EDUCATION

M.A., FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY, SARAJEVO, BOSNIA, 1993. Concentration: Contemporary Yugoslavian Philosophy – Philosophy of Praxis. Course work: Contemporary Ethics, Philosophy of Language and Logics, Contemporary Marxist Philosophy, Contemporary Aesthetics, Contemporary Ontology.

B.A., FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCES, SARAJEVO, BOSNIA, 1984
Major: SOCIOLOGY. Concentration: General Sociology
Course Work: Marxist and Western Sociology, Political Economy, Economy System, National Defense, Sociology of Labor, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Religion, Sociology of Micro Communities, Political System of SFRJ, Methodology of Social Sciences, Methodics, Pedagogy, Psychology, Ethnology, Sociology of Politics, Sociology of Knowledge, History of Philosophy. Independent research studies: Gender differences regarding Sex; Religion and Gender; Sartre on Intellectuals.

FACULTY OF ECONOMY, SARAJEVO, BOSNIA 1978-1980. Studied: Political Economy, Microeconomics, and Accountancy.
 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• UMCOR/USAID, Civil Society Program Manager, Sarajevo, November 2003-Present
• MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION/EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Trainer for PROJECT CYCLE MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM and Facilitator for Planning Workshops on EC projects/programs, Prepared and conducted a number of planning/programming workshops in the field of administration of justice, regional economic development, civil protection, organized crime, immigration and asylum, environment and natural resources, and trade related intellectual property rights. March-October 2003.
• ALBUM. JOURNAL FOR LITERATURE AND CULTURE (NGO for Universalizing of Culture ALBUM, March 1998- December 2001, Nansen Dialog Centre, January 2002 - Present).  Editor in chief and Language Editor, January 1998 – Present.
• DEBATE CENTER OF BH, Debate Teacher and International Debate Judge, October 1996 – December 1999. Supervisor of the national debate championship, January 2003; trainer and evaluator of debate judges and trainers, January 2003 – present.
• Various FREELANCE engagements (public lecturing; diverse workshops facilitation; project analysis; translation of academic and literary works, artistic training etc.) From time to time.
• NANSEN DIALOGUE CENTRE, Sarajevo/Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Coordinator for Ambulant Seminar on Film and Reconciliation, Sarajevo, June-December 2002.
• NORWEGIAN PEOPLE’S AID (NPA), Program Manager For Community Development and Competence Building For Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, Sarajevo, B-H, December 1999 – February 28, 2002.
• NGO CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION FOR UNIVERSALISING OF CULTURE “ALBUM”. General Manager, February 98 - November 2001.

CONTINUING EDUCATION
Important courses recently completed

• March 31- April 11, 2003. Facilitation of Planning/Programming Workshops, MDF, Ede, Netherlands
• December 2001 Gender and Empowerment Impact Assessment, training for trainers, NPA, Palic, FRY
• October   2001 Gender and Empowerment Impact Assessment, NPA, Belgrade, FRY
• March 2001 Gender Awareness, Nansen Dialogue Centre, Dubrovnik, Croatia
• February  2001 Conflict Resolution, Nansen Dialogue Centre, Neum, Bosnia-Herzegovina
• October 2000 Logical Framework Project Analysis, NPA/NORAD, Dubrovnik, Croatia
• March  2000 Community Development - Theory and Strategy, Herceg-Novi, Montenegro, FRY
• October 1999 Logical Framework Project Analysis, NPA/NORAD, Budva, Montenegro, FRY
• Six weeks residence (poetry and cultural management) in New York within the Artslink project, November-December 1998
 

Languages
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (mother tongues)
English, Fluent
German, Intermediate
 

Professional Affiliations
• Atelier for philosophy, social sciences and psychoanalysis, Sarajevo
 
 
 

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