Dear AmCham Macedonia members and friends –
Thank you for your interest in the spring 2014 edition of Emerging Macedonia. I’m sure you’ll find our coverage
of volunteerism trends in Macedonia and internationally interesting and, hopefully, inspiring. Our member
organizations are always at the leading edge of progressive trends in the country and corporate-supported
volunteerism is no exception.
I was glad to see so many of you at the Motivational Sales event this March, as well as our cocktail celebrating
the publication of the OECD’s Transfer Pricing Guidelines in Macedonian. Both of these events demonstrated the
important contribution our organization can make to consistently bring new ideas and practices into Macedonia.
Over time, those new ideas will bring real and positive change.
As we exit elections season here in Skopje, I’m personally looking forward to returning our focus on issues that
will promote the global competitiveness of the Macedonian economy. One such issue is the need to increase the
business-relevance of higher education programs and the number of quality internships taking place. How better
to do this than by forward-thinking businesses working together with the country’s educational institutions?
Please plan to join us on Wednesday, May 28th in Skopje’s Holiday Inn for our “Advancing Business-University
Cooperation” event. We will be joined by a prominent U.S. expert on public-private cooperation, Mr. Rick
Norment, who will offer his insights on the key elements of successful partnerships in higher education. His
impressive professional experience working with both the public and private sectors in the United States on
these issues will make for a very practical and applicable discussion. The event will also feature panel discussions
bringing together public, private and student organization representatives.
Based on the response from last year’s event, we know you agree that together, Macedonia’s business and
academic communities can do more to prepare our young people for their future careers. We look forward to
taking one more step in the right direction together this year!
Sincerely,
Michelle Osmanli
Executive Director
American Chamber of Commerce in Macedonia • Ivo Lola Ribar 59A-1/15, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
Phone: (+389 2) 3216 714; Fax (389) 2 3246 950 • [email protected] www.amcham.com.mk
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