Author: doc. Mgr. Elena Kašťáková, PhD.
doc. Mgr. Elena Kašťáková, PhD.
Faculty: Faculty of Commerce
Department: Department of International Trade
Position: Associate Professor
Scientific-pedagogical characteristics of the person
Second degree of higher education
Study field and programme: World Economy, 1997, State Academy of Management of Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Moscow, the Russian Federation
Third degree of higher education
Study field and programme: Economics and Management of National Economy, World Economy and International Economic Relations, 2000, State University of Management, Moscow, the Russian Federation
Associate professor
Study field and programme: International Business, 2013, University of Economics in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
Current and previous employment
Associate Professor
Bratislava University of Economics and Business, Faculty of Commerce, Department of International Trade
2013 - present
Assistant Professor
University of Economics in Bratislava, Faculty of Commerce, Department of International Trade
2002 - 2013
Mediation of Import Trade Operations and Translation Activities
ROVEZ Trnava, s.r.o.
2001 - 2003
Deputy Director for Sales and Acquisitions
CENT Trnava, s.r.o.
1997 - 2002
Technical and Administrative Work on Work Activity Agreement
BAUZING, Trnava
1992 - 1997
Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
English language courses B2
HARMONY ACADEMY, s.r.o.
2017
ICOTERMS 2020 professional seminar
the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SOPK)
2019
Meeting of entrepreneurs with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
the Slovak Investment Development Agency (SARIO)
2019
Webinar: Possibilities of business cooperation with Kazakhstan
the Slovak Investment Development Agency (SARIO)
2020
Protection of Soft Bodies. Level 1: Reaction to Risk and Emergency Situations
SEC Agency s.r.o., Prague, Czech Republic
2024
Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university
Number of defended theses
Bachelor's (first degree): 29
Diploma (second degree): 129
Dissertation (third degree): 7
Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs
Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases: 9
Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases: 71
Number of invited lectures at the international, national level: 29
The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
ADD KAŠŤÁKOVÁ, Elena. Vplyv komparatívnych výhod na prehlbovanie vzájomných zahraničnoobchodných vťahov Slovenska s Ruskom. In Ekonomický časopis : časopis pre ekonomickú teóriu, hospodársku politiku, spoločensko-ekonomické prognózovanie = journal for economic theory, economic policy, social and economic forecasting. - Bratislava : Ekonomický ústav SAV : Prognostický ústav SAV, 2012. ISSN 0013-3035, 2012, roč. 60, č. 7, s. 746-762. VEGA 1/0826/12. ADM KAŠŤÁKOVÁ, Elena - BAUMGARTNER, Boris - ŽATKO, Matúš. The Impact of the Russian Embargo on its Agri-Food Trade with the EU: Analysis by Selected Indicators. - Registrovaný: Scopus. In Vestnik meždunarodnych organizacij : obrazovanije, nauka, novaja ekonomika. - Moscow : National Research University Higher School of Economics. ISSN 1996-7845, 2018, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 256-271. VEGA 1/0546/17. ADM KAŠŤÁKOVÁ, Elena - ŽATKO, Matúš - BARINKOVÁ, Natália. The Current State of, and Perspectives on, Foreign Trade Between the EU and Central Asia in a Period of Geoeconomic Change. - Registrovaný: Scopus, Registrovaný: Web of Science. In Vestnik meždunarodnych organizacij : obrazovanije, nauka, novaja ekonomika. - Moscow : National Research University Higher School of Economics. ISSN 1996-7845, 2021, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 145–161 online. VEGA 1/0039/20.ADM Identification of Export Potential in Foreign Trade: Case of Slovakia in Kazakhstan / Elena Kašťáková, Anabela Luptáková. - VEGA 1/0398/22. In: Economic Research = Ekonomska istraživanja. - Pula : Juraj Dobrila University of Pula. - ISSN 1331-677X. - Vol. 36, no. 1 (2023), pp. 1-16. (2023: 0.830 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q).
