AICEI 2022 – 17th Annual International Conference on Emerging Ideas
University American College Skopje in collaboration with UNHCR in North Macedonia
organize the 17th annual international conference on emerging ideas – AICEI 2022
‘PRIORITIES REDEFINED:
NEW REALITIES AFTER THE UKRAINIAN CRISIS’
Thursday, 22 September 2022
Skopje
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of North Macedonia
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
8:45 – 9:15 Registration
9:30 – 10:30 Opening session
10:30-11:00 Professor Honoris Causa Awarding Ceremony
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:15 Session 1: The Ukrainian crisis and responses
12:15-13:00 Session 2: EU, Ukraine and the future
13:00-13:30 Coffee break
13:30-14:15 Parallel Session 3: Post-Covid 19 challenges
13:30-14:15 Parallel Session 4: Challenges in education
14:15-15:15 Lunch
15:15-16:15 Parallel Session 5: Contexts: Crises, identity and challenges to democracy
15:15-16:15 Parallel Session 6: Economic crises, insecurities, and prospects
16:15-16:30 Closing plenary session
Opening addresses:
Representative of the MFA of the Republic of North Macedonia
Representative of UNHCR in the Republic of North Macedonia
Official keynote speaker:
Edward P. Joseph, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, USA
Master of Ceremony:
Ognen Vangelov
Note: The working language of the conference is English.
Working sessions
11:30-12:15 Session 1: The Ukrainian crisis and responses
Moderator: Cristina Bunea
- Robert C. Hudson (United Kingdom), The UK and the Conflict in Ukraine
- Jeremy Cripps (United States of America), Disintermediation: Post War Reality Priorities
- Zsuzsanna Csapó (Hungary), To Help, or Not to Help, That Cannot be a Question. The International Legal Obligations of States in Relation to the Russian-Ukrainian Armed Conflict: The Duty to Help and the Duty to Refuse Assistance (and the Duty of Non-recognition)
12:15-13:00 Session 2: EU, Ukraine and the future
Moderator: Ognen Vangelov
- Andrea Stretea (Romania), EU’s Enlargement Towards the Eastern Partnership. The Integration of Ukraine Amid the Crisis
- Marijana Opashinova Shundovska (North Macedonia), Politics and Society: The Ukrainian Crisis and the Future of EU Enlargement: Merit-based or Politically-driven Process?
- Jordan Shishovski (North Macedonia), Redesign of Cities for Urban Warfare Resilience and Deterrence After the Russo-Ukrainian War of 2022
13:00-13:30 Coffee break
13:30-14:15 Parallel Session 3: Post-Covid 19 challenges
Moderator: Marina Andeva
- Igor Sazdovski, Maja Stevkova-Sterieva (North Macedonia), The Effect of COVID 19 on Digitalization of Financial Transactions in Macedonia
- Dimitrinka Jordanova Pesevska, Ana Tomovska Misoska, Angela Filipovska (North Macedonia), Experiences of Stress and Anxiety related to COVID-19 Preoccupation and COVID-19 Difficulties among University Students in North Macedonia
- Sanja Pavlova (North Macedonia), Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Organizational Behavior and Mental Health of Employees in Higher Education Institution
13:30-14:15 Parallel session 4: Challenges in education
Moderator: Ivana Trajanoska
- Dimitrinka Jordanova Pesevska, Experiences of Peer Victimization Associated with Stress and Anxiety among Adolescents in North Macedonia
- Maja Pavlovska, Ivana Trajanoska (North Macedonia), The Role of English Language Testing and Certification in the Recruitment Process in the R.N. Macedonia
- Natasha Angeleska (North Macedonia) Digital Competences for Teaching and Learning
14:15-15:15 Lunch
15:15-16:15 Parallel Session 5: Contexts: Crises, identity and challenges to democracy
Moderator: Ivan Dodovski
- Ognen Vangelov (North Macedonia), What Drove Autocratization in Hungary under Victor Orban and North Macedonia under Nikola Gruevski?
- Marina Andeva, Ylber Sela (North Macedonia), Languages and Identities in North Macedonia: Legal and Political Challenges to State Formation
- Martin Solik, Jan Graf (Czechia), Russian Hybrid Operations in the Balkans after Ukrainian War: Main Obstacle in the EU Enlargement Process?
- Vladimir Kacarski (North Macedonia), Creation of International Anti-cosmic Bodies Protection System
15:15-16:15 Parallel Session 6: Economic crises, insecurities, and prospects
Moderator: Ana Tomovska-Misoska
- Dimitar Dimitrovski, Snezana Hristova (North Macedonia), Strategies for Business Model Innovation: Exploiting Synergy for Competitive Advantage in the Energy Sector
- Marija Stanojeska (North Macedonia), An Implementation of Digital Technologies to Improve the Productivity and Reduce Non-value Adding Activities in the Production Process
- Snezana Hristova, Dusica Srbinoska Stevcevska, Stefan Tanevski, Igor Spasovski (North Macedonia), FinTech and the Customer Experience: How to Embrace Change in Macedonian Banking Industry?
- Tane Murgoski, Snezana Hristova (North Macedonia) The Advanced Role of Innovation and New Capabilities: The Search for a New HR Strategy in Alkaloid Skopje
16:15-16:30 Closing plenary session
