The Institute

The Max van der Stoel Institute (MVDSI), established in March of 2012 and based at South East European University, is an interdisciplinary scientific institute with a focus on social sciences and information & communication technologies.

The Institute’s namesake, Max van der Stoel, was the former Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) High Commissioner on National Minorities. Van der Stoel played an active and significant role in regional conflict prevention, and was one of the key figures in SEEU’s design and establishment. The bulk of MVDSI’s work is in both conducting research, and designing and implementing research projects throughout the region. This work is carried out through the three research groups which comprise the Ins–titute: the Distributed Systems and Data Science Group (DSG), the Social Sciences Group (SSG), and the Environment and Health Group (EHG).

MVDSI is a part of South East European University (SEEU), a private-public, not-for-profit institution of higher education. Specializing in socioeconomic and technological sciences, SEEU’s array of faculties, centres, and institutes all work today toward a better tomorrow – making it the first university in North Macedonia to obtain the EU Commission’s “HR Excellence in Research (HRS4R)” badge.

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The team

Staff

Fortesa Asani

Researcher (SSG), 
email: fortesa.asani@seeu.edu.mk

  • MS, London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Ba, SEEU

Lejla Ademi

Researcher (EHG), 
email: l.ademi@seeu.edu.mk

  • Ma, University of Birmingham
  • Ba, SEEU

Vlera Ismaili

Researcher (DSG), 
email: v.ismaili@seeu.edu.mk

  • Ma, University of Birmingham
  • Ba, SEEU

Albinota Nuredini

Researcher (EHG), 
email: a.nuredini@seeu.edu.mk

  • Ma, University of Birmingham
  • Ba, SEEU

Hamit Kamberi

Researcher (DSG), 
email:h.kamberi@seeu.edu.mk

  • MS, SEEU(Ongoing)
  • Ba, Univeristy of Tetova

Project Coordination and Implementation Unit

Afrim Tresi

Head of Project Coordination & Implementation Unit
email: a.tresi@seeu.edu.mk

Irena Gjerasimovska

Project Finance Officer
email: i.gjerasimovska@seeu.edu.mk

Alketa Mustafi

Intern
email: am30073@seeu.edu.mk

PhD, Master and Bachelor students

Fjollë N. Caka

PhD Candidate (EHG )
email: fc29090@seeu.edu.mk

Lamir L. Shkurti

Phd candidate (DSG)
email: ls29773@seeu.edu.mk

Nelum Andalib

PhD Candidate (DSG)
email: n.andalib@seeu.edu.mk

Shqipe Salii

PHD Candidate (DSG)
email: s.salii@seeu.edu.mk

Alba Adili

Intern (DSG)
email: aa30317@seeu.edu.mk

Agon Bilalli

Intern (DSG)
email: ab29375@seeu.edu.mk

Genta Abdiji

Intern (SSG)
email: ga30205@seeu.edu.mk

Maida Halimi

Intern (SSG)
email: mh30339@seeu.edu.mk

Menan Sali 

Samir Shabani 

Visitors

Michelle Morgan

Fulbright Student Researcher (2024-2025)

email:michelle.morgan@fulbrightmail.org

Jennifer Sorrells

Fulbright Student Researcher (2024-2025)

email:jennifer.sorrells@fulbrightmail.org

Dan O Nyamangah

Visiting Fulbright U.S. Scholar (2023-2024)
Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego
email: 
daniel.nyamangah@fulbrightmail.org

Dr. Phil MURPHY

Visiting Fulbright U.S. Scholar
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
email: pjmurphy@middlebury.edu

Dr. Sarah N. Keller

Visiting Fulbright U.S. Scholar
Montana State University Billings
email: skeller@msubillings.edu

Dr. Chris J. Dolan

Visiting Fulbright U.S. Scholar
Lebanon Valley College, USA
email: dolan@lvc.edu

Collaborators

Adrian Besimi

Associate Professor, CST
email: a.besimi@seeu.edu.mk

Memet Memeti

Associate Professor, Social Sciences
email: m.memeti@seeu.edu.mk

Hajrulla Hajrullai

High Lector, Language Center
email: h.hajrullai@seeu.edu.mk

Alumni

Lenart Ibraimi

Master student (DSG)
email: l.ibraimi@seeu.edu.mk

Edita Bytyqi

PhD Candidate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Role: Summer intern at MVDSI (2018/19)
email: eb3137@columbia.edu