Vanja Kovacev
Področja:
Senior Communications Specialist
In Communications for more than 20 years – since 2013 owner of the PR agency Nord Communications Beograd.
I have diverse experience providing PR and Visibility support in business, public and NGO sectors.
I hold a master’s degree in Scandinavian Languages and Literature and I teach Swedish as a Foreign Language at the Folkuniversitetet in Södertälje/Sweden.
Currently volunteering on the project of the relaunch of Diplomacy and Commerce Slovenia.
Jobs within Communications and PR branch
Since 2013 owner and CEO of PR and event agency “Nord Communications” Beograd
Services: PR advisory, media relations, brand awareness campaigns, organisation of events
Most significant clients:
- Ministry of Environmental Protection of Republic of Serbia
- Color Media Communications- Major regional Balkan life style magazine publishing company that has 110 magazines
- Diplomacy and Commerce magazine Serbia and Slovenia
- Represent Communications PR agency Belgrade
- „AFA Association for female affirmation
- Belgrade Children’s Philharmonic orchestra
- Children’s educational Academy BrainObrain Serbia
- International Belgrade Singers
- Press office of the President of the Republic of Serbia – Senior consultant for PR, Visibility, Outreach, Web and social media
- USAID project – Strengthening of Judicial academy of the Republic of Serbia
- School of Business Skills – „Speakers program “project financed by the Embassy of USA in Bgd
Courses and training:
- Folkuniversitetet Gothenburg “Swedex” internationally recognised test in Swedish language – course for A2-C1 level certified test leaders, sept – dec 2023
- Oslo, Norwegian Ministry for foreign affairs, course for press, information and cultural officers – May-June 2012
- Uppsala University- Course for translators for Swedish language – Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian – February to April 2006
- Course in migration issues; Swedish Migration Board -Stockholm and Norrköping, 7-9 September 2004
- Course for journalists held at Radio television of Serbia’s summer camp 1997
- Folkuniversitetet in Linkoping, Sweden, 1996-1997 advanced Swedish language
- Medborgarskolan – creative writing course – in Swedish
- English language summer course in Oxford, England, 1991
Languages:
- Mother tongue: Bosnian, Serbian
- Other: English Level V (professional Translator /Interpreter) Swedish Level V (professional Translator /Interpreter)
- Norwegian Level III (good working knowledge)
- Russian Level III (good working knowledge)
- Slovenian: Beginner
University Education: Faculty for Philology, MA in Scandinavian languages and literature and English language 1992-1999 Belgrade
Highschool: First Sarajevo Gymnasium, 1989-1992
Stockholm, Izola
