Experience

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University

• North Macedonia
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Full Time Professor

  • Oct 2011 - Present

  Undergraduate courses: Entrepreneurship & Small Business, Human Resources Management, Logistics and SCM, Project Management Postgraduate courses: Entrepreneurship, Human Resources Management, Organizational Design, Project Management in PLM, Innovation management PhD studies: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Development of Human Resources Main projects: 2021 Senior expert for Ss. Cyril and Methodius Universit on the project: “HEI Consortium Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Domains of Digital Transformation, Circular Economy and Sustainable Development (PROMETHEUS) - ID: 21797” 2020 National expert on the project: “ Macedonia’s 4th National Communication and Third Biennial Update Report on Climate Change under the UNFCCC: Rapid assessment of the Climate Change Integration in the Education”, UNDP office in Skopje 2020 Key expert in team of Civittat: “Mapping of digital innovation hubs, and identification of needs within Western Balkans and of prospective regional cooperation actions”, RCC Secretariat, Bosnia & Herzegovina 2020 Team leader for NCDIEL team: “GREENOVET” (Full title: European VET Excellence Platform for Green Innovation) Program: Erasmus + KA3 – Support for Policy Reform, EACEA 33/2019, Coordinator: FH Joanneum Gesellschaft MBH, Graz, Austria 2020 Team leader for NCDIEL team: “WBC-RRI.NET” (Embedding RRI in Western Balkan Countries: Enhancement of Self-Sustaining R&I Ecosystems) Program: H2020-SwafS-2020-1, Coordinator: University of Novi Sad, Serbia 2020 Team leader for Macedonian team: “SEE SMART SMEs” (South Eastern European coalition to cultivate SMART SMEs in Europe), Project ID: 882180, Programme: COSME COS-EYE-2019-4-01 Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, Coordinator: Confartigianato Servizi SRL 2020 Team leader for Macedonian team: “Internationalisation of VET systems in Western Balkans (INTERVET WB)”, Programme: Erasmus + Pilot VET mobility scheme for the Enlargement countries and Africa, Coordinator: Uniser, Italy Show less



National Centre for Development of Innovations and Entrepreneurial Learning

• President

  • Nov 2009 - Present

  Main projects: 2019 Team leader for Macedonian team: “KnowHUB - Reconnecting universities and enterprises to unleash regional innovation and entrepreneurial activity”, Project ID: 610093, Programme: Erasmus + KA2, Coordinator: FH Joanneum Gesellschaft MBH, Graz, Asutria 2019 Senior expert in the NCDIEL team on the project “Mapping of the economic, scientific and innovation potential for smart specialization”, project funded by GIZ office in Skopje 2019 One week training on Innovation Management for consultants and SMS; and 5 day training on Innovation management for students with business ideas (Within the project of YES Foundation in Skopje) 2018 Team leader for training of 2300 teachers from Macedonian high and VET schools on the topic: “Teaching and learning in the 21st century, creating innovative schools: preparing students for the 21st century”, Bureau for Development of Education, Skopje 2018 External evaluator on EU call “Entrepreneurial capacity building for young migrants” (278-G-GRO-PPA-17-9861) 2018 Senior expert on the project “Increasing the competitiveness of the domestic SMEs in order to improve their cooperation with foreign investors’ companies (InComSMEs)”; Supported by the European Union (IPA I); 2018 Team leader on the project “Identifying the development opportunities for structural change and export diversification through active industrial policies - case study of the machine and metal processing sector”, financed by the YES foundation, Skopje 2018 Team leader for NCDIEL as a partner in Cross Border Cooperation project MK-AL “Innovation Eco-System in the CBC area (CBC INNOV8)” 2018 Team leader for Macedonian team – Erasmus + Project “EntreComp for Teachers” 2017 National expert for ETF to support national government and the ETF in gathering intelligence for the assessment of the human capital dimensions of the SBA SME Policy Index for: dimension: 1) entrepreneurial learning and women’s entrepreneurship; and dimension 8: skills for SME’s Show less



Ss. Cyril and Methodius University Business Start up Centre

• Director

  • Apr 2006 - Present

  Main projects: 2017 Leading team of Experts and Consultants for BG-MK CBC project Capacity Building for Competitiveness and Innovation (contract with Macedonian Academy for Sciences and Arts) 2017 Evaluator on the GIZ (EU ProLocal Programme for Local Development) call for Bosnia and Herzegovina 2017 External evaluator on EU call “Entrepreneurial capacity building for young migrants” (GROW-CFP-16225-EXT -EVALUATORS) 2017 Senior advisor (project management and monitoring) on the project RISE! - Roma Inclusion through Social Entrepreneurship 2016 Short term expert on the project FISCAST+ (Fiscal transparency and responsibility are improving policies in the area of quality of life, education and health” funded by UK Embassy (responsible for evaluation of educational policies) 2016 Member of pool of experts – evaluators for Programme for Local Self-Government and Economic Development (Recovering SMEs in flood affected areas and strengthening their competitiveness based on local economic development partnerships) in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016 Member of Advisory group for redefinition of indicators for Innovation Union Scoreboard, Brussels 2016 Team leader for organisation of national start-up competitions “Get in the Ring 2016” and “European Start-up Awards 2016” (with co-organisation of Macedonia 2025, City of Skopje, Ministry of economy) 2016 Team leader for development of regional innovation strategies based on smart specialisation for 7 planning regions in Macedonia (GIZ supported project) 2015 Senior expert in Project CRAYON (Creativity in Action to promote Young Entrepreneurship) ERASMUS+ KA2: Strategic Partnerships for higher education 2015 Team leader for Macedonian team in Project “ECO-SystemApp” ERASMUS+ - Key Activity 2: Strategic Partnerships 2015 Key-expert for preparation of program for provision of grants and support in development of implementation legal procedures for school-industry collaboration for secondary TVET, WOrld Bank office in Skopje Show less



