Marko Hajdinjak is an expert at ARC Fund. He has 15 years of experience in participating in international research projects and managing practical and financial aspects of their implementation. His work duties include coordination of work and responsibilities within the research team; preparation of project proposals and participation in the implementation of projects (desk research, fieldwork, dissemination activities, advocacy); development of research methodologies; participation in the training and education of children and young people; and writing and editing of outputs (reports, articles, policy papers, briefings, books) based on research work. Some of the recent projects he participated in include Empowering Children in the Digital Age through Early Digital Literacy Development; Children, Teachers and Parents against Hate Speech and Discrimination; CITISPYCE – Combating Inequalities through Innovative Social Practices of, and for, Young People in Cities Across Europe; ACCEPT PLURALISM – Tolerance, Pluralism and Social Cohesion: Responding to the Challenges of the 21st Century in Europe.
He obtained a Master of Arts degree in Nationalism Studies at the Central European University, Budapest, Hungary in 2001, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Southeast European Studies at the American University in Bulgaria in 2000. In addition to his native Slovenian language, he is proficient in English, Bulgarian, Serbian and Croatian