HIGHER
EDUCATION
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Central
European University
MA Student in Nationalism Studies Program
CEU Partial Fellowship
MA Thesis: The Civilian Powers of the EU in Light of its Conflict Management
Capability: Responses to Northern Ireland, Cyprus and Macedonia
Supervisors: Dr Florian
Bieber and Dr Michael Merlingen
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Budapest, Hungary
2005-2006
to be defended in June 2006
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University
College London-SSEES
MA in Politics, Security and Integration
OSI Chevening Scholarship
MA Thesis: (De)securitizing
Identity in South-Eastern Europe: the Bulgarian Turks from the 'Revival Process'
to Euro-Atlantic Integration
Supervisor: Dr Felix
Ciută
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London, UK
2004-2005
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University
of National and World Economy
BA in International Relations
BA Thesis: The Exetrnal Factors' Role in Strengthening Regional
Cooperation Models: Comparing South-Eastern Europe and Latin America
Supervisor: Prof. Dinko Dinkov
Second Major: Law – Currently in Fourth Year
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Sofia, Bulgaria
Graduated with Cum Laude in 2004;
GPA: 5.73/6.00
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University
of Wisconsin -Eau Claire
A non-degree one-year undergraduate exchange program through Open Society
Institute-New York
Major: Political Science, World Politics
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Eau Claire, WI USA
Academic Distinction: Fall 2001 and Spring 2002
GPA: 3.81/ 4.00
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LANGUAGES
Active
Passive
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English
Excellent
Excellent
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Macedonian
Very Good
Very Good
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Russian
Good
Very Good
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Spanish
Good
Very Good
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French
Basic
Good
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German
Basic
Basic
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Computer literacy – Microsoft Office, Windows XP; Mac OS X; SPSS; Internet
research
WORK EXPERIENCE
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PERIOD |
SEBA Agency-Sofia
>> Translator and Interpreter from and to English
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1999-2000,
Summer 2003
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Interview for a CEU Roma Scholarship
Program
>> Interpreter for the Open Society Institute-Sofia
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December 2003
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Teaching Assistant at the Religion and
Philosophy Department, UWEC, USA
>> Examining students’ class diaries and papers
>> Organizing discussions with professionals on course topics
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February-May 2002
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INTERNSHIPS
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Diplomatic Institute to the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Bulgaria
http://bdi.mfa.government.bg/default_e.htm
>> Assistant
in oganizing a training course for junior diplomats in security and integration
issues
>> Transcribing an audio recording of an international Millennium
discussion on regional security challenges for Bulgaria
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March-April 2004
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WITNESS-New York, USA
http://www.witness.org/
>> Transcribing
and translating video footage on human rights abuse prepared by WITNESS’s
partners
>> Maintaining contacts with partners in Sri Lanka, Burma, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Kosovo and Romania
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June-August 2002
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Open Society Institute – OSI Chevening Pre-departure
Orientation in Istanbul
>> UCL-SSEES Grantees Guide
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September 2005
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2004 OSI-UEP
Scholarship -- Co-interviewer in Sofia
First Bulgarian OSI-UEP Alumni Reunion in Sofia -- Assistant organiser
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March 2004
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American Model United Nations Secretariat, Chicago,
IL, USA
>> Research Assistant and UWEC Model UN Member
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Spring 2002
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International Folk Fair, UWEC
>> Co-organizer and Representative of Bulgaria
Central
and Eastern Europe Education Award
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October 2001
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ACTIVITIES
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Student Council - CEU
http://www.ceu.hu/sc/
>> Member in the Travel Grants and Scholarships Committees
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September 2005
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Democratic Leadership Program
(DLP) organised by the Council of Europe and the Human Rights Students' Initiative
(HRSI)
http://www.hrsi.ceu.hu/
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March 2004
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Human Rights Advocacy: Planning, Organising, Persuading
Training – led by Dianne Post (Director of the European Roma Rights Centre)
http://www.errc.org/
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December 2005
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The London Women in Leadership Forum
http://www.qsforums.com/
>> Participant
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August 2005
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Slovo -- an Interdisciplinary Journal on Russian,
Eurasian and East European affairs >> Editor
http://www.ssees.ac.uk/slovo.htm
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October 2004 – June 2005
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7th International Postgraduate Conference on Central and
Eastern Europe
http://www.ssees.ac.uk/events.htm
>> Assistant: contacts, funding & Embassy reception
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December 2004 - Februrary 2006
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President
of the International Relations Research Student Association
- UNWE-Sofia
>> First International Students Festival in UNWE, Sofia
>> “How to Blow the Balkan Mess Away” Roundtable for Academics
and Professionals
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2003 -- 2004
April 2004
March 2004
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2002 World
Peace Study Program College Essay Contest - Edgewood
College, Madison, WI, USA
>> Presentation of the awarded essay
The Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies Award
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March 2002
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Member
of Pi Sigma Alpha –
the US National Political Science Honor Society
http://www.apsanet.org/~psa/
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Since Spring 2002
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