UNESCO Chair for Entrepreneurial Studies, University of Novi Sad, Serbija

• Visiting professor

  • Jul 2009 - Dec 2019

  Projects: 2012 Team leader of the project “Through innovative thinking to increased competitiveness: IT education for Macedonian businesses – on-line marketing, e-commerce and running on-line business activities”, project funded by city of Skopje 2012 Short term expert on the project “Strengthening the SME Sector in the cross border region” – CBC Program Macedonia-Albania 2012 “Building capacity for better employability”, project funded by the UK Embassy in the Republic of Macedonia (Sep 2012 – Mar 2014) 2012 Regional strategy for strengthening entrepreneurship, family business and self-employment in the municipality of Veles 2011 European Network of Mentors for Women Entrepreneurs in Macedonia, EU–CIP/EIP program, part of the Macedonian consortium 2009 Preparation of the Declaration for Promotion of Entrepreneurial Learning in Macedonia (signed by Minister for Economy and Minister for Education and Science on 03 June 2009) 2008 TEMPUS Project, “MAS-PLM Master Studies and Continuing Education Network for Product Lifecycle Management with Sustainable Production”; Coordinator: Politechnical University of Torino”; Responsible for course PLM Project management (2009-2011) 2008 TEMPUS, “Creating R&D Capacities and Instruments for boosting Higher Education-Economy Co-operations”; Coordinator: Montanuniversität Leoben”; Team Leader for Macedonia (2009-2011) 2008 TEMPUS, “COMPETENCE - Matching competences in higher education and economy: From competence catalogue to strategy and curriculum development", Coordinator: University of Zenica, Team Leader for Macedonia (2009-2011) 2007 Series of roundtables “Employment vs. Self-employment” at all Macedonian Universities, Strengthening Entrepreneurship, Competitiveness and Innovation – A Project funded by British Embassy in Skopje 2007 Network of food processing SMEs in Styria and Macedonia for an international competitiveness “MAKfoodS” – Austrian funded project, program CIR-CE (project management for Macedonian side) Show less

• teaching and research assistant

  • Nov 1991 - Apr 2002

  Latest published books, reports: • Van Der Molen S., Kralev P., Polenakovikj R., Istrefi A., Ursu S.: “Mapping of digital innovation hubs (DIHs) and identification of needs within Western Balkans countries and of prospective regional cooperation actions (Report)”, Civitta Belgrade, 2021 • Polenakovik R., Gecevska V.: “Innovation – textbook - 9th grade of primary schools”, Ministry of education and science, 2020 • Polenakovik R., Gecevska V.: “Innovation and Entrepreneurship – textbook - 2nd year of secondary schools”, Ministry of education and science, 2020 • Stankovska I., Polenakovikj R., Velkovski T., Jovanovski B., Sterjova N.: “University-enterprises cooperation in selected Western Balkan Countries - Report on the potential and activities (Report for the Erasmus+ project KnowHub – Reconnecting universities and enterprises to unleash regional innovation and entrepreneurial activity)”, NCDIEL print, Skopje, 2020 • Polenakovik R., Markovska M., Stankovska I, Jovanovski B.: “Innovation management” – university textbook, NCDIEL print, 2019 • Polenakovik R., Jovanovski B., Stankovska I.: “Project management (internal textbook)” Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, 2019 • Kocov A., Hollanders H., Dukovski V., Polenakovikj R., et al: “Mapping economic, innovation and scientific potential in Republic of North Macedonia (report)”, GIZ funded project, NCDIEL print, 2019 • Polenakovik R., Stankovska I., Jovanovski B., Velkovski T., Polenakovikj M.: “National Strategy for Cluster development 2018-2025 with Action Plan”, NCRIPU print, Skopje, 2018 • Polenakovik R., Sutevski D.: “Innovation and Entrepreneurship – textbook - 1st year of secondary schools”, NCDIEL print, 2017 • Polenakovik R., Sutevski D.: “Innovation and Entrepreneurship – textbook - 3rd year of secondary schools”, NCDIEL print, 2017 • Polenakovik R., Gecevska V.: “Business and Entrepreneurship – textbook - 4th year of secondary schools”, NCDIEL print, 2017 Show less