Natália Zagoršeková is an assistant professor at the Department of International Economic Relations and Economic Diplomacy of the Faculty of International Relations of the University of Economics in Bratislava. She is a graduate of bachelor, master and doctoral studies at the Faculty of International Relations of the University of Economics in Bratislava. The topic of her dissertation thesis was Mineral resources and development in Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to the topic of the dissertation, her research deals with the developing countries, especially in Africa and energy security. She teaches subjects such as the World Economy, Africa in International Relations and the Economics of the European Union