Marta Zdravkovic E-mail mz_ol@yahoo.com

marta.zdravkovic@oru.se

Skype Marta_Zdravkovic

Telephone +46760408570

Address Gotlandsresan 97,

75754 Uppsala, Sweden

Nationality Serbian

Date of birth 18.02.1988 January 2018

University Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Field of study Rural development and Natural Resources Management

Level in international classification

Master degree (2011- 2014)

Title of thesis Challenges and Opportunities for Strengthening Tertiary Agricultural Education and Private Sector Collaboration in Africa, A Case Study of the UniBRAIN Agribusiness Innovation Incubator Consortia

University University of Belgrade, Geographical Faculty

Field of study Spatial planning

Level in international classification

Bachelor degree (2007-2010)

Title of thesis Comparative analysis of Serbian and Swedish rural development policies

Education

Name Global Swede 2014

Issuing institution Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Description

Global Swede is an award for scholars in the area of innovation and en-

trepreneurship that have special ties to Sweden, and play an important

role in the future international relations between Sweden and other

countries.

Awards

An enthusiastic person, who enjoys being part of a successful and productive team. Quick to grasp new ideas and

concepts, and to develop innovative and creative solutions to problems. Able to work well on own initiative and

can demonstrate the high levels of motivation required to meet the tightest of deadlines.

Employer

Position

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Employer

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Employer

Position

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Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden

PhD position (01.2016- ongoing)

Researching on European Public Research Funding Systems

International Science Programme (ISP) Uppsala University, Uppsala,

Sweden

Research fellow (07.2014- 12.2015)

Patterns of South-South collaboration- Comparison of long and short

term supported departments of basic sciences in Malawi, Botswana,

Zambia and Zimbabwe;

Tracer study and evaluation of 38 years of support to Thailand

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Botswana University

(SLU), Uppsala, Sweden– Gaborone, Botswana

Course assistant (11.2013- 08.2014)

PhD course: Global Challenges- Urbanization, livelihoods and food

secu-rity. Part of SLU's UD20 program.

African Network for Agriculture, Agroforestry and Natural Resources Education (ANAFE), Nairobi, Kenya

Research fellow (04-07.2012; 04-06. 2013)

Elaborating on opportunities and challenges of university-private sector collaboration in field of agricultural innovation in Africa; Evaluation of Forestry Education in Africa, organization of pedagogy workshop, and SASACID conferences, communication and outreach.

Organization

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OK Linné (2014-2015)

Marketing manager for Hittaut outdoor project, organization of sport events

Youth researchers of Serbia (summer 2010)

Volunteering on environmental renovation work in Sheffield, United Kingdom

Languages

Computer skills

Social skills

Interests

Serbian (mother tongue), English (fluent), Swedish (fluent), Bulgarian (intermediate level), Russian (basic level).

Nvivo, Microsoft office, Photoshop, Web-page design, Graphical design

Social, determined, high standard of work ethics

Part of Serbian National Orienteering team, fitness trainer, doing a lot of sports, love chess, organizing "Katushka" parties that host up to 900 ppl

Work experience

Volunteering experience

Other skills

Conference presentations

ConferenceTitle of presentation

Nordic Africa Days 2014, Uppsala, September 2014Role of African Diaspora in University-Private Sertor Collaboration (oral presentation)

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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Faculty day 2014, Uppsala, September 2014

Opportunities for University-Private Sector Collaboration and Agribusiness Innovation in Africa (poster presentation)

International Union od Forestry Research Organizations 2012 conference, Nairobi, June 2012 State of Tertiary Forestry Education in Africa (oral presentation)

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European Assoiation of Universities Annual Conference 2015, Antwerpen, April 2015Building research capacity in basic sciences in developing countries (poster presentation)

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Royal Golden Jubilee-PhD Congress XVI, Pattaya, Thailand, June 201538 years of chemistry and physics collaboration in Thailand (oral presentation)

ConferenceTitle of presentation

Southern African-Nordic Centre Conference, Windhoek, Namibia, December 2015

North-South and South-South collaboration patterns in the fields of chemistry, mathematics and physics– scientists’ attitudes and experiences (oral presentation)

Successful applications

Funding entity

Title of the proposal

Amount granted

Örebro University Council, February 2017

PhD international activity funding (Individual application)

16 760 SEK

ConferenceTitle of presentation

Southern African-Nordic Centre Conference, Uppsala, Sweden, September 2016

Political side of support to higher education and research, Power analysis and ISP work (oral presentation)

Funding entity

Title of the proposal

Amount granted

Uppsala University Entity for equal rights, January 2016

Building mentorship between promissing female students from developing countries and established female scientists from Uppsala University (Application was submitted from International Science Programme)

80 000 SEK

References

Peter Sundin, Head of ISP peter.sundin@isp.uu.se 070 16979118

Thomas Denk, PhD supervisor

thomas.denk@oru.se

019 303103

Erik Hysing, secondary PhD supervisor

erik.hysing@oru.se

019 302442

Publications

Andersson, R., Zdravkovic, M. (2017). The International Science Programme in Sri Lanka and Thailand: Three decades of research cooperation" Uppsala University. Uppsala

Zdravkovic,M., Chiwona-Karltun, L., Zink, E. (2016). The experiences and perceptions of South-South and North-South scientific collaboration by mathematicians, physicists and chemists from five Southern African Universities. Scientometrics 107(3):717-743. DOI 10.1007/s11192-016-1989-z

Jamnadass, R., Langford, K., Anjarwalla, P. and Mithöfer, D. (2014). Public–Private Partner-ships in Agroforestry. In: N. Van Alfen, ed., Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems, 2nd ed. [online] Academic Press, pp.544-564. Available at: http://store.elsevier.com/product.jsp?isbn=9780444525123 [Accessed 25 Jun. 2015]. Contribution with a part addressing: "The value of Tertiary Agricultural Education input to public private partnerships adding value to agroforestry commodities."

Master thesis “Challenges and Opportunities for Strengthening Tertiary Agricultural Educa-tion and Private Sector Collaboration in Africa”. http://stud.epsilon.slu.se/6831/1/zdravkovic_m_140612.pdf