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The Primary Education Project (PEP) is a five-year initiative targeting all public primary schools in Macedonia. PEP seeks to improve the quality of instruction and increase employment skills in youth.
This project is a continuation of a cluster of USAID-funded projects to strengthen education in Macedonia and support decentralization efforts, as Macedonia seeks entrance to the European Union.

PEP’s main objectives are to:

  • improve teaching and learning to enable students to acquire critical thinking skills;
  • increase access to and use of modern computer and Internet technologies to help students succeed in the job market;
  • help schools improve their learning environments while renovating their buildings to stimulate learning and creativity; 
  • work with educators and the Ministry to develop quality digital learning materials to enable active inquiry-based learning;
  • improve math and science education by improving curricula and teaching methods;
  • improve school-based assessment to stimulate and reinforce quality learning;

Project management

The Academy for Educational Development (AED), a US-based non-profit organization, is implementing PEP on behalf of USAID in partnership with the University of Indiana, the Macedonian Civic Education Center (MCEC) and other local NGOs and private companies. In addition, AED has partnerships with a variety of national and multi-national corporations that have strong education programs, an interest in increasing the effective use of information technology in schools and a desire to promote the quality of education, economic growth, and stability in this dynamic region. Through these partnerships, AED aims to provide significant additional resources to the project.

Project components

For more information on each component please click the link below:

  • School renovations
  • Improving the use of ICTs in schools.
  • Improving math and science education
  • Improving student assessment
  • Increasing Workforce Skills in Students

For further information:

Contact info@pep.org.mk or
Primary Education Project (PEP)
Bukureska 91
1000 Skopje, Macedonia
Office phone: (+389) 2 306 1620

Name

Position

e-mail

Nebojsa Mojsoski     

Chief of Party

nmojsoski@aed.org

Viktorija Dimitrovska

Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator/ School Boards Officer

vdimitrovska@aed.org

Liri Starova

 
Renovations Coordinator

lstarova@aed.org

Petar Nikoloski

ICT in Education Coordinator

pnikoloski@aed.org

Olga Samardzic

ICT in Education Training Specialist

osamardzic@aed.org

Anica Aleksova

Mathematics & Science Specialist

aaleksova@pep.org.mk

Igor Sasanski

  Mathematics & Science Assistant

isasanski@pep.org.mk

Gorica Mickovska

PEP Assessment Specialist

gmickovska@pep.org.mk

Svetlana Gasoska

PEP Assessment Coordinator

sgasoska@pep.org.mk

Vaska Dekova

Workforce Development Coordinator

vdekova@aed.org

Snezana Jankulovska

Workforce and  Professional Development Specialist

sjankulovska@aed.org

Aleksandar Atanasoski

Network and Web Manager

aatanasoski@aed.org

Slobodanka Velickova

Operations & Office Manager

svelickova@aed.org

Olivera Zivkovska

Finance Manager

ozivkovska@aed.org

Igor Cvetanovski

Logistics Officer 

icvetanovski@aed.org

Ilir Zajazi

Program Assistant

izajazi@aed.org

USAID Mission contacts:

Lela Jakovlevska
E-mail: ljakovlevska@usaid.gov

Natasa Murdzeva
E-mail: nbuleska@usaid.gov