Day 3 at the Ohrid High-Tech Excellence Camp proved to be yet another productive and enriching experience for our participants! One of the highlights was the visit to factory Kostal Macedonia, where they gained invaluable insights into the automotive industry. Witnessing how robots are utilized in production was an eye-opening and educational experience. Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to Kostal for providing this enlightening opportunity.
The day continued with more engaging sessions, including a fun-filled one with Young Engineers. Participants had a blast creating parking systems and windmill turbines, exploring the world of robotics in an interactive manner. Furthermore, we were delighted to introduce our new program partner, Brainster, who conducted a session focused on creativity and basic programming using FABLE components.
Amidst all the learning and innovation, the participants also enjoyed some fun beach activities, adding a touch of relaxation to their busy day. And to top it off, we had a delightful early evening session crafting the famous Macedonian earrings, celebrating our local culture and traditions.
We invite you to check out the pictures that capture the highlights of this incredible day at the #OhridHighTechCamp! Stay tuned for more exciting updates and experiences as the camp continues to unfold.
The Ohrid High-Tech Excellence Camp continued to be a hub of learning and creativity on Day 2! Our participants immersed themselves in three captivating robotics sessions, led by the talented team from Young Engineers. Through these sessions, they honed their skills and unleashed their creativity, all while delving into the fascinating world of robotics.
Working in teams with LEGO® robotic sets, they explored the concepts of Light Bricks, Functions, and Parameters. The challenges set by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) added a meaningful dimension to the activities. By collaborating on these challenges, our participants not only developed their problem-solving abilities but also learned the value of perseverance and teamwork. One SDG that held particular significance during these sessions was Goal 7, focusing on ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. As the next generation of leaders and innovators, our participants are being empowered to tackle the world’s most pressing issues.
The afternoon brought even more excitement, with team-building exercises, beach activities, and a movie screening to keep the energy high.
A heartfelt expression of gratitude goes out to the US Embassy in Skopje for their unwavering support and collaboration. Together, we are leaving a lasting impact on these brilliant young minds, empowering them to shape a promising future.
Stay tuned for some captivating pictures, showcasing the enthusiasm and achievements of our participants at the #OhridHighTechCamp!
The third Ohrid High-Tech Excellence Camp kicked off with a bang! Our journey began in Skopje and led us to the stunning Hotel Aqualina in Ohrid. Welcoming the 25 participants hailing from the US, Slovenia, Croatia, Cyprus, and our homeland was Nena Manchev, the Leadership and Education Program Manager of Macedonia2025.
As the day unfolded, the participants delved into engaging sessions, delivered by one of our programs partners iSource Ltd, which allowed them to get to know each other and build connections with one another. It set the perfect tone for what was to come.
Adding to the excitement, the participants enjoyed thrilling beach activities, making the day even more memorable. And to culminate this fantastic start, we were treated to an amazing concert at the St. Sofia Church, a part of the Ohrid Summer Festival. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Ohrid Summer Festival for delivering an absolutely amazing performance!
With energy and enthusiasm at an all-time high, we can’t wait for the incredible experiences that await us during the rest of the #OhridHighTechCamp! Stay tuned for more updates!
for their outstanding contributions to the Macedonian community in area of Philanthropy and Social Impact.
Mitre and Sophie Kutanovski have been awarded the Macedonia2025 Recognition for Diaspora Contribution for their outstanding contributions to the advancement of Macedonia and its people, particularly through their philanthropic and socio-economic development work in their hometown of Radozda and region.
Mitre’s leadership and dedication to economic development in Radozda have resulted in significant increases in economic activity, job creation, and improved quality of life for community members. Additionally, as a co-founder and former chairman of Macedonia2025, Mitre helped to establish the organization’s second office and launch various business and professional networking opportunities for the diaspora.
Sophie’s unwavering support of Mitre’s work and their joint commitment to philanthropy has had a profound impact on the lives of many students in Macedonia. Together, they have upheld Dedo Atanas Bliznakoff’s legacy of providing scholarships to socially vulnerable students at the University St. Cyril and Methodius. In 2021 alone, their efforts enabled 135 deserving students to receive the highest scholarship amount, and the Atanas Biznakoff Foundation was recognized as one of the Top 50 donors for all Western Balkan countries and as the Top 50 diaspora donors. Their dedication to philanthropy has helped countless students access the education they deserve and pursue their dreams.
Mitre and Sophie’s selfless dedication to the betterment of their community and the advancement of Macedonia and its people are truly inspiring. Their legacy of supporting economic development and education will undoubtedly continue to have a lasting impact on the country and its people.