[KAŠŤÁKOVÁ, Elena (50%) - LUPTÁKOVÁ, Anabela (50%)]
Scopus Q2 economics
ADM Circular Economy in International Trade: Challenges and Opportunities for Global Value Chains / Vladyslav Bato, Elena Kašťáková. - VEGA 1/0689/23, VEGA 1/0254/25, PVMP I-25-101-00. In: Frontiers in sustainability [elektronický zdroj]. - Lausanne : Frontiers Media SA. - ISSN 2673-4524. - Vol. 6 (2025), pp. 1-5.
[BATO, Vladyslav (50%) - KAŠŤÁKOVÁ, Elena (50%)]
WoS Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, Scopus Q2 Environmental Science (miscellaneous), Q2 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
V3 (ADM) Circular Economy in International Trade: Challenges and Opportunities for Global Value Chains / Vladyslav Bato, Elena Kašťáková. - VEGA 1/0689/23, VEGA 1/0254/25, PVMP I-25-101-00. In: Frontiers in sustainability [elektronický zdroj]. - Lausanne : Frontiers Media SA. - ISSN 2673-4524. - Vol. 6 (2025), pp. 1-5.
[BATO, Vladyslav (50%) - KAŠŤÁKOVÁ, Elena (50%)]
V3 (ADM) Identification of Export Potential in Foreign Trade: Case of Slovakia in Kazakhstan / Elena Kašťáková, Anabela Luptáková. - VEGA 1/0398/22. In: Economic Research = Ekonomska istraživanja. - Pula : Juraj Dobrila University of Pula. - ISSN 1331-677X. - Vol. 36, no. 1 (2023), pp. 1-16. (2023: 0.830 - SJR).
[KAŠŤÁKOVÁ, Elena (50%) - LUPTÁKOVÁ, Anabela (50%)]
V3 (ADM) EU - China Trade Cooperation in the Context of the BRI: Analysis and Perspectives on Different Examples of the EU Countries / Elena Kašťáková, Anabela Luptáková, Barbora Družbacká. - VEGA 1/0039/20, VEGA 1/0777/20. In: Vestnik Sankt-Peterburgskogo universiteta = Bulletin of St. Petersburg University. Economics. Ekonomika. - St. Petersburg : Publishing house of St. Petersburg State University. - ISSN 1026-356X. - Vol. 38, no. 1 (2022), pp. 3-25 online. (2022: 0.5 - IF, 0.259 - SJR).
[KAŠŤÁKOVÁ, Elena (50%) - LUPTÁKOVÁ, Anabela (30%) - DRUŽBACKÁ, Barbora (20%)]
V3 (ADN) The Impact of the Russian Embargo on the Development and Specialization of Agri-Food Trade between Slovakia and Russiaň / Elena Kašťáková, Matúš Žatko, Malgorzata Agnieszka Jarossová. - VEGA 1/0039/20, VEGA 1/0398/22. In: Potravinarstvo Slovak Journal of Food Sciences. - Nitrianske Hrnciarovce : Association HACCP Consulting. - ISSN 1337-0960. - Vol. 16 (2022), pp. 590-602 online. (2022: 0.278 - SJR).
[KAŠŤÁKOVÁ, Elena (34%) - ŽATKO, Matúš (33%) - JAROSSOVÁ, Malgorzata Agnieszka (33%)]
V3 (ADM) The Current State of, and Perspectives on, Foreign Trade between the EU and Central Asia in a Period of Geoeconomic Change / Elena Kašťáková, Matúš Žatko, Natália Barinková. - VEGA 1/0039/20. In: Vestnik meždunarodnych organizacij : obrazovanije, nauka, novaja ekonomika = International Organisations Research Journal. - Moscow : National Research University Higher School of Economics. - ISSN 1996-7845. - Vol. 16, no. 1 (2021), pp. 145–161 online. (2021: 0.361 - SJR).
