Biography

Personal Information 

First name: Goran
Last name: Kitevski
Date of birth: 9.1.1988
Place of birth: Ohrid, SR Macedonia

Work Address

Institute of Geography
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Arhimedova 3
1000 Skopje
North Macedonia

Contact Information
Telephone (Office): +389 2 3249 709
Institutional Email: kitevski@pmf.ukim.mk
Private Email: Kitevski.pmf@gmail.com 

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Current Position

• Associate Professor, Institute of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University

Highest Academic Title

• Doctor of Geographical Sciences

Academic Degrees

• Doctor of Geographical Sciences (19.11.2020)
  Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute of Geography
  Doctoral dissertation: he Integrative Function of Geographical Conditions in the Formation of the Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political Identity of the Balkan Peninsula
• Master of Geographical Sciences (2.7.2012)
  Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute of Geography
  Master’s thesis: “Geographical Aspects of Geopolitical Problems and Processes of the 20th and 21st Centuries.”
• BSc in Geography (5.10.2010)
  Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute of Geography

Academic Positions

• 2026 – present: Associate Professor, Institute of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje
• 2021 – 2026: Assistant Professor, Institute of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje
• 2015 – 2021: Teaching Assistant, Institute of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje
• 2012-2015, Demonstrator, Institute of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje

Main Research Interests

• Political geography
• Agrarian geography

Books

BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS:

• Kitevski, G. (2023): Temporary Reality, Stobi Trejd, Skopje
• Mijalov, R., Kitevski, G. (2018): Cultural Tourism, Stobi Trejd, Skopje
• Mijalov, R., Kitevski, G. (2014): Agriculture in the Function of Tourism, Stobi Trejd, Skopje

Mobility and Study stays

ACADEMIC MOBILITY:
Research visit at the University of Mostar (SUM), Bosnia and Herzegovina, through the CEEPUS mobility program, 11 October – 11 November 2021

Articles and Conferences

Articles (2021-2016)

1)     Kitevski, G. (2025): The French Proposal and North Macedonia’s European perspective: a political geography, Geographical Reviews, Scientific Journal for Geography, n. 52, Geographical Society in Bosnia and Herzegovina & Department of geography, University of Sarajevo

2)     Kitevski, G. & Mijalova, K. (2025): North Macedonia in the Western Balkans: Between regional and European integration, UTMS Journal of Economics, vol. 16, n.2

3)     Kitevski, G., Milenkovski, A., Gjorgievski, M. (2025): Ohrid between Identities: Image, Experience and Tourist Perception, UTMS Journal of Economics, Vol. 16, N.1

4)     Kitevski, G. (2025): The Arts and Politics: The state of Yugoslav society through the lyrics of Azra and Zabranjeno Pušenje, Geographical Reviews, Macedonian Geographical Society

5)     Kitevski, G. & Mijalova, K. (2024): Beyond Political: Tourism (re)shaping the image of the Balkans, UTMS Journal of Economics, Vol.15, N.2

6)     Kitevski, G. (2023): The Prespa Agreement: A Political geography, 9th International Scientific Conference Geobalcanica, Skopje, North Macedonia

Participation in International Scientific Events (Conferences, Symposia, Congresses) 

14th   Scientific International Conference “Ohrid –Vodici, 2026” “Identity, Culture of Memory, Heritage, Tourism or Security in Digital era”, Ohrid, 2026

 ‘Macedonia in Еthnological and Аnthropological science-from within and beyond“, International Scientific Conference, Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, 2025

4th International scientific and professional conference, Digitalization, archiving, preservation, and promotion of intangible cultural heritage, Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2025

The Importance of Geography in Shaping the Foreign Policy and National Security, Diplomatic Club-Skopje and American College – Skopje, 2025

The 5ᵀᴴ Congress of Slavic Geographers and Ethnographers, Geographical Institute Jovan Cvijic, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, 2024

VI Congress of Macedonian Geographers with International Participation, Ohrid, 2024

9th International Scientific Conference Geobalcanica, Skopje, North Macedonia, 2023

Other activities

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

• Member of a working group for the development of the curriculum History and Society for grades 6–9, organized by the Bureau for Development of Education
• Member of a working group for the development of the Geography curriculum for gymnasium education (Years I and II)
• Member of several committees and working bodies at the Faculty

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

• President of the Macedonian Geographical Society