Curriculum Vitae PERSONAL INFORMATION First name: Last name: Snježana Brkić Date of birth: 2 nd August 1965 Private address: Grbavička 14A/XII, Sarajevo Telephone: Home: ++ 387 (0)33 613 197 Business: ++ 387 (0)33 253 775 Fax: ++ 387 (0)33 275 994 GSM: ++ 387 (0)61 145 826 E-mail: snjezana.brkic@efsa.unsa.ba sbrkic@bih.net.ba Personal Web page: Fields of interest: www.efsa.unsa.ba International Economics, International Trade, International Finance, Economic Integration, World Trade Organisation EDUCATION BACKGROUND Name of institution Dates attended Qualification achieved The 5 th Gymnasium Pero Kosorić, Sarajevo Elementary School "Ivan Goran Kovačić", Sarajevo Elementary School ""Vladimir Perić Valter", Sarajevo 2007-2010 Ph.D. (International Economics) 1999-2003 M.Sc. (International Economics) 1984-1989 B.Sc. (Economics) 1980-1984 Assistant of Interpreter for German and English 1976-1980 1972-1976 Working Knowledge of Foreign Languages [from 1 to 5 (1 = weak, 5 = excellent)] Language Reading Speaking Writing English 5 5 5 German 4 3 3 ADDITIONAL SKILLS/ABILITIES (eg. computer software knowledge, driving license...) SKILL/ABILITY Computer knowledge Driving License Description MS Office, MS Excell, MS PowerPoint, Moodle B Category
PRESENT POSITION: Institution:, Position: Assistant Professor Busine ss Addre ss: Trg oslobođenja Alije Izetbegovića 1 Postal code: 71 000 City: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina Phone: ++387 (0)33 253 775 Fax: ++387 (0)33 275 994 E-mail: snjezana.brkic@efsa.unsa.ba Website: www.efsa.unsa.ba EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Previous full-time positions: Institutions Dates Position held Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ministry of Foreign Trade UNIS Equipment Trade Company Sarajevo 2011 - present Assistant Professor 1997-2010 Teaching assistant / Lecturer 1994-1997 Expert for bilateral economic cooperation 1989-1993 Commercial assistant for export-import MEMBERSHIP IN PROFFESIONAL BODIES/ORGANIZATIONS 1. BiH Association of Economists, 2005-2007 KEY QUALIFICATIONS 1. Teaching in the fields of International Economics, International Trade and International Finance 2. Research and analysis of macroeconomic indicators and policies 3. Foreign trade analysis 4. WTO related issues and BiH accession to W TO related issues SPECIFIC PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE 1. Guest lecturer, Postgraduate Course Political Economy of Transition, The European Studies,, Sarajevo, September 2011 2. Lecturer, The Regional Workshop on WTO Matters for Academics from Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus, WTO, Geneva, Switzerland, July 2010 3. Lecturer, The Regional Workshop on WTO Matters for University Professors and Academics from Western Balkan Countries,, Sarajevo, June 2006 ( Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the WTO: Analisys of Public Awareness and Attitudes and Teaching on the WTO related issues at the Universities in the Western Balkan Countries ) 4. Lecturer, The Fourth Regional Workshop on WTO Matters for Academics, WTO and Joint Vienna Institute, Vienna, Austria, February 2006 ( Accession to the WTO: Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina ) 5. Lecturer, Modul Regional Cooperation, Coimbra Group Winterschool, Faculty of Economics University of Split, Croatia, February 2005 ( Trade Liberalization: Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina )
6. Lecturer, Modul Regional Cooperation, Coimbra Group Winterschool, Faculty of Economics University of Split, Croatia, February 2004 ( Trade Liberalization: Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina ) 5. Consultant for economic issues and SMEs, Swiss Cooperation Office, Embassy of Switzerland in BiH, Sarajevo, BiH, 2003-2005 6. Lecturer, Seminar in Macroeconomics for Federal Statistic Bureau, Sarajevo, BiH, May 2001 7. Lecturer, Seminar in International Economics, Foreign Trade School, BiH Chamber of Commerce, Sarajevo, BiH, 1997/98 8. Membership in expert groups for bilateral negotiations on trade and investment agreements, Government of BiH, Sarajevo, BiH, 1994-1997. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATIONS Awards (Special Engagement and Recognition) 1. Silver medal of the for the success in studies in the year 1984/85 2. Silver medal of the for the success in studies in the year 1985/86 3. Silver medal of the for the success in studies in the year 1986/87 4. The best teaching assistant at the third year of the study at the School of Economics and Business, according to student evaluation of the teaching process, 2002 5. The best teaching assistant at the third year of the study at the School of Economics and Business, according to student evaluation of the teaching proces, 2006 Additional proffe sional education 1. Workshop White Paper on BiH Foreign Trade Policy, Support to Trade Policy and Capacity Building in Bosna and Herzegovina - EU funded Project (EUTPP 2), Vlašić, 28-29 September 2011 2. The Regional Workshop on WTO Matters for Academics from Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus, WTO, Geneva, Switzerland, July 2010 3. Workshop within the Project Faculty Development Initiative II, School of Economics and Business and University of Alberta, Sarajevo - Edmonton, 2006 4. Regional Workshop on W TO Matters for University Professors and Academics from Western Balkans Countries,, Sarajevo, June 2006 5. The Fourth Regional Workshop on W TO Matters for Academics, Joint Vienna Institute, Vienna, Austria, February 2006 4. The Regional Workshop on W TO Matters for Academics, Faculty of Economics University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, June 2005 5. Workshop on W TO Principles and BiH Status in the Process of Accession to the W TO, Agencija za državnu službu BiH, Sarajevo, November 2005 6. The Third Regional Workshop on WTO Matters for Academics, Joint Vienna Instit ute, Vienna, Austria, March 2005 7. The Second Regional Workshop on WTO Matters for Academics, Joint Vienna Institute, Vienna, Austria, May 2004 Other REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY I. BOOKS AND CHAPTERS 1. Snježana Brkić, Intra-industrijska trgovina: Teorijski i empirijski aspekti ( Intra-industry Trade: Theoretical and Empirical Aspects ), Monography, School of Economics and Business, Sarajevo (accepted for publication) 2. Snježana Brkić, Adnan Efendić, Azra Hadžiahmetović, Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the WTO: Analisys of Public Awareness and Attitudes in: Prof. Sutyrin Sergein F. (editor) Международная торговая система (International Trading System), International Banking Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2007, ISBN978-5-903028-45-0, pp. 25-43
3. Snježana Brkić, Azra Hadžiahmetović, Accession to the W TO: Case Study of Bosnia and Herzegovina in: Prof. Sutyrin Sergei F., Vadim Kaputskin ed., The WTO and Transition Countries: Case Studies, University of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 2006 II. UNIVERSITY TEXTBOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS 1. Snježana Brkić, Eldin Mehić, Vanja Kenjić, Uputstvo za izradu seminarskog i diplomskog rada (Manual for Writing an Essay and a Diploma Paper), School of Economics and Business, Sarajevo, 2006, ISBN 9958-605-81-3 2. Snježana Brkić, Eldin Mehić, Vanja Kenjić, Uputstvo za izradu prezentacije (Manual for Preparing a Presentation),, Sarajevo, 2006, ISBN 9958-605-92-9, 3. Eldin Mehić, Snježana Brkić, Vanja Kenjić, Vodič za brucoše (Guidelines for New Students),, Sarajevo, 2006 4. Zbirka testova iz Međunarodne ekonomije, (Manual of Tests in International Economics), Second Edition,, Sarajevo, 2001 5. Zbirka testova iz Međunarodnih finansija, (Manual of Tests in International Finance), Second Edition,, Sarajevo, 2001 6. Zbirka testova iz Međunarodne ekonomije, (Manual of Tests in International Economics), First Edition,, Sarajevo, 2000 7. Zbirka testova iz Međunarodnih finansija, (Manual of Tests in International Finance), First Edition,, Sarajevo, 2000 III. PAPERS PUBLISHED IN REFEREED PROCEEDINGS (CONGRESES, CONFERENCES, ETC) 1. Impact of Industry-Specific Determinants on Intra-Industry Trade, The Collection of Papers Economic Ideas and Practice br. 2, Faculty of Economics University of Belgrade, Belgrade, October 2011, ISSN 2217-6217, pp. 76-93 2. Determination of Intra-Industry Trade: Impact of Country-Specific Characteristics, The Collection of Papers of the in Sarajevo, Vol. 30, Sarajevo, 2010, ISSN 1986-5473, pp. 516-541 3. Eldin Mehić, Snježana Brkić, Jasmina Selimović, Institutional Development as a Determinant of Foreign Direct Investment in the Manufacturing Sector", 2009 Global Business & Economics Research Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 14.08.2009, published in: The Business Review, Vol. 13 No. 2, Cambridge, 2009, pp. 155-162. 4. A Comparative Analysis of the Theoretical Concepts within the International Trade Theory, The Collection of Papers of the in Sarajevo, Vol. 28, Sarajevo, 2008, ISSN 0581-7439, pp. 163-184 5. Snježana Brkić, Adnan Efendić, Azra Hadžiahmetović, Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the WTO: Analisys of Public Awareness and Attitudes, The Third International Conference of in Sarajevo ICES2006 From Transition to the Sustainable Development: The Path to European Integrations, 12-13 October 2006, Book of Extended Abstracts ISBN 9958-605-89-9 (pp. 72-75) and CD ISBN 9958-605-90-2 6. Snježana Brkić, Adnan Efendić, Regional Trading Arrangements Stumbling Blocks or Building Blocks in the Process of Global Trade Liberalization?, 5 th International Conference Economic Integrations, Competition and Cooperation, Faculty of Economics Rijeka, Lovran Croatia, April 22-23, 2005, Book of Extended Abstracts + CD 7. Adnan Efendić, Snježana Brkić, Changes in BH Foreign Trade after the Trade Liberalisation Process within the Stability Pact, 5 th International Conference Economic Integrations, Competition and Cooperation, Faculty of Economics Rijeka, Lovran Croatia, April 22-23, 2005, Book of Extended Abstracts + CD 8. Regional vs. Multirateral Trade Liberalization, The Collection of Papers of the Faculty of Economics University of Mostar, Vol. XIII, Mostar, 2005, UDK 33(06.055.2), pp. 187-201 9. Trade Liberalization: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina", ASECU International Conference Economic Cooperation in South Eastern Europe", Faculty of Economics
University of Belgrade, Belgrade, 6-9 November 2003, The Conference Proceedings, ISBN: 86-403-0528-5, pp. 85-96 10. Contemporary Int egration Processes, The Collection of Papers of the School of Economics and Business in Sarajevo, ISSN 0581-7439, Sarajevo, 2003, pp. 113-127 11. Dragan Ćalović, Snježana Brkić, Foreign Direct Investment as a Dynamizing Factor of Transition Economies", The Second International Conference of School of Economics and Business in Sarajevo ICES2003 Globalization and Political Economy of Development in Transition Economies", Sarajevo, 10-11 October 2003, The Conference Proceedings Part II, ISBN 9958-605-58-9(pt. 1,2), pp. 179-206 12. Integration Processes in South East Europe: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina", EASEC International Conference, Dubrovnik, April 2003 13. Regionalism in South East Europe, International Conference of the School of Economics and Business in Sarajevo ICES2002 Transition in Central and Eastern Europe Challenges of 21 st Century, Sarajevo, October 2002, The Conference Proceedings, pp. 81-90 IV. ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN PROFESSIONAL MAGAZINES 1. Trade Liberalization: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BH Privrednik, Year X, No. 53, December 2005, pp. 22-24 2. Prikaz knjige 'Ekonomija Evrope' prof. dr Azre Hadžiahmetović, KUN - Specijalni prilog nezavisnog dnevnika Oslobođenje za kulturu, umjetnost i nauku, 28.07.2005. 3. The Path to the W TO", Ekonomist, No. 71-72, February 1998 4. China: Turn to the West", Ekonomist, No. 59, 1997 5. China: Its Own Path to the Success", Ekonomist, No. 58, 1997 V. INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS 1. Research project Economics and Statistics Unit: South East Europe Privatisation Impact Assessment, Organization of the Survey in BiH, Overseas Development Institute, May 2004 2. The case study of industrial cluster development in BiH in: Supply-Side Strategy for Productivity, Competitiveness and Convergence between the CEECs and (in) the EU, ACE-PHARE project, 2001 VI. DOMESTIC RESERCH PROJECTS (IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA) 1. Research of public opinion on BiH accession to the W TO, team member, School of Economics and Business, Sarajevo, 2005 2. The Growth of the Private Sector in BiH (Structural Reforms) in: Strategy for Integration of BiH into European Union, team member, Councile of Ministers of BiH - Direction for European Integration Sarajevo, 2004 3. Private Sector Development and SMEs Promotion Concept Paper 2004-2008, coauthor, Swiss Cooperation Office of the Swiss Embassy in BiH, Sarajevo, December 2004 4. Research of public opinion in BiH on a new television frekvention, team member, RAK, Sarajevo, November 2004 5. Choice of the brand name for new products of the company Vegafruit Gračanica, team member, Faculty of Economics in Sarajevo, Sarajevo, May 2002 6. BiH Economic Relations and EU White Paper in: Macroeconomic Vision of Development of Federation BiH, team member, The Government of Federation BiH, 2001 7. History of the W TO in: Strategy of B-H Accession to WTO, team member, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations BiH, 1998 8. Strategy for the Economic Development of BiH, project secretary, UNDP and BiH Government, 1996 9. Publication on Bosnia-Herzegovina, team member, The Government of t he Republic/Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1995
VII. PARTICIPATION IN ORGANIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES AND CONFERENCES (MEMBERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE) 1. Secretary of the Program Committee, The Third International Conference of the Faculty of Economics in Sarajevo ICES2006 From Transition to Sustainable Development: The Path to European Integration ", Sarajevo, 12-13 October 2006 2. Co-ordinator of the Regional Workshop on WTO Matters for University Professors and Academics from Western B alkans Countries, Faculty of Economics in Sarajevo, Sarajevo, June 2006 3. Secretary of the Organizing Committee, The Second International Conference of the Faculty of Economics in Sarajevo ICES2003 Globalization and Political Economy of Development in Transition Economies: From Transition to Development", Sarajevo, 10-11 October 2003 4. ADDITIONAL REFERENCES STUDY VISITS 1. Study stay within the Project Faculty Development Initiative II, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, June 2006 2. One-month study stay, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, September 2004 3. The IX Summer School of University of Bologna Post-Communist Transition and European Integration Processes", Cervia, Italy, September 2003 4. The Coimbra Group Winterschool on Regional Cooperation, University of Split, Split, Croatia, February 2003 5. Teachers' Summer School, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, Ljubljana, Slovenia, July 2001 6. One-month study stay, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, September 2000 7. Two-month study stay, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, May June 1997 PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCES AND EVENTS 1. Round table Bosnia and Herzegovina and European Integration, key-note speaker, International Forum Bosnae, Mostar, 04/04/ 2006 2. Public speach The Accession to the W TO: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina, uvodničar, International Forum Bosnae, Sarajevo, 13/03/2006 INTERVIEWS IN MEDIA 1. Interview W TO and BiH, Dnevnik NTV Hayat, 08/11/2005 OTHER 1. Organising of round tables, Project, in Sarajevo, Sarajevo, 2005-2006 2. Project Obilježavanje interijera na Ekonomskom fakultetu u Sarajevu, team lider, in Sarajevo, Sarajevo, 2005-2006 3. Organizing of the celebrating ceremony for the School's 52nd Anniversary, team lider, in Sarajevo, 2004 4. Secretary of the Department of Economic Theory and Policy, School of Economics and Business in Sarajevo, Sarajevo, 1992/93