Education

2004, B.A. in Political Science, Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus”, SS Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje

2006, M.A. in European Integration and Regionalism, Faculty of Law University of Graz, Graz, Austria

2009, PhD in Political Science, Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus, SS Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje

2006-2012, Academic Fellowship Program for Returning Scholars, Open Society Institute, Budapest, Hungary

2012, Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education, Istanbul, Turkey Program on Public Leadership in South-East Europe

Work experience

2009-present,  Cabinet of the President of FYROM, Adviser to the President, Coordinator of the Council on Foreign Relations

2007-present, Department of Political Science at the Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus”, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Assistant at the Chair for Political Theory (2007-2009)
Assistant Professor of Political Theory (2009-2014), Head of Department of Political Science (2009-ongoing), Associate Professor of Political Theory (2014-present)

2015- present, Chairman of the Board, Foundation Alliance of Civilizations,  Skopje

2013-present, Vice-President of the Political Science Association of FYROM

2009-2012, Coordinator of the Теmpus IV ETF-JP-00442-2008 international project:  “Examples of Excellence in Joint Degree Program Development in South-Eastern-Europe”

2009-2014, Contact person for FYROM of the FP7 Research Program of the European Union, in the area of Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities

2008-2010, Assistant Coordinator of the Tempus JEP-41035-2006 international project: “Masters Programs in EU Institutions and Policies and Political Management

2005-2009, Senior Non-Resident Researcher at the Kompetenzzentrum Südosteuropa in Graz, Austria and a collaborator of EURAC Research in Bolzano/Bozen, Italy

2002-2006, President of the Citizens' Association for Democracy, Peace and Tolerance “Aurora” Bitola

Honors and Awards

2014, European Order of St. George of the House of Habsburg-Lothringen (St. Pölten, Austria)

2013, Associate Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science (San Jose, California, USA)

2006, Best Student of the Master Class, Master Program for European Integration and Regionalism, University of Graz, Austria

2004, Golden Iustinianus Award as Best Student of the Class, Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus”, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje