Marija TODOROVA completed a PhD in English Language and Literature at the Hong Kong Baptist University and a PhD in Peace and Development Studies at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. Her research is published in monographs, edited volumes, and highly impactful refereed academic journals.

Prior to her academic work, she has worked for several major international organizations, including UNHCR, UNDP, OSCE, DfID, and ECMM.

She has translated over a dozen works of literature, including books by J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Philip K. Dick, Eoin Colfer, and Dick King-Smith, and received the National Translation Prize in 2007. As part of a collaborative team, she has translated Macedonia, Bosnian and Serbian poetry into Chinese.

Native in Macedonian, she works with English, Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian. She also has a basic command of Albanian, Spanish, German, French and spoken Cantonese.

Todorova is Vice Co-President of the International Association of Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS) and Chief Co-Editor at New Voices in Translation Studies.

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Dr Todorova's teaching interests center on Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication, with a strong focus on integrating theory with practice through student‑centered and experiential approaches. She has completed professional training in Service‑Learning Pedagogy and Practice as well as SEN, Disability and Equality in Higher Education, which informs her commitment to accessible and inclusive classrooms for students of diverse backgrounds and abilities. Drawing on extensive international teaching experience she has developed innovative courses and led collaborative translation workshops resulting in published student volumes and digital projects. For her commitment to advancing holistic education, she has received a Fellowship from the International Holistic Competency Foundation, a recognition that reinforces her dedication to fostering well-rounded, meaningful learning experiences that go beyond academics.

Fellow of the International Holistic Competency Foundation (2025-2027)

Visiting Scholar, The Research Centre for Professional Communication in English (RCPCE) of the Department of English and Communication, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Peer College, Martha Cheung Award, CTN, HKBU

Visiting Faculty, Nida School of Translation Studies, San Pellegrino University Foundation (2019)

Journal Editorship

Chief Editor, New Voices in Translation Studies [Scopus top 5%]

Guest Editor 2028, Target [Q1]

Guest Editor 2027, Translation and Interpreting [Scopus top 2%]

Guest Editor 2021, Linguistica Antverpiensiа [Q1]

Editorial Board 

Advisory Board on Translation, International Research in Children’s Literature [Q1]

Editorial Board, Hieronimus, University of Zagreb

Advisory Board, International Journal of Language, Literacy and Translation (IJoLLT)

External Research Grant Evaluator

Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies

Irish Research Council

European Research Council