Twenty Years of Macedonian Independence, Skopje, 8-10 September 2011‏

The Center for Research and Policy Making (CRPM) from Skopje, and the School of Public Policy "Mother Theresa" are organizing an international and interdisciplinary academic conference dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Macedonia titled 'Twenty Years of Macedonian Independence: mirroring economic, political and policy developments'. The conference will be held from 8 to 10th September 2011 and will bring together renowned international speakers.

The conference will include five panels covering various aspects of the political and social developments in Macedonia in the last twenty years. The panels will focus around the following themes:

1) Twenty years of democratic development in Macedonia: politics and policies of democratization and consolidation
2) Nation-building / nation branding in Macedonia
3) Lessons from multicultural policies in Macedonia for the region and beyond
4) Macedonia and the EU: love at second sight
5) Twenty years of economic development in Macedonia: issues and challenges

We welcome paper proposals by academics, researchers, practitioners and doctoral students in the social and economic sciences and humanities. Applicants should submit a completed application package consisting of the following items:

a) 250-300 word abstract

b) short narrative biography [max 300 words] - please do not send long CVs

The abstract and the short narrative CV should be sent via email to crpm@crpm.org.mk by 1 August 2011. The successful applicants will be notified by mid August. The organizers will try to secure travel and accommodation grants under special conditions for the international participants.

Internship at Analytica, Skopje (Macedonia)

Aiming to build a network of young researchers from all over the world who have an interest in the Balkan (SEE) region, Analytica launched its internship programme, providing an opportunity to visit, reside and conduct research in Macedonia and the wider region. The research interns spend three months, during one of the three internship periods (spring, summer and autumn), doing research and actively participating in the work of Analytica, while also gaining hands-on experience of the region and skills in think-tank work. After the completion of their internship, research interns remain part of Analytica`s community and future cooperation on various projects is encouraged.

One of Analytica`s unique qualities, every time yielding success with research as well as with intercultural experience, is the internship program.
 

The program primarily focus on a residential type of internship which enables research interns to be based in Skopje, Macedonia and utilize all the resources of Analytica, including office supplies, information and resources needed for research, links and contacts for interviews and other means of data collection.

However based on the needs of the Research Fellows, Analytica may publish a call for non residential internship which provides the research interns with every kind of support excluding residence in Skopje and work in the office.
 

Subjects

Prior to every internship period Analytica team prepares a list of Internship topics. This list of topics includes areas of research which are complementary to Analytica`s research programmes of that period. research interns may either choose their research topic from the list, or, if eligible, they can propose their own research topics.
 

Duties/Obligations

Some of the obligations of research interns during their residence in the office of Analytica are as follows:

• Doing desktop research in their subject
• Doing interviews, surveys or other types of data collection for their reports
• Helping the executive director and, the research fellows and the Founding Council members in their work
• Proofreading the articles before publishing
• Providing logistical support in organizations of different events of Analytica

Reports

Within clear deadlines every intern submits first draft of his report for which feedback is given by Analytica`s experts, then completes the research by submitting the final version of the report. These reports are collected and then published in the Yearbook of research interns of Analytica. The format of the reports is not constrained to a specific writing style, however we encourage writing of policy papers. The reports should have a clear approach and strategy and be up to 10 pages long. More information about the specifics of writing and referencing are available upon the selection of the research interns.

Funding and support
This program of Analytica is considered to be voluntary, therefore is unpaid. All of the expenses should be covered by the research interns.

Summer School in Macedonian Language and Culture, Ohrid, 10-31 July 2011‏

Summer School in Macedonian Language and Culture, Ohrid, 10-31 July 2011‏

The School of Foreign
Languages of the University American College Skopje School is pleased to announce a Summer School in Macedonian Language
and Culture.
The Summer School is designed for participants who would like to learn
or improve their Macedonian language skills while enjoying their stay in
Ohrid and exploring Macedonia.
No previous knowledge of Macedonian is required. Beginners,
intermediary and advanced courses of Macedonian as a Foreign Language will be offered. The Program provides
60 hours of language courses and 24 hours of culture related courses.
It lasts for three weeks, starting on July 10 and finishing on July 31.
Participants from all the countries are welcome.
More details are available at: www.uacs.edu.mk/languages�
Application deadline is July 2, 2011. Application form and detailed
program is available upon request from the following email:
mk.summer@uacs.edu.mk
Best regards,
Marija Todorova
University American College Skopje
www.uacs.edu.mk/languages
Marija Todorova, MA
tel: 389(0)70 369247