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MEGA INTERVIEW

Broadly speaking, Macedonia must find country and people care for it, especially the
a way to involve the Macedonian diaspora earlier waves of emigrants. The diaspora is
into the future development of the country. a human capital for Macedonia. The Sum-
There is an incredible pool of knowledge mit in Skopje is evidence that the profes-
and resources that are available, but here sional diaspora is re-investing their knowl-
the diaspora is mainly discussed in the con- edge in the country. In order to accelerate
text of the elections, whether it will have economic growth and development people
the right to vote or not? How to build that in the diaspora need to find adequate, trust-
bridge in order to accelerate the economic worthy, hard-working partners. In essence
growth and development of Macedonia? the homeland-diaspora relationship needs
to be cultivated with care and those who
M.Zafirovski: The diaspora of people care to cultivate relationships should visit
from Macedonia is quite diverse in the events such as the Summit to meet Macedo-
sense of the time period when people had nians living abroad.
left the country. There have been several
waves of people migrating out and to vari- I believe that not many people know
ous destinations. Each wave holds its own that you hold a B.A. degree in mathemat-
perception of what Macedonia is and what ics. How has mathematics helped you in
it feels like. But, without doubt, each wave your professional career? Are STEM–relat-
has a special intimate relationship with the ed university degrees (science, technology,

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