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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Academic researcher and grant writer with PhD degree and 15 years of experience in research, analysis and writing

Profile Summary

I am doctor of science with a multidisciplinary, international business- and economic development-oriented doctoral degree, earned in the European Union from one of the world’s top 3% universities, done entirely in English, which proves my broad education and the ability to do the highest profile research, analysis and writing (complex methodology, then collection, elaboration/processing, as well as statistical analysis of a huge amount of data, and policy recommendations). My doctoral dissertation is a result of 5 years of consistent academic research, is 450+ page-long overall, and contains 650+ sources of literature, including the world's most cited in the fields of: international business and development economics, market research and the emerging markets, business-related regulatory reform and the creation of business- and investment-friendly and competitive macro and micro economic environment, as well as export-stimulative fiscal and monetary policy, then development of the trade, investment and tourism sectors, as well as commercial / economic diplomacy and international affairs. The dissertation is among few with the largest number of downloads at the university. In addition, I wrote several academic / scientific papers in English, published in international journals and at conferences. Apart from the mentioned, I have a double license for writing (EU-funded) project proposals and managing project cycles, and have broad interest and substantial knowledge in various fields, from education and psychology to science and sport. Overall, I have 15+ years of experience with various researches, analyses, grant / project proposals and management, and creative writing in English. I am interested in working on various individual and group academic and business projects.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Grant Writing
• ★ International Business
• ☆ Social Network Analysis
• ☆ Regional Planning & Development
• ☆ Ecotourism
• ☆ Social Science & Humanities
• ☆ Development Economics
• ☆ Research
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Sustainable Development
• ☆ International Economics
• ☆ Marketing Analytics
• ☆ Project Management

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting

Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Digital Strategy Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Big Data Analytics

Product Development Formulation

Work Experience

Freelance researcher and writer, and grant / project writer and manager

Freelance research and writing, and grant / project writing and management

January 2012 - Present

Legal Secretary

National Assembly of Republika Srpska - RS Parliament, Bosnia and Herzegovina

June 2006 - Present

Analytics Consultant

InfoExpert, d.o.o.

January 2014 - January 2014

Interpreter - Editor

EUFOR - Mission Althea

January 2000 - January 2005

Public relations officer and interpreter

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe - OSCE

January 1999 - January 1999

Education

MA

Schiller International University

- Present

PhD

University of Ljubljana

- Present

Doctor of Philosophy - multidisciplinary doctoral programme (international business and economic development)

University in Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia, European Union

November 2012 - March 2019

Master of Arts (M.A.) in International Relations and Diplomacy

Schiller International University, London

May 2005 - June 2006

Bachelor's Degree in English Language and Literature

University of Banja Luka

September 1999 - May 2004

Certifications

• Project Management Professional

  Council of Ministers of B&H - Directorate for European Integration

  May 2015 - Present

Publications

DISSERTATION THESIS

BELLINA, Željko, 2019, Commercial diplomacy as an instrument for enhancing national economy internationalisation : the case of the Republic of Serbia [online]. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences. [Accessed 20 October 2021]. Retrieved https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=107395 .

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Bellina, željko. Teorija in Praksa; Ljubljana Vol. 56, Iss. 1, (2019): 53-73,309 .

Commercial diplomacy as an instrument for enhancing economic recovery: the case of Serbia @article{2014, doi = {10.1504/ijdipe.2014.064797}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1504%2Fijdipe.2014.064797}, year = 2014, publisher = {Inderscience Publishers}, volume = {2}, number = {3}, pages = {202}, author = {{\v{Z}}eljko Bellina}, title = {Commercial diplomacy as an instrument for enhancing economic recovery: the case of Serbia}} . International Journal of Diplomacy and Economy.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Željko Bellina. Dejan Popović. COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY IN THE SERVICE OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA; VII SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATIONJAHORINA BUSINESS FORUM 2018SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AND INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTJAHORINA, 22-24th MARCH 2018 .