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January 2012
news
UACS
MONTHLY
JOURNAL OF
UNIVERSITY
AMERICAN
COLLEGE
SKOPJE
EUROPEAN CROSSROADS:
HOW TO BUILD A STRONG AND INCLUSIVE UNION?
January 18th, 2012
University American
College Skopje (UACS),
in cooperation with the
Foundation "Friedrich
Ebert" - Skopje,
on the occasion
of the publication
of the Proceedings of Sixth
International Conference
on European Integration,
organized a panel
discussion entitled
"European Crossroads:
How to build a strong and
Inclusive Union? ".
The panel was held on
Wednesday, January 18th,
2012, at UACS.
Invited panelists included
Dr. Dimitar Mirchev,
Professor at FON University
in Skopje and
Dr. Tome Nenovski,
Professor at UACS.
Moderator of the panel
discussion was
Dr. Ivan Dodovski, Dean
of the School of Political
Science at UACS.
www.uacs.edu.mk
Considering the financial and economic crisis
in the EU, the discussion incorporated several
important questions: Can the current crisis be
resolved only with economic and financial
instruments or is the broader crisis of political and
social character? Is it a realistic and achievable
challenge to build Europe as a global power? Can
multiculturalism and constitutional patriotism
(awareness of shared values rather than sharing a
common history or ethnicity) be the foundation of a
comprehensive European strategy for integration
and development, instead of relying on the
pervasive mindset of bankers and politicians? How
much space is there for small countries and
potential EU members to participate in panEuropean debate in order to save what until
recently was considered a successful integrative
model?
Before the panel, Dr. Heinz Bongartz, an
official of the Foundation "Friedrich Ebert" in
Skopje, gave a promotional speech for the
occasion of the publication of the Proceedings of
Sixth International Conference of European
integration on "Construction of Europe as a Global
Power: From Market to Identity?" Proceedings
from this conference contain 14 academic articles
from foreign and domestic scholars who discuss
various issues related to the development of a
common European market and identity. Examined
are the political, social, educational and cultural
aspects of the concept of building a common
European identity. In addition, research issues
related to macroeconomics, "green" economy,
intercultural management, protection of consumer
rights, pension reforms in EU countries and
strategies to save the euro are being done. The
texts published in this collection are a selection of
essays that were presented at the Sixth
International Conference of European Integration
on "Construction of Europe as a Global Power:
From Market to Identity?" held on May 19th, 2011.
UACS, in cooperation with the Foundation
"Friedrich Ebert" - Skopje, is proud to announce the
Seventh International Conference of European
Integration under the title "Europe 2020: How to
innovative and inclusive Union?" which will be held
on May 17th, 2012, in Skopje (detailed information
on www.uacs.edu.mk/conference).
AMERICAN WAY. AMERICAN STYLE. AMERICAN COLLEGE
MOU SIGNED WITH YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION OF SERBIA
The School of Law has signed
a Memorandum of Understanding
withthe Young Lawyers Association of
Serbia on the 26th of January, 2012.
The aim of this cooperation is to work
together on developing the quality of
the education in the area of
jurisdiction, to contribute into the
reforms in the jurisdiction and
establishing a governing of the law and
collaboration in the field of the
European integration.
The cooperation will be realized through various
trainings and teachings to the students attending the
School of Law at UACS, with the aim to provide practical
knowledge and skills and for increasing the level of
proficiency in the field of the jurisdiction.
Milan Baic, deputy president for cooperation with
international organizations, state institutions and NGO's
of the Young Lawyers Association of Serbia made a
presentation “Jurisprudence of European Court for
Human Rights and The Moot Court Competition as a
Practical Method for Education of Lawyers” for the
postgraduate students from the School of Law and the
School of Political Science at UACS.
TEACHER TRAINERS WINTER SCHOOL –
January 16th-20th, 2012
From the 16th to the 20th of January, 2012, our language and grammar instructor Jovanka Jovanchevska-Milenkoska completed a
Teacher Trainers' Winter School with the British Council Macedonia. Together with 17 other teachers from Macedonia, she was selected
MACEDONIAN
LAWYERS
ASSOCIATION NEWEST MEMBER
OF THE UACS
BUSINESS
COUNCIL
The benefits of this signed
collaboration will be towards
the development in use of the
education, researching and
training in the academic
education and in professional
development.
In addition to these benefits,
this agreement between
UACS and the Macedonian
Lawyers Association for the
students of the School of Law
will gain important experience
regarding their knowledge and
practical view in certain areas
of the law.
UACS FEATURED
IN INTERNATIONAL
EDUCATION
TURKISH
MAGAZINE
Our University was featured in
the latest issue of the popular
Turkish magazine
'International Education'. This
issue will be on sale
nationwide at their most
distinguished bookstores, as
well as advertised in the
country's best-selling
newspaper 'Hürriyet' to
introduce and announce the
magazine's new issue.
to participate in the winter school, where the teachers were equipped with the skills necessary to hold training sessions with the English
language teachers throughout the country. The group of winter school trainees was selected from all the layers of Macedonian education
(primary, secondary and tertiary education, language schools and other companies) and by implementing their newly-acquired skills,
they will be able to educate other teachers on the new trends of teaching in the English language classroom. We salute the initiative of the
British Council and hope that there will be other opportunities for further professional development of the English language instructors.
BRATISLAV STANKOVIC IS CO-TEAM LEADER ON PROJECT FOR WIPO
UACS Professor Bratislav Stankovic, PhD, JD, is a co-team leader of a Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors
(PIIPA) team that received an award from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to conduct a patent
landscape analysis for “Plant Salinity Tolerance-Related Technologies with Special Focus on Use of Plant Genetic
Resources for Food and Agriculture”.
Washington-based PIIPA, a global nonprofit NGO, is a world leader and resource for developing countries and public
interest organizations seeking expertise in intellectual property matters to promote health, agriculture, science, education,
culture, biodiversity, and the environment. Professor Stankovic has previously been a team member on the PIIPA project
“Patent Landscape of H5N1 Influenza Virus”, report also prepared for WIPO.
DR. IGOR VELICKOVSKI WINS CERGE-EI GRANT
Dr. Igor Velickovski, an assistant professor at the School of Business Economics and Management, won a CERGE-EI
grant, generously supported by the Global Development Network. Igor's research is titled "IS THE EUROPEAN
INTEGRATION SPEEDING UP THE ECONOMIC CONVERGENCE PROCESS OF THE TRANSITION COUNTRIES? A
SHOCK PERSPECTIVE" and is co-authored by d-r Aleksandar Stojkov from the state Faculty of law. The project should be
conducted over 2012. UACS congratulates its associate for the success.
below this comment, please find the short article (for our Newsletter) about the UACS Choir performance, on the December
23 afternoon (the last day of school), in the State Orphanage. You can also choose from the pictures published in The FB
Choir profile to illustrate the text appropriately.
FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE ACADEMIC CHOIR AT CHARITY
ORGANIZATION – December 23, 2011
In the true Christmas spirit the UACS choir performed for the orphans, situated in the State Home for parentless children
"11-ti Oktomvri" in Kozle, Skopje, on the 23rd of December, 2011.
The choir performed 5 songs in total, ending the performance with "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" which was greeted warmly
(and followed by clapping hands in the rhythm) by the kids and their tutors. At the end of the event, there was a certificate of
appreciation for UACS delivered by Ms. Ristenka Atanasova, general manager of the institution. On behalf of the Choir and
UACS, the certificate was received by the oldest of the choir members, Professor Veno Pachovski.
Afterwards, there was a small reception in the community kitchen, where our choir members mixed with the personal.
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