Aleksandra Hristov

On May 16th and 17th in Belgrade we had the first CMC (Certified Management Consultant) certification hearing in Serbia. CMC certification was organized by Association of Management Consultants of Serbia and the hearing was conducted by Croation Association of Management Consultants, under the auspices of ICMCI (International Council of Management Consulting Institutes). CMC – Certified Management Consultant is an international branding and mark of qualification and represents evidence of the highest standards in management consulting and adherence to the code of ethics of the profession.

Eight consultants passed at the hearing for CMC certification: Gordana Matovic, Sanja Nikolin, Andrija Gencel, Aleksandar Ostojic, Miroslav Jelicic, Aleksandra Hristov, Miodrag Kostic, Daniel Tavcioski. I have presented my case study on Monday May 16th and successfully passed the CMC hearing.

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My client London School of Commerce (LSC), opened campus in Belgrade on 8 February. LSC was opened by the His Excellency the British Ambassador, Michael Davenport, and Lord Tomlinson of Walsall. My team was engaged for communications consultancy and  media relations for the event.
The London School of Commerce is the Associate College of the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, (UWIC) and has over 5,000 students enrolled at its campus in London. In addition LSC has campuses in Kuala Lumpur, Bangladesh, Colombo and Nairobi.

Lord Tomlinson, Chair of the LSC Advisory Board commented at the opening:
… the opening of the campus is not only educationally significant for LSC but we believe that it offers an additional opportunity for Serbia to be at the centre of high quality provision not only in Serbia but also for surrounding countries and beyond’

LSC, Belgrade, will offer UK MBA and Bachelor’s business and management degree programmes, with the first MBA intake in March 2011. The degrees are awarded by UWIC and quality assured through the UK’s national Quality Assurance Agency.

His Excellency the British Ambassador, Michael Davenport said that he welcomed the LSC, Belgrade, development and the opportunity if offered for many more Serbian students to access high quality UK degree programmes.

In accordance with the initial request of the Serbian Ministry of Education, LSC will apply for Serbian accreditation for its degrees in the future.
The very competitively priced MBA is delivered with a work-place application focus. Leading local and visiting European faculty are committed to ensuring student succeed in both academic and their career development.

Applications from both individuals as well as through companies are encouraged. Additionally the MBA programme is offered on both a part time and full time basis for duration of between 12 and 24 months. Students enrolled in Belgrade will have the opportunity to transfer credits and study at other LSC campuses worldwide.

I have attended  ten day preparatory training, from January 24th to February 4th, for CMC (Certified Management Consultant) international certification by The International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI) , organized by Association of Management Consultants of Serbia UPKS (Udruzenje poslovnih konsultanata Srbije) performed by Association of Management Consultants of Croatia UPS Hrvatske (Udruga poslovnih savjetnika). As you can see we have learned a lot and at the same time had a great time together.

One of my clients is Nuclear Facilities of Serbia public company for whom I work as the coordinator for international communication. This company has been authorized by Serbian Government to perform transport of used nuclear material from PA reactor to Russian Federation. The transport started from Serbia on November 18th 2010. At the final phase of the project the highest official of Government were present, President of Republic of Serbia Boris Tadic, Minister of Science and Technological Development Bozidar Djelic, Ministar of Interior Ivica Dacic, director of Public Company Radojica Pesic, representatives of the International Atomic Agency, partners from USA and Russian federation who supported the project financially, and representatives of countries involved in the transport of nuclear materials from Serbia. At the end of this project the press conference was organized at the Government of Serbia on December 22nd 2010.

My client BAS program (Business Advisory Service) in Serbia presented its business results for the period from 2006 to 2010 on November 16th in Caruso restaurant in Belgrade. BAS program EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) supports the development of small and medium enterprises in transition countries, providing business advice and services, and through development of consultants market.

Until now BAS program has realized 214 projects and the results show that 95% of supported companies achieved significant improvements through projects approved and realized through BAS support. Presentation of th eprogram was held by Bojana Vukosavljevic, BAS program director in Serbia.

The news on businesses results of BAS program in Serbia were distributed by more than 50 electronic and printed media in Serbia and the region.

At the end of October weekly magazine VREME has celebrated 20th anniversary. Under hard conditions, thanks to great journalists who symbolize independent journalism, this magazine, especially during Milosevic regime, has succeeded to withstand all the outside pressures. Most of them have proudly celebrated its 20th birthday. Among guests there were representatives of Serbian political leadership, including the President of Serbia Boris Tadic.

With Zoran Panovic, editor in chief of Danas

With Zoja Jovanov, editor of Vreme (by Aleksandar Andjic)

We have organized the press brunch for our client UNIQA insurance Serbia, in Hyatt Regency Hotel on 21st of October. We have invited all media and journalists that have relations with the UNIQA insurance. We had 22 media representatives and till now 76 coverages in Serbian and Regional media.

UNIQA insurance in the first six months of 2010 continued at the highest growth rate on the Serbian insurance market. UNIQA has performed at an increase of 32,45% in gross insurance premiums, while average insurance premium increase on the Serbian market was 5,12 %.

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August issue of profit magazine published second article in my series of texts about positioning in Public Affairs with the title: “Importance of analyzing previous experiences in Public Affairs”

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In monthly magazine Profit that I work with, I have published number of texts on lobbying, crisis communication, public affairs etc. Most of the companies and public organizations have a great interest in creating their policy regarding laws. That is why it is important to understand the legal environment and react to it accordingly.

The text published in June issue of profit magazine is titled “Positions in Public Affairs” and talks about importance of positions of decision makers and necessary analyses needed before contacting them.

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I was in Brussels where my company Hristov consulting d.o.o. co-organized “The first gathering of the reform leaders from the western Balkan regions and experts on EU project funding” conference, that took place on May 31st and June 30th 2010. At the conference more than 40 leaders from Western Balkans gathered ti improve the results of international donor projects and most effectively use EU funds. At the conference round table ‘Challenges ahead of the WB regions’ key-note speakers at the panel discussion addressed the audience: MEP Jelko Kacin; Vice-Chair of the Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo; MEP Tanja Fajon; Vice- Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee and MEP Alojz Peterle; Member of the Member of the Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee and Former Prime-Minister of Slovenia. To help understand how operational structures work; experts from EU made Overview of IPA, Community Programs, FP7, CIP, Progress, Youth, Culture etc.

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