Dario Pontiggia

BIOGRAPHY

Dario Pontiggia holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Glasgow University and a Doctorate in Political Economy from the University of Milano –Bicocca. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Edinburgh. His postgraduate studies have been funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research and by the Faculty of Law, Business and Social Sciences of the University of Glasgow.

Dario has also acquired vast teaching experience, having taught over the years at both undergraduate and postgraduate level at the University of Glasgow, the University of Strathclyde, and the University of Milano-Bicocca, as well as Neapolis University. As an instructor, he applies methods of teaching that are interactive and encourage students to trust their opinion. He strongly believes that students are most motivated to learn when they can see the connection between what they are beingt aught and their own lives.