The Macedonia2025 organization is proud to recognize them for their exceptional contributions and hopes that their example will inspire others to make a difference in their communities as well.
Macedonia2025 signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with “ARNO” for the competition “GREEN IDEAS 2021”, through its participation in the jury, as well as awards for the winners of the competition.
On April 7, 2021, was held the promotional event for the competition “GREEN IDEAS 2021”, organized by the association for social innovation “ARNO”. Nikica M. addressed the event. Blazevski, Chief Executive Officer of Macedonia 2025, as a representative of the partner organization of the competition.
Vienna Economic Forum organizes several conferences throughout the year in order to promote its aims. The annual Vienna Economic Forum – Vienna Future Dialogue takes place each November in Vienna. The 16th Vienna Economic Forum – Vienna Future Dialogue 2019: “From Planned Economy to Market Economy – 30 years after the Fall of the Iron Curtain” took place on 18 November at Novomatic Forum. The diverse audience featured high-ranking decision makers from the areas of economy and politics from 34 countries in the region, Europe and worldwide.
We proudly announce that as part of the event program, the Chief Executive Officer of Macedonia2025, Prof. Dr. Nikica Mojsoska Blazhevski and the Secretary General of Vienna Economic Forum, Ambassador Dr. Elena Kirtcheva had the honour and pleasure to formally establish an official partnership between Macedonia2025 and the Vienna Economic Forum by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), expressing a convergence of the will of the two parties to establish cooperation and good relations, in order to support the economic development for the members of both organisations and the activities of both sides.
Founding Members of Vienna Economic Forum are, next to Ambassador Dr. Elena Kirtcheva, some of the most reputable companies and entrepreneurs in Austria. The Committee of Patrons of Vienna Economic Forum consists of the Prime Ministers from all the states from the region plus the Austrian Federal Chancellor. Next to that, the Ambassadors of the Western Balkan countries are taking part in the work of Vienna Economic Forum as Honorary Members of the Ambassadors Committee.
Vienna Economic Forum promotes economic cooperation between the countries and territories from the Adriatic to the Black Sea, namely in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Slovenia, Turkey and Ukraine from its headquarters in Vienna.
The official program of the Vienna Economic Forum can be found here.
Никица Мојсоска Блажевски, Главен извршен директор на Македонија2025 и Претседателот на КОП – Комора на органски производители, Драги Цветковиќ, денеска потпишаа Меморандум за соработка.
Основната цел на воспоставување на соработка помеѓу Комората на органски производители и Македонија 2025 е зацврстување на врските помеѓу македонската бизнис заедница и македонската бизнис дијаспора. Преку активности од заеднички интерес соработката ќе биде насочена кон остварување подобри перформанси на македонските фирми, што во крајна линија ќе придонесе за забрзување на растот на македонската економија и развој на македонското општество.
Macedonia2025 is thrilled to announce the Zafirovski Executive Education Program 2023 Scholarship Recipients who started attending the EDP Kellogg blended program in May and June 2023:
1. Goran Stojanovski, Head of Business at Scalefocus
2. Tatjana Trajkova, Associate Director Innovations, Strategic Projects, M&A at Alkaloid AD Skopje
3. Stevcho Risteski, B2B & ICT Sales Director at A1 Macedonia, A1 Telekom Austria Group
4. Zarko Dimitrioski, Managing Partner & Creative Director at BD GRUPA DOOEL (BDG Agency)
5. Toni Jankovski, Product Development & Innovation at Diners Club Macedonia
These exceptional individuals have been selected for their outstanding leadership potential and commitment to professional development. We’re proud to partner with Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, US to provide a dynamic and immersive educational experience for our Macedonia2025 cohort.
The EDP program combines online learning and intensive in-person sessions, providing the opportunity to engage with leading faculty members and industry experts, while also learning from the diverse perspectives and experiences of their fellow peers. We’re confident that these scholars will make the most of this opportunity to develop their leadership skills and contribute to their organizations’ success.
Congratulations to the Zafirovski Executive Education Program 2023 Scholarship Recipients!
We can’t wait to hear about your experiences and achievements as you continue on your professional development journeys.
