Jovan Stojanovski
2023 IVLP Impact Award Project: Dealing with Corruption, Prevention and ReportingNorth Macedonia
Jovan is from North Macedonia, and graduated as a valedictorian in business administration from the American college of Thessaloniki. He currently is Head of Cabinet for the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy in North Macedonia. His specific tasks include coordinating all the activities and flow of work within the cabinet of the Minister. Jovan previously served as a head of cabinet to the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of anticorruption, sustainable development and human resources, where he created and implemented the first national plan for anticorruption in North Macedonia. Additionally, his team improved North Macedonia's position on the Transparency International report for corruption from 111th position to 87th in only one year.
IVLP Impact Award Project: Dealing with Corruption, Prevention and Reporting
The project prepared future civil servants to report corruption and educated participants on measures and ways to deal with corruption. Two workshops were organized for students to learn about identifying corruption, mechanisms for preventing it, and improving the rule of law. A guide was also created on fighting corruption in higher education. To date more than 100 people have downloaded the guide, available here: https://iduep.org.mk/2024/01/05/vodich-za-sprechuvane-na-koruptsijata-vo-visokoto-obrazovanie/?fbclid=IwAR29c14Aek09KAsZBjHg2_6kCjyZlyp91rBqtesVHiVI1xa5dQ6LF29qIhk.
“Finally, we can discuss personal experiences and how to deal with them on matters of corruption." – Project Participant
IVLP Exchange Experience
Jovan participated in the IVLP Project Combating Government Corruption, organized by the U.S. Department of State and Mississippi Consortium for International Development in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, WorldChicago and The International Center.
Jovan's exchange experience led him to develop his IVLP Impact Award Project: "Corruption violates and devalues the rule of law, legal and social security and moral and social values. Corrupt practice engenders inequality, hinders the fight for social justice and the respect for basic human rights and freedoms. Corruption must be dealt with - for all our futures. Implementing the anticorruption practices from the United States could help tackle the corruption in North Macedonia and help towards a real and positive change in society through the implementation of effective anti-corruption measures."
U.S. Communities Visited
Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Dallas, TX