and Nordic Higher Education: Conceptual Foundations Higher Education and Regional Green Transitions: Navigating Tensions, Complexities and Solutions, p. 16-30 (Chapter in book) https://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003660996-3
Dzamila Bienkowska, Wisdom Kanda, Magnus Klofsten, Charlotte Norrman, Oleksiy Guzhva (2026) Entrepreneurship Programmes for Rural New Ventures: Outreach and Impact Through Entrepreneurship Training Higher Education and Regional Green Transitions: Navigating Tensions, Complexities and Solutions, p. 160-169 (Chapter in book) https://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003660996-13

Research

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FREJA entreprenorskapsprogram

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Circular economy and startups

A transformation to a circular economy will depend on the strategic actions of policymakers and businesses. The aim of this project is to develop knowledge on how to support startups developing circular business models.

Coworkers

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Ehab Abu Sa'a
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Appu Balachandran
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Christian Berggren
Professor Emeritus
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Stefan Cavalcante Bernat Junior
Assistant Professor
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Jeanette Engzell
Associate Professor
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Solmaz Filiz Karabag
Professor
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Magnus Klofsten
Professor
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Erik Lundmark
Senior Associate Vis
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Thomas Magnusson
Professor, Head of Division
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Martin Mileros
Adjunct Assistant Le
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Adis Murtic
Adjunct Associate Pr
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Charlotte Norrman
Senior Associate Pro
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Neset Ozeyranoglu
PhD student
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Gouthanan Pushpananthan
Assistant Professor
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Annika Rickne
Adjunct Professor
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Jörgen Sandin
Lecturer
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Dag Swartling
Associate Professor
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Elinor Särner
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Viktor Werner
Assistant Professor
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Karin Wigger
Associate Professor
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Julianna Wu
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Anna Yström
Professor

Organisation

Exebition hall with loads of visitors.

Project, Innovations and Entrepreneurship (PIE)

The Project, Innovations and Entrepreneurship (PIE) division conducts research, undergraduate education and commissioned activities in project management, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Campus Valla overview.

Department of Management and Engineering (IEI)

The Department of Management and Engineering (IEI) strengthens and develops tomorrow’s industry, business world and society by ground-breaking research, education and innovation.