Prof. Dr. Ljupco RISTOVSKI
President
Biography of Dr. Ljupco Ristovski
EDUCATION
Doctor of Political Science – European University
Doctor of Theology – Doctoral Studies in Theology at the Atlantic Coast College of Religious Studies, Graduate School of Religion and Theology, Florida, USA
Master of Political Science – Postgraduate Studies in Political Science at the Institute for Sociological and Political Legal Research, Cyril and Methodius University – Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Graduate economist – economic policy and development
Name of educational institution: Cyril and Methodius University – Faculty of Economics – Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
– Special area of interest: Biblical postulate politics, Bible, Biblical postulates and religious aspects of development, political science, development of political orders of developed Western democracies, foreign policy, EU integration processes, common EU agrarian policy, analysis of international conflicts, negotiations, US foreign policy, Israel and the Middle East, Northern Ireland, crisis management, international economic relations, foreign direct investment, etc.
PUBLISHED AUTHORITIES
Abortion Analysis – Medical, Religious and Philosophical Aspects – ISBN 978-9989-2858-1-3 (brochure)
The Secret of Prosperous Nations – ISBN 978-9989-2858-2-0 (book)
The best for Macedonia – ISBN 978-9989-2858-3-7 (book)
Political vision – value model of political order ISBN 978-608-66250-0-9 (book 2018)
Demystification of the ISBN 978-9989-2858-4-4 dogma (book 2018)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1991 – 2002 – owner of a private business
2002 – 2004 – Head of the Department for Coordination of Implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement – in charge of coordinating the implementation of the funds from the Donor Meeting – Brussels 2002 for reconstruction and revitalization of the then crisis areas – SEI, GS, VRM
2004 – 2005 – Head of the Department of Socio-Economic System – General Secretariat, in charge of economic revitalization of the former crisis areas
2005 – Head of the Department of International Cooperation in Water Economy, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy
November 2005 – State Adviser for International Cooperation and Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy
September 2006 – State Adviser for Policy Analysis and Coordination – General Secretariat of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia
August 2010 – 2013 – State Adviser for Policy Analysis and Coordination – General Secretariat of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia – Competence in the National Coordination for Implementation of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
2013 – 2015, 31 August – State Adviser for Policy Analysis and Coordination – General Secretariat of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia
2015 -… – President and Founder of the Institute for Virtual and Valuable Policy INTEGRA
2018 – … – Assistant Professor (MIT) University, District: Political Science, Political Systems, Courses: Conflict Resolution, Regional and International Security, Crisis Management
2019 – … – President of INTEGRA – MACEDONIAN CONSERVATIVE PARTY
ABROAD
1988, student exchange AIESEC, in the credit department of
State Energy Company – PPC, Athens, Greece (four months)
1988, educational exchange with Russia and Ukraine (one month)
June / July 2012, Study PhD in the United States, Wheaton College Chicago
OTHER CONSTRUCTIONS
first president of the Students’ Union (after 1968) – 1990
Vice Dean of the Faculty of Economics, UKIM – 1987/88
professional experience in trade, import-export, production and
consulting services – 12 years (own private business) – 1991-2002
co-coordinator of the World Bank’s Poverty Reduction Project – a member of a team at the Institute for Sociological and Political Legal Research (1998)
participation in a significant number of seminars in the field of conflict analysis
significant number of political and economic analyzes in daily newspapers, weekly magazines, TV interviews
President and founder of the Macedonian Christian Evangelical Mission MARAN ATA – www.maran-atha.org.mk
President and co-founder of the Institute for Family Values INTEGR (as of August 31, 2015)
President and co-founder of the Institute for Virtual and Valuable Policy INTEGRA – from September 1, 2015, current
SEMINARS, TRENING, WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Introduction to office work
Project cycle management
Attitude Transformation and Community Building Transformation – Conflict Management Group, Cambridge Massachusetts – USA
Developing Leadership Skills, Negotiations and Conflict Resolution Strategies – Conflict Management Group, Cambridge Massachusetts – USA
Southeast European Government Division: Weaknesses and Strengths – Minority Rights Group – London
International Conference on European Integration – Pristina, Kosovo
Regular FAO Conference (2006) – Head of Delegation (UN Food Organization) – Roma, Italy
TAIEX Direct Marketing Seminar on Agricultural Products – Wieselburg, Austria
Ministerial Conference on Agriculture, Ecology and Tourism – Presentation of the Macedonian Agricultural Food Sector – Montenegro
Fair presentation Macedonian agribusiness sector – Utrecht – Holland
Fair presentation of the Macedonian agribusiness sector – Berlin, Germany
Canadian Investment Forum – presentation of Macedonia’s development opportunities – Belgrade, Serbia
Agro Business Macedonian – Israeli Summit – Israel
European Disaster Risk Reduction Forum (EFDRR) Conference – Goteborg, Sweden
UNISDR / EFDRR Conference – Roma, Italy (presentation of Macedonian achievements in the field)
Global Disaster Risk Reduction Platform, World Summit – Geneva, Switzerland (EFDRR Presidents)
International Conference of EFDRR – Skopje, Republic of Macedonia (main organizers in the capacity of Presidents of EFDRR) / macefdrr.gov.mk
Presentation of the National Coordination of the European Forum (in the capacity of Post – Chairs) – Dubrovnik, Croatia
LANGUAGES
Excellent knowledge of English – TOEFL verification
Basic courses in French and German, Bible Hibru and New Testament Koine (basic knowledge / exegetics)