[KAŠŤÁKOVÁ, Elena (45%) - ŽATKO, Matúš (45%) - BARINKOVÁ, Natália (10%)]
The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VEGA 1/0039/20 (period 2020 - 2022) - The Importance of the Eurasian Economic Union for Shaping of EU Trade Strategies (with Implications for Slovakia), head of the research team. Extensive geoeconomic changes and ongoing transformation processes in the context of current international economic relations have increasingly influenced the future progress of territorial parts of international trade and thus the shaping of the EU trade strategies with an impact on the Slovak economy. The Central Asian region and the Eurasian Economic Union with a strong Russian presence are playing an important role in the EU's strategic trade relations with the world's powers – Russia, China, USA. The position of Central Asian countries significantly affects Asia's goods interconnection, especially China through Russia to the EU and other parts of Europe, where Slovakia plays an important role. The scientific project will examine the importance of the Eurasian Economic Union for shaping of the EU trade strategies, their influence on the Slovak economy, and, based on the evaluation of research results, identify possible solutions and prospective areas of mutual economic cooperation.
Horizon 2020 (2018–2023) – MAGYC: MigrAtion Governance and asYlum Crises. The aim of the MAGYC – MigrAtion Governance and asYlum Crises project is to understand and assess how migration governance is influenced by so-called refugee or migration “crises” and how these crises shape policy responses to migration and asylum.
AP26103857 (2025–2027) – Economic Assessment of the Added Value of Human Capital and its Impact on the Quality of Life. This project is funded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan and was submitted in cooperation with the institution N. L. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan. The responsible researcher for EUBA is [female principal investigator].
HP 28/4/2023-SAMRS (2023) – Sharing Slovak Experience in Improving the Position of Women in Entrepreneurship. The responsible researcher. The project was implemented in the territory of Uzbekistan within the framework of the Sharing Slovak Expertise (SSE) instrument under the Official Development Assistance of the Slovak Republic. Its aim was to share Slovak experience in improving the position of women in entrepreneurship, including family businesses and the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises. The host institution was the State Committee for Family and Women of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and under its auspices the activities were delivered to members of the Association of Uzbek Businesswomen, which is part of the International Association of Women Entrepreneurs.
HP 190010/359/2025 – EXIMBANKA SR (2025) – Practical Guide to Exporting. The project was implemented for EXIMBANKA SR. The work is the result of a scientific project based on applied research and provides a concise guide for exporters on how to export abroad safely and efficiently, with an emphasis on risk prevention, financing, and insurance in Slovakia.
Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
VEGA 1/0039/20 (period 2020 - 2022) - The Importance of the Eurasian Economic Union for Shaping of EU Trade Strategies (with Implications for Slovakia), head of the research team. Extensive geoeconomic changes and ongoing transformation processes in the context of current international economic relations have increasingly influenced the future progress of territorial parts of international trade and thus the shaping of the EU trade strategies with an impact on the Slovak economy. The Central Asian region and the Eurasian Economic Union with a strong Russian presence are playing an important role in the EU's strategic trade relations with the world's powers – Russia, China, USA. The position of Central Asian countries significantly affects Asia's goods interconnection, especially China through Russia to the EU and other parts of Europe, where Slovakia plays an important role. The scientific project will examine the importance of the Eurasian Economic Union for shaping of the EU trade strategies, their influence on the Slovak economy, and, based on the evaluation of research results, identify possible solutions and prospective areas of mutual economic cooperation.
Horizon 2020 (2018–2023) – MAGYC: MigrAtion Governance and asYlum Crises. The aim of the MAGYC – MigrAtion Governance and asYlum Crises project is to understand and assess how migration governance is influenced by so-called refugee or migration “crises” and how these crises shape policy responses to migration and asylum.
AP26103857 (2025–2027) – Economic Assessment of the Added Value of Human Capital and its Impact on the Quality of Life. This project is funded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan and was submitted in cooperation with the institution N. L. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan. The responsible researcher for EUBA is [female principal investigator].
