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Central European University, Budapest, Hungary.

·         Ph.D. in Political Science 2003; M.A. in Southeast European Studies 1998

American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, 1993- 97.

·         B.A. in History and International Relations/Political Science

Local Government Initiative (LGI), Budapest

·         Researcher, “Public Administration in Macedonia: Budget Watch”; Since 10/2004

World Institute for Development Economics Research, Helsinki

·         Researcher, 9/2003-12/2003

University of North Caroline, Center for East European Studies, Chapel Hill

·         Research Fellow, 4/2003-6/2003

Academy for Migration Issues in Denmark, University of Aalborg, Aalborg

·         Research Fellow, 9/2002-12/2002

School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, London

·         Research Fellow, 9/2001-6/2002

·         Political Science Department, University of Cyril and Methodius, Skopje

Assistant Professor; “Public Opinion and Mass Communications”, “Political Theory”, Since 9/2005

·         Center for Research and Policy Making, Skopje

Executive Director, Since 8/2004

·         Police Academy, Skopje

Lecturer; “The Police and Human Rights”, 02/2005-09/2005

·         United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), New York

Consultant for the UNDESA Programme on Innovation in Public Administration in the Euro-Mediterranean Region, 12/2004-06/2005

·         Southeast European University, Tetovo

Professor; “Comparative Public Administration” and “Public Policy and Mass Media” 10/2004-2/2005

·         VMRO-DPMNE, Skopje

Consultant to the President of the Party, Mr. Nikola Gruevski, 9/2004-1/2005

·         Project for Common Vision/ War Torn Societies Project, (PEV) Skopje/Geneva

Consultant, 12/2003-08/2004

·         European Stability Initiative (ESI), Berlin

Analyst, 12/2002-3/2003

·         Policy Analysis (Training/certificates from: LGI training in “Policy Advocacy” Fall 2005, Budapest, Euro-Balkan Institute and Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University course “Qualitative Research Methods for Policy Impact in the Southern Balkans” Summer 2005, Ohrid; CEU, World Bank Institute, and Metropolitan Research Institute course on Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations and Local Financial Management Summer 2005, Budapest; Foundation Open Society Institute Macedonia and ESI training “Policy Research”, Winter 2004, Ohrid; LGI training in “Policy Analysis and Writing” Fall 2004, Budapest;  ESI capacity building seminar in “Writing Policy Papers” Winter 2005, Istanbul; The Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee) training course for advisors “How to be a Better Policy Advisor in Public Administration Reforms in selected Balkan countries" Bratislava, Spring 2005.) Conducted policy research and analysis with UN, ESI, LGI, CRPM, World Bank, WSP/PEV.

·         Excellent capacity building skills in policy analysis (NGOs, local and central government)

·         Extensive Project and Organizational Management Experience; (certificate from DETRA Center in “Management of Human Resources” Ohrid, Summer 2007)

·         Curriculum and department development (team member preparing the strategy for the reform of the Political Science Department, University of Cyril and Methodius).

·         Excellent Presentation Skills (presented more than thirty papers and reports at conferences)

·         Team-building and group dynamics (managed different projects and teams of researchers)

·         Extensive skills in writing and analysing, (author of many reports and publications)

·         Excellent understanding of the local politics and culture

·         Excellent knowledge of the decentralization processes in Macedonia. (the Macedonian budget system, public expenditure reviews,, fiscal decentralization and property devolution)

·         Regulatory impact assessment and evaluation skills (Evaluations conducted for IOM, the World Bank, Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe/PASOS)

·         Very good organization skills (organised many conferences, seminars and research projects )

·         Internet publishing (design, and maintenance of the web page of CRPM and SEEP)

·         Central European University, Budapest, Hungary 1998-2002.

Open Society Institute Fellowship for Ph.D. studies in Political Science

·         American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, 1993-1997.

Open Society Foundation Scholarship for B.A studies

·         Daskalovski Z. (2006) Walking on the Edge: Consolidating Multiethnic Macedonia, 1989-2004, Globic Press: Chapel Hill.

·         Daskalovski Z. (2005) Minorities in Nation-Building Processes, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung: Skopje.

·         Bieber F, Daskalovski Z. (2003) Understanding the War in Kosovo, Frank Cass: London.

Native tongue: Macedonian. Fluent: Written and spoken English, Serbo-Croatian and Bulgarian. Working: Polish, and Russian. Basic Knowledge: Albanian, Italian

Basketball, Films, Chess, International Travel.

01/05/08