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Dr. Ortenca Kume is a Lecturer in Finance and Director of Studies for the BSc Accounting and Finance programme at Kent Business School, University of Kent, where she has held academic positions since 2008. She earned her PhD in Finance from Aberdeen Business School (2012) and Master's in International Management and Finance from the University of Staffordshire (1999), with prior teaching experience at Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University, and Canterbury Christ Church University.
Her academic credentials include:
- PhD in Finance, Aberdeen Business School (2012)
- Master in International Management and Finance, University of Staffordshire (1999)
Dr. Kume's research centers on corporate financing decisions, access to finance mechanisms, credit risk quantification, credit rating agency impacts, and capital market efficiency. Her current work investigates determinants of UK firms' investment and financing behavior, bridging theoretical frameworks with empirical market analysis.
Her publication history reveals consistent focus on empirical corporate finance, particularly crisis-related capital structure dynamics and credit risk modeling. Recent work expands into intellectual property management within university-industry partnerships, demonstrating methodological versatility across historical financial bubbles, European market crises, and contemporary credit spread analysis.
Professional distinctions include:
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Member of the Royal Economic Society
Dr. Kume supervises PhD candidates in corporate/SME financing and credit risk measurement while serving as External Examiner for Royal Holloway and Anglia Ruskin Universities. Her teaching portfolio spans undergraduate Principles of Finance to specialized MSc Credit Risk courses, reflecting deep integration of research into pedagogy despite limited public grant documentation.