HP 28/4/2023-SAMRS (2023) – Sharing Slovak Experience in Improving the Position of Women in Entrepreneurship. The responsible researcher. The project was implemented in the territory of Uzbekistan within the framework of the Sharing Slovak Expertise (SSE) instrument under the Official Development Assistance of the Slovak Republic. Its aim was to share Slovak experience in improving the position of women in entrepreneurship, including family businesses and the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises. The host institution was the State Committee for Family and Women of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and under its auspices the activities were delivered to members of the Association of Uzbek Businesswomen, which is part of the International Association of Women Entrepreneurs.
HP 190010/359/2025 – EXIMBANKA SR (2025) – Practical Guide to Exporting. The project was implemented for EXIMBANKA SR. The work is the result of a scientific project based on applied research and provides a concise guide for exporters on how to export abroad safely and efficiently, with an emphasis on risk prevention, financing, and insurance in Slovakia.
Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
Member of Family Business Center
University of Economics in Bratislava, Research Institute of Trade and Sustainable Entrepreneurship of the Faculty of Commerce
2021 - present
Member of The New Economic Association (NEA)
Russian Academy of Sciences, the Russian Federation
2020 - present
Member of the Working Group for External Economic Relations of the Slovak Republic for the period 2014 - 2020
Ministry of Economy SR
2016 - 2020
Member of the editorial board of the foreign scientific journal Ekonomika i uprvlenije
Moscow Witte University, Moscow, the Russian Federation
2021 - doteraz/present
Member of the editorial board of the foreign scientific journal Nauka i isskustvo upravleniya
Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow, the Russian Federation
2020 - present
Member of the Scientific Board of the Faculty of Commerce
University of Economics in Bratislava, Faculty of Commerce
2019 - present;
Member of the Scientific Board of the Faculty of International Relations
University of Economics in Bratislava, Faculty of International Relations
2016 – 2018
Secretary of the Commission for the field of study of Economics and Management
University of Economics in Bratislava
2020 - 2022
Chairwoman of the subcommittee for the study program International Business Management
University of Economics in Bratislava, Faculty of Commerce
2020 - 2022
Member of the editorial board of the foreign scientific journal Memlekettik audit (State Audit)
Center for analytical research and evaluation, LLP (Astana), Kazakhstan
2022 - present
Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study
L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Satpayev str. 2, 010000 Astana, Kazakhstan
17.04.2019 - 28.04.2019,
ERASMUS+ (K107) HE Staff Mobility for Teaching
The College of International and Public Relations Prague (VŠMVV), U Santošky 17, Praha 5, 150 00, the Czech Republic
18.04.2022 - 24.04.2022,
Scientific grant VEGA 1/0039/20, International Mobility for Teaching and Scientific Research
Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu ul. Komandorska 118-120 53-345 Wrocław, Poland
02/09/2022 - 07/09/2022,
Scientific grant VEGA 1/0039/20, International Mobility for Scientific Research
Tashkent State University of Economics, 100066, Tashkent, Islam Karimov street, 49, Uzbekistan
13/11/2022 - 18/11/2022,
Scientific grant VEGA 1/0039/20, International Mobility for Teaching and Scientific Research
University College Prague, U Santošky 17, Praha 5, 150 00, the Czech Republic
10. 04. 2023 - 14. 04. 2023,
Scientific grant VEGA 1/0398/22 - Mobility for Scientific Research
National University of Uzbekistan, Universitet Ko'chasi 4, 100174, Тashkent, Uzbekistan
12/06/2023 - 16/06/2023,
project HP (SAMRS) - SlovakAid - Mobility for Scientific Research
Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Riga, Smilšu iela 8 | LV 1050 Riga | Latvia
15/04/2024 - 19/04/2024,
Erasmus+ Staff Training
Instituto Superior de Gestão, Lisabon (Portugalsko), R. Prof. Reinaldo dos Santos 46, 1500-552 Lisboa, Portugal
12. 05. 2025 – 16. 05. 2025,
Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility

