MUDr. Juraj MESÍK

• Global Challenges (MRS/CHAL)

1982-1988

MUDr. (M.D.)
Medical School, Comenius University, Martin, Czechoslovakia, general medicine

2010 to present

Palacký University Olomouc, Faculty of Science (PhD program, field: International Development Studies)

1988-1990

Postdoctoral fellowship, Department of Biology, MS CU Martin - unfinished

1989-1990

M.P., Federal Assembly of Czechoslovak Republic, Prague

1990 - 1992

Director, Department of Social Context, Federal Committee for the Environment, Prague

1992 - 1993

Department of Forensic Medicine, F.D. Roosevelt Hospital, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

1993 - 2002

Director, Ekopolis Foundation – EPCE Slovakia, Banská Bystrica

2003 – 2008

Senior Social Development Specialist, Social Development Department, World Bank, Washington D.C.

Environmentalism, global challenges, development of nonprofit sector and foundations, development and global education

STUŽ,  Slovak Africa Association, Ekopolis Foundation (board member), Healthy City Community Foundation (board member), European Environmental Bureau (board member), Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships (alumni), Synergos Global Philanthropy Fellowships (alumni) and others

Participation at long term projects in Kenya, Kosovo, Moldova, Nigeria, Tanzania, Thailand

Short term consulting and educational work: Botswana, Namibia, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Philippines, India (AP), Kosovo, Ukraine

Long term work and study stays: USA, UK