Name

Ninko Kostovski

Education

October 2003 – March 2005

State University Ss. Cyril and Methodius Skopje, Institute of Economics Skopje 

Doctoral studies  in Economics  

Doctoral Degree 

August 2001 – May 2002  

Georgetown University Washington DC, and 

University of Wisconsin SBA , La Crosse, WI, USA 

Strategic Planning and Management   

Certificate 

October 1986 - June 1990 

State University St-s Cyril and Methodius” Skopje, Faculty of Economics

Graduate studies in Economics  

M.Sc. Economics and Business Administration 

October 1975 December 1979 

State University St-s Cyril and Methodius Skopje, Faculty of Economics

Four years undergraduate studies in Economics    

B.Sc. Economics

Memberships

Gerson Lehrman Group Policy & Economics Council, New York and an adjoined fellow at the ECPD, the affiliation of the UN University for Peace from Belgrade, Serbia

Alumnus of the Georgetown University ECESP

Research & Publications

- Advantages of Industrial Clusters in Prolonged Economic Recession, UACS Conference Skopje 2009  

 - Sources of Finance for Small and Medium Enterprises in  European Union Strategic Framework 2007 – 2013, UACS Conference Skopje, 2008  

 - The Role of the Institutions of Higher Education in the Promotion of the Entrepreneurship and the Small Business,  International Conference, May 2007  

 - Contemporary Capital Budgeting Applied Practice and Methodology, UACS April 2007  

 - SME Cases GORD, HRDF Skopje, June 2006  

 - Specifics of Capital Budgeting in Small Enterprises in the Contemporary Business Setting - Comparison of the Prevailing Practices in the Countries of the European Union, ACS International Conference, May 2006 

 - Alternative Sources of Finance for Small Business, PREDA, 2006 

 - Project Management for IT and Software Companies following PMBoK, Skopje 2005 and 2006. HRDF Macedonia and Association of ICT Companies (MASIT)   

 -  Effective Management of Accounts Receivable - Human Development Fund Macedonia and the National Chamber of Commerce Macedonia, Skopje November 2005  

 -  Design of Advanced Capital Budgeting Decision Support System and the Challenges of the Contemporary Business Setting - State University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius”, Institute of Economics, Skopje, June 2005

  - Project Management in IT Industry, GLOBAL Training Center - Skopje, June 2005   

 - Hedging for Currency Risk - Controversies and Potentials of Financial Engineering, Skopje, October 2003  

 - Alternative Concepts of Promotion Better Business Links with US Companies Owned by Macedonian Expatriates, Forum “How to Attract Macedonian Diaspora to Invest in Their Home", University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius”, Institute of Economics Skopje and the National Emigration Agency,  Skopje, June 2003 

 - The Cost Volume Profit Analysis and the Breakeven Chart, a Simple but Efficient Management Tool” The Business Lawyer, October, 2003  Skopje 

 - Project Cycle, Design and Management, Ministry of Economy, Internal Staff Capacity Building Training, July 2003 

 - Advising Skills and Team Work, Capacity Building for PREDA, Prilep, June 2003
  - Restructuring of Kumanovo Footwear Industry using Italian Model of SME Clustering, Italian Institute for Foreign Trade Office in Skopje, “Macedonia-Italy Businesses Forum”, Skopje, April 2003

Projects

2009

1. T-MOBILE- Training in Finanace for T-Mobile employees

2. MAKSTEEL – Training of the management in Strategic Cost Control

3. Training of the Government officials in Project Cycle Management 

4. Training in Marketing Plan for Business Incubator occupants in Bitola                

2008

1. Ministry of Economy of Republic of Macedonia Clustering Program 

2. Ministry of Finance of Republic of Macedonia, Capital Budgeting  

3. Training of the Government officials  in Project Cycle Management 

4. Training of the staff of the national network of Local Economic Development units in Macedonia

5. National Broadcasting Regulatory Body in Macedonia    

6. Training of the Government Official from the Healthcare Sector in Macedonia

7. Training of the local government in Strumica in the Project and Program Management, Senior Trainer 

2007

1. Training the MASIT companies in Project Portfolio Management 

2. Training Program in  Strategic Management 

3. HRDF - UACS University Start up Centers and Incubators

4. UNDP - Fighting the Unemployment in Macedonia Project

Work Experience

Head of the Management Department at the University American College Skopje