Prof. Ingrid Shikova, PhD is one of the founders of the European Studies Department at Sofia University, and academic coordinator of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence.

All of her academic career is dedicated to European studies. Prof. Shikova has been a director of the Centre for European Studies and the Information Centre of the EU in Sofia, as well as an advisor at the European Commission Representation in Sofia. She is a member of the Academic Council of the International Centre for European Education (CIFE) – Nice, France. Author of many publications in the field of European integration. She was awarded the Honorary Blue Ribbon Insignia of Sofia University for her contribution to the development of European Studies in Bulgaria. In 2020 prof. Shikova was awarded with “Docendo Discimus” of the Diplomatic Institute to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, as well as the honorary award of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
She is an author of numerous scientific and periodical publications.