dr Monika Noviello

Monika Noviello, PhD is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Studies, University of the Commission of National Education in Krakow (UKEN), Poland, where she has worked since 2017. She holds a PhD in Social Sciences in the discipline of Social and Economic Geography and Spatial Management (2023). Her doctoral research and subsequent publications focus on regional differentiation and socio-economic development of Italy.

PUBLICATIONS

Her main research and professional expertise includes:

• Regional and socio-economic geography, with particular focus on regional differentiation, territorial disparities and regional development.
• Regional development of Italy, including historical and contemporary determinants of regional inequalities.
• Geopolitics and geopolitical transformation, including classical and contemporary geopolitical thought and Italy’s position in the European and Mediterranean context.
• Migration and demographic change, particularly migration to Italy and its regional and socio-economic implications.
• Industrial and economic transformation, including industrial development, energy and the role of state intervention in regional development.
• Spatial management and spatial conflicts, including research on territorial conflicts and approaches to their resolution.
• Tourism and territorial development, including urban regeneration and the use of territorial and cultural resources.
• Digital transformation and Industry 4.0, including research on Digital Twin technology in vocational education and its implications for education and changing labour-market requirements.
• International academic cooperation, particularly with Italian universities and research institutions.

Activity:

• Principal Investigator, NCN MINIATURA 9 project: Italian Communities in the Face of Contemporary Regional Differentiation of the Country – Socio-Economic and Cultural Problems, grant no. DEC-2025/09/X/HS6/00929. Research mobility connected with the MINIATURA 9 project at four Italian universities: Università Suor Orsola Benincasa in Naples, Sapienza Università di Roma, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca and Università degli Studi di Bergamo, in 2025–2026.
• Project participant, international Romea Strata project (2018–2023), focused on cultural routes, heritage and territorial cooperation.
• Project team member, Erasmus+ DiTwin project (2024–2026), focused on Digital Twin technology and vocational education.
• Project team member, Erasmus+ iStream project (2024–2026), focused on immersive technologies, media and communication.
• Project team member, Erasmus+ MAKE U IN project (2024–2025), focused on inclusive education and Maker Education.
• Erasmus study mobility at Sapienza Università di Roma (2009–2010) and subsequent teaching and academic mobility at Italian universities.
• Member of the Polish Geopolitical Society since 2016 and Associazione dei Geografi Italiani (A.Ge.I.) since 2024.
• Editorial Secretary of Studies of the Industrial Geography Commission of the Polish Geographical Society