Скопје, 30.03.2022 – Дигитална трансформација, зајакнување на претприемачките капацитети, иновации во функција на поголема конкурентност, холистички пристап преку примена на ЕСГ (environment, society, governance) стандардите, се дел од темите кои ќе бидат во фокусот на годинешниот Самит на Македонија 2025. На овој престижен регионален настан кој претставува платформа за споделување знаење, поврзување и поттикнување промени во регионот, ќе присуствуваат повеќе од 40 говорници, врвни експерти во својата област. На Самитот ќе се разговара за регионални и глобални теми меѓу кои се и стратешко лидерство и ChatGPT. Дел од панелите ќе бидат посветени и на значењето на СТЕМ образованието во процесот на градење на просперитетна економија која напредува со иновации, на креативноста и на трендовите за здрав живот и навики.
Самитот ќе се одржи во Скопје на 26 и 27 април годинава и се очекуваат околу 400 учесници, кои освен што ќе ги слушнат излагањата на панелистите, ќе имаат и уникатна можност за вмрежување со исклучителни професионалци и остварување на нови партнерства и соработка со потенцијални инвеститори. Во насока на унапредување на овој сегмент Македонија 2025 има подготвено платформа за просперитетна иднина, која нуди основа за обединување на сите засегнати страни и усогласеност на клучните приоритети за долгорочен развој и за подобра иднина на Македонија и на регионот.
Дел од говорниците на Самитот ќе бидат: Н.Е. Димитар Ковачевски, претседател на Владата на Република С. Македонија, Роберт Доар, претседател на Американскиот институт за претпријатија, Кетеван Бочоришвили, поранешен заменик министер за економија и одржлив развој на Грузија и управен партнер на „Бизнис Грузија“, Кам Бакнер, претставник на државата Илиноис, поранешен кандидат за градоначалник на Чикаго, Тед Саудер, поранешен дел од менаџментот на Google, Никола Јуришиќ, основач и управен партнер во Transfiguration Advisory, Иван Артуковиќ, извршен директор на Франк, Живко Мукаетов, извршен директор и претседател на Управниот одбор во Алкалоид, Вал Јусуфи, извршен директор на Институтот ЛЕОРОН, Бранко Станчев, главен комерцијален директор во Македонски Телеком АД, Гурудут Банавар, научен и технолошки иноватор, претприемач, инвеститор и хуманист, Сурав Синха, партнер и раководител за стратегија во Longevity Vision Fund, Никола Велковски, ко-основач и извршен директор на Howitzer и многу други истакнати личности во повеќе области. Повеќе информации за учество на Самитот се достапни на официјалната веб-страница: https://www.macedonia2025.com/summit/.
Пред официјалниот почеток на Самитот, на 25 април 2023, Македонија 2025 ќе организира и неколку дополнителни активности во соработка со претседателот на Република С. Македонија и Стопанската Комора на Северна Македонија.
Самитот на Македонија 2025 годинава се организира по 12-ти пат, а го организира меѓународната невладина организација Македонија 2025, чија главна мисија е креирање и унапредување на динамична платформа за споделување на знаења од областа на бизнисот, економијата, технологијата, лидерството и иновациите, во насока на поттикнување на економски развој и одржливост.
Many non-standard forms of employment are not easily identified in labour force surveys or labour market registries. Disguised employment relationships and dependent self-employment; temporary agency work or other multiparty employment arrangements; platform work; and on call work may all be difficult to discern, or have characteristics that are difficult to discern, through standard labour force surveys or labour market registries. One way of dealing with this dearth of information is through primary data collection. In this regard, the ILO has commissioned Maceodnia2025 to undertake a field study and to prepare a report on the non-standard forms of employment in Macedonia. The filed study will be implemented through focus groups and semi-structured interviews both with workers engaged in non-standard forms of employment and employers who use such employment contract/arrangements. Moreover, interviews and focus group discussions will be held also with employers’ organizations and with workers’ organizations (trade unions). Some of the research questions include: What is the profile of people in the different contractual forms mentioned above?; Why are workers in this situation? Is it voluntary, because of greater flexibility, for example, or is it because no other options are available?; Why do firms avail themselves of the non-standard forms of employment above? Flexibility, to avoid taxes, nonwage costs?; Are workers happy with the situation?; What policies could lead to a reduction in non-standard forms of employment?; Do employers negotiate with worker organizations the scope of nonstandard forms of employment in the firm?
There are two main written outputs of the project: 1) Qualitative primary study (narrative report) with the main findings of the filed research and 2) Integrative report which will combine the findings from the economic analysis (analysis of the Labour Force Survey on non-standard forms of employment), a legal study and the qualitative primary study. The latter will also include policy recommendation. The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy will be the primary user of the reports and recommendations, which should feed into the new Labour Law that is currently under preparation.
