Stephen Young Doctoral Scholar awarded Jean Boddewyn Endowment fellowship
Angelica Valera Aldana, a Stephen Young Global Leader Doctoral Scholar, has been accepted onto the competitive AIB-CIBER Doctoral Academy programme. She is the winner also of the Jean Boddewyn Endowment fellowship which covers the full programme fee for one outstanding participant in each cohort of the Doctoral Academy programme.
AIB-CIBER (Centers for International Business Education and Research) Doctoral Academy is a two-year online programme run out of the Academy of International Business (AIB) in Michigan. It comprises eight modules that cover the evolution of International Business (IB) thinking, research trends, the future of IB theory, IB research methods, and teaching IB.
The AIB-CIBER Doctoral Academy provides the global perspective needed to become a world-class researcher and teacher in international business, with access to a global platform that delivers in-person and online training and to a range of PhD-level training modules and workshops, including content and methods-focused instruction from world-class experts.
Angelica’s doctoral research investigates the roles of multinational enterprises, public authorities and other partners in collaborating for sustainability transitions in transport systems. Her project is part of the Strathclyde Centres for Doctoral Training (SCDT) in “Partnerships for Sustainable Innovation” led out of the Stephen Young Institute for International Business (SYIIB) with supervisors Professor Emma Macdonald, Charles Huang Chair in International Business & Innovation, and Professor Francesco Sindico, Professor of International Environmental Law.
Angelica brings a truly multidisciplinary perspective to her PhD with a background in architecture and urban planning. She is a graduate of Strathclyde Business School’s MSc Economics and Policy of Energy and Climate Change programme. Angelica is now entering Year 2 of her PhD and has had a paper accepted to the upcoming European International Business Academy conference in December this year.
More information about the AIB-CIBER Doctoral Academy is available on their webpage
Published: 20 October 2026
