Ingrid Majerova, PhD (in Economics) has been working as an Assistant Professor at the Silesian University in Opava, School of Business Administration in Karvina, Czech Republic for over 15 years and is a Deputy Head of the Department of Economics and Public Administration. She specializes in the area of economics, world economy, international economics and international development cooperation. Her works have been published in monographs, various impact journals, and she has presented her research at various international scientific conferences. She is actively involved in home and foreign projects in the field of public administration, competitiveness or smart issues.