Luan Eshtrefi

Education

• Sep 2003 - Nov 2004: MA in European Public Policy
  Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences/Department of Government
  University of Manchester, England, United Kingdom
  Specialty: European Union Policymaking
  Thesis: "“Macedonia’s Integration in the EU: Meeting the Political and Economic Criteria”"
  
  
• Sep 1999 - Jun 2001: BA in Political Science and Economics
  Faculty: College of Liberal Arts
  DePaul University, Chicago,IL United States
  Specialty: Political Science/Economics
  
  
• Sep 1995 - Jun 1998: Associate Degree in Science
  Faculty: Business and Economics
  Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL United States
  Specialty: Business Administration
  
  

Publications

• Luan Eshtrefi. Europeanisation and Conditionality: A Literature Review. In Public Economics Series (Forthcoming), pp. XX. Bamberg Economic Research Group on Government and Growth (BERG)-Verlag Bamberg, Bamberg University, Bamberg, Germany, 3 / 2012. ISBN (Forthcoming).
  
  
• Luan Eshtrefi. “Does EU Membership Act as a Catalyst for Economic Growth? A Brief Analysis of Two New Member States: Estonia and Slovenia”. In Public Economics Series: Government and Private Sector in Transition Economics, pp. 215-225. Bamberg Economic Research Group on Government and Growth (BERG)-Verlag Bamberg, Bamberg University, Bamberg, Germany, 9 / 2009. ISBN 978-3-931052-73-7. (Download)
  
  
• Luan Eshtrefi. “The Economic Obstacles in Macedonia’s EU Prospects: A Long Road Ahead”. In Public Economics Series: Economic Structure and Institutions, pp. 110-129. Bamberg Economic Research Group on Government and Growth (BERG)-Verlag, Bamberg, Bamberg University, Bamberg, Germany, 6 / 2007. ISBN 978-3-931052-61-4. (Download)
  
  
• Abdylmenaf Bexheti and Luan Eshtrefi. “Economic Challenges of the Republic of Macedonia on the Road Towards the European Union”. In Crossroads: The Macedonian Foreign Policy Journal Volume 1 Nr. 2, pp. 225-235. Macedonian Information Centre (MIC), Skopje, Macedonia, 4 / 2007. ISBN ISSN 1857-5404. (Download)
  
  
• Luan Eshtrefi. "Macedonia's Challange: Meeting the Economic Criteria for EU Membership". In SEEU Review Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 117-140. SEE University, Tetovo, Macedonia, 5 / 2005. ISBN ISSN 1409-7001. (Download)
  
  
• Luan Eshtrefi and Dimitris Papadimitriou. "Timing Matters: An Analysis on Macedonia's Application for European Union Membership". In Macedonia: In a Post-Ohrid and a Pre-Accession Europe. University College London, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, London, UK, 2 / 2004. (Download)
  
  

Work Experience

• Nov 2007 - Present : Head of the International Relations Office
  South East European University, Tetovo, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Higher Education
  Main responsibilities: • Managing the International Office at SEEU • Facilitating the Internationalization Agenda of SEEU • Creating and maintaining links with partner universities in the EU and US • Maintaining links with the international donor community in Macedonia
  
  
• Mar 2002 - Present : Teaching Assistant
  South East European University, Tetovo, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Higher Education
  Main responsibilities: Assist in the teaching process by holding lectures and seminars in the Faculty of Business and Economics at SEEU in the following courses: •Undergraduate: European Integration Process, Business Law •Graduate: EU Laws and Regulations
  
  
• Sep 2000 - Jun 2001: Junior Researcher
  DePaul University, Chicago, IL United States
  Type of business or sector: Research in Higher Education
  Main responsibilities: • Assisted the College of Liberal Arts in gathering factual information for a scholarly book on the new education system of universities in post-communist Europe • Synthesized information in order to support publishing related to research topics
  
  
• Sep 1998 - Sep 1999: Loan Officer
  North American Mortgage Company, Lisle, IL United States
  Type of business or sector: Banking and Finance
  Main responsibilities: • Facilitated loans for first/second mortgages to clients within the domestic United States • Presented loan packages for home equity loans • Maintained an effective relationship with clientele
  
  
• Aug 1994 - Aug 1998: Teller Supervisor
  Harris Bank , Aurora, IL United States
  Type of business or sector: Banking and Finance
  Main responsibilities: • Supervised employees in teller training and customer relationships • Ordered monetary goods for the optimal day-to-day operation of the bank • Balanced all monetary finances of the daily functions of the bank