Kovalev, Manuela

I am Professor of Intercultural Business Communication, teaching a range of courses in the Department of Business Studies.
Prior to joining the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, I was a lecturer at the University of Graz (Slavonic Studies) and a
teaching fellow at the Centre of Translation Studies in Vienna. I also held a lecturer position at the <br>University of Manchester,
teaching a wide range of modules at the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures.
I was awarded a PhD in Russian Studies from the University of Manchester and completed a Master’s degree programme in
Specialised Translation at the University of Surrey, focussing on international business communication.
I have over ten years’ experience in the language industry and was a business journalist for the English-language newspaper
The St. Petersburg Times (Russia).
My research interests include intercultural business communication, RFL, censorship and language norms.