Aleksandar Jakovljević

ALEKSANDAR JAKOVLJEVIĆ
Date of Birth: 03/07/1992
EDUCATION Bucerius Law School Hamburg, Germany
Master of Law and Business (MLB)
St. Francis College Brooklyn Heights, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Bachelor of Science in Business Management
1/14 – 5/14 Freie Universität Berlin Berlin, Germany
European Studies Program
6/14 – 8/14 East China Normal University Shanghai, China
Business and Culture Program
ACADEMIC Finalist, Law Without Walls Original Program, January – April 2016
Honors Recipient, Presidential Scholarship for Full Tuition at St. Francis College
Member, Duns Scotus Honor Society, 2013 - Present
WORK EXPERIENCE President of the Organization of Serbian Students Abroad (OSSA) (September 2013 - present)
 Student organization that gathers 8.000 Serbian students abroad with 11 branches outside Serbia;
 Initiated, wrote and implemented several laws and by-laws concerning student affairs in Serbia;
 Leads every day operations with the team of over 80 people;
Member of the Diaspora Business Council of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (May 2015 – present)
 Think-tank comprised of more than 50 members of the Serbian business community abroad;
 Created in order to foster investment by the diaspora members to Serbia;
INTERNSHIPS
9/14 – 1/15 Yoswein NY, Public Affairs Consulting Company New York, NY
 Followed hearings, events and sessions at New York City Hall.
 Assisted NY State Senator Martin Golden`s re-election campaign office.
 Conducted research, analysis and prepared material for senior company officials.
9/13 - 12/13 Permanent Mission of the Republic of Serbia to the United Nations New York, NY
 Covered 1st and 2nd permanent committee during 68th session of the General Assembly.
 Attended and assisted in side events organized by the Serbian mission.
6/13 – 9/13 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
 Worked at bilateral, multilateral and consular sectors.
 Created first comprehensive list of all Serbian organizations in the world.
 Attended meetings with the Minister and other high representatives of MFA.
6/12 – 8/12 Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA) Belgrade, Serbia
 Assisted FDI Advisors in providing information to potential foreign investors.
 Participated in SIEPA`s program providing grants to export-oriented companies.
PUBLICATIONS
 “Comparative Analysis of Foreign Diploma Recognition Systems in 10 Countries”;
 “Brochure for Studying Abroad”
 “Guide through Foreign Diploma Recognition Process in the Republic of Serbia”
ATHLETIC NCAA Division I-St. Francis College Men’s Water Polo Team, 2011 - 2015
LEADERSHIP NCAA Final Four Championship - Third place 2012; Fourth place 2013.
SKILLS & LANGUAGES Fluent in Serbian and English, B2/C1 German, A2 Russian