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we are MVDSI!
Max van der Stoel Institute (MVDSI) is a scientific institute within South East European University focusing on inter-disciplinary fields of social sciences and information and communication technologies.
Established as an scientific-academic unit of the university on March 2012, Max van der Stoel Scientific Institute was named according to the name of the former OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Max van der Stoel (1924-2011) who used to be very active in the region with his diplomatic efforts on conflict prevention and as one of the main initiators for establishing the South East European University in North Macedonia.
The Institute’s key activity is research (development and implementation of the research projects). The institute includes the following research groups: Distributed Systems and Data Science Group (DSG), Social Sciences Group (SSG) and Environment and Health Group (EHG).
MVDSI is located at the South East European University (SEEU), a private-public, not for profit higher education institution, consisting of faculties, centres and institutes as its integral part, specialized in socio-economic and technological sciences. SEEU is the first university in North Macedonia to obtain the EU Commission’s “HR Excellence in Research (HRS4R)” badge.
The Team
Staff
Veli Kreci
Associate Professor, Head of MVDSI
email: v.kreci@seeu.edu.mk
- Pdoc, MIIS California
- PhD, SEEU
- Ma, University of Pittsburgh
- Ba, Istanbul University
Mennan Selimi
Associate Professor, Head of DSG
email: m.selimi@seeu.edu.mk
- Pdoc, University of Cambridge
- PhD, UPC BarcelonaTech
- MS, Sapienza University of Rome
- BA, SEEU
Albulena Halili
Research Associate (SSG)
EMAIL:a.halili@seeu.edu.mk
- PHD, UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA
- Ms, SEEU
- BA, SEEU
Edlira Palloshi-Disha
Phd Candidate (SSG)
EMAIL:e.palloshi@seeu.edu.mk
Administrative Staff


Irena Gjerasimovska
Coordinator Assistant
email: i.gjerasimovska@seeu.edu.mk
- Ms, SEEU
- Ba, State University of Tetovo
PhD, Master and Bachelor students

Fjollë N. Caka
PhD Candidate (EHG group)
email: fc29090@seeu.edu.mk
- PhD Candidate, SEEU
- Ms, George Washington University
- Ba, University of Prishtina

LAMIR L. SHKURTI
Phd candidate (DSG)
email: ls29773@seeu.edu.mk
- Phd Candidate, Seeu
- Ms, University of Prizren
- Ba, University of Prishtina




Visitors

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

Veland Ramadani
Full Professor, BE
email: v.ramadani@seeu.edu.mk

Adrian Besimi
Associate Professor, CST
email: a.besimi@seeu.edu.mk
- PhD, SEEU
- Ma, Indiana University
- Ba, SEEU

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

Hajrulla Hajrullai
High Lector, Language Center
email: h.hajrullai@seeu.edu.mk
- PhD, SEEU
- Ma, Indiana University
- Ba, SEEU
Alumni

Edita Bytyqi
PhD Candidate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Role: Summer intern at MVDSI (2018/19)
email: eb3137@columbia.edu