Lidia has been a permanent and visiting professor in prominent universities and training centers in Europe and Canada and has received a number of distinguished awards, among them: Dragan Klaic European award for excellence in teaching, FULBRIGHT Program, Japan Foundation fellowship, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation post-doctoral award; and scholarship from Webb Memorial Trust, Oxford.
Lidia is an internationally acclaimed conference speaker and moderator, and an active member of several professional networks in Canada and Europe. She currently offers online masterclasses, organizational consulting and coaching for emerging arts entrepreneurs through her website www.lidiavarbanova.ca. Lidia also leads online workshops with the University of British Columbia and is a regular visiting professor at UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy and Management, Belgrade and the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts, Sofia.

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