• Gunter Merdzan was born on 17.07.1994 in Bitola. He finished high school in Resen. He graduated at the Faculty of Economics – Skopje, Department of Economics, as the best student of the generation, in the academic year of 2016/2017, with an average grade of 9,94. In 2017, he started his second cycle studies at the same faculty within the Department of Economic Development and International Finance. Since then, he is working as a university teaching assistant at the Chair of Economy at University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje, Faculty of Economics – Skopje.

  During his education at the Faculty of Economics – Skopje, he was continuously awarded for his outstanding achievements in the educational process. In addition to be awarded, as the best student of the generation in the academic year 2016/2017, he was also awarded with “Gold Coin” by the University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje.

  Currently, he is working on his master’s thesis entitled as: “The Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on Labor Productivity”. The main objective of this thesis is to present the main trends in this field, to explain the benefits of technology and digitalization for the global economy as well as to elaborate the importance of preparing different segments of society for the effects of the Fourth Industrial Revolution into the global labor market and aims to show that the labor market will experience radical changes in the future. Recently, many studies and analysis confirmed that the world is at the beginning of a powerful process of transformation that will radically change our lives, ways of working and communicating. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is expected to improve the computerization of manufacturing industry and focuses on equipping the production with high technology.

  His duties are doing scientific research, writing papers and articles in the field of technology and economic development for various international scientific journals and conferences. Meanwhile, he is a member of the Student Assembly of the University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje, and member of the Student Assembly of the Faculty of Economics – Skopje. Within these student organizations, he is an initiator and organizer of certain projects and events.

• Trenovski, B., Tashevska, B., Kozheski, K. & Merdzan, G., 2019. The Link between Productivity and Labor Compensation in Selected Central and Southeast European Countries. Banja Luka, 7th REDETE Conference: Researching Economic Development and Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies.
• Trenovski, B. & Merdzan, G., 2019. Islamic Economics as an Alternative Approach to Preventing Future Financial Crises. Annual of the Faculty of Economics – Skopje, 291-313.
• Trenovski, B., Trpkova-Nestorovska, M., Merdzan, G. & Kozheski, K., 2019. Labour Market in Terms of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Prilep, Digital Transformation of the Economy and Society: Shaping the Future.
• Trenovski, B., Merdzan, G. & Kozheski, K., 2019. Islamic Finance Tools as an Alternative to Prevent Future Global Crises. Istanbul, International Congress of Management, Economy, and Policy.

Forums:

• Second Macedonian – German Forum “Building Bridges – Politics and Economy” organized in October 2018 in Skopje by Konrad Adenauer Foundation in cooperation with the Institute for Social Research – MK91.

Awards:

• Recognition for the best student of the generation who graduated in the academic year 2016/2017;
• “Gold Coin” by the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje for being selected as the best graduate student in the academic year 2016/2017;
• 26th of July award from the funds of the Mur-Munning Trust at the Rectorate of the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje in the academic 2016/2017;
• Awards for outstanding achievements in the educational process and achievement of 10.00 in studying in 2014/15 and 2015/16 academic years;
• Awarded 2nd place at the Competition “EU – Dynamic Factor in the Global Economy” organized by the EU Data Center (EUi) at the Faculty of Economics – Skopje.

Initiatives:

• Co-founder of the YEM web portal. Young Economic Minds is a platform through which young economists get the opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas, which are translated into scientific articles, analysis, and research that will be shared with the public. This would help them develop and channel their critical thinking, begin to engage in economic science circles and be involved in designing future economic changes. Also, YEM stands for increased economic and financial literacy of young people as well as bringing complex and complex economic variables and phenomena to all young people. The idea soon grew into an initiative by several students and Professor Borce Trenovski, accepting the challenge of creating the YEM web portal.

Memberships:

• Member of the Student Assembly of the University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje;
• Member of the Student Assembly of the Faculty of Economics – Skopje.

Seminars:

• “Turkish Education Trainer Training Course for Turkish Children Living Abroad” organized between 19-27 August 2019 in Istanbul / Eskisehir provinces in cooperation with the Ministry of National Education, Teacher Training and Development General Directorate and Development, and the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities;
• Third Bilateral Bulgarian-Macedonian Youth Seminar “Shaping Our Common Future” organized between 26-29 September 2018 in Sandanski / BULGARIA in cooperation with the Economic Policy Institute, Hanns-Seidel Foundation and Institute for Social Research (MK91).