Maarja Murumägi

Maarja Murumägi serves as Vice Rector for Academic Affairs at Estonian Business School (EBS), holding a concurrent 0.1 FTE Lecturer role. She has been with EBS since 2005, progressing from Assistant (2005-2008) to full-time Lecturer (2008-2017) before assuming her current leadership role in 2017. Her academic background includes a Master's in Public Administration from Tallinn University of Technology and a Bachelor's in Public Administration from EBS.

Her research focuses on public-private sector collaboration, local governance frameworks, and organizational change dynamics. Notable work includes analyzing Tallinn City Hall's urban planning networks and Finnish direct democracy mechanisms. She has supervised 5 master's theses since 2012, covering topics like organizational change in top management and digital hub strategies.

Murumägi actively contributes to academic communities through roles like EGOS 2018 Local Organizing Committee Co-Chair and EURAM 2011 Conference Head. She maintains memberships in AOM, BAM, EURAM, and EGOS.