Viorela-Ligia Văidean is an Associate Professor in the field of Finance at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca. She obtained a Bachelor Degree in Finance and Banking from Babeş – Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania in 2006, further graduating a Master program in Corporate Finance and Insurances and another one in Project Management and Evaluation. She successfully followed a full time PhD program, obtaining the PhD title in the Finance field, in 2010. In 2015 she graduated a postdoctoral study program. In 2021 she successfully defended her Habilitation Thesis.
She has also worked as an Expert for different EU financed projects and grants. She has published more than 50 research papers and attended tens of international conferences. She has been the author or co-author of eleven books and international book chapters. Her research interests cover the areas of Health Economics, Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Organized Crime and Fiscal Policies.
