Jana Valentová
Assistant Professor, Department of Management, FPH VŠE · Head of the Green Europe programme, EUROPEUM
Ing. Jana Valentová, Ph.D. publishes her research as Jana Abíková.
Her research spans humanitarian logistics, disaster and crisis management, and forced and transit migration — including the development of the so-called Balkan corridor during the 2015–16 refugee crisis. Since November 2024 she has led the Green Europe programme at the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, focusing on societal resilience, climate adaptation and transport poverty. She previously held a post-doctoral position at the Hanken School of Economics / HUMLOG Institute in Finland.
- Humanitarian logistics
- Crisis management
- Forced migration
- Sustainability in humanitarian aid
Awards
- 2025 — FPH Teacher of the Year (among the faculty's three honoured teachers)
- 2025 — FPH Dean's Award for Best Publications 2025, 3rd place
- 2023 — FPH Dean's Award for Best Publications 2023, 1st place
Selected publications
- Abíková, J. (2025). Management matters: what do we need to know about the motivation and job satisfaction of humanitarian logisticians? JHLSCM.
- Abíková, J. (2023). Building a Refugee Camp: The Importance of Planning and Logistics. SAGE Business Cases. — award-winning case study
- Abíková, J., & Piotrowicz, W. (2021). Shaping the Balkan corridor: Development and changes in the migration route 2015–16. International Migration, 59(5), 248–265.