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Professor of Political Science and International Relations.
Since Communication Coordinator, GLITSS Project.
Education:
Central China Normal University, China, Ph.D., The School of Politics and International Studies, Major: International Relations, Dissertation Thesis: “Cooperation between China and SEE Countries Bosnia and Hercegovina (BiH) and Serbia: Analyzing the Underlying Determine”.
University of Sarajevo, BiH, MA, Faculty of Philosophy, Major: Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian language and literature of the peoples of BiH, Thesis: “Germanism as Synonymous for Domestic Words”.
China Foreign Affairs University, China, MA, Major: International Relations, Co-Sponsored Fellowships Program: August 2017 to July 15, 2018.
University of Sarajevo, BiH, Diploma, Faculty of Philosophy, Major: Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian language and literature of the peoples of BiH, Thesis: “The Dialect of the Village Špionica Donja”.
Work Experience:
December 2023 – Present – Science Communication Coordinator, The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) – GLITSS – Globalization, Illicit Trade, Sustainability and Security.
May 2023 – January 2025 – Regional Director for Southeast Europe, Congress of Bosniaks of North America – United States.
March 2022 – May 2024 – Lead Product Owner, Proactive Health Technologies – Florida, United States.
March 2021 – June 2021 – Fellow Researcher / Teacher, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences Klagenfurt, Austria.
August 2018 – August 2019 – Parent, United World College – Mostar, BiH.
February 2015 – August 2017 – CEO, IT Consulting, School/Trainings – Sarajevo, BiH.
October 2012 – February 2015 – Project Manager, IT Consulting, School/Trainings – Sarajevo, BiH.
September 2007 – October 2012 – Project Manager, Algebra College Zagreb, IT Trainings, Sarajevo, BiH.
Prior Teaching & Research Positions:
September 2024 – until today, Asociate Professor, VIU University, Mostar, BiH.
March 2021 – June 2021 – Fellow Researcher / Teacher, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences Klagenfurt – Austria.
August 2018 – August 2019 – Parent, United World College – Mostar, BiH.
September 1998 – August 1999 – German Language Teacher, Public Elementary School – Srebrenik, BiH.
Academic Service & Editorial Activities:
December 2024 – Present – Policy Briefs Writing Coordinator, Project European Network on International Student Mobility: Connecting Research and Practice (ENIS), working member in WG 1,2,3,4,5, The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST).
December 2024 – Present – Deputy in WG2 in GLITSS: Globalization, Illicit Trade, Sustainability and Security, The European Cooperation in Science and Technology, COST Action.
December 2023 – Present – Science Communication Coordinator for Project GLITSS (Globalization, Illicit Trade, Sustainability and Security) The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST). Responsible for reviewing and editing scientific content to ensure clarity when published in public (website, social networks, etc.).
May 2023 – January 2025 – Regional Director for Southeast Europe, Congress of Bosniaks of North America. Coordinating regional initiatives and fostering academic partnerships in the Balkans and beyond.
March 2022 – May 2024 – Lead Product Owner, Proactive Health Technologies. Involved in editing and reviewing content for health technology reports and product documentation.
Grants and Awards:
Dissemination Conference Grant, Conference Title: 2025 IMISCOE Spring Conference: The Regularity of Irregularity: Rethinking Migration Paradigms. Presented research paper: “The Role of Media Discourses in Shaping the Perception of Irregular Migrants and Political Responses to Migration”.Dates: 17/03/2025 – 19/03/2025 (1000.00 EUR).
Full Erasmus+ scholarship at Radboud University, Netherlands, June 2022: “Social Research Methods: Advanced Applied Qualitative Comparative Analysis”.
“UN Shadowing Programme 2021”, 21 October, 2021, Vienna, Austria. UN Liaison Office for Peace and Security (UNLOPS) Vienna.
Full participation fee scholarship for Summer School “Alternative Economic and Monetary Systems” as an empowerment scholarship. Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF), The Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education & Research OeAD Mobility Programs, Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation, Economy for the common good, BOKU University Vienna form 19 July – 06 August 2021.
Full academic research scholarship: Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF) CEEPUS CIII-MK-1409. The Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education & Research OeAD Mobility Programs, Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation at Carinthia University of Applied Sciences Klagenfurt from 01.03.2021. to 30.06.2021. (4.000,00 EUR).
Full academic Ph.D. scholarship: Chinese Government Scholarship from September 2019 to July 2023.
Full academic scholarship: UNESCO/Peoples Republic of China, The Great Wall Co-Sponsored, Fellowships Program in duration from August 2017 to July 15, 2018.
Appointment as Belt & Road Tourism Ambassador of Province Hubei, Wuhan, China through Belt & Road Tourism Ambassadors Alliance Wuhan.
Council of Europe Acknowledgements for Contribution.
Network and Associations:
OeAD Austria Scholars and Alumni
Silk Road E-Commerce Capacity Building Platform Shanghai, China
Pestalozzi Council of Europe Strasbourg, France
Peacebuilding Network BiH
GLITSS – Globalization, Illicit Trade, Sustainability and Security Alumni
The European Cooperation in Science and Technology Network
Languages:
German – C2 (Written and Spoken)
English – C2 (Written and Spoken)
Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian – C2 (Written and Spoken)