Michal Fridrich, Ph.D., MBA

Michal Fridrich is the Vice-Dean for External Relations of the PRIGO University College, which is the main organizational unit of the European Research University and provides Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes. He is a member of the Department of Economics and Economic Policy and a member of the Scientific Board of the PRIGO University College. He also represents the European Research University on the Board of the Council of Universities (RVŠ). He studied the field of Industrial Systems Management at the Department of Automation and Computer Technology at VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, where in November 2021 he successfully defended his dissertation on the topic of Advanced Methods of Processing Process Control Data in Metallurgy and received his Ph.D. Additionally, he holds an MBA in business, from which he graduated at the European Institute of Business Studies, a certified institution. His work and study experience encompasses econometrics, data analysis, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, web development, online marketing, and the creation of digital twins. He is the author or co-author of several articles indexed in the Web of Science or Scopus databases. His research primarily focuses on IT elements of the fourth industrial revolution, which can significantly support the intra-company economy in today’s turbulent times. He teaches mostly IT-oriented subjects for Bachelor’s and Master’s degree studies at European Research University.