Minister of Education and Science

 

Minister of Education and Science

 

Jeton Shaqiri was born on March 17, 1987 in Struga, where he completed primary and secondary school.

In 2005 he enrolled at the Faculty of Economics at the State University of Tetovo, where he graduated in 2008.

In 2008 he enrolled on the postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Economics at the International University in Struga, where in 2010 he received his master`s degree in economics.

In 2010 he enrolled on his doctoral studies at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tirana, Republic of Albania and on September 16, 2016 he defended his doctoral dissertation entitled "Banking supervision and the challenges of implementing Basel II and Basel III in the Republic of Macedonia. (Analysis according to the lessons from the financial crisis from 2008-2009).

He started to gain his experience as a lecturer for a group of economics subjects at a very young age.

In the period from September 1, 2008 to November 12, 2010, as a junior assistant, he collaborates on a group of subjects in the field of economics at the Faculty of Economics at the International University of Struga.

From November 12, 2010 to December 6, 2013 as an assistant he collaborated on a group of subjects in the field of economics at the Faculty of Economics at the International University of Struga.

From December 6, 2013 to November 29, 2016 he was hired as an assistant doctoral student at the same faculty.

Until November 29, 2016, he was an assistant professor in a group of subjects in the field of economics at the Faculty of Economics at the International University of Struga.

In the period from September 2009 to June 2018, he was the head of undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the International University of Struga.

He showed his managerial skills in the successful management of PUC "Proakva" - Struga and PUC "Vodovod i kanalizacija" - Struga.

From June 2018 until December 2019 he was the director of PUC "Proakva" in Struga, and from January to August 2020 he was the director of PUC "Vodovod i kanalizacija" - Struga.

From August 30, 2020, he held the position of Minister of Information Society and Administration in the second term of the Government led by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev.

Since January 16, 2022, he has been the Minister of Education and Science.

In the period from 2008 to 2016 he was a member of the organizing board of several international scientific gatherings. He participated in many professional trainings and conferences.

He is the author of several papers in the field of economics and finance.

 

He speaks Albanian, Macedonian and English.

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