SierdJan Koster
Sierdjan Koster is Adjunct Professor of Economic Geography and Labour Market Dynamics at the University of Groningen (Faculty of Spatial Sciences). He studies regional socio-economic disparities asking how the spatial decisions of people, firms and government counter or reproduce these. Within this context, a broad scope of interests and research themes has emerged, including regional well-being, political discontent, transport geography, entrepreneurship, migration and regional branding and firms’ perceptions. His PhD dissertation addressed the role of entrepreneurship and spin-off formation in regional economic growth. Teaching is important to Sierdjan and, for over a decade, he has been coordinating the core courses in Economic Geography at both the bachelor’s and master’s level. He is currently head of the Economic Geography department of